Press Releases
2024 SUMMER SCARES READING LIST
2024-02-27 07:01:51 In celebration of National Library Lover’s Day, the Horror Writers Association (HWA), in partnership with United for Libraries, Book Riot, Booklist, and NoveList®, a division of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), is delighted to announce the sixth annual Summer…
Horror Writers Association Releases the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot
2024-01-23 03:33:15FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Preliminary Ballot for the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA is the premier writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with more than 2,000 members.…
HWA Launches Official Card Game
2023-11-09 09:00:36 The HWA is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership! An officially-licensed party game called “Sudden Acts of Horror” – coming in 2024 – aims to celebrate the Horror Writers Association, the oldest and most respected professional nonprofit…
HWA ANNOUNCES SUMMER SCARES READING PROGRAM 2024 Spokesperson and Timeline
2023-10-31 08:00:00 The Horror Writers Association (HWA), in partnership with United for Libraries, Book Riot, Booklist, and NoveList®, a division of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO), is proud to announce the fifth annual Summer Scares Reading Program. Summer Scares is a…
Submissions will open next month for the newest HWA members-only anthology!
2023-10-20 15:23:14 Submissions will open next month for the newest HWA members-only anthology! SCARING AND DARING ADVENTURES will be an anthology of original fiction stories that draw from the rich tradition of classic works of children’s literature and puts a…
HWA Election Results 2023
2023-09-29 13:00:06HWA Election Results 2023 Los Angeles CA September 29, 2023 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…
2023 Summer Scares Reading List
2023-02-14 18:00:56 In celebration of National Library Lover’s Day, the Horror Writers Association (HWA), in partnership with United for Libraries, Book Riot, and Booklist, is delighted to announce the fifth annual Summer Scares reading list, which includes titles selected by…
HWA ANNOUNCES SUMMER SCARES READING PROGRAM 2023 Spokesperson and Timeline
2022-10-31 11:00:43The Horror Writers Association (HWA), in partnership with United for Libraries, Book Riot, and Booklist, is proud to announce the fifth annual Summer Scares Reading Program. Summer Scares is a reading program that provides libraries and schools with an…
HWA Election Results 2022
2022-09-22 20:52:25HWA Election Results 2022Los Angeles CA September 22, 2022 The Horror Writers Association (HWA) held its annual election in September. We had an unprecedented number of candidates for the three open positions of Trustee. Offices of President and Secretary ran…
HWA 2022 Elections
2022-08-02 09:00:00The HWA’s annual elections will soon be upon us. Up this year are three Trustee positions, as well as the offices of President and Secretary. Please read the statements of the following candidates carefully. Links to the ballot will…








