HWA Oregon

The Oregon Chapter of the Horror Writers Association

Jacy Morris

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
Event announcement: HWA Oregon Presents a Horror Reading at Memento Mori Cafe, 533 NW 24th Ave., Portland, Saturday, April 25th from 2-2:30 P.M. Join us to hear local horror authors read some spooky stories. There is a round HWA Oregon Chapter logo in the top right with graphic of a slug on a typewriter with "Horroregonian" typed on paper. In the middle left is the round Memento Mori Cafe logo with an ornamented skull with long hair and flowers as a crown over the name of the cafe, with coffee beans sprinkled around. In the background is a desaturated and dark closeup image of flowers standing in a field.

Spring 2026 Horror Reading

Join HWA Oregon for our spring horror reading at Memento Mori Cafe (1533 NW 24th Avenue, Portland, OR 97210) on Saturday, April 25th, 2026 from 2:00 to

April 19, 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