Young Adult Horror

Scary Out There: A Blog on Horror in Young Adult Fiction – A Chat with Rick Yancey

• June 1, 2013
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Welcome back to SCARY OUT THERE, the Horror Writers Association’s new blog on scary fiction for teens. My guest this week is Rick Yancey, an author who writes powerful novels… Read more

Scary Out There: A Blog on Horror in Young Adult Fiction – A Chat with James Rollins

• June 1, 2013
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Welcome back to the Horror Writers Association’s new blog on scary fiction for teens. My guest this week is JAMES ROLLINS, the New York Times bestselling author of thrillers whose… Read more

Scary Out There: A Blog on Horror in Young Adult Fiction – A Chat with Victoria Schwab

• June 1, 2013
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By: Jonathan Maberry Welcome back to the Horror Writers Association’s new blog on scary fiction for teens. This week we chat with dynamic newcomer Victoria Schwab, who has been turning… Read more

Scary Out There: A Blog on Horror in Young Adult Fiction – a chat with Barry Lyga

• June 1, 2013
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By: Jonathan Maberry Welcome back to the Horror Writers Association’s new blog on scary fiction for teens. We kick things off with Barry Lyga, a finalist for this year’s Bram… Read more

Scary Out There: A Blog on Horror in Young Adult Fiction – by Jonathan Maberry

• June 1, 2013
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What scares you? Is it the same thing that scares me? Are the things that scare us now the same things that made us tremble as kids? Are they the… Read more

The Adrenaline Rush of Writing Horror by Heather Marie

• June 1, 2013
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There’s a sense of urgency that comes with horror. That feeling of your blood icing in your veins, sending your heart beating violently in your chest. Your breath hitches in… Read more

Bram Stoker 2011 Nominee – Kenneth Oppel

• June 1, 2013
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2011 Bram Stoker Nominee Kenneth Oppel Author bio:
Kenneth Oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide,… Read more

Bram Stoker 2011 Nominee – Patrick Ness

• June 1, 2013
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Bram Stoker 2011 Nominee Patrick Ness Author bio:
Patrick Ness is the author of the Chaos Walking trilogy. The Knife of Never Letting Go, book one of the trilogy, won… Read more

Bram Stoker 2011 Nominee – Daniel Kraus

• June 1, 2013
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Bram Stoker 2011 Nominee Daniel Kraus Author bio:
Daniel Kraus is a Chicago-based writer and filmmaker. His novel THE MONSTER VARIATIONS (Random House, 2009) was selected to New York Public… Read more

Bram Stoker 2011 Nominee – J. G. Faherty

• June 1, 2013
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2011 Bram Stoker Nominee J. G. Faherty Author bio:
A lifelong resident of New York’s highly haunted Hudson Valley region, JG Faherty grew up amid Revolutionary War graveyards, haunted roads,… Read more

Bram Stoker 2011 Winner – Nancy Holder

• June 1, 2013
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2011 Bram Stoker Winner Nancy Holder Author bio:
Nancy Holder is a Los Angeles Times bestselling author and a charter member and Trustee of the Horror Writers Association. A Bram… Read more

Bram Stoker 2011 Winner – Jonathan Maberry

• June 1, 2013
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2011 Bram Stoker Winner
Jonathan Maberry Author bio:
Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times bestselling author, multiple Bram Stoker Award winner, and Marvel Comics writer. He’s the author of… Read more

How to Write Scary by Gretchen McNeil

• June 1, 2013
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Here’s the thing about writing YA horror: it’s all about the set up. Childhood nightmares creep into our teen years (and beyond) in ways we never even expect. I still… Read more

The Love of Horror!

• June 1, 2013
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You enter a tangled web of many miles traveled within your Imagination sitting in an apocalyptic timeframe, as a nation of blood thirsty Zombies desire to devour you. The adventure,… Read more

What is Young Adult Horror? Answers for Interested Readers and Bemused Writers

• June 1, 2013
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Young Adult horror is an interesting animal. It’s not paranormal romance–our monsters are monsters, not friends or objects of desire. It’s not blood spatter and lascivious gore–that’s too adult. Young… Read more

YA Readers and Horror by JG Faherty

• June 1, 2013
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(This article previously appeared in the VOYA {Voice of Youth Advocates} Magazine as part of the HWA’s YA Literacy program.) By JG Faherty There is a revolution happening in reading.… Read more

Interview with Cartoonist Ray Billingsley

• November 26, 2012
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Visit our new Young-Adult Literacy blog to read an interview with cartoonist Ray Billingsley.… Read more

HWA teams up with ‘Curtis’ and Ray Billingsley to promote YA literacy

• November 18, 2012
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The Horror Writers Association is proud to announce a new literacy partnership focusing on Young Adult (YA) readers. Beginning immediately, the HWA will be working with renowned cartoonist Ray Billingsley,… Read more