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2011 Bram Stoker Award™ Preliminary Ballot Announced

• January 21, 2012
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For each category (Novel, First Novel, etc) there are potentially TWO ballots: one for the works that proceed from the recommendations (‘Recs’) ballot and one for the works that proceed… Read more

SCAVENGERS by HWA Members Christopher Fulbright & Angeline Hawkes

• January 20, 2012
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Author: Christopher Fulbright & Angeline Hawkes Amidst a zombie-ravaged city exposed to a toxic terrorist attack, Dejah Corliss discovers she has regenerative powers. Fast on the heels of her revelation,… Read more

Interview with HWA Member Christopher Golden

• January 19, 2012
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Interview by Ron Breznay Christopher Golden is a prolific author in several genres and formats: horror, suspense, thriller, urban fantasy, young adult, novels, novellas, media tie-in, graphic novels. He has… Read more

HAUTALA and LANSDALE Win Lifetime Horror Awards

• January 17, 2012
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The Horror Writers Association has chosen two long-time icons of the genre to receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award (LAA) this year. The award, given in recognition of the recipient’s… Read more

KAREN LANSDALE to Receive The Richard Laymon President’s Award from Horror Writers Association

• January 17, 2012
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The Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service was instituted in 2000 and is named in honor of Richard Laymon, who died in 2001 while serving as the Horror Writers Association… Read more

Guy Anthony DE MARCO to receive The Silver Hammer Award from HWA

• January 17, 2012
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The Horror Writers Association periodically gives The Silver Hammer Award to an HWA volunteer who has done a truly massive amount of work for our organization, often unsung and behind… Read more

TWISTED IN DREAM by HWA Member Ann K. Schwader

• January 16, 2012
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Author: Ann K. Schwader During the past decade or more, Ann K. Schwader has become the most critically acclaimed living author of weird and fantastic poetry. Following the distinguished tradition… Read more

RAGE AGAINST THE NIGHT — Benefit Anthology for HWA President Rocky Wood

• January 13, 2012
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Edited by HWA Member Shane Jiraiya Cummings Under the onslaught of supernatural evil, the acts of good people can seem insignificant, but a courageous few stand apart. These brave men… Read more

Il Posto Nero – December Links

• January 12, 2012
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-Review by Sergio Gilles Lacavalla of Scarlett by Barbara Baraldi
in Italian -HWA Bram Stoker Award 2010 Ceremony -Videos
in Italian -Horror Street: Interview with Mary Sangiovanni
in English
in… Read more

HWA Sponsoring 5 Members to Attend Mort Castle’s Workshop at 2012 World Horror Convention

• January 11, 2012
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Mort Castle, editor of the acclaimed On Writing Horror, will be conducting writing workshops at the 2012 World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City , March 29 – April 1,… Read more

The Annotated Sandman, Vol. 1 Edited by HWA Member Leslie S. Klinger

• January 10, 2012
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Editor: Leslie S. Klinger
Edited by and with an introduction and notes by Leslie S. Klinger, the expert researcher and editor behind the Edgar®-winning New Annotated Sherlock Holmes and the… Read more

Samhain Publishing is Platinum Sponsor of the 25th Annual Bram Stoker Awards™

• January 9, 2012
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce Samhain Publishing as the Platinum Sponsor for the 25th Annual Bram Stoker Awards Banquet. The Banquet will be held in conjunction… Read more

Jeremy Wagner Sponsors the Bram Stoker Vampire Novel of the Century Award

• January 9, 2012
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce Jeremy Wagner as the sponsor for the Bram Stoker Vampire Novel of the Century Award. The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the… Read more

Theatre of Curious Acts by HWA Member Cate Gardner

• January 5, 2012
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Author: Cate Gardner Daniel Cole wants the world to end. Returned home from the Great War, his parents and brother in their graves, Daniel walks a ghost world. When players… Read more

TED’S SCORE by HWA Member Daniel P. Coughlin

• January 2, 2012
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Author: Daniel P. Coughlin When beautiful Jules Benton, a seventeen year old senior, goes missing after the spring formal dance in the small town of Watertown, Wisconsin, her father, Richard… Read more

New Volunteer Calendar Coordinator: HWA Member Jennifer Brozek

• January 2, 2012
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We have a new volunteer calendar coordinator who will be overseeing the upkeep of the HWA member calendar. This calendar will be visible to the public and can include events… Read more

“The Fields” by HWA Member Ty Schwamberger

• December 27, 2011
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Author: Ty Schwamberger Billy Fletcher learned to farm the family’s tobacco fields – and beat slaves – by the hands of his father. Now, his father is dead, the slaves… Read more

Watcher: Book I of The Chosen by HWA Member Roh Morgon

• December 25, 2011
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Author: Roh Morgon Predator. Killer. Monster. The words echo in Sunny Martin s head each time she looks in the mirror. Since the night she was torn from her car… Read more

Black Mercy Falls by HWA Members Christopher Fulbright & Angeline Hawkes

• December 22, 2011
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Authors: Christopher Fulbright & Angeline Hawkes The small Colorado town of Black Mercy Falls has a ghastly past. The massive waterfall above the town runs thick with black iron oxide,… Read more

“The Noctuary” by HWA Member Greg Chapman

• December 20, 2011
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Author: Greg Chapman Struggling writer Simon Ryan’s life has gone to Hell. Shadows are pouring into his reality and his words are not his own anymore. He has been chosen… Read more