Business

1. Welcome to attendees – both members and potential members of HWA (open meeting)
2. Logo Reveal – by Greg Chapman
3. Website Reveal (thank you to Alan Lastufka). www.oregonhorror.com
   • Send Frances bios w/ publications
   • 900 by 900 pixels or higher for bio images
4. October Month of Horror Events
   • October 6–8 – HP Lovecraft Film Festival and Cthulhu Con
   • October 10 – The Cozy Cosmic Launch Party – Rose City Pub
   • October 21st – Cozy Cosmic Readings at Browser’s in Olympia
   • October 26 – Telltale – https://www.telltalepdx.com/#new-page-section
     Willamette Writers & HWA – Halloween Event (pending)
   • October 31st – Readings at Mad Hanna’s
5. Youtube Readings – Sarah Walker is setting up the Youtube channel.
6. Announcements
   • Alan Lastufka — https://shop.shortwavepublishing.com/products/wilted-pages-an-anthology-of-dark-academia-paperback
     Wilted Pages: An Anthology of Dark Academia
     Edited by Ai Jiang and Christi Nogle
     Release Date: September 19, 2023
     Shortwave Publishing
     Info and shop links: https://shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/wilted-pages-dark-academia-anthology/
   • Frances
     October 10 — Cozy Cosmic release. Underland Press. Frances Ippolito is co-editor.
     Winding Paths – game anthology with horror writers included. Release late October.
     November 5 – sent in application for a Portland Book Festival + HWA joint event.
     HWA Middle Grade short story submission call.
   • Sarah Walker – Poetry Open Mic with Angela Yuriko Smith
   • Elle Mitchell
     Tell Tale PDX Ghost Show — October 26th, 6pm – 11am https://www.eventbrite.com/e/telltale-presents-ghost-show-tickets-667156652507
     New book info – https://emitchellwrites.com/we-used-to-be-different/
   • Matt Blairstone – Release of Black Lord https://tenebrous-press.square.site/product/the-black-lord-preorder-a-novella-by-colin-hinckley-softcover-includes-ebook-/88?cs=true&cst=custom
   • David Barker – mention of Gothic Dark Arts in Corvallis. Book sells allowed.