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Gothic Classics: The Castle of Otranto & The Old English Baron

• January 9, 2022
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Gothic Classics: The Castle of Otranto & The Old English Baron, the next volume from the HWA’s Haunted Library of Horror Classics!
With an introduction by Robert McCammon.
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FAQ

• January 9, 2022
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for the Horror Writers Association (HWA)

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Health Insurance for HWA’s Canadian Members

• January 9, 2022
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Today, the HWA is proud to announce Canadian members can apply for insurance through the Writers’ Coalition. This has been a benefit we’ve been asked for since as long as… Read more

The Seers’ Table January 2022

• January 5, 2022
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The Seers Table!

December 31, 2021 by HWAWeb Linda D. Addison, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community You can see any of “The Seers’ Table” posts since inception (March… Read more

The Seers’ Table December 2021

• January 5, 2022
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The Seers Table

November 30, 2021 by HWAWeb Kate Maruyama, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community Tish Jackson suggests: Briana Morgan loves all things literary: from Gatsby to vampires.… Read more

Horror U Courses Begin in January!

• December 22, 2021
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The HWA is pleased to announce our Winter 2022 Horror University Online session! From January 10th to March 7th, 2022, Horror University presents six workshops for horror writers everywhere interested… Read more

In Memoriam: Anne Rice

• December 12, 2021
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It is a difficult day as we at the Horror Writers Association join the legions who mourn the loss of beloved author Anne Rice. A true titan in her field,… Read more

Seeking Member Volunteers

• December 9, 2021
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Two (2) Volunteers for Horror University The Horror University team needs two Assistant Coordinators to work with the Coordinators in planning, scheduling, and running Horror University Online and Horror University… Read more

Dragon’s Lair Post #1 : Hello

• December 5, 2021
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For those that don’t know me, I am your friendly neighborhood winged beast, quietly sleeping on a hoard of jewels, gold, and other assorted treasures far off in some dark… Read more

New Bram Stoker Awards® Category: Superior Achievement in Middle-Grade Novel

• December 5, 2021
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is proud to announce the addition of a brand new category in the Bram Stoker Awards®: Superior Achievement in a Middle-Grade Novel. For purposes of… Read more

HWA Poetry Showcase Volume VIII Now Available!

• December 5, 2021
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The Horror Writers Associations presents their eighth annual Poetry Showcase, featuring the best in never-before-published dark verse. Edited by Stephanie M. Wytovich with judges Angela Yurkio Smith and Sara Tantlinger,… Read more

Interview with Winner of the Rocky Wood Scholarship 2018

• December 5, 2021
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Winner of the HWA’s ROCKY WOOD SCHOLARSHIP in 2018, Joe Maddrey has recently released the fruit of those labors with the release of Adapting Stephen King Volume I: Carrie, ‘Salem’s… Read more

HWA ANNOUNCES SUMMER SCARES READING PROGRAM 2022

• December 5, 2021
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Spokesperson and Timeline

The Horror Writers Association (HWA), in partnership with United for Libraries, Book Riot, and Booklist, is proud to announce the fourth annual Summer Scares Reading Program. Summer… Read more

Letter from the Disney Must Pay Joint Task Force

• November 8, 2021
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Dear Members, In April 2021, we let you know about a contract issue with Disney that affected multiple authors across different writer organizations. We’ve made some progress and a few… Read more

The Seers Table November 2021

• November 5, 2021
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Kate Maruyama, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community   Linda D. Addison introduces: Erica Ciko Campbell was obsessed with short fiction all her life, and was lucky enough to… Read more

Final Frame Horror Short Film Competition Special Viewing

• November 4, 2021
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PRE-ORDER FOR FREE NOW! Save your seat! Limited capacity screening! For six years, the Final Frame Horror Short Film Competition has unleashed a host of terrors upon our unsuspecting StokerCon… Read more

Weird Without the Rhyme: An Interview with Maxwell I. Gold

• November 2, 2021
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SALE! Special Ad Rate Extended for the HWA Newsletter

• November 2, 2021
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The HWA Newsletter is offering a special rate on full-page ads for the rest of 2021! All issues are jam-packed with lots of goodies (columns, special articles, puzzles, photos, artwork,… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Real Life Halloween Candymen by Sumiko Saulson

• October 31, 2021
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If you have read Clive Barker’s “Forbidden” or seen either of the Candyman movies, you know that one of gut-wrenching images in the story is that of razorblades buried in… Read more

Halloween Haunts: Full Circle Halloween by Yvonne Navarro

• October 30, 2021
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When I was a kid… You know what the first thought that popped into my head was when I typed that? “Get off my lawn!” Which is not at all… Read more