Press Releases

HWA Scholarship Recipients Announced

2025-12-24 18:45:06   The HWA Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the following recipients for this year’s scholarship selections. The committee would like to thank those who applied and the volunteers who reviewed the many applications we received. Congratulations to…

Call For 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations

2025-10-21 16:52:53   The Horror Writers Association calls for suggestions and nominations from the membership for the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to an individual whose work has substantially influenced the horror genre. While…

HWA ELECTION RESULTS 2025

2025-10-04 19:40:03   HWA Election Results 2025 The Horror Writers Association (HWA) held its annual election in September. We had a number of amazing candidates for the four open positions of Trustee. Offices of Vice President and Treasurer ran unopposed. Our members…

HWA 2025 Election Candidates

2025-09-04 04:00:31   The HWA’s annual elections will soon be upon us. Up this year are four Trustee positions, as well as the offices of Vice President and Treasurer. Please read the statements of the following candidates carefully. Links to…

HWA Update on the LibGen AI Litigation

2025-08-14 22:47:08   We have an important update on the ongoing copyright class-action lawsuit involving the exploitation of authors’ works. The court has found that Anthropic infringed on authors’ and publishers’ copyrights by downloading millions of books from the pirate…

Final Frame Short Horror Film Competition 2025 Finalists Announced!

2025-06-08 03:10:51   We are excited to finally announce the Final Frame Short Horror Film Competition 2025 Finalists! The winner will be announced next week at the 2025 StokerCon convention.     Vote for Wyrm Director: Benjamin Percy Writer: Benjamin…

Final Frame Judges Announced!

2025-06-04 19:51:10   2025 JUDGES ​The judges for the Final Frame competition are always an essential part of an ever-evolving film family we love to see at StokerCon. Four returning judges and two new additions round out the discerning minds…

HWA Scholarship Applications Now Open!

2025-06-01 21:14:31   The  Horror Writers Association is pleased to announce that the Scholarship Committee will be reviewing applications for the following scholarships and grants: the Mary W. Shelley, HWA and Poetry Scholarships. Applications will be available via the HWA…

Annual StokerCon Diversity Raffle Prizes Announced

2025-05-21 20:29:51 Annual StokerCon Diversity Raffle The Annual StokerCon Diversity Grant Raffle is here! Over twenty books, unique collectables, and other treasured items for lovers of horror, dark fantasy, and the weird will be raffled to benefit the Horror Writers…