The Richard Laymon President’s Award The recipient of the Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service is Meghan Arcuri. The Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service was instituted in 2001 and is named in honor of Richard Laymon, who died in 2001 while serving as HWA’s President. As its name implies, it is given by HWA’s sitting President. The award is […]
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The recipient of the Specialty Press Award is Undertow Publications. The HWA Specialty Press Award is presented periodically to a specialty publisher whose work has substantially contributed to the horror genre, whose publications display general excellence, and whose dealings with writers have been fair and exemplary. The award was instituted in 1997, largely due to the efforts of long-time HWA […]
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Awards, to be presented June 17, 2023 during the Bram Stoker Awards® Presentation at StokerCon®2023 in Pittsburgh, PA. The recipients of the HWA’s Lifetime Achievement Award are: Elizabeth Massie, Nuzo Onoh, and John Saul. The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented periodically to an individual whose work […]
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