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And the Clock Strikes Midnight: Time and Timing in Terror, Part I

• July 11, 2016
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Whether it’s the beeping of an alarm clock marking a night over too soon, a school buzzer announcing the start of a test period, or the chime of a grandfather… Read more

Interview with Bram Stoker Award® Winning Author Alessandro Manzetti and Editor Jodi Renée Lester

• July 1, 2016
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Bram Stoker Award® Winning Author Alessandro Manzetti’s work has been published extensively in Italian, including novels, short and long fiction, poetry, essays, and collections. English publications include his collections ‘The… Read more

Scary Out There with Kaitlin Ward

• June 26, 2016
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NOTE: Listeners, this was our first attempt at an audio interview. We know there is a slight echo and the background noise isn’t ideal, but bear with us as we… Read more

Markets for Horror Writers & Poets

• June 19, 2016
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We receive a lot of e-mail messages from writers asking if we recommend certain markets for horror fiction. As a rule, we as an organization do not endorse specific markets,… Read more

Librarians!

• June 12, 2016
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Welcome to the Librarian’s page on the Horror Writers Association (HWA) website! We hope you will find everything you need in terms of tools, recommended reading lists, and information about… Read more

Young Adults “Write Now” Endowment Program

• June 11, 2016
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Horror Writers Association (HWA) announces Young Adults Write Now endowment program to fund teen-oriented writing programs at libraries. The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers… Read more

HWA announces HALLOWS’ EVE anthology

• June 8, 2016
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Hallows’ Eve
An Anthology for the HWA Editors: Ellen Datlow & Lisa Morton Submissions open to HWA members only. You can join here, if you like. Hallows’ Eve is an… Read more

HWA Opens Registration to StokerCon 2017

• June 8, 2016
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy and home of the prestigious Bram Stoker Award®, today announced it will begin… Read more

The Seers’ Table June 2016

• June 1, 2016
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The Seers Table!

Tom Calen, Diverse Works Inclusion Committee Chair Whew! How about that StokerCon 2016? I hear Vegas is considering the new nickname “Stoker City.” Congratulations to all the… Read more

HWA Horror Poetry Showcase III: Featured Poets

• May 23, 2016
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For the first time the HWA Horror Poetry Showcase was reserved strictly for members. Despite some nervousness that a more limited field would yield limited results, there was a tremendous… Read more

2015 Bram Stoker Awards® Winners

• May 15, 2016
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, tonight announced this year’s Bram Stoker Award® winners during a ceremony held as… Read more

How to Watch the Bram Stoker Awards® Ceremony

• May 13, 2016
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today released the link to the Bram Stoker Awards® ceremony live stream. The… Read more

The Seers Table – May 2016

• May 1, 2016
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Welcome to the third installment of The Seers Table—the HWA’s new hub for highlighting exciting and diverse voices in the horror/dark fantasy genre! This month we’ve an excellent collection of… Read more

HWA Announces Finalists in Short Film Competition

• April 25, 2016
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today announced the thirteen finalists in its inaugural Lucky Thr1t3en Horror Short Film… Read more

HWA Announces its Mentor of the Year

• April 5, 2016
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today announced Tim Waggoner as this year’s recipient of the organization’s Mentor of… Read more

Scholarship From Hell Recipient Announced

• April 1, 2016
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The HWA would like to congratulate Sumiko Saulson, winner of Horror University’s Scholarship From Hell! The scholarship includes roundtrip domestic travel to Las Vegas, accommodations at the Flamingo Las Vegas… Read more

The Seers Table – April 2016

• April 1, 2016
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Greetings! Welcome to the second installment of The Seers Table. Over the past four weeks, members of the Diverse Works Inclusion Committee (DWIC) have scoured the publishing world to find… Read more

Call for Submissions for the HWA’s Horror Poetry Showcase Volume 3

• March 29, 2016
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For National Poetry Month 2016, the HWA Poetry Page features an article by David E. Cowen, one of the judges for the Third Annual HWA Poetry Showcase and the Editor… Read more

HWA Names Recipient of the Silver Hammer Award

• March 29, 2016
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today announced Michael Knost as the recipient of this year’s Silver Hammer Award.… Read more

Cover and TOC reveal for SCARY OUT THERE

• March 16, 2016
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HWA’s next anthology, Scary Out There, will be published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers on August 30, 2016. The book will be released in both hardback ($18.99)… Read more