Horror Roundtable 12 – The Nuts and Bolts of Self-Publishing

When: 12 September, 2013 Time: 3pm EST (use the Time Zone Converter to find your local time) The Nuts and Bolts of Self-publishing This is not another discussion (= argument) on the merits or otherwise of self-publishing vs traditional publishing, but an actual nuts and bolts chat covering how you go about self-publishing. What things should you look at, what needs to be done, to ensure your book is as good as it can be, and available in all the right places? What mistakes do some self-published writers make that hurt their careers and turn others off going down this route? We will…
Scary Out There! A Blog on Horror in Young Adult Fiction: A Chat with Rachel Caine

Scary Out There! A Blog on Horror in Young Adult Fiction: A Chat with Rachel Caine

Welcome back to SCARY OUT THERE, the Horror Writers Association’s new blog on scary fiction for teens. This week I sit down for a chat with Rachel Caine the #1 internationally bestselling author of more than forty novels, including the bestselling Morganville Vampires series, the Weather Warden series, the Outcast Season series, and the new upcoming Revivalist series. She was born at White Sands Missile Range, which people who know her say explains a lot. She has been an accountant, a professional musician, and an insurance investigator, and until very recently continued to carry on a secret identity in the…

THE BELL WITCH by HWA Member John F.D. Taff

Author: John F.D. Taff THE BELL WITCH The Bell Witch by John F.D. Taff is an historical horror novel/ghost story based on what is perhaps the most well-documented poltergeist case to occur in the United States. It tells the story of the Bells, an early 19th-century Tennessee farm family who begin to notice strange occurrences—odd noises, bangings, gurglings. Eventually, an entity reveals itself to the family, calling itself, simply, the Witch, and makes it clear from the outset that it was sent to kill the patriarch of the family, John Bell, for a reason it never makes quite clear. The Witch’s…

THE SAVAGE DEAD by HWA Member Joe McKinney

Author: Joe McKinney THE SAVAGE DEAD It starts in a laboratory. A man-made strain of flesh-eating virus. Created by a power-hungry cartel. Capable of turning victims into brain-dead carnivores. Smuggled aboard a cruise ship that's about to set sail...One by one, the passengers are exposed. A U.S. senator. A young couple. An undercover agent. A beautiful assassin. Some will be infected. Others will survive. But no one will be spared if the outbreak isn't contained - and the dead outnumber the living...Enter Delta Force operative Juan Perez. He's fought the deadliest killers in the darkest hellholes on earth. But he's…

THE OMEGA DOG by HWA Members Thom Brannan & D.L. Snell

Authors: Thom Brannan & D.L. Snell THE OMEGA DOG A MYSTERIOUS FIGURE A stranger appears in the dark of the Mexican desert. They say he can change his face. He could be anyone, at any time. And they say he can bring the dead back to life. A KILLING MACHINE On the brink of life and death, a monster, self-aware, dangles at the end of a puppeteer’s strings, forced to help the very man he seeks to destroy. AN EPIC JOURNEY SOUTH Twisting and turning through hordes of zombies, cartel territory, Mayan ruins, and the things that now inhabit them, a…

LOVELESS by HWA Member Dev Jerrett

Author: Dev Jerrett LOVELESS Till death do us part . . . sometimes. When a hapless explorer disturbs the watery grave of Muriel Wallace, a terrifying chain of events is put into motion. Corey Rockland, sheriff of a sleepy Georgia town, must now unravel the mystery behind a corrupt family and a broken heart dating back to the Civil War. Unless he can find a way to stop her, Muriel will unleash her vengeance on anyone she deems loveless. “This is a great summer read . . . unless you happen to be by a lake . . . or…

The Lucifer Glass by HWA Member Frazer Lee

Author: Frazer Lee THE LUCIFER GLASS "It may cost you your soul." Daniel Gates is a fixer. Whatever his client wants, he can get for a price. But the price of his latest assignment is a high one indeed. He is to travel to Scotland to exchange a rare demonic text, a grimoire, for a consignment of even rarer whiskey. Reading the grimoire, Gates learns of the legend of Lucifer s Glass and the unholy trinity of green-eyed demons who protect it. As he does battle with the demons, Daniel realizes too late that there is much more to his…

Scary Out There: A Blog on Horror in Young Adult Fiction – A Chat with Ellen Hopkins

Welcome back to SCARY OUT THERE, the Horror Writers Association’s new blog on scary fiction for teens. This week I sit down for a chat with Ellen Hopkins, the award winning author of nine NY Times bestselling young adult novels-in-verse, plus two adult verse novels. Before delving into fiction, Ellen was a poet, freelance journalist and nonfiction author, with twenty published nonfiction books for children. Ellen mentors other writers as the regional advisor for the Nevada chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives near Carson City, where she has recently founded Ventana Sierra, a 501(c)(3),…
HWA Member Meeting – President’s Statement

HWA Member Meeting – President’s Statement

This is the President's Report to HWA members, given in New Orleans in June 2013. It gives all a good overview of the many things that HWA is doing on a daily basis. HWA MEMBER MEETING – PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT Good Morning and Welcome to our annual Members’ Meeting. The HWA has come along in leaps and bounds in the past year. Last May we had than 700 members – we now have over 1000 – over 40% growth in a year! And don’t forget that at the time of our first Bram Stoker Awards Weekend four years ago we had…

Horror Roundtable 11 – The Master: The Continuing Impact of Stephen King

When: 11 August, 2013 Time: 8pm EST (use the Time Zone Converter to find your local time) The Master: The Continuing Impact of Stephen King Carrie, Salem’s Lot, It, The Shining, The Stand, The Dark Tower series, Under the Dome, Joyland... Movies such as The Shawshank Redemption, Stand by Me, Misery, The Green Mile, The Mist... The comic American Vampire, plus all of those wonderfully chilling short stories... Stephen King’s impact on not just the horror genre but the writing world in general is immense. Let’s delve down into it and see what this impact is, and why his name will forever…

Horror Writers Association x DressHead Plus Size One Piece Skirted Swimsuit – Polka Dot

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Horror Writers Association x dresslands Purple Mid-Thigh Backless Dress

This hot dresslands x Horror Writers Association cheap purple mid-thigh backless dress has an appealing color and a charm that will help to boost your confidence. The chest is open and shows of the curves in a tasteful way. The plus size woman will love the relaxed fit and flattering aspects of the dress. The waist is adorned with a sash look that separates the top and bottom of the piece. The sleeves are long and help to make a slimmer appearance. The skirt is short and moves with you to flow around you flatteringly. This is a sturdy and…

Scary Out There: A Blog on Horror in Young Adult Fiction: A Chat with Gretchen McNeil

Welcome back to SCARY OUT THERE, the Horror Writers Association’s new blog on scary fiction for teens. JONATHAN MABERRY: My guest this week Gretchen McNeil who is one of those ‘does it all’ people. She’s an opera singer, writer and clown. Her YA horror novels include POSSESS, TEN, and 3:59 (debuting this fall from Balzer + Bray). Gretchen also contributed an essay to the DEAR TEEN ME, an anthology from Zest Books. Gretchen is a former coloratura soprano, the voice of Mary on G4's Code Monkeys and she sings with the LA-based circus troupe Cirque Berzerk. Gretchen blogs with The Enchanted…

August in Poetry: Boston, Faherty, Schwader, MacAllister

This month we have a reprinted column from the Blood and Spades column by the brilliant Bruce Boston, as well as a host of reprinted poetry from other luminaries--JG Faherty,  Ann K. Schwader, and Carol MacAllister--of the HWA. The poems were selected this month to exhibit the versatile styles and voices of our members, and next month we have a number of additonal pieces which define our poets' originality and their unique perception of the world. *** ILLUMINATING THE PROSE POEM by Bruce Boston * The human mind is prone to create labels in order to understand the world around…
2012 Bram Stoker Award® Posters

2012 Bram Stoker Award® Posters

HWA's favorite artist Greg Chapman just made these fabulous posters to announce the winners and nominees in each category. Click on each one to view the larger, high-resolution (300 dpi) image. These are free to use and share; if you would like a file for use in producing a poster, please contact Greg. NOVEL FIRST NOVEL YOUNG ADULT NOVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL LONG FICTION SHORT FICTION SCREENPLAY ANTHOLOGY FICTION COLLECTION NON-FICTION POETRY
Video Interview with Ramsey Campbell

Video Interview with Ramsey Campbell

Guest of Honor Ramsey Campbell is interviewed during the Bram Stoker Awards Weekend/World Horror Convention 2013 in New Orleans. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSliZzUictM&feature=youtu.be

Horror Roundtable 10 – The Long Hard Road

When: July 17, 2013 Time: 8.30pm EST (use the Time Zone Converter to find your local time) The Long Hard Road One thousand and one (or perhaps a few less) lessons learned along the long hard road to publication. Tips and suggestions that might help other writers get published, things you've discovered the hard way through trial and error--or should these mistakes be withheld from new writers so they can 'earn their stripes?' Let's cover the gambit, from writing classes and critique groups, submitting via the top down approach or to 'exposure' markets first, replying to rejections, hounding editors and other writers at cons--the…
2012 Bram Stoker Award® Winners

2012 Bram Stoker Award® Winners

The Horror Writers Association chose a historic hotel in the haunted city of New Orleans to announce the winners of the 2012 Bram Stoker Awards® tonight. The presentations were made at a banquet held as the highlight of the Bram Stoker Awards Weekend, which this year incorporated the World Horror Convention. Fifteen new bronze haunted-house statuettes were handed over to the writers responsible for creating superior works of horror last year. This year’s winners are: Superior Achievement in a NOVEL The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc) Superior Achievement in a FIRST NOVEL Life Rage by L.L. Soares (Nightscape…

SPECIAL DEAD by HWA Member Patrick Freivald

Author: Patrick Freivald SPECIAL DEAD Shackled to her desk, Ani Romero has a hard time concentrating on her studies. One of eight zombie survivors of the Prompocalypse, she’s back at school, but this time it’s no secret. Locked in their room, flamethrower-toting soldiers watching their every move, they’re tasked with homework and classes during the week, and macabre experiments on the weekend. When the courts rule they’re not human, only an appeal keeps them alive long enough to discover a cure. College applications and SATs pale under the threat of incineration, and desperation turns them into lab rats… …but the…

WISH YOU WERE HERE: ADVENTURES IN CEMETERY TRAVEL by HWA member Loren Rhoads

Author: Loren Rhoads WISH YOU WERE HERE: ADVENTURES IN CEMETERY TRAVEL Over the past two decades, Loren Rhoads has visited literally hundreds of graveyards. She’s traveled to London’s Highgate Cemetery, strolled through the Paris Catacombs, seen Hollywood Forever pulled back from the brink of destruction, studied Native American graveyards in Michigan, explored a circuit minister’s churchyard on Maui, delved into the Protestant Cemetery of Rome and Zoshigaya Reien in Tokyo, and made stops in Prague, Boston, Los Angeles, Hiroshima, Yosemite, Sleepy Hollow, Gettysburg, and New Orleans along the way. Come along on her adventures in cemeteries around the world. “Lovingly…