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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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Know a Nominee, Part Five: Brandon Seifert

Know a Nominee, Part Five: Brandon Seifert

  Welcome to the fifth installment of “Know a Nominee,” the interview series that takes you inside the minds of this year’s Bram Stoker Awards nominees. Today’s interviewee is Brandon… Read more
Know a Nominee, Part Four: David Gerrold

Know a Nominee, Part Four: David Gerrold

      Welcome to part four of our ongoing interview series, “Know a Nominee,” which gives you daily glimpses inside the minds of some of the best horror writers and… Read more

SPYING ON GODS by David Barnett

Author: David Barnett SPYING ON GODS A drunken, naked frenzy leads to a nightmare summoned to earth. A nightmare not meant to be witnessed by human eyes. Because if it… Read more
Know a Nominee, Part Three: John Palisano

Know a Nominee, Part Three: John Palisano

Welcome to our third entry in “Know a Nominee,” the blog series that puts you inside the minds of this year’s Bram Stoker Awards nominees. Today’s interviewee is John Palisano,… Read more
Know a Nominee, Part two: Rena Mason

Know a Nominee, Part two: Rena Mason

     Welcome to today’s entry in “Know a Nominee,” the interview series that puts you inside the minds of this year’s Bram Stoker Awards nominees.    Today’s interviewee is Rena Mason,… Read more

BONE WELDER by Greg Kishbaugh

Author: Greg Kishbaugh BONE WELDER Deep in the frozen heart of the arctic, the world’s most feared monster has hidden away for centuries from the prying eyes of mankind. But… Read more

ON TURPIN’S HEAD by Mike McNichols

Author: Mike McNichols ON TURPIN’S HEAD The ghost that haunts Heathrow Airport is being hunted. Joey Birdwell’s plan to travel through England is interrupted by two unexpected experiences: His infatuation… Read more

MY NAME IS DEE by Robin Wyatt Dunn

Author: Robin Wyatt Dunn MY NAME IS DEE My Name is Dee is a novel for the educated reader who enjoys noir action, intrigue and dark romance, for the child… Read more
Public Letter to Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon.com

Public Letter to Jeff Bezos, CEO, Amazon.com

A Public Letter to:
Jeff Bezos, CEO,
Amazon.com The Horror Writers Association (HWA) (www.horror.org) is a nonprofit organization of more than 1100 writers and publishing professionals around the world, dedicated… Read more

TOPSIDERS by Scott Tyson

Author: Scott Tyson TOPSIDERS An abandoned house by the edge of the river. Uninhabited for decades. A secret as old as time itself. A truth hidden from the topsiders. But… Read more

CAPTURED SOULS by Sephera Giron

Author: Sephera Giron CAPTURED SOULS Can science create the perfect lover? Or only a living hell? Dr. Miriam Frederick is a brilliant professor at a large university. But her latest… Read more

PASSIONARIES by Tonya Hurley

Author: Tonya Hurley PASSIONARIES As we learned in Precious Blood, Agnes, Cecilia, and Lucy “may be saints, [but] they are definitely not angels” (Kirkus Reviews). They watched as Sebastian sacrificed… Read more

RETURN OF THE MOTHMAN by Michael Knost

Author: Michael Knost RETURN OF THE MOTHMAN  Ted Browning moves back to his rural hometown of Logan, West Virginia after learning his grandmother is dying of cancer. When he hears… Read more

HWA Horror Poetry Showcase

To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Horror Writers Association will be holding their inaugural HWA Horror Poetry Showcase in April 2014. Open to all poets, the Showcase will be accepting… Read more
The HWA on Twitter  – An Announcement

The HWA on Twitter – An Announcement

For the past several weeks, Jenn Mattern (A.J. Klein), Doug Murano, Angel Leigh McCoy, and JG Faherty, together with President Rocky Wood and Vice President Lisa Morton, have been putting… Read more
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