HWA Oregon

The Oregon Chapter of the Horror Writers Association
HWA Oregon logo with an illustration of a blood-red-spotted slug typing on a typewriter. The text on the sheet of paper in the typewriter is Horroregonians. In the background there is a red circle like blood or a slug slime trail around the typewriter with Horror Writers Association in red text in an arc above the circle and Oregon Chapter in red text in an arc below the circle.

Member News (September 2026)

Jacy Morris is a semifinalist for the Small Spec Book Awards with We Like It Cherry (Tenebrous Press.) Kate Boyes (“Horror Makes a Splash in

September 5, 2026
HWA Oregon logo with an illustration of a blood-red-spotted slug typing on a typewriter. The text on the sheet of paper in the typewriter is Horroregonians. In the background there is a red circle like blood or a slug slime trail around the typewriter with Horror Writers Association in red text in an arc above the circle and Oregon Chapter in red text in an arc below the circle.

Member News (August 2026)

Katherine Quevedo, Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq, and other contributors joined editor Elizabeth Mitchell to discuss Clocks: a speculative and dark fiction anthology (Little Key Press) with Vintage

September 5, 2026
HWA Oregon logo with an illustration of a blood-red-spotted slug typing on a typewriter. The text on the sheet of paper in the typewriter is Horroregonians. In the background there is a red circle like blood or a slug slime trail around the typewriter with Horror Writers Association in red text in an arc above the circle and Oregon Chapter in red text in an arc below the circle.

Member News (July 2026)

Clocks: a speculative and dark fiction anthology from editor Elizabeth Mitchell and Little Key Press will be published on June 23, 2026. The anthology features

September 5, 2026
HWA Oregon logo with an illustration of a blood-red-spotted slug typing on a typewriter. The text on the sheet of paper in the typewriter is Horroregonians. In the background there is a red circle like blood or a slug slime trail around the typewriter with Horror Writers Association in red text in an arc above the circle and Oregon Chapter in red text in an arc below the circle.

Coming Up: September Events & Meetings

Salem Pride in the Park Riverfront Park • Salem, Oregon Saturday, September 19, 2026 • 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. HWA Oregon returns to celebrate pride in

September 1, 2026
HWA Oregon logo with an illustration of a blood-red-spotted slug typing on a typewriter. The text on the sheet of paper in the typewriter is Horroregonians. In the background there is a red circle like blood or a slug slime trail around the typewriter with Horror Writers Association in red text in an arc above the circle and Oregon Chapter in red text in an arc below the circle.

Coming Up: July 2026 Events & Meetings

July Chapter Meeting When: Sunday, July 19 at 6:00 p.m.  Where: Online What: Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq, an HWA and HWA Oregon member, Young Willamette Writers Young

June 29, 2026
HWA Oregon logo with an illustration of a blood-red-spotted slug typing on a typewriter. The text on the sheet of paper in the typewriter is Horroregonians. In the background there is a red circle like blood or a slug slime trail around the typewriter with Horror Writers Association in red text in an arc above the circle and Oregon Chapter in red text in an arc below the circle.

Member News (June 2026)

Little Key Press publisher and editor Elizabeth Mitchell’s Kickstarter for Clocks: a speculative and dark fiction anthology was a success! The anthology features stories from

June 15, 2026