KAREN LANSDALE to Receive The Richard Laymon President’s Award from Horror Writers Association

The Richard Laymon President's Award for Service was instituted in 2000 and is named in honor of Richard Laymon, who died in 2001 while serving as the Horror Writers Association President. The award is given by the HWA sitting President to a volunteer who has served HWA in an especially exemplary manner and has shown extraordinary dedication to the organization. HWA President Rocky Wood has chosen Karen Lansdale to receive the 2011 Richard Laymon Award. Karen is recognized as one of the Founders of the HWA; in fact, the award is for her dedication and hard work at that time.…

Guy Anthony DE MARCO to receive The Silver Hammer Award from HWA

The Horror Writers Association periodically gives The Silver Hammer Award to an HWA volunteer who has done a truly massive amount of work for our organization, often unsung and behind the scenes. It was instituted in 1996 and is decided by a vote of HWA's Board of Trustees. The award is so named because it represents the careful, steady, continuous work of building HWA's "house" -- the many institutional systems that keep the organization functioning on a day-to-day basis. The award itself is a chrome-plated hammer with an engraved plaque on the handle. The chrome hammer is also a satisfying…

Il Posto Nero – December Links

-Review by Sergio Gilles Lacavalla of Scarlett by Barbara Baraldi in Italian -HWA Bram Stoker Award 2010 Ceremony -Videos in Italian -Horror Street: Interview with Mary Sangiovanni in English in Italian -Horror Lottery in Italian -Queen Anne's Resurrection: Journey V - The Abyss and the Kraken: 1° part Stories by Allyson Bird, Scott Nicholson, Danilo Arona, Alberto Custerlina, artwork by Daniele Serra in Italian in English -Queen Anne's Resurrection: Journey V - The Abyss and the Kraken: 2° part Stories by Tim Waggoner, Paolo Di Orazio, Daniele Bonfanti in Italian -Black Pills: Deep Black: Harry Clarke in Italian -Horror Lottery:…

HWA Sponsoring 5 Members to Attend Mort Castle’s Workshop at 2012 World Horror Convention

Mort Castle, editor of the acclaimed On Writing Horror, will be conducting writing workshops at the 2012 World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City , March 29 - April 1, 2012. The cost of the four-hour workshop is $50.00. The HWA Board is giving away five of these workshops at our cost. If you are interested, and we get more than five applications, they will given away in a random drawing. To qualify, you need to have registered for the WHC before 29 February, and of course, you need to be a member of the HWA. To register your interest…

Samhain Publishing is Platinum Sponsor of the 25th Annual Bram Stoker Awards™

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce Samhain Publishing as the Platinum Sponsor for the 25th Annual Bram Stoker Awards Banquet. The Banquet will be held in conjunction with the World Horror Convention on 31 March 2012 with HWA’s Founders Joe and Karen Lansdale and Robert McCammon as Special Guests of Honor. Full details of both the Banquet and “Celebrate HWA Day” are at our dedicated website: http://www.stokers2012.org/. Don D'Auria, executive editor for Samhain Horror, will be representing the publisher at the World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. “We're proud to support the Horror Writing community.…

Jeremy Wagner Sponsors the Bram Stoker Vampire Novel of the Century Award

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce Jeremy Wagner as the sponsor for the Bram Stoker Vampire Novel of the Century Award. The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the horror genre’s peak body for writers and publishing professionals, will be giving the Bram Stoker Vampire Novel of the Century Award in conjunction with the Bram Stoker Family Estate and the Rosenbach Museum & Library. The award marks the centenary of the death in 1912 of Abraham (Bram) Stoker, the author of Dracula, and also celebrates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the association. Full details of both the banquet and "Celebrate…

New Volunteer Calendar Coordinator: HWA Member Jennifer Brozek

We have a new volunteer calendar coordinator who will be overseeing the upkeep of the HWA member calendar. This calendar will be visible to the public and can include events relative to the horror writers industry, to your career, etc. Some of the categories on the calendar will give you an idea of the kind of events you can submit: Conventions Readings Launch Events Workshop/seminar Open Writers Group (where anyone is welcome to attend) Only HWA members may submit events to the calendar. To submit an event to the calendar and to the various HWA publications, log in to the…

IL POSTO NERO – November Links (HWA Italy)

NOVEMBER'S LINKS -Black Pills: Interview with Duo Diramazioni -1° part Italian version -The Arkana's Venice: Castello 985 by Lisa Mannetti Italian version -Black Pills: Interview with Duo Diramazioni - 2° part Italian version -Ten Knives Interviwe with Tim Lebbon English version | Italian version -Posto Nero's Web Magazine Maman Brigitte: Preview Italian version -Black Pills: Alfred Kubin's Nightmare Italian version -The Arkana's Ghosts: Lovesong by John Everson Italian version -Ten Knives Interview with Rio YouersEnglish version English version | Italian version -Posto Nero's Web Magazine Maman Brigitte - The Firts Issue - with works by John Everson, Lisa Mannetti, Rain…

2011 Bram Stoker Awards™ Ceremony On Youtube

The Horror Writers Association hold their Bram Stoker Award™ ceremony each year to honor outstanding achievements in writing. The awards were held in Long Island, NY. This video documents the event. It is part one of a four part series. The master of ceremonies for the event is Jeff Strand. >>> Go to the HWA Youtube collection.

Italian Horror Web Magazine “Maman Brigitte” Available

From Il Posto Nero, the Italian HWA Blog, the new Web Magazine Maman Brigitte is available, downloadable in free pdf format, with works by John Everson, Lisa Mannetti, Rain Graves, Lisa Morton, Corrine De Winter, an interview with Nate Kenyon, and many works by Italian Horror Writers and others contents. All content is in Italian. Check it out!

IL POSTO NERO – September and October Links (HWA Italy)

SEPTEMBER'S LINKS Autopsies: Review of A ClockWork Orange by Antony Burgess edited by Mauro Marcialis only Italian version link -Preview of Maman Brigitte, the new Posto Nero’s Web Magazine With stories by John Everson, Lisa Mannetti, Claudio Vergnani, a poem by Corrine De Winter, cover by Daniele Serra Italian version link -Black Pills: The boundaries between life and death: Zdzislaw Beksinski Italian version link -Presentation of Arkana – Nightmare Tales, the Posto Nero’s horror collection eBook edited by Alessandro Manzetti and Daniele Bonfanti Intro by Rocky Wood, stories by Jack Ketchum, Lisa Mannetti, John Everson, Lisa Morton, Daniel Keohane, Michael…

25th Anniversary Bram Stoker Award Banquet & Celebrate HWA Day

from HWA President, Rocky Wood Sometime in 1984, Robert McCammon first mentioned the idea of forming an organization for professional writers of horror. He soon enlisted the assistance of Joe and Karen Lansdale, and together H.O.W.L. (Horror/Occult Writers League) was born. The organization held its first formal meeting in 1985, and shortly thereafter the name was changed to Horror Writers of America. However, it wasn't until March of 1987 that HWA (which officially changed its name to Horror Writers Assn. in 1993) was officially incorporated. Which means we're celebrating the 25th anniversary of HWA's incorporation in March of 2012! We're…

HWA ANNOUNCES NEW WEBMASTER

We are proud to announce that Angel Leigh McCoy is the HWA’s new Webmaster. Angel has been part of the HWA Web team for some time and steps into the rather large shoes of the late Mark Worthen. Angel has two loves: writing and web design. During the day, she works as a writer/game designer at ArenaNet, part of a vast team effort to make the coolest online world ever: Guild Wars 2. In the evening, in addition to her volunteer webmastering for various sites, she is also head editor at WilyWriters.com and recently edited Night-Mantled: the Best of Wily…

IL POSTO NERO – August Links (HWA Italy)

Horror in Italy is alive and hungry! Catch up with what's been happening by browsing this collection of posts from the month of August on the HWA Italy Chapter website, sent in by Alessandro Manzetti. HWA Italy: The Raven -News From Hell # 2 -The Italian HWA Bulletin (in Italian)  Autopsies: Review of La Felicità dei Cani by Adamo Dagradi edited by Sergio Gilles Lacavalla (in Italian)  Interview with Dacre Stoker (in English)  Black Pills: Interview with Daniele Serra (in Italian)  Autopsies: Review of The Haunter of the Dark by H.P. Lovecraft edited by Giancarlo Marzano (in Italian)  Interview with…

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bram Stoker Vampire Novel of the Century Award

The Horror Writers Association is the premiere writers’ organization in the horror genre, with almost 600 members. It has presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987. MEDIA QUERIES Direct media queries to: Rocky Wood (President, HWA) Leslie S. Klinger (Jury Chair) The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is proud to announce it will present the Bram Stoker Vampire Novel of the Century Award at the Bram Stoker Awards Banquet in 2012. The Banquet will be held at World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City on 31 March next year. The Award will mark the Centenary of Bram Stoker’s…

IL POSTO NERO – July Links (HWA Italy)

The first episode of Il Posto Nero's link collection is here. In the month of July, Alessandro Manzetti posted an awesome list of articles and interviews for our Italian HWA members and other horror fans in that country. Some come with an English translation, but even if they don't, remember that most browsers offer a "translate" feature. While it may not be perfect English, you'll definitely be able to understand the great information in these articles. Horror Street: Interview with John Everson (in English, in Italian)  Queen Anne’s Resurrection – Journey II – The Voice of Elsewhere with Lisa Morton,…

Il Posto Nero – HWA Italy!

A new blog from the Italian chapter of the HWA has hit the e-waves: The Raven--News from Hell. Headed up by Rome-based HWA member, Alessandro Manzetti, it delivers news, interviews, and information related to the Horror industry in Italy. Although designed in Italian, you can click on either the "Translate" (at the top) or "English version" (scroll down, right column) buttons to read it in English.

HWA Member Ellen Datlow Wins Locus Award

Congratulations are in order for Ellen Datlow, who was awarded the Locus Award for Editor today at a banquet in Seattle. The other nominees for Editor were: Gardner Dozois, Gordon Van Gelder, David G. Hartwell, and Jonathan Strahan. The complete list of winners follows: Science Fiction Novel: Blackout/All Clear, Connie Willis (Spectra) Fantasy Novel: Kraken, China Miéville (Macmillan UK; Del Rey) First Novel: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N.K. Jemisin (Orbit UK; Orbit US) YA Book: Ship Breaker, Paolo Bacigalupi (Little, Brown) Novella: The Lifecycle of Software Objects, Ted Chiang (Subterranean) Novelette: “The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains”,…