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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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HERE WITH THE SHADOWS by Steve Rasnic Tem

Author: Steve Rasnic Tem HERE WITH THE SHADOWS “Among my favorite reads are those early 20th century single author ghost & supernatural collections by such British authors as Burrage, Caldecott,… Read more

BLOOD KIN by Steve Rasnic Tem

Author: Steve Rasnic Tem BLOOD KIN Steve Rasnic Tem’s Blood Kin is pure Southern Gothic with a sharp left turn into horror. The influences streaming through this hybrid include William… Read more

PROJECT CAIN by Geoffrey Girard

Author: Geoffrey Girard PROJECT CAIN Sixteen-year-old Jeff Jacobson had never heard of Jeffrey Dahmer, the infamous serial killer who brutally murdered seventeen people more than twenty years ago. But Jeff’s… Read more
HWA Scholarship Awarded to Jim Pyre

HWA Scholarship Awarded to Jim Pyre

Starting from 2014 the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has instituted the Horror Writers Association Scholarship, open to all members of the HWA. The Scholarship is designed to assist in the… Read more
Shelley Scholarship goes to Erinn Kemper

Shelley Scholarship goes to Erinn Kemper

Starting from 2014 the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has instituted the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship, open to female writers who are members of the HWA. The Scholarship is designed to… Read more

CAIN’S BLOOD by Geoffrey Girard

Author: Geoffrey Girard CAIN’S BLOOD A terrifying novel about the evil in each of us… Developing new bio-weapons, the US Department of Defense has secretly cloned the world’s most notorious… Read more

CHIRAL MAD 2 Edited by Michael Bailey

Editor: Michael Bailey CHIRAL MAD 2 Chiral Mad 2 is an anthology of psychological horror containing twenty-eight short stories by established authors and newcomers from around the world. All profit… Read more
Women in Horror: Part Eighteen

Women in Horror: Part Eighteen

It may be March but I’m still rolling with WiHM! Today, my dear friends, is the final article. Yes…it’s true. Please do not weep, do not lose hope, we will… Read more
Women in Horror: Part Seventeen

Women in Horror: Part Seventeen

Today we’re joined by author Roh Morgon on what horror means to her…     It’s an honor to have been selected to participate in the HWA’s recognition of Women… Read more
Women in Horror: Part Sixteen

Women in Horror: Part Sixteen

Hello & welcome back to our feature special series for WiHM! You’ll all have noticed a gap in the posting of these articles & I can only apologise for that.… Read more

PHANTOM LIMB by Shane Montgomery

Author: Shane Montgomery PHANTOM LIMB An LAPD narcotics officer-turned-personal bodyguard, a troubled epileptic psychic and an enigmatic shaman~ trying to outrun their pasts… A paranormal scientist and cameraman, just trying… Read more
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