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THE HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION (HWA) is a nonprofit organization of writers and publishing professionals around the world, dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those who write it. HWA was formed in the late 1980’s with the help of many of the field’s greats, including Dean Koontz, Robert McCammon, and Joe Lansdale. Today——with over 1800 members in countries such as Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, Honduras, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Russia, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad, United Kingdom and the United States——it is the oldest and most respected professional organization for the much-loved writers who have brought you the most enjoyable sleepless nights of your life.One of HWA’s missions is to encourage public interest in and foster an appreciation of good Horror and Dark Fantasy literature. To that end, we offer the public areas of this web site, we sponsor or take part in occasional public readings and lectures, we publish a blog and produce other materials for booksellers and librarians, we facilitate readings and signings by horror writers, and we maintain an official presence at the major fan-based horror and fantasy conventions.HWA is also dedicated to recognizing and promoting diversity in the horror genre, and practices a strictanti-harassment policyat all of its events.As part of our core mission, we sponsor the annualBram Stoker Awards® for superior achievement in horror literature. Named in honor of the author of the seminal horror novel Dracula, the Bram Stoker Awards® are presented for superior writing in eleven categories including traditional fiction of various lengths, poetry, screenwriting, graphic novels, young adult, and non-fiction. In addition, HWA presents an annualLifetime Achievement Awardto a living person who has made significant contributions to the writing of Horror and Dark Fantasy over the course of a lifetime.For more information, please visit www.horror.org.

Horror Writers Association

The Horror Writers Association's annual convention, held in conjuction with the Bram Stoker Awards. Please visit stokercon2019.org for more info.
To register for the convention or purchase a banquet ticket, please click REGISTER and then you'll be able to select which portions of the event you would like to purchase. If purchasing a Banquet ticket, you'll have the opportunity to choose your meal at checkout. Choices include Rosemary Chicken, Tomahawk Pork Chop, and Mushroom Risotto. Librarian's Day at StokerCon is included as a separate option. This doesn not grant registration to the rest of StokerCon's events. If you would like to attend both StokerCon and Librarian's Day, please select the "Registration plus Librarian's Day" option.

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