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THE HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION (HWA) is a nonprofit organization of writers and publishing professionals around the world, dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those who write it.

 


 


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Recent Posts

Unearthly Delights

by Marge Simon Hi, folks! Marge Simon here. I’m your current Chair of the Board of Trustees, and I have edited a column on Dark Poetry for the HWA NL… Read more

WOLF’S EDGE by HWA Member W.D. Gagliani


Author: W.D. Gagliani A Nick Lupo Thriller — Number 4: Can one werewolf stop a pack of super-wolves? Nick Lupo is a homicide cop with a difference. He’s a werewolf.… Read more

The Zombie Question

by Scott Baker Are zombies still relevant in today’s horror genre? It’s a legitimate question. Since the 1990s, a seemingly endless influx of zombie fiction, movies, and video games has… Read more

Finding Funding with Kickstarter.com

by Scott Kenemore This summer, I used the internet funding tool Kickstarter.com to raise over $1,000 towards research for my new novel-in-process Zombie, Illinois. It was fast, easy, and allowed… Read more

Halloween Memories

by JG Faherty Growing up as I did in a small, rural town, Halloween was a much different experience than for people in larger towns or cities. Oh, sure, we… Read more

COSMIC FORCES by HWA Member Gregory Lamberson

Author: Gregory Lamberson Private investigator Jake Helman has battled a demon, his minions, the walking dead, and beings from the dimensions of the Sphere of Light and the Dark Realm,… Read more

Howlin’ Halloweens

by Janice Gable Bashman and Jonathan Maberry Halloween is one of our favorite times of year. You can’t go wrong with the spooky and the creepy. The gory and the… Read more

HWA ANNOUNCES NEW WEBMASTER

We are proud to announce that Angel Leigh McCoy is the HWA’s new Webmaster. Angel has been part of the HWA Web team for some time and steps into the… Read more

Mark Worthen (1962-2011)

As most of you probably know by now, HWA’s Webmaster Mark Worthen passed away on September 19, 2011. Mark suffered a seizure while at work and died shortly thereafter. Mark… Read more

CURIOUSLY TWISTED TALES by HWA Member P.S. Gifford

Author: P.S. Gifford Curiously Twisted Tales is a masterful collection of short stories from the devious imagination of horror writer P.S. Gifford. If you are not familiar with Gifford’s previously… Read more
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