Recipients of the HWA Scholarships
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 congratulations to the HWA Writing Scholarship awardees. We received a number of fine applications in all categories. We wish those chosen the very best in their future careers.
Thersa Matsuura, recipient of the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship, said, “I am beyond elated to learn that the HWA has chosen me to be this year’s recipient of the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship. My son has just moved out of the house to attend university, and I now have the time and mental space to concentrate on me and my career as an author. The timing is perfect. I will use the scholarship to take courses, workshops, and attend my very first HWA convention. My goal is to hone my craft and become a truly great writer of horror and all things creepy. My heartfelt thanks to those on the voting committee and everyone in HWA. I want to become the kind of author that will make all of you proud. Thank you.”
Eric Smith, recipient of the General Writing Scholarship, said, “I thank Marge Simon, Ellen Datlow, Vince Liaguno, and everyone at the HWA for giving me this opportunity to further my writing career with an educational scholarship. Since I began focusing on horror writing a year and a half ago I’ve made considerable progress, developing from an unpublished creative writing major struggling to craft an effective story into an author published in prominent anthologies alongside big names. I believe that with continued effort on my part and the input from online courses, seminars and workshops I will produce better and larger works. I’ll be the one sitting in the front row asking lots of questions.”
Michael Tugendhat, recipient of the Poetry Scholarship Award, said, “After reading horror for a few years, writing it only seemed natural. I didn’t know what to expect when I joined the HWA, but meeting such honest, hardworking, and talented authors has allowed me to concentrate on my craft in such a supportive atmosphere. This is why the dark poetry scholarship is so important to me, it will allow me the financial and developmental assistance to further my career writing speculative poetry. I will be using the scholarship funds on tuition for an MFA in creative writing and convention attendance. Thanks to everyone at the HWA who made this possible. It means a lot!”
The HWA Scholarship Committee consisted of Ellen Datlow, Vince Liaguno, and Marge Simon, while the Poetry Scholarship Committee members were Corrine De Winter, Michael A. Arnzen, and Marge Simon. The Poetry Scholarship is sponsored by Eldritch Press.
For more information on the scholarships, please go to https://horror.org/horrorstage/2014-scholarships-for-members/ and https://horror.org/horrorstage/dark-poetry-scholarship/.
