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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

HAPPY HALLOWEEN DARK POETS

HAPPY HALLOWEEN POETS – 2019 IS A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR DARK POETRY

By David E. Cowen, Bram Stoker Nominated Author of Bleeding Saffron

If you are thinking of what… Read more

68 Years of Halloween by Steve Rasnic Tem

  From last year’s Halloween Haunts, here is today’s Best Of…. I believe I was seven years old the first time I went trick-or-treating. Before that I wasn’t much aware… Read more

StokerCon Anti-Harassment Policy

The Horror Writers Association and StokerCon are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race,… Read more

Interview Spotlight: Robert Payne Cabeen

  Today’s Halloween Haunts was originally published last year… Happy Friday All! Today marks the last interview spotlight as Halloween Haunts welcomes writer, artist and poet Robert Payne Cabeen. At… Read more

Four-Color Frights by James Chambers

Happy Halloween Haunts! Today’s blog comes from 2016… Every Halloween I follow certain traditions. A handful of movies I dig out to watch, some music I like to play, favorite… Read more

Welcome to Halloween Haunts ‘Best Of’ Series!

Against the harvest moon plump ghoulishly carved pumpkin faces shine brightly in the night.  Squat guardians of both urban and rural stoops; their appearance marks the return of horror aficionados’… Read more

The Seers’ Table – October 2019

The Seers Table!

September 27, 2019 by HWAWeb Linda D. Addison, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community October has one of our favorite holidays in it—HALLOWEEN!!! Check out some… Read more

The Seers’ Table – September 2019

The Seers Table

August 31, 2019 by HWAWeb Kate Maruyama, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community I always like to head into fall with a lot of spooky reading,… Read more

HWA Announces 2019 Scholarship Winners

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2019 scholarships:

HWA SCHOLARSHIP:

Sara Adams was born and raised in Massachusetts and has been writing horror… Read more
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