Looking for Interviewees for the 2022 Pride Series

A Point of Pride Interview Series 2022 The Horror Writers Association Social Media Team is proud to announce that we are once again, planning a Point of Pride interview series for 2022! Coming back for the second year, this series debuted in June 2021. This year, we’re asking for help from you! We would like to interview an entirely new series of horror writers who are members of the LGBTQ+ community, to showcase an even broader slice of the diversity of horror writers. For that reason, no one who was interviewed last year will be interviewed in this series. Are…

Asian Heritage in Horror: Interview with Yvette Tan

Yvette Tan is one of the Philippines’ most celebrated horror writers. She’s written two collections, one in English and one in Tagalog, a feature film, and a ballet libretto, among others. Waking the Dead, her English collection, has just been reissued with a new cover and an extra story. Her story “The Last Moon” was part of the Philippine pavilion’s design in the 2021 Frankfurt Book Fair. She is currently a creative consultant to a game that highlights Filipino mythological creatures. Her works have been translated into Spanish, Czech, and Hungarian. What inspired you to start writing? I love reading,…

Jewish Heritage in Horror: An Interview with John Baltisberger

The author of War of Dictates, Abhorrent Faith, and Stabberger, John Baltisberger is a Splatterpunk nominee who writes speculative and genre fiction that often focuses on Jewish elements. Through his writing, he has explored themes of mysticism, faith, sin, and personal responsibility. He lives in Austin, TX with his wife and his daughter. Though mostly known for his bizarre blend of Jewish mysticism and splatter, John defies being labeled under any one genre. His work has spanned extreme horror, urban fantasy, science fiction, cosmic horror, epic verse, and he has even written a guide for mindful meditation. You can see…

Asian Heritage in Horror: Interview with Rin Chupeco

Rin Chupeco is a nonbinary Chinese-Filipino writer born and raised in the Philippines. They are the author of several speculative young adult series, including The Bone Witch, The Girl from the Well, The Never-Tilting World, Wicked as You Wish, and the adult vampire fantasy series Silver Under Nightfall. Formerly a 9-to-5 grunt, they now write fiction full-time and live with their partner and two children in Manila. Find them and their upcoming works at rinchupeco.com. What inspired you to start writing? I have always wanted ever since I was seven years old and it’s been a lifelong dream since. I…

Jewish Heritage in Horror: An Interview with Elana Gomel

Elana Gomel was born in a country that no longer exists, and since then has lived in several others, including Israel, Hong Kong, Italy, and the US. She currently resides in California. She is an academic with a long list of books and articles, specializing in science fiction, Victorian literature, and serial killers. She is also a fiction writer and the author of more than a hundred short stories, several novellas, and four novels. Her story “Where the Streets Have No Name” was the winner of the 2020 Gravity Award, and her story “Mine Seven” is included in The Best…

Asian Heritage in Horror: Introduction by Lee Murray

Lee Murray is an author, editor, screenwriter, and poet from Aotearoa-New Zealand. A USA Today Bestselling author, double Bram Stoker, and Shirley Jackson Award winner, her work includes military thrillers, the Taine McKenna Adventures, supernatural crime-noir series The Path of Ra (with Dan Rabarts), and short fiction collection, Grotesque: Monster Stories. Lee is the curator-editor of eighteen volumes of dark fiction, among them Black Cranes: Tales of Unquiet Women (with Geneve Flynn). Lee’s first poetry collection, Tortured Willows, a collaboration with Angela Yuriko Smith, Christina Sng and Geneve Flynn was released in October 2021. Read more at https://www.leemurray.info/ Introduction The…

Jewish Heritage in Horror: An Interview with Nicholas Kaufmann

Nicholas Kaufmann is the author of seven novels, including the bestsellers 100 Fathoms Below (with Steven L. Kent) and The Hungry Earth. His work has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, the Thriller Award, and the Dragon Award. His short fiction has appeared in Cemetery Dance, Black Static, Nightmare Magazine, Interzone, and others. In addition to his own original work, he has written for such properties as Zombies vs. Robots, The Rocketeer, and Warhammer. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. What inspired you to start writing? I was always a creative child, preferring imaginative play and…

HWA Wants You! Run for President, Secretary or Trustee!

Want to help shape the HWA?       This is the seat at the table you have been looking for! The positions available for election this year are: President Secretary Three Trustees If you are an Active and/or Lifetime level member and have been looking for ways to contribute to our organization, please consider running. This is one of the best opportunities to contribute and shape the Horror Writers Association community. All election statements/platforms (along with a headshot) should be emailed to:  elections@horror.org DEADLINE: JULY 8, 2022 Please refer to Article VI of the Bylaws for details on how the Election Process is conducted: https://horror.org/bylaws.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1344PIfMJjhbNgoGq4rEe6ZNOhDXvuBOacEsaX-gvQ0BWkZ8VKYDIEJHUl.php

Jewish Heritage in Horror Introduction by Maxwell I. Gold

Maxwell I. Gold is a multiple award nominated author who writes prose poetry and short stories in weird and cosmic fiction. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines including Weirdbook Magazine, Space and Time Magazine, Startling Stories, Strange Horizons, Tales from OmniPArk Anthology, Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas and more. He’s the author of Oblivion in Flux: A Collection of Cyber Prose from Crystal Lake Publishing. He's a proud Columbus, Ohio native and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Horror Writers Association as the organization's Treasurer. My Kehilla, My Community Not everyone has…

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 talented Kealan Patrick Burke. Hope you can join us in Denver on May 12-15!

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! When you preorder a copy of #OtherTerrors between now and April 22nd at BarnesandNoble.com, you’ll get 25% off! Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology by Vince A. Liaguno, Rena Mason An anthology of original horror stories edited by Bram Stoker Award® winners Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason that showcases authors from historically excluded backgrounds telling terrifying tales of what it means to be, or merely to seem, “other.”Offering new stories from some of the biggest names in horror as well…

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 two Lambda Literary finalist books: I Stole You: Stories from the Fae (Handtype Press, 2017) and Makara: a novel (Handtype Press, 2012), and the upcoming Sail Skin: poems (Handtype Press, 2022). They received their MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College. http://krisringman.com What attracted you to the horror genre, and what do you think the genre has taught you about yourself and the world? My fascination with horror started probably too young, but has never abated. At…

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 Award winners: Jo Fletcher, Nancy Holder, and Koji Suzuki. Their awards will be given at this year’s StokerCon, happening in Denver, Colorado in May. The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented periodically to an individual whose work has substantially influenced the horror genre. While this award is often presented to a writer, it may also be given for influential accomplishments in other creative fields. The Lifetime Achievement Award is the most…

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 for the Bram Stoker Awards® and reading new releases in journals, books, and elsewhere. Hope you enjoy this month’s lineup of writers of dark things. The excerpts alone have added a few books to my stack. Linda Addison introduces: Alex Jennings was born in Germany and raised in Botswana, Paramaribo, Tunis, and Columbia, MD. His writing has appeared in Strange Horizons, PodCastle, and Uncanny Magazine, among others, and he is a regular contributor to The Magazine of…

Don’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 is included in the upcoming month's newsletter. Submission can be entered via the event calendar submission form on the HWA members-only section of the website. Or, they can be emailed directly to HWACalendar@Gmail.com. Please include the following information if emailing: -Title of Event or signing -Name of Author attending -Date(s)/Time of event -Full Address of event (Name of business, address, city, state, Zip) -Brief description of the event *If the…

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 decades—more than one hundred published books and chapbooks, along with thousands of chapters, essays, reviews, and poems—has concentrated on science fiction, fantasy, and horror, emphasizing the works of Stephen King, Orson Scott Card, C.S. Lewis, and others. His books for Starmont House, beginning in 1984, were among the earliest serious scholarly appraisals of King. His 1990 study of Card was the first book-length exploration of Card's fictions. His wide-ranging publications…

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: Weird Fiction by Deaf and Hard of Hearing Writers.  He is a professor of English at Gallaudet University in Washington DC. Is Deaf Horror fiction a genre or a sub-subgenre? There is no misspelling above.  I’m inventing a new term for a weird situation.  When we label something a genre, such as Horror Science Fiction, or Fantasy, we are saying “This is what it is.  This is its definition.”  Horror…

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 April 1. Angela Yuriko Smith will be the editor for the volume. This year’s judges, along with Angela, will include Lee Murray and Maxwell I. Gold.   Only HWA members (of any status) may submit. The reason for this can be found in the word “Showcase.” The HWA is very proud of the tradition of poetry in the horror genre and of the HWA’s support for poetry. This volume is designed…