HWA Oregon

The Oregon Chapter of the Horror Writers Association

Thomas Witherspoon

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 (April 2026)

Publisher and editor Elizabeth Mitchell released Animal Noir (Little Key Press), an anthology of “anthropomorphic noir mysteries” on February 24, 2026.  Experimental Files (Weird Fiction

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 (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 (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