HWA Oregon

The Oregon Chapter of the Horror Writers Association

Meetings, News

Coming Up: November Events & Meetings

Why Horror? Cover to Cover event flyer. At th top are the logos for Dusk to Dawn (the podcast hosts leading the event) and the Horror Writers Association Oregon Chapter, plus the location host, Broadway Books. Between these are the date and time and title of the event: "Thursday, November 5, 6-7 p.m." and "Why Horror?" Below this on the center of the page is a section with pictures of the guests, their names, and a description. The photos are lined up in a U shape. Kelsea You, Keith Rosson on the left and right, Danger Slater and Caitlin Starling centered left and right. Below this is a folded paper banner with the Cover to Cover logo and "We're hosting a "#PDXBookFest event!" The background is a light to dark gray with a stone wall texture.
Graphic courtesy HWA Oregon.

Panel: Why Horror?

Broadway Books • Portland, Oregon

Thursday, November 5, 2026 • 6:00–7:00 p.m.

HWA Oregon members and Dusk to Dawn podcast hosts Amber and Dan Finnegan are hosting a panel about horror as part of the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover events. The panel includes local horror authors Kelsea Yu, Keith Rosson, Caitlin Starling, and Danger Slater. They will be discussing the appeal of the horror genre and what it is about bumps in the night that keep us reading.

HWA Oregon: Chapter Meeting with Guest Katherine Quevedo

Google Meet

Sunday, November 15, 2026 • 6:00–7:00 p.m.

Katherine Quevedo, author of the fantasy novella Thrice Petrified, the Elgin Award-winning poetry chapbook The Inca Weaver’s Tales, the forthcoming video game poetry chapbook Extra Lives in Verse, and a forthcoming full-length poetry collection from Interstellar Flight Press, will share her process and tips for putting together short story and poetry collections.