Scholarships

HWA Scholarships Applications Due October 1st

• September 23, 2024
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Just a quick reminder: the Horror Writers Association scholarship applications are due October 1st. The following scholarships are available.

HWA Scholarship from Hell

• December 1, 2022
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The submission window for The Scholarship from Hell is now open! The SFH puts the recipient right into the intensive, hands-on workshop environment of Horror University that takes place during… Read more

Colleen Anderson reads from POETRY SHOWCASE IX

• November 15, 2022
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Colleen Anderson joins us today with a reading of her poem, “Our Lady of Holy Death” from Poetry Showcase IX. If you haven’t purchased your copy yet, it’s just one… Read more

Interview with Winner of the Rocky Wood Scholarship 2018

• December 5, 2021
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Winner of the HWA’s ROCKY WOOD SCHOLARSHIP in 2018, Joe Maddrey has recently released the fruit of those labors with the release of Adapting Stephen King Volume I: Carrie, ‘Salem’s… Read more

StokerCon Scholarship from Hell Open to Submissions

• October 6, 2021
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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 University takes place during… Read more

Scholarship Announcement 2021

• September 15, 2021
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) offers a variety of scholarships and grants to assist writers looking to pursue a career as a writer of horror fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. We… Read more

2020 HWA Diversity Grant Recipients

• January 12, 2021
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2020 HWA Diversity Grants: Jacqueline Dyre (they/them) is the editor and publisher of Novel Noctule. You… Read more

HWA Scholarship Winners Announced

• September 7, 2020
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The HWA congratulates the winners of the 2020 scholarships:

HWA SCHOLARSHIP

Matthew Andrew is a retired U.S. Marine who served multiple tours in support of combat operations in Afghanistan and the Balkans. He currently works in the finance sector in Dallas, Texas. His short fiction can be found in Pantheon Magazine, Blight Digest, PMMP‘s Lost Signals anthology, and Thuglit, among others.

2018 Scholarship Winners Announced!

• September 10, 2018
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HWA is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2018 scholarships: Mary Rojotte, Tiffany Liang, Ingrid L. Taylor, Bill Camp, and Joseph Maddrey. Read more about each of the winning candidates.

The Scholarship From Hell Winners Announced

• April 4, 2017
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Congratulations to the winner of The Scholarship From Hell! First place winner Billicent James San Juan will receive domestic coach airfare (contiguous 48 states) to and from Long Beach, a… Read more

The Scholarship From Hell taking applications

• March 3, 2017
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Horror Writers Association Sponsors Scholarship Study with Celebrity Authors– Horror University   Long Beach, CA, March 3, 2017 The Horror Writers Association announces the 2017 Horror… Read more