News

Horror Writers Association’s Silver Hammer Award Winner

• March 7, 2017
• Comments Closed

2016 Silver Hammer Award – James Chambers   Long Beach, CA, March 7, 2017 The Horror Writers Association announces James Chambers as the 2016 Silver Hammer Award recipient. Chambers will… Read more

2016 Richard Laymon Award Winner – Caren Hanten

• February 27, 2017
• Comments Closed

The Horror Writers Association announces the 2016 Richard Laymon President’s Award will be presented to Caren Hanten. She will receive the award for her extraordinary volunteerism and dedication to HWA… Read more

Final Frame Film Competition at StokerCon

• February 24, 2017
• Comments Closed

Acclaimed Director Judges Short Film Competition

Horror Writers Association – Final Frame Judged by Michael Flanagan The Horror Writers Association announces the second annual short film competition held in conjunction… Read more

2016 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot

• February 23, 2017
• Comments Closed

The Horror Writers Association announces the 2016 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot. HWA is the premier organization for writers of horror and dark fantasy. “The nominees for this year’s Bram… Read more

The Scholarship From Hell is now open to applications!

• February 5, 2017
• Comments Closed

NOW OPEN TO APPLICATIONS! The Scholarship From Hell is the only scholarship offered by HWA that puts the recipient right into the intensive, hands-on workshop environment of Horror University. Horror… Read more

First Recipients of the Young Adult Write Now Endowment Announced

• January 23, 2017
• Comments Closed

First Recipients of the Young Adult Write Now Endowment: The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy and home of the… Read more

The 2016 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot Announced

• January 20, 2017
• Comments Closed

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Preliminary Ballots for the 2016 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see www.horror.org ) is the premier writers organization in the… Read more

2016 Bram Stoker Awards Timeline

• January 16, 2017
• Comments Closed

The Bram Stoker Awards®


Please note the Preliminary Ballot for the 2016 Bram Stoker Awards will be announced on January 20, 2017. The main timeline is as follows: January 15:… Read more

2016 Lifetime Achievement Award Committee Appointed

• December 29, 2016
• Comments Closed

In accordance with the rules regarding the Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) process, HWA President Lisa Morton has appointed the 2016 LAA Committee: Ramsey Campbell Erinn Kemper Monica Kuebler John Little… Read more

HWA Announces Contents of Its Next Anthology, HALLOWS’ EVE

• November 27, 2016
• Comments Closed

An exciting line-up of bestselling and critically-acclaimed authors will share the table of contents with some of the horror genre’s best new voices in the Horror Writers Association’s next anthology,… Read more

HWA Opens Registration to StokerCon 2017

• June 8, 2016
• Comments Closed

The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy and home of the prestigious Bram Stoker Award®, today announced it will begin… Read more

How to Watch the Bram Stoker Awards® Ceremony

• May 13, 2016
• Comments Closed

The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today released the link to the Bram Stoker Awards® ceremony live stream. The… Read more

HWA Announces Finalists in Short Film Competition

• April 25, 2016
• Comments Closed

The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today announced the thirteen finalists in its inaugural Lucky Thr1t3en Horror Short Film… Read more

The 2015 Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot Announced

• January 21, 2016
• Comments Closed

Ron Breznay and Rena Mason, Co-Chairs, Bram Stoker Awards® Committee The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Preliminary Ballot for the 2015 Bram Stoker Awards (given out… Read more

HWA Signs With Top Literary Agency

• November 14, 2015
• Comments Closed

The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today announced it has signed with Writers House, one of the world’s largest… Read more

Horror Writers Association Launches ‘’Alone Is Scary” Campaign

• October 14, 2015
• Comments Closed

To Support Local Animal Shelters The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today announced the launch of its “Alone Is… Read more

Newsletter Ads – Get your product in front of our members

• August 29, 2015
• Comments Closed

Our newsletter is available online to all members. IMPORTANT: Ad requests should be submitted between the 5th and 18th of each month. Display Ad 300x400px ($15)
(.png, .jpg, or .gif)… Read more

What HWA Has Done for Me by Annie Neugebauer

• August 28, 2015
• Comments Closed

When I was starting out as a horror writer in 2008, I hadn’t yet heard about the Horror Writers Association (though I had heard of the Bram Stoker Awards, as… Read more

Recipients of the HWA Scholarships

• July 17, 2015
• Comments Closed

Visit the official scholarship site for up-to-date information. The winners of the three annual HWA Scholarships have been selected, and they are Thersa Matsuura, Eric Smith, and Michael Tugendhat. Major… Read more

Bram Stoker Award® Winners

• May 10, 2015
• Comments Closed

The Horror Writers Association, the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today announced the 2014 winners of the iconic Bram Stoker Award®. Named in honor… Read more