Lisa Wood receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction. @lmariewood.bsky.social

Gou Tanabe receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel.

Pedro Iniguez receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection.

Rhonda Joseph Jackson presents the Specialty Press Award to Mocha Memoirs Press.

Greg Faherty presents the Mentor of the Year Award to Gretchen McNeil.

Pedro Iniguez receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection.

Lisa Wood receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction. @lmariewood.bsky.social

HWA Secretary @raforall.bsky.social delivering the keynote address.

The Bram Stoker Awards Ceremony will be live soon! You can watch via this link! www.youtube.com/live/CneldBC...

As always, the audience will have a chance to vote for their favorite films live in-person at the FINAL FRAME event. @jonathanlees.bsky.social

On Friday, June 13th, our panel will be deliberating right after the screening (8pm - 10pm EST) & the winners for Grand Prize, 1st Runner-Up, and Best Writing in a Short Film, will be revealed during the Bram Stoker Awards Ceremony on Saturday, June 14th.

The 10th Annual FINAL FRAME FILM COMPETITION at StokerCon has its esteemed judges! Please welcome Aaron Dries, Craig Engler, Jamie Flanagan, Jamal Hodge, Lisa Morton, & Lisa Macon Wood (L. Marie Wood). See you in the dark! Read up on our judges here: www.stokercon2025.com/finalframe

🔥📚 The Summer Scares list is here! Get ready for chilling reads that will haunt your summer nights. From horror classics to fresh nightmares, there’s something for every reader. 👀☀️ 🩸 Explore the list → raforallhorror.blogspot.com/p/summer-sca... #SummerScares #HorrorReads #SpookySeason #BookLovers

Looking for an immersive experience at StokerCon 2025? Applications for the Scholarship from Hell are open now! horrorscholarships.com/the-scholars...

The Horror Writers Association celebrates the diversity and heritage of Black writers, and we celebrate the invaluable contributions of Black authors, publishers, editors, and creators across the horror genre.

The HWA is pleased to share a new discount for members in partnership with the @authorsguild.bsky.social! HWA members applying for new membership in the Guild will receive a 20% discount. Thank you AG! horror.org/hwa-discount...

The HWA Board and the Bram Stoker Awards® Committee congratulate all those appearing on the Preliminary Ballot. bramstokerawards.horror.org/front-page/t...

Attention HWA Chapters: I’d love to attend your chapter meetings and be available for you! Email me at director (at) horror dot org and I’ll be there!

Congratulations to the library awardees of the 2024 Young Adults Write Now Endowment: South Fayette Township Library, San Benito County Free Library, Wharton County Library, Cuyahoga County Public Library (Garfield Heights Branch), and Public Library of New London!

For writers affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles (and surrounding areas), here’s a list of emergency assistance options from our partners: The Authors League provides emergency assistance loans. While they call them loans, they are actually grants. authorsleaguefund.org.

The Horror Writers Association Gets 10 Year Commitment from Pitt Library System for StokerCon starting in 2025!

Register for the HWA Quarterly Town Hall! Umair Kazi, Authors Guild Policy Director will be our guest followed by a Q&A with HWA Board Members. When: Jan. 21, 2025 8:30 pm EST (US and Canada). Watch for registration info in your iMailer soon! After registering you’ll receive a confirmation.

Welcome to the HWA. We are a nonprofit organization of writers and publishing professionals around the world, dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those who write it. This account will provide official updates from HWA and other industry related news! horror.org