Member News: October 2020

Join the New York Chapter of the Horror Writers Association for our new monthly reading series, Galactic Terrors! Presented via YouTube, each Galactic Terrors event will feature live readings by authors of horror, dark fantasy, science fiction, and more!

Galactic Terrors will be broadcast monthly on the second Thursday of the month, 8 p.m. EST and episodes will be archived on YouTube for future viewing.

Watch October’s Galactic Terrors, featuring Linda Addison, James Chambers, April Grey, and Robert Ottone on YouTube.

Our third Galactic Terrors reading will take place on Thursday, November 12, at 8 p.m. EST, featuring Randee Dawn, Chris Marrs, Lou Rera, and Craig DiLouie! Click here for the link and to set a reminder.

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Songs based on Oliver Baer‘s poems are available on on bandcamp, thanks to local band, Psych-O-Positive. Listen to “Night Comes” and “Fire,” both performed live during Psych-O-Positive’s debut on Baer’s poetry and music show, A Conclave of Baer, as well as Psych-O-Positive’s new recording, “Shattered Mirror World,” also based on Baer’s poetry. For more music inspired by Baer’s work, check out the A Conclave of Baer page on bandcamp!

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Ellen Datlow‘s The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve was released on October 20th by Night Shade Books and is available at bookstores and online now.

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Teel James Glenn has signed a contract for The Skullmask Chronicles with Bold Venture Press for release in 2021. In October, Glenn also published two stories in the annual Sherlock Holmes Issue of Mystery Weekly Magazine, and his story, “Edge of Time,” appeared in Mystery Men & Women Vol. 6 from Airship27.

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Carol Gyzander’s short story “Face It” was released in The Devil’s Due from Valhalla Books on October 31st. Carol notes that this anthology features stories of underhanded deals, gone awry – a very Faustian theme! Also, read an interview with Carol on the Valhalla Books site!

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Robert P. Ottone’s new collection of horror fiction, Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares, is available now wherever fine books are sold!

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New Event: Galactic Terrors on September 14th!

Join the New York Chapter of the Horror Writers Association for our new monthly reading series, Galactic Terrors! Presented via YouTube, each Galactic Terrors event will feature live readings by authors of horror, dark fantasy, science fiction, and more!

The inaugural installment of Galactic Terrors kicks off on Monday, September 14th at 8 p.m. EDT, with Marc Abbott, Teel James Glenn, Amy Grech, and Lisa Morton! Following this specially scheduled premiere episode, Galactic Terrors will be broadcast monthly on the second Thursday of the month, beginning on October 8th, with episodes archived on YouTube for future viewing.

To learn more about upcoming Galactic Terrors readings, subscribe to the Galactic Terrors newsletter!

Member News: September 2020

The latest from HWA-NY members…

Galactic Terrors
Join us at 8 p.m. EDT on September 14 for the inaugural installment of Galactic Terrors, featuring live readings and Q&A with Marc Abbott, Teel James Glenn, Amy Grech, and Lisa Morton! Presented via YouTube by the Horror Writers Association New York Chapter, Galactic Terrors features live readings by authors of horror, dark fantasy, science fiction, and more. Following our specially scheduled premiere episode, Galactic Terrors will be broadcast monthly on the second Thursday of the month, starting on October 8, with episodes archived on YouTube for future viewing.

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“Page 11” is a song based on a poem in Oliver Baer‘s book of poetry and photographs, Baer Soul. It is on Jay Ackley’s new album Songs My Friends Wrote, Vol. 2, the cover of which also includes an artistic rendition of Baer. Baer, with his true face on, read his H. P. Lovecraft-inspired poems as part of his Facebook Live reading around Lovecraft’s birthday in August.

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Ellen Datlow‘s The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve will be published October 6th by Night Shade Books and is available for preorder now.

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To celebrate the release of Don’t Turn Out the Lights, N.R. Lambert joined editor Jonathan Maberry, and co-authors, Amy Lukavics, Kim Ventrella, and James A. Moore for a conversation about horror, writing for younger readers, and the legacy of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore hosted the event and shared a recording of the panel on YouTube.

In October, N.R. Lambert will lead a virtual horror workshop series for young writers (ages 9-12) at The Center for Fiction. Sessions include “Haunted Places & Ghostly Faces,” “Movie Monsters & Creepy Creatures,” and “Scary Science & Techie Terrors.” Registration is open now!

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Robert P. Ottone’s story, “Elevator of the Dead,” is featured as Episode 13 of The Night’s End podcast.

In October, Ottone is hosting a number of online readings and events in support of his new short story collection, Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares.

The dates and locations are as follows:

October 8th – Galactic Terrors (online)
October 13th – Brentwood Public Library (online registration required) – 7 p.m. EDT
October 14th – Riverhead Public Library (online registration required) – 7 p.m. EDT
October 29th – Jericho Public Library (online registration required) – 2 p.m. EDT
October 29th – Sayville Public Library (Facebook Live) – 7 p.m. EDT

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Before an emergency appendectomy interrupted his usual flow, NY chapter’s Steven Van Patten‘s short horror story, “Pink Lake,” landed in the Nightlight Podcast, curated by horror maven Tonia Thompson. Additionally, “The Retiree,” a SVP short about an elderly monster killer having one final go at it, will be included in Nicole Givens Kurtz’s much-anticipated anthology Slay: Stories Of The Vampire Noire, which releases on October 13th. And SVP’s latest animated piece, this one about the famous Harlem Hellfighters of World War I, is set to premier to Extra Credits‘ 2.42 million subscribers on YouTube on September 10th. (As for the appendectomy, we hear he is recovering just fine, but will happily accept red wine and dark chocolate as get well gifts.)
[Editor’s note: 5 out of 5 doctors agree buying an author’s books improves surgical recovery!]

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Member News: August 2020

The latest from HWA-NY members…

Several HWA-NY members have stories in the latest issue of Tales from the Canyons of the Damned, including Teel James Glenn, Amy Grech, and Steven Van Patten.

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Teel James Glenn’s short mystery “Reindeer Games” will appear in the anthology Whodunnit NJ, his poem, “They Slumber” will be published in the forthcoming HWA Poetry anthology, and his short story, “Screen Shot,” appears in the July issue of Mystery Weekly.

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Amy Grech‘s short story, “Rampart,” is the featured story at Fright Girl Summer, and her story, “EV 2000” is included in Tales from the Canyons of the Damned, which was unleashed upon the world earlier in August.

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N.R. Lambert‘s short story, “Tag, You’re It,” is included in the upcoming anthology, Don’t Turn Out the Lights: A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, which releases on September 1st. To celebrate the book’s launch, she’ll be joining fellow anthology authors and the editor, New York Times bestselling author, Jonathan Maberry, for a series of virtual events.

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Jonathan Lees‘ story, “Persistence,” has been announced for acceptance in Chiral Mad 5, edited by Michael Bailey.

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HWA-NY READINGS: Due to the global pandemic and related shutdowns/restrictions, HWA-NY’s planned readings (Night Terrors and Summer Dark) are shifting into a new, terrifying form. Ignore any howling and keep an eye out for updates here, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

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HWA-NY Members, submit your news and events using the following forms:

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Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.

 

 

 

 

Member News: July 2020

The latest from HWA-NY members…

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JG Faherty is super-excited to announce he’ll be part of a line up that includes Hal Bodner, Victor LaValle, Ramsey Campbell, Nancy Kilpatrick, H.P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce, Robert Bloch, Robert W. Chambers, August W. Derleth, and Clark Ashton Smith, among other giants of the genre, in Flame Tree’s upcoming anthology of Lovecraftian short stories, Lovecraft Mythos: New & Classic Collection. Coming in October 2020 – the perfect Halloween gift!

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Teel James Glenn’s short mystery “Reindeer Games” will appear in the anthology Whodunnit NJ, his poem, ‘They Slumber’ will be published in the forthcoming HWA Poetry anthology, and his short story, “Screen Shot,” appears in the July issue of Mystery Weekly.

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Carol Gyzander will be reading at the Words From Beyond The Coffee House Of The Damned Monthy Reading on Wednesday, July 15th at 7:00 p.m.

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N.R. Lambert is thrilled her story, “Let It Stand,” will be included in Flame Tree Publishing‘s upcoming cosmic horror anthology, Lovecraft Mythos: New & Classic Collection, available in Fall 2020.

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Robert P. Ottone’s book, People: A Horror Anthology About Love, Loss, Life & Things That Go Bump in the Night is now available as an audiobook via Audible and Apple Books! Ottone’s story, “The Last of the Leading Men,” will be featured in the Deadman’s Tome anthology, Hollywood Holocaust.

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In light of the recent political unrest brought on by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many other unarmed African-Americans, Steven Van Patten was recently asked to bring some Black History to the Extra Credits YouTube channel. His first piece for the series focuses on the Tulsa Race Riot, “The Burning of Black Wall Street,” and will be followed by at least five more written by Van Patten.

 

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HWA-NY READINGS: Due to the global pandemic and related shutdowns/restrictions, HWA-NY’s planned readings (Night Terrors and Summer Dark) are shifting into a new, terrifying form. Ignore any howling and keep an eye out for updates here, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

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HWA-NY Members, submit your news and events using the following forms:

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Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.

 

 

 

 

Member News: June 2020

The latest from HWA-NY members…

“Shattered Mirror World,” a song by the band Psych-O-Positive, based on one of Oliver Baer‘s poems, was recently featured on Spotify’s “New from NYC: Rock” playlist.

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Robert Masterson’s short piece, “The Flapping Thing,” recently published in Black Petals.

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Awake: Tales of Terror, is Lou Rera‘s newest collection of short stories from NightWriter’s Publishing. These tales include supernatural crime, murder, insanity, obsession, greed, paranoia, fear, and revenge. Sound like fun? Rera writes of dark places and dysfunctional people. His previous novel, SIGN, a supernatural thriller of deception and murder, was published in 2014.

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HWA-NY READINGS: Due to the global pandemic and related shutdowns/restrictions, HWA-NY’s planned readings (Night Terrors and Summer Dark) are shifting into a new, terrifying form. Ignore any howling and keep an eye out for updates here, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

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HWA-NY Members, submit your news and events using the following forms:

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Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.

 

 

 

 

Member News: Spring 2020

Even though the world has been at a standstill for the past few months, our members kept busy writing and publishing exciting new work!

Here’s the latest from HWA-NY members…

Marc Abbott and Steven Van Patten explore the black-hand side of nerd culture with co-host, Kirk Johnson, in their new podcast Beef, Wine, & Shenanigans. From their Facebook page:

“Award-winning horror writers Marc Abbott and Steven Van Patten, along with fantasy maven Kirk Johnson, explore and break down the horror, science fiction and comic book culture in all its written, small and big screen forms, in a hilarious one-hour bull session.”

Listen to new and previous episodes on SoundCloud!

Marc Abbott also performed in the Queens Storytellers Online show, presented by Queens Theatre, earlier in May; and he was recently nominated for Best Actor in the Scene Festival for his performance in the short film Identity Check. Voting is open now!

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Oliver Baer‘s poem “Untitled #50” is in the Spring/Summer 2020 issue of Infernal Ink Magazine. One of his poems is the basis for a new song, “Shattered Mirror World” by the band Psych-O-Positive, which can be found on Spotify. The band also created a video to go with the song on YouTube. In April, Baer featured live readings of his poetry for National Poetry Month on his Facebook page, where the recordings are still available for your enjoyment.

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James Chambers is pleased to announce the return to print of the third volume in his Corpse Fauna novella series, The Dead in Their Masses, with the all-new bonus short story, “Passengers,” from eSpec Books.

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JG Faherty is happy to announce that he’s just signed a contract with Flame Tree Press for his next novel, tentatively titled The Awakening, which involves demonic possession and poltergeists in a small New York town. This will be his third novel with Flame Tree Press (Sins of the Father comes out this summer) and his 8th novel overall.

Also, for the duration of the COVID-19 shutdowns, Faherty’s new novel, The Changeling, is available for only $0.99 on Kindle. This sci-fi superhero thriller, with cover art by Lynne Hansen, was released to give people something exciting, but inexpensive, to read while stuck at home.

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Teel James Glenn is proud to announce the publication of his novel, Gaslight Magick, available now from Wild Wolf Publishing. A thrilling adventure in the world of the Pendragon Empire, Gaslight Magick asks, Would you go to hell to save the one you love? 

Glenn also has a bounty of short fiction news! He has two stories–both dark fantasies of love and sacrifice–in the new anthologies, Hearts’ Enchantment and No Greater Love: Martyrs of Earth and Elsewhere. Also, be on the lookout for “The Phantom Fear” in The Magic of Murder anthology, and “The Occurrence of the Kali Curse,” in Pulp Adventures Magazine, Issue #35.

Looking ahead, Glenn’s collection, Semper Occultus, is forthcoming from Pro Se Productions and his novel The Last Escape will be published by Airship 27.

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Hungry? Check out Amy Grech’s “Perishables” on Medium.com!

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N.R. Lambert‘s new story, “Do Not Write to Wrong,” is included in Atthis Arts’ latest anthology, Community of Magic Pens, available wherever books are sold. Her story, “The Half-Life of a Broken Heart,” originally published by Factor Four Magazine, was featured in a new episode of Cast of Wonders, a speculative fiction podcast.

Lambert’s recently published ghost story, “The Words I Starved For,” is now available to read for free at Fireside Fiction. “It’s powerful, and wrenching, and beautiful.” —Charles Payseur, Quick Sip Reviews

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Steven Van Patten penned “BANDMATES” for an episode of Viral Vignettes, starring Maxwell Gail Jr. and John Schneider. The Viral Vignettes series is raising money for The Actor’s Fund. SVP has also been writing scripts for the animated series, Extra Credits, check out Patten’s episode, “The Rusalka,” and all the series episodes, on YouTube.

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HWA-NY READINGS: Due to the global pandemic and related shutdowns/restrictions, HWA-NY’s planned readings (Night Terrors and Summer Dark) are shifting into a new, terrifying form. Ignore any howling and keep an eye out for updates here, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

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HWA-NY Members, submit your news and events using the following forms:

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Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.

 

 

 

 

HWA-NY Presents: Women in Horror Month at KGB Bar

On February 12, 2020, the New York Chapter of the Horror Writers Association hosted an evening of dark fiction and horror readings in celebration of Women in Horror Month. Emceed by Carol Gyzander and James Chambers, the evening featured readings from (in order) N.R. Lambert, Amy Grech, K.E. Scheiner, Carol Gyzander, Randee Dawn, and Barbara Krasnoff.

HWA-NY’s WiHM readers, left to right: Barbara Krasnoff, K.E. Scheiner, Randee Dawn, Carol Gyzander, N.R. Lambert, and Amy Grech. Photo credit: Jim Freund.

Photo credit: Lorraine M. Escoto

N.R. Lambert kicked off the evening with a nature horror story, “Shhhh. Shhhh. Shhhh.”

N.R. Lambert reading “Shhhh. Shhhh. Shhhh.” Photo credit: Jim Freund.

Amy Grech debuted a new work-in-progress, reading a chilling excerpt from “Skin in the Game.”

Amy Grech reading from “Skin in the Game.” Photo credit: James Chambers.

K.E. Scheiner read a visceral selection from her novel-in-progress, BLOOD MASQUE.

K.E. Scheiner reads an excerpt from BLOOD MASQUE. Photo credit: James Chambers.

After the raffle, which included stickers by artist Lynne Hansen, the reading continued with James Chambers introducing the second half.

James Chambers talks about the HWA. Photo credit: Jim Freund.

Carol Gyzander read an excerpt from “Deal with the Devil,” which appears in Across the Universe: Tales of Alternate Beatles, edited by Michael A. Ventrella and Randee Dawn (Fantastic Books), a new Beatles-themed anthology that Library Journal raved “will move and surprise you” in its recent starred review.

Carol Gyzander reading an excerpt from “Deal with the Devil” and sporting a shirt by artist Cat Scully. Photo credit: Jim Freund.

Randee Dawn read “Cat Person,” a short story from the forthcoming anthology, Horror for the Throne: One-Sitting Reads, edited by James D. Macdonald, Judith K. Dial, and Tom Easton, which will be published by Fantastic Books later this year.

Randee Dawn reading “Cat Person.” Photo credit: Jim Freund.

Barbara Krasnoff closed out the evening with a haunting story, “Rosemary, That’s For Remembrance,” which originally appeared in Clockwork Phoenix 2 (edited by Mike Allen, Mythic Delirium Books), and is also included in her recent mosaic novel, The History of Soul 2065 (Mythic Delirium Books), which Publishers Weekly recently praised in a starred review: “Powerful and dreamlike, this intergenerational meditation on family, mortality, and hope is far more than the sum of its parts.”

Barbara Krasnoff reading “Rosemary, That’s For Remembrance.” Photo credit: Jim Freund.

Special thanks the sound team, Gordon Linzer and Vincent Collins who both recorded the reading. When selections from this reading are made available online, we’ll be sure to post an update here.

Gordon Linzner (r.) recorded the sessions, as did Vincent Collins (l). Photo credit: James Chambers.

A huge thanks to the KGB Bar team, to Teel James Glenn (who manned the door and the raffle sales), and to artist Kristine Scheiner, who sketched all the readers (and our emcees) during the event. (Be sure to check out Kristine’s shop on etsy.)

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Women in Horror reading @kgbbar tonight w/ readings from Nancy Lambert, Amy Grech, Kathleen Scheiner, Carol Gyzander, Randee Dawn, and Barbara Krasnoff! Special shoutouts to artistes Lynne Hansen & Cat Scully! @catmscully And Jim! Woohooo!!! #wihm11 #wihm2020 #horrorwritersassociation

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The biggest thank you of all to everyone who came out to the reading and helped us celebrate Women in Horror Month!

The crowd gathers for WiHM at KGB Bar. Photo credit: James Chambers.

 

 

 

Member News: February 2020

Here’s the latest from HWA-NY members…

Oliver Baer and The Skeleton Rep invite one and all to celebrate the release of Baer’s new book, Letters to the Editor of Cthulhu Sex Magazine, on February 25, 2020 at Otto’s Shrunken Head! From Baer’s invitation for this book launch event:

Letters to the Editor of Cthulhu Sex Magazine (Macabre Ink) is a Lovecraftian tale about the sacrifices needed to create and maintain a cult following. You can try to stave off the madness by buying drinks (we recommend at least one). There will also be books to buy, a performance of excerpts and possibly a visit from Cthulhu itself. Step up, go through the curtain into the back and join the cult.

RSVP and share on Facebook!

Additionally, Baer’s poem “Untitled #x” was recently published in the February 2020 issue of The Brooklyn Rail. Also, after accepting Baer’s story “To Chael” for Hell’s Highway: Terrifying Tales of Tormented Travels, editor April Grey picked his brain as to how the shoggoths have guided his writing. Read the full interview here!

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Check out Amy Grech‘s new essay celebrating Women in Horror Month, “Watch Out for the Quiet Ones,” on Horror Tree.

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N.R. Lambert‘s new story, “Do Not Write to Wrong,” will be included in Atthis Arts’ forthcoming anthology, Community of Magic Pens, available for preorder now.

 

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HWA-NY Members, submit your news and events using the following forms:

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Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.

 

 

 

 

Member News: January 2020

Happy 2020! Here’s the latest from HWA-NY members…

Oliver Baer‘s story “Family Fugue” was published in the anthology, Goodreads: Best Short Stories 2019. Baer notes, “It’s a dark, sexy cyberpunk story with a different sort of tentacle. It can be read in the 21st century manner by getting the book on Amazon.”

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Amy Grech is the featured author on the latest edition of Monique Snyman’s new author interview series, Wrong Answers Only. Read the full interview here!

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N.R. Lambert‘s story, “The Words I Starved For,” recently published in Fireside Quarterly’s Winter 2020 issue. There’s still time to subscribe and get your copy of the print edition! (Also available in ebook format!)

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Coming in February…Save the Date!

HWA-NY Presents: Women in Horror Month Reading
February 11, 2020 • 7:00 p.m. • KGB Bar
In celebration of Women in Horror Month, join us for an evening of great horror readings from some of the HWA-NY chapter’s fantastic women writers.
Additional details coming soon!

*Free admission, two drink minimum (including soda). No tickets necessary, but feel free to RSVP and share on Facebook.

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HWA-NY Members, submit your news and events using the following forms:

Member News (for new publications, interviews, awards, etc.)

Member Events (for book launches, readings, signings, convention appearances, etc.)

Deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on the 7th of every month.