HWA History
The following are a series of articles that loosely describe the History of the Horror Writers Association.
- “HWA—Here and Now” by Rocky Wood
- “HWA in the 21st Century” by Lisa Morton
- “The Quarter-Life Crisis” by Kelly Laymon
- From Lawrence Watt-Evans
- “Horror In Ancient Times” by Craig Shaw Gardner
- “Some Recollections,” by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
- “A Shockingly Brief and Informal History of the Horror Writers Association” by Stanley Wiater
HWA’S PRESIDENTS:
- John Edward Lawson: 2022-present
- John Palisano: 2019-2022
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- Lisa Morton: 2014-2019
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- Rocky Wood: 2010-2014
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- Deborah LeBlanc: 2006-2010
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- Gary Braunbeck: 2005-2006
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- Joseph Nassise: 2002-2005
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- David Niall Wilson: 2001-2002
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- Richard Laymon: 2000-2001
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- S.P. Somtow: 1998-2000
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- Janet Berliner: 1997-1998
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- Brian Lumley: 1996-1997
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- Lawrence Watt-Evans: 1994-1996
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- Dennis Etchison: 1992-1994
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- Craig Shaw Gardner: 1990-1992
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- Chelsea Quinn Yarbro: 1988-1990
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- Charles L. Grant: 1987-1988
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- Dean R. Koontz: 1986-1987
All photographs in these articles were provided courtesy of Hunter Goatley at www.robertmccammon.com. Copyright © by Hunter Goatley. Used with
Permission.