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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StokerCon 2022 Souvenir Book Cover Reveal!
The HWA and StokerCon are pleased to reveal the cover for the StokerCon2022 Souvenir Book!
This amazing book is published by Burial Day, and the cover art is by the… Read more
25% Off Other Terrors! 4/20 through 4/22
Wanted to share some exciting news! BN.com (Barnes and Noble) is running an online sale (25% off) on all print preorders (e-Books not included) of Other Terrors! Script: Big news!… Read more
Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Horror: Interview with Kris Ringman
Kris Ringman (she/they) is a deaf queer author, artist, and wanderer. Her multicultural, lyrical fiction plays along the boundaries of magical realism, fantasy, and horror. She is the author of… Read more
2021 HWA Specialty Awards
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its various Specialty Awards.
THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The HWA is proud to announce our Lifetime Achievement… Read more
The Seers’ Table April 2022
The Seers Table
March 28, 2022 by HWAWeb Kate Maruyama, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community So much good reading this spring! We’ve all been catching up on reading… Read moreDon’t forget to submit to the HWA Calendar of Signings and Events!
Are you a member of the HWA have an upcoming book signing or appearance at an event? The deadline for submission is the 10th of every month to ensure it… Read more
Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Horror: Interview with Michael R. Collings
Michael R. Collings, named Grand Master by the 2016 World Horror Conference, is an educator, literary scholar and critic, poet, novelist, essayist, columnist, reviewer, and editor whose work over three… Read more
Introduction to the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Horror Author Interview Series by Christopher Jon Heuer
Christopher Jon Heuer is the author of Bug: Deaf Identity and Internal Revolution as well as All Your Parts Intact: Poems. He is the editor of Tripping the Tale Fantastic:… Read more
Call for Submissions Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase IX
Call for submissions for Poetry Showcase Volume IX
The HWA is proud to announce that it will call for submissions from its members for the Poetry Showcase Volume IX beginning… Read more
Women in Horror: Interview with Tina Pavlik
Tina Pavlik is a lifelong fan of horror and working on her first book series in the genre. She publishes dark fantasy and erotica in another life for Red Sage… Read more
Women in Horror: Interview with Emma J. Gibbon
Emma J. Gibbon is originally from Yorkshire in the U.K. and now lives in Midcoast Maine. She is an award-winning horror writer, Rhysling-nominated speculative poet, and librarian. Her debut fiction… Read more
Women in Horror: Interview with Christina Sng
Christina Sng is the two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Collection of Dreamscapes (2020) and A Collection of Nightmares (2017).
Her poetry, fiction, essays, and art have appeared in… Read more
Women in Horror: Interview with Cindy O’Quinn
Cindy O’Quinn is a four-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated writer. Author of “Lydia”, from the Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology: The Twisted Book of Shadows, “The Thing I Found Along a Dirt… Read more
Women in Horror: Interview for Jennifer McMahon
Jennifer McMahon is the New York Times bestselling author of eleven novels, including Promise Not to Tell and The Winter People. Her latest, The Children on the Hill, will be… Read more
Women in Horror: Interview with Becky Spratford
Becky Spratford trains library staff all over the world on how to match books with readers through the local public library. She writes book reviews for Booklist and a horror… Read more
Women in Horror: Interview with EV Knight
EV Knight is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning debut novel The Fourth Whore. She released her sophomore novel Children of Demeter as well as a novella, Partum in… Read more
Congratulations 2022 Scholarship from Hell winner Tracy Cross and Virtual Winner Rosemary Thorne!
The Horror Writers Association is pleased to announce its 2022 Scholarship from Hell winner, Tracy Cross!
Tracy Cross’s work has been featured in several podcasts, including ‘Nighty Night with Rabia… Read moreWomen in Horror: Interview with Geneve Flynn
Geneve Flynn is an award-winning fiction editor and author.
Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women, which she co-edited with Lee Murray, won the 2020 Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson awards… Read more
