Statement from the HWA Board of Trustees: The Executive Leadership and Trustees on the Board of the Horror Writers Association has voted to remove Sephera Giron from her position as Trustee effective immediately.
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Make sure to follow! The Bram Stoker Awards Ceremony will begin at 8 pm EST! www.youtube.com/live/ewSiP5S...
2025 Bram Stoker Awards Ceremony
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Are you attending StokerCon this year? Well, for those interested in pitch sessions at StokerCon 2026, we have added literary agent Lauren Bajek to our lineup of pitch takers. Find out more about her by visiting the Pitch Session page on the StokerCon website. www.stokercon.com/pitch-sessio...
PITCH SESSIONS | StokerCon 2026
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Call for Submissions for Poetry Showcase Volume XIII The HWA is proud to announce a call for submissions from its members. Colleen Anderson will take over as the editor & this year’s judges include Kyla Lee Ward, Erik Hofstatter & Jamal Hodge. horrorwritersassociation.submittable.com/submit
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A few fresh reads have been added to the wall of new releases ~ Check out horror.org/newreleases/ for more, and congratulations to all! 🐦⬛
A special shout out to @gregchapman.bsky.social who designed the many of the logos and concepts for StokerCon 2026 you’ll see used. Greg does design work for the HWA and for its many chapters. Thank you, Greg for all that you do!
Tickets for StokerCon 2026 are available! We’re celebrating TEN YEARS & will be back in Pittsburgh! The event will be at the Westin Pittsburgh from June 4th to June 7th. Guests of Honor so far include: Linda D. Addison Ann VanderMeer John Shirley Billy Martin www.eventbrite.com/e/stokercon-...
StokerCon 2026: Celebrating Ten Years
StokerCon 2026 welcomes you back to Pittsburgh, PA! All the panels, workshops, presentations, and Final Frame you've come to love.
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Gwendolyn Kiste receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel.
Sofia Ajram receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction.
Maxwell I. Gold receives the Richard Laymon President’s Award.
Del Howison accepts the HWA Lifetime Achievement Award.
Carol Gyzander and Anna Taborska receive the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology.
Mercedes M. Yardley receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection.
Laird Barron receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (accepted by editor Doug Murano).
Coralie Fargeat receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Screenplay.
Jonathan Lees receivesThe Karen Lansdale Silver Hammer Award (presented by Lisa Morton).
Monika Kim receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel (award accepted by her editor).
Eden Royce and Robert P. Ottone both receive the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Middle Grade Novel in a tie.
Adam Cesare receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a YA Novel.
Greg Faherty presents the Mentor of the Year Award to Gretchen McNeil.
Emily C. Hughes receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Non-Fiction.
Rhonda Joseph Jackson presents the Specialty Press Award to Mocha Memoirs Press.
Pedro Iniguez receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection.
Gou Tanabe receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel.
Lisa Wood receives the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction. @lmariewood.bsky.social
The Bram Stoker Awards Ceremony has begun!
The Bram Stoker Awards Ceremony will be live soon! You can watch via this link! www.youtube.com/live/CneldBC...
The 2024 Bram Stoker Awards Ceremony
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The Horror Writers Association is pleased to announce that the Scholarship Committee will be reviewing applications for the following scholarships: the Mary W. Shelley, HWA and Poetry Scholarships. Applications will be available via the HWA submittable.
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
FINAL FRAME FILM COMPETITION | StokerCon 2025
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