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Shelley Scholarship goes to Erinn Kemper

Shelley Scholarship goes to Erinn Kemper

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kemper_erinn200wStarting from 2014 the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has instituted the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship, open to female writers who are members of the HWA. The Scholarship is designed to address the unseen, but real, barriers limiting the amount of horror fiction being published by women.

The first Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship has been awarded to Erinn Kemper, a Canadian writer who resides in Costa Rica. Erinn Kemper (E. L. Kemper) grew up in an isolated mill town in coastal British Columbia, Canada. From there she moved to the city to study Philosophy at the University of Victoria. Over …

HWA SUPPORTS WRITER BEWARE

HWA SUPPORTS WRITER BEWARE

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writerbewareimage37As part of our efforts to support our members and ensure the horror publishing industry is conducted in a professional and ethical manner the Horror Writers Association is a supporter of the Writer Beware website and blog.

HWA President Rocky Wood said, “We are delighted to formally support Writer Beware, joining the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and Mystery Writers of America (MWA). We encourage our members to bookmark and visit the site regularly, particularly when considering engaging with publishers or editors they do not know.”

Like many genre-focused writers’ groups, SFWA, MWA, and HWA are concerned …

HWA Library Partnership Committee

HWA Library Partnership Committee

curtis_500As part of our ongoing commitment to promoting literacy, horror, and our members, the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has established a formal HWA Library Partnership Committee, which will focus on developing new readers in all age groups for the horror genre as well as working with libraries and library associations to support various literacy-related programs.

The new committee will be chaired by JG Faherty, who has been serving as Library Liaison for the past few months while the committee was formalized. JG is proud to announce that the first two committee members, Hillary Dodge and Delia Remington, have signed on. …

Jeff Strand to Emcee Bram Stoker Awards Banquet 2013

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strand_jeff200The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is proud to announce Jeff Strand will emcee the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards Banquet and also act as Toastmaster at the World Horror Convention 2013. Both of these events are part of the Bram Stoker Awards Weekend, to be held in New Orleans from 13-16 June 2013.

Jeff has emceed four of the past five Bram Stoker Awards banquets (he couldn’t make it to Brighton, dammit!), and is thrilled to be back for a fifth time. His books include Pressure (which was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award but did not win), Dweller (which was …

Ramsey Campbell First Guest of Honor at Bram Stoker Awards Weekend 2013

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campbell_ramsey200The Oxford Companion to English Literature describes Ramsey Campbell as “Britain’s most respected living horror writer”. He has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association (HWA), the Grand Master Award of the World Horror Convention and the Living Legend Award of the International Horror Guild.

The Horror Writers Association is proud to announce Ramsey Campbell as our first Guest of Honor for the Bram Stoker Awards™ Weekend 2013, to be held in New Orleans from 13-16 June 2013. HWA President said, “Ramsey is a truly a …

First Sponsor for the Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend 2013

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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce JournalStone as a Supporting Sponsor for the Bram Stoker Awards™ Weekend 2013. The Weekend Convention will be held at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, Louisiana from 13-16 June 2013: http://www.stokers2013.org/ .

Christopher C. Payne, President of JournalStone (http://journalstone.com/) said, “It is both an honor and a pleasure to support the HWA. The members and Board have been instrumental in supporting JournalStone‘s fledging endeavor as a new publishing company. I can only hope that we as a publisher continue to live up to the expectations of the HWA and all of …

John Joseph Adams is 2013 World Horror Con’s Editor Guest of Honor

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adams_john_joseph200The Horror Writers Association is proud to announce prolific anthologist John Joseph Adams as the Editor Guest of Honor for the World Horror Convention (WHC) 2013. In 2013 the HWA is hosting WHC as part of the Bram Stoker Awards™ Weekend in New Orleans from 13-16 June.

John Joseph Adams is the bestselling editor of the horror anthologies The Living Dead, The Living Dead 2, By Blood We Live, and Wastelands. He is also the editor of the new horror magazine Nightmare.

His other anthologies include Other Worlds Than These, Armored, Under the Moons of Mars: New …

Caitlín R. Kiernan named Author Guest of Honor for World Horror Con 2013

Caitlin R Kiernan photo credit Kyle CassidyThe Horror Writers Association is proud to announce dark fantasy author Caitlín R. Kiernan as the Author Guest of Honor for the World Horror Convention (WHC) 2013. In 2013 the HWA is hosting WHC as part of the Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend in New Orleans from 13-16 June.

The New York Times recently called Caitlín R. Kiernan, “one of our essential writers of dark fiction.” She is the author of various dark-fantasy novels, beginning with Silk and followed by Threshold, Low Red Moon, The Five of Cups, Murder of Angels, Daughter of Hounds, and The Red Tree. Her …

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

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, creator of the comic strip CURTIS, to promote reading in general, and horror in particular, at conferences, speaking engagements, and libraries.

Ray has graciously created the attached promotional piece for the HWA, for official use at any event where members represent the HWA in some capacity, including booths, panels, library appearances and readings. This piece will be premiered at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in January 2012 and will …

Monster Librarian Reviews Vampire Novel of the Century Nominees

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We thought you might be interested in looking at this information-rich overview of the nominees for the Horror Writers Association’s Vampire Novel of the Century nominees.

It begins like this:

We at MonsterLibrarian.com are here to help you learn a little about these titles.

Below you’ll find reviews of each of the nominated books. Some of these are now out of print or difficult to find (The Soft Whisper of the Dead was a limited edition of only 2,800 copies), but if you search your existing collection, you may find these books are already on your shelves.

Even if

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Il Posto Nero — January Links

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-Autopsies: Ugo Barbàra analyzes the Judge of Souls by Donato Carrisi
in Italian

-Ten Knives Interview with Lisa Morton
in Italian
in English

-Ten Knives Interview with Peter Straub
in Italian
in English

-Review by Rocky Wood of Under the Dome by Stephen King
in Italian

-Rage Against the Night
in Italian

-Ten Knives Interview with Graham Masterton
in Italian
in English

-Black Pills: Discovering Medusa
in Italian

-HWA Bram Stokers Award: Preliminary Ballots
in Italian

-Samuel Marolla: The Janara
in Italian

-Autopsies: Roberto Costantini analyzes The Alienist by Caleb Carr
in Italian

-Dark Circle: The Literary Agency of Alessandro …


 

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