HWA Oregon

The Oregon Chapter of the Horror Writers Association

J.S. Douglas

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 (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.

Member News (May 2026)

Little Key Press publisher and editor Elizabeth Mitchell launched a Kickstarter for Clocks: a speculative and dark fiction anthology. The Kickstarter reached its goal early

May 31, 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 (March 2026)

H. A. Spector hosted a well-attended “COLD Themed Reading” on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at Beaverton City Library in Beaverton, Oregon, featuring scary and very

April 11, 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