HWA Scholarship Announcement

HWA Scholarship Announcement The Horror Writer’s Association would like to thank everyone who applied for scholarships in 2023. The initiative of applicants makes it possible to provide these invaluable opportunities to connect, learn, grow, and imagine what might be next for the genre.  Whether it’s a haunting novel or a groundbreaking thesis, a riveting collection of poetry or a jaw-dropping new script, the horror writers of the world have been busy. These scholarships provide more than just money; they provide the chance for the winners to learn from the best, mature as creators, and infuse our world with art like…
Congratulations 2022 Scholarship from Hell winner Tracy Cross and Virtual Winner Rosemary Thorne!

Congratulations 2022 Scholarship from Hell winner Tracy Cross and Virtual Winner Rosemary Thorne!

The Horror Writers Association is pleased to announce its 2022 Scholarship from Hell winner, Tracy Cross! Tracy Cross’s work has been featured in several podcasts, including 'Nighty Night with Rabia Chaudry (advocate and author of the New York Times bestselling book "Adnan's Story"). She also has had several stories published in mass-market anthologies. She is hoping to publish her first book, Rootwork, a folk horror homage to her late grandmother, in 2022. She describes her writing as “exciting stories with breadcrumbs” that lead the reader to an unexpected and rewarding ending. She lives in Washington, DC, is a member of…
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 address the unseen, but real, barriers limiting the amount of horror fiction being published by women. The first Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship has been awarded to Erinn Kemper, a Canadian writer who resides in Costa Rica. Erinn Kemper (E. L. Kemper) grew up in an isolated mill town in coastal British Columbia, Canada. From there she moved to the city to study Philosophy at the University of Victoria. Over the…