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SINCE 1990, HWA has produced a series of HWA Presents Anthologies edited by a few of our more prestigious members and published in hardcover, mass-market, or trade paperback by various publishers. Most have also had signed, limited hardcover editions. These anthologies present new stories by the members of the Horror Writers Association — only members may submit stories. However, our newest, rawest, and youngest members compete for space on an equal basis with our established stars — and sometimes win, as we’ve had first sales in most of the volumes so far.
In addition, in 1997 HWA produced a volume of essays on the craft of horror writing, On Writing Horror: A Handbook by the Horror Writers Association, edited by Mort Castle, with contributions from dozens of well-known HWA members. In 2006, an updated and revised version was issued.
Please note that HWA does not sell these books directly — we’re a writers’ organization, not a publisher. Ask for them at bookstores, or look for them on your favorite book dealer’s Website.
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Abandon all hope, ye who enter here! Get ready for a terrifying spin on some of literature’s most ...More
Publish Date: 12 Aug, 25
An anthology of original horror stories edited by Bram Stoker Award® winners Vince A. Liaguno and ...More
Publish Date: 19 Jul, 22
The New York Times bestselling author presents 35 “bite-sized treats for young horror aficionado...More
Publish Date: 1 Sep, 20
Sixteen never-before-published chilling tales that explore every aspect of our darkest holiday, Hall...More
Publish Date: 3 Oct, 17
Multiple Bram Stoker Award–winning author Jonathan Maberry compiles more than twenty stories and p...More
Publish Date: 30 Aug, 16
The Horror Writers Association presents one of the most unusual horror anthologies you’ll ever rea...More
Publish Date: 18 Jun, 14
Edited by Kevin J. Anderson Sink your teeth into a smorgasbord of macabre morsels laced with horrifi...More
Publish Date: 29 May, 12
From the Horror Writers Association comes a brand-new collection of darkly humorous tales! The Big Q...More
Publish Date: 27 Sep, 11
Warning: This anthology contains works of fiction that are gruesome. Disturbing. Horrifying...More
Publish Date: 21 Oct, 08
A volume of essays on the craft of horror writing, edited by Mort Castle, with contributions from do...More
Publish Date: 18 Nov, 09
Haunted Library of Horror Classics
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) and Poisoned Pen Press, an imprint of SourceBooks, present the Haunted Library of Horror Classics, a line of reissued classic horror literature books from over the past 250 years. These books are recognized as literary masterpieces of their era that are either remembered today only through distorted theatrical or movie versions, or have been relegated to academic study, or have otherwise been nearly forgotten entirely.
Every night at the Palais Garnier, hundreds of guests wait for opera star La Carlotta to take the st...More
Publish Date: 7 Jan, 20
Robert Holt is an out-of-work clerk seeking shelter in an abandoned house. He comes face-to-face wit...More
Publish Date: 7 Apr, 20
Considered a masterpiece of bizarre invention and sustained fantasy, Vathek was written in French ...More
Publish Date: 18 Aug, 20
William Hope Hodgson’s “cosmic horror” classic continues the Haunted Library of Ho...More
Publish Date: 3 Nov, 20
Nine spine-tingling stories from the creator of Sherlock Holmes Mournful cries in an ice-bound sea, ...More
Publish Date: 4 May, 21
Dive into this collection of exquisite, classic horror stories–just make sure to have the ligh...More
Publish Date: 5 Oct, 21
Manfred, the lord of the castle of Otranto, has long lived in dread of an ancient prophecy: it’...More
Publish Date: 11 Jan, 22
Frankenstein wasn’t the only classic horror novel created by a woman. Within a decade of the 1...More
Publish Date: 12 Apr, 22
First published in 1812, Fantasmagoriana has become one of the most seminal ghost-story anthologie...More
Publish Date: 28 Nov, 2023
