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The Bram Stoker Awards®

• September 30, 2015
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About the Bram Stoker Awards Submitting a Work for the Bram Stoker Awards Prior Winners and Nominees

RULES

Complete Bram Stoker Award Rules (PDF)

About the Bram Stoker Awards

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Halloween Haunts Coming on October 1!

• September 28, 2015
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Beginning on October 1st and running through the entire month, HWA will once again present its annual Halloween Haunts blog series, with posts about history and Halloween from HWA’s members,… Read more

How to Make Your Work Available for Bram Stoker Awards Consideration

• September 28, 2015
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If you’d like to make your work available for consideration by either HWA’s Bram Stoker Awards jury or the members, please visit this page – https://www.horror.org/awards/stoker-etiquette.htm. Thank you.… Read more

Newsletter Ads – Get your product in front of our members

• August 29, 2015
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Our newsletter is available online to all members. IMPORTANT: Ad requests should be submitted between the 5th and 18th of each month. Display Ad 300x400px ($15)
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What HWA Has Done for Me by Annie Neugebauer

• August 28, 2015
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When I was starting out as a horror writer in 2008, I hadn’t yet heard about the Horror Writers Association (though I had heard of the Bram Stoker Awards, as… Read more

In September, “Stephanie M. Wytovich – Stoker Award-nominated Poet – Poetry Editor for RDSP”

• August 26, 2015
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Stephanie M. Wytovich is the Poetry Editor for Raw Dog Screaming Press, a book reviewer for Nameless Magazine, and a well-known coffee addict. She is a member of the Science… Read more

Interview with Poet Michael Randolph

• August 5, 2015
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Michael Randolph is a horror author, poet, and editor currently living in San Antonio Texas. He is the owner-operator of Eldritch Press. He is a U.S. Army Veteran of Desert… Read more

Recipients of the HWA Scholarships

• July 17, 2015
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Visit the official scholarship site for up-to-date information. The winners of the three annual HWA Scholarships have been selected, and they are Thersa Matsuura, Eric Smith, and Michael Tugendhat. Major… Read more

In July, “Interview with F.J. Bergmann”

• July 5, 2015
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☢ F.J. Bergmann writes poetry and speculative fiction with work appearing in Black Treacle, Dreams and Nightmares, On Spec, The Pedestal, Pulp Literature, and, as F.J. says, ‘a bunch of… Read more

In June, “Superior Achievement in Poetry Collection” — Tom Piccirilli

• June 8, 2015
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Tom Piccirilli won the first Bram Stoker Award for poetry in 2000 for his collection A Student Of Hell. In 2015, he won the most recent Stoker for his collection… Read more

STOKERCON Website Live! Register now.

• May 24, 2015
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HWA is proud to announce that the website for the first annual StokerCon is now live and offering memberships at a special discounted early-bird rate of just $99. http://www.stokercon2016.org StokerCon2016… Read more

Horror.org Listed Among 101 Best Websites for Authors

• May 12, 2015
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Our website has been selected as a “101 Best Websites for Writers” by Writer’s Digest magazine for the second year in a row. The list is in their May/June 2015… Read more

In May, “Second HWA Horror Poetry Showcase: Featured Poems”

• May 10, 2015
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With almost 150 submissions from around the world, the Second HWA Horror Poetry Showcase has come to an end. There was an astounding breadth of subject matter and themes and… Read more

Bram Stoker Award® Winners

• May 10, 2015
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The Horror Writers Association, the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today announced the 2014 winners of the iconic Bram Stoker Award®. Named in honor… Read more

Know a Nominee, Part 26: Sydney Leigh

• May 9, 2015
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Welcome back to “Know a Nominee,” the interview series that puts you squarely between the ears of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees. Our final update for this year features… Read more

Know a Nominee, Part 25: Robert Payne Cabeen

• May 9, 2015
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Welcome back to “Know a Nominee,” the interview series that puts you squarely between the ears of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees. Today’s latest update features Robert Payne Cabeen,… Read more

Know a Nominee, Part 24: Jake Bible

• May 9, 2015
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Welcome back to “Know a Nominee,” the interview series that puts you squarely between the ears of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees. Today’s latest update features Jake Bible, nominated… Read more

Know a Nominee, Part 23: Jonathan Maberry

• May 9, 2015
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Welcome back to “Know a Nominee,” the interview series that puts you squarely between the ears of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees. Today’s first update features Jonathan Maberry, nominated… Read more

HWA Member Signings Schedule at BookExpo 2015

• May 8, 2015
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Join members of the HWA at BookExpo 2015 in New York from 5/27-5/29!… Read more

Know a Nominee, Part 22: Christopher Rice

• May 8, 2015
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Welcome back to “Know a Nominee,” the interview series that puts you squarely between the ears of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees. This update features Christopher Rice, nominated in… Read more