HWA Oregon

The Oregon Chapter of the Horror Writers Association

book club

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.

Coming Up: May 2026 Events & Meetings

Beaverton Local Author Fair When: Saturday, May 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Where: Beaverton City Library What: HWA Oregon will have a table

April 28, 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: March 2026 Events & Meetings

We welcomed Caitlin Starling to our monthly chapter meeting on Sunday, February 15 to discuss her career, monsters, and wonder and weirdness in publishing. Thank

March 3, 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 (February 2026)

At our January chapter meeting, we welcomed Keith Rosson (Fever House, Coffin Moon), who told us about his journey from punk music fan and artist

February 10, 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 (January 2026)

HWA Oregon kept busy in November and December after a packed October of well-attended Halloween-related parties and readings. The guest speaker at our November chapter

February 10, 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 (October 2025)

HWA Oregon has been busy this summer with a transition in leadership—we welcomed H. A. Spector as our new HWA Oregon Chair, Sarah Walker as

November 13, 2025
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 2025 Meetings

We meet on Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time (note the time change from previous meetings), on Google Meet for our chapter

July 19, 2025