Member News: June 2021

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 June’s Galactic Terrors, featuring Marc L. Abbott, April Grey, Robert Ottone, and Michelle Renee Lane on YouTube.

Our next Galactic Terrors reading will take place on Thursday, July 8, at 8 p.m. EDT featuring Sara Tantlinger, Rick Poldark, Lara Frater, and Lou Rera! Click here for the link and to set a reminder.

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Several members of HWA-NY have stories in the new anthology, Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign, edited by James Chambers, to be published by Hippocampus Press.

Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign is available now and features stories by Marc Abbott, Linda D. Addison, Meghan Arcuri, Greg Chapman, J.G. Faherty, Trevor Firetog, Patrick Freivald, Carol Gyzander, Todd Keisling, John Langan, Curtis Lawson, Adrian Ludens, Lisa Morton, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Sarah Read,  Kathleen Scheiner, Ann K. Schwader, Darrell Schweitzer, J. Daniel Stone, Steven Van Patten, Tim Waggoner, and Kaaron Warren.

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Oliver Baer introduced a recent episode of the H.P. Lovecast Podcast, which included an interview with fellow HWA-NY member, Amy Grech. He also appeared on the Arm Cast Podcast to discuss the 90s zine scene. Baer’s poems “62. Phantom shapes of change” and “79. An empty room” were published in Punk Noir Magazine. The story Baer read on a recent episode of Galactic Terrors, “Family Fugue”, is available on Audible as part of Goodreads Short Stories 2019.

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Amy Grech’s crime fiction flash, “Blossom”, set in the dank underbelly of New York City, is up at Punk Noir Magazine. Grech also read at June’s Punk Noir at the Bar, available to watch on Crowdcast. On a recent episode of the H. P. Lovecast Podcast, Grech revealed the inspiration behind her story “Cold Comfort”, which appears in recently published anthology, The One That Got Away.

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N.R. Lambert‘s new story, “A Nightmare Stay, I Wish I Could Give This Negative Stars” appears in the latest issue of Vastarien (Volume 4, Issue 1), available now at grimscribepress.com in print and pay-what-you-can digital editions. Registration is closing soon for Lambert’s “Supernatural Summer” online writing workshop for kids (ages 9-12), to be held July 12-15th through The Center For Fiction!

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Robert P. Ottone’s story “For the Gods” is featured in Dark Ink’s new anthology, Unburied: A Collection of Queer Dark Fiction; and his story “A Mourning in Sleepy Hollow” will appear in Red Cape Publishing’s J is For Jack-O’-Lantern anthology, due for release just in time for the Halloween season!

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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: April + May 2021

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 May’s Galactic Terrors, featuring Oliver Baer, C.W. Briar, Loretta Campbell, and Hildy Silverman on YouTube.

Our next Galactic Terrors reading will take place on Thursday, May 10, at 8 p.m. EST. Full line-up coming soon! Click here for the link and to set a reminder.

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Several members of HWA-NY will have stories in the forthcoming anthology, Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign, edited by James Chambers, to be published by Hippocampus Press.

Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign is available now for preorder and features stories by Marc Abbott, Linda D. Addison, Meghan Arcuri, Greg Chapman, J.G. Faherty, Trevor Firetog, Patrick Freivald, Carol Gyzander, Todd Keisling, John Langan, Curtis Lawson, Adrian Ludens, Lisa Morton, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., Sarah Read,  Kathleen Scheiner,  Ann K. Schwader, Darrell Schweitzer, J. Daniel Stone, Steven Van Patten, Tim Waggoner, and Kaaron Warren.

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Tune into The Night’s End Podcast, to experience Amy Grech’s ghost story “Rampart”.

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April Grey recently read with K.G. Anderson for Story Hour, the livestream speculative reading series hosted by Daniel Marcus and Laura Blackwell. Check out April’s reading and all of the Story Hour archives!

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Registration is open for N.R. Lambert‘s “Supernatural Summer” online writing workshop for kids (ages 9-12), to be held July 12-15th through The Center For Fiction!

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Robert P. Ottone’s story “For the Gods” is featured in Dark Ink’s Unburied: A Collection of Queer Dark Fiction, releasing June 1st, 2021!

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On Thursday, June 3rd, Summer Scares presents A New York State of Fright online reading in conjunction with Syosset Library, featuring readings from several HWA-NY authors featured in the anthology.

 

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

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

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

 

 

 

Member News: February and March 2021

For April’s installment of Galactic Terrors, HWA-NY is doing a special collaboration with scf-fi and fantasy conventions, HELIOsphere and FilKONtario! Join us online at 8 P.M. EDT for a fantastic program featuring readings from Ryan Aussie Smith, Randee Dawn, Teel James Glenn, and Amy Grech! After the reading, our guests will join up for a group Q&A, where viewers are encouraged to chat and ask questions!

Watch live on the Galactic Terrors YouTube channel at 8 P.M. Friday, April 9th 2021!

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News and updates submitted by HWA-NY members…

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From Marc L. Abbott and Steven Van Patten, news on the release of the second book in the Raise Some Hell series, HELL AT BROOKLYN TEA: Marc Abbott and Steven Van Patten have done it again! And this time, they brought their fellow Beef, Wine & Shenanigans podcast mate (and sword and sorcery maven), Kirk Johnson, into hell with them. HELL AT BROOKLYN TEA, the sequel to the double African-American Literary Award winner, HELL AT THE WAY STATION, has finally been released. Taking place shortly after the events of the last book, Marc and Steven confront demons, make with the snark, and tell great side-stories in a literal barrage of versatility. But even with Kirk’s help, one of our heroes may very well find himself consumed by the very darkness the trio is fighting against…

In addition, both Abbott and Van Patten have stories featured in the new anthology, HELL’S MALL. [For more on HELL’S MALL and SVP, keep reading…]

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James Aqulione will be editing the anthology CLASSIC MONSTERS UNLEASHED for Crystal Lake Publishing. A Kickstarter campaign for the project launches on March 8th and submissions open on April 8th.

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Dan Bianchi announces that in its 18th year, his critically acclaimed Radiotheater has released eight audio collections of live performances from Radiotheater’s New York City stage adaptations, including: The Edgar Allan Poe Festival, Volumes 1 & 2; Lovecraft Festival, Volumes 1 & 2; The Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Playhouse; Fright Night!; Children Of The Night, and Ghosts Of Christmas Past. These collections feature hours of classic tales of terror, complete with great casts, original orchestral music, and award winning sound design. Just bring your imagination! “Phantasmic.” –The New York Times
Find all the available recordings at https://www.radiotheatrenyc.com!

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Oliver Baer read some poems for a New Year’s Day marathon reading and has become the subject of the song, “That Dude” by singer-songwriter Phoebe Kreutz, which appears on her new album, Leaky Canoe. “Shattered Mirror World,” a song based on one of Baer’s poems by the band Psych-O-Positive has made it to another Spotify playlist. Oliver Baer was also interviewed for the show, Books and Entertainment Tales From the Pages, on Blog Talk Radio. Baer’s poem, “#103,” and a piece of flash fiction, “Aulden’s Ancient Books,” appear in the new anthology, HELL’S MALL, edited by April Grey. [For more on HELL’S MALL, keep reading…]

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Ellen Datlow and Kaaron Warren recently collaborated on the chapbook, TOOL TALES: MICROFICTION INSPIRED BY ANTIQUE TOOLS (stories by Kaaron Warren, photography by Ellen Datlow), which released on March 8th. Purchase it now, directly from the publisher, or from Amazon, beginning on April 8, 2021. Ellen and Kaaron will be reading from and discussing the book on Jim Freund’s Hour of the Wolf and Jason Henderson’s Castle Horror.

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Randee Dawn is delighted to have a new novelette, “Rough Beast, Slouching” featured in DIM SHORES PRESENTS VOLUME 2 anthology. The story is a mix of rock-and-roll and a particularly deadly hanger-on. The collection can be purchased at the link. For more, visit www.randeedawn.com.

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Check out THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY to read Amy Grech’s bone-chilling story, “Cold Comfort.” THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and more. Tune into The House of Mystery Radio, where Amy Grech discusses her story in THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY and her experiences as a woman in horror. Grech also joined Paula R. C. Readman at Clubhouse Guest’s Chat to discuss “Cold Comfort,” as well as her writing process.

FLASHES OF HOPE, which includes Amy’s story, “Perishables”, is available on Amazon. Proceeds from this charity anthology, curated by Theresa Derwin, will raise funds for food banks and people adversely affected by COVID-19 during lockdown.

HELL’S MALL, which contains Amy Grech’s poem, “Orange Julius”, is now available at Amazon and Smashwords. [For more on HELL’S MALL, keep reading…]

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April Grey is delighted to release the 7th anthology of the Hell’s series, HELL’S MALL, which features stories from more than a dozen excellent writers, including many members of HWA-NY: Marc L. Abbott, Oliver Baer, AJ Bartholomew, Alp Beck, Loretta H. Campbell, V Peter Collins, Teel James Glenn, Amy Grech, April Grey, Carol Gyzander, Rayne Hall, Pia Manning, Carole Ann Moleti, Nicolas C. Rossis, Phillip T. Stephens, Nikki Tait, Steven Van Patten and Jake TS Wryte. HELL’S MALL is available at Amazon and Smashwords.

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N.R. Lambert’s new story, “Charon Taxi & Limo Corp.” will be published in the forthcoming anthology, THE MODERN DEITY’S GUIDE TO SURVIVING HUMANITY. Preorder the Kickstarter edition today, or the trade paperback wherever books are sold. Earlier this year, Cast of Wonders selected Lambert’s story, “The Half-Life of a Broken Heart,” as a 2020 Staff Pick—listen at Cast of Wonders or on your preferred podcast app. Lambert is also delighted to be teaching a new slate of online workshops for young writers (ages 9-12) at The Center for Fiction, beginning April 2021.

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Steven Van Patten has written four new Black History-focused episodes for the Extra Credits YouTube series. Tackling such issues as Redlining and Interstate Displacement, these animations are a grim reminder of how much work still needs to be done in the arena of social justice. If you would like to take a look, visit the video library page of SVP’s website.

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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.

Member News: December 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 December’s Galactic Terrors, featuring Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Carol Gyzander, Rick Poldark, and Jeff Strand on YouTube.

Our next Galactic Terrors reading will take place on Thursday, January 14, at 8 p.m. EST. Full line-up coming soon! Click here for the link and to set a reminder.

Subscribe to the Galactic Terrors newsletter!

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Marc Abbott will be leading a sold-out Reading Group at The Center for Fiction, beginning in January 2021. In Beyond the Tropes: Race and African American Character in Speculative Fiction, Abbott will lead readers through discussions comparing how different authors utilize race in the realms of speculative and horror fiction.

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James Chambers‘ story, “The Ever Green,” appears in Dark Regions Press’ new anthology, CHRISTMAS HORROR, Volume 3, alongside stories by Richard Chizmar, Lisa Morton, Norman Partridge, John Palisano, Jeff Strand, Simon Stranzas, Stephanie M. Wytovich, and many other wonderful authors.

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Teel James Glenn‘s new film, Stuporhero, is now available to watch on Amazon Prime!

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Robert P. Ottone’s recently released collection of horror fiction, Her Infernal Name & Other Nightmares, has been named to Goodreads/Listopia‘s “Best of Horror 2020” List!

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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.

 

 

 

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

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

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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:

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.

 

 

 

 

Announcing Summer Dark 2019

We’re excited to announce that HWA-NY’s popular outdoor reading series, SUMMER DARK, is back for 2019!

On select Friday nights in June and July, Summer Dark will feature three authors reading from their work at the Oasis Community Garden on West 52nd St., between 10th and 11th Avenues, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.

Dates + Authors

June 7 (Rain date June 14): Rick Poldark, Teel James Glenn, Elizabeth Crowens

June 28 (Rain date July 5): Steven Van Patten, Carol Gyzander, N.R. Lambert

July 12 (Rain date July 19): James Chambers, Patrick Freivald, Marc Abbott

July 26 (Rain date Aug. 2): Hildy Silverman, Oliver Baer, Amy Grech

Feel free to bring snacks. No tickets necessary.

HWA-NY at StokerCon 2019

Lo! StokerCon 2019 is nigh and the New York chapter of the Horror Writers Association will be descending upon Grand Rapids, Michigan to partake in readings, panels, screenings, and signings at horror’s premier event. Here are just some* of the HWA-NY members representing at StokerCon 2019.

Please click individual author names for their full schedules.

To see all of the weekend’s excellent programming, visit the StokerCon 2019 Sched page!

Marc Abbott • Meghan Arcuri

Carol Gyzander • James Chambers • Ellen Datlow

Amy Grech • April Grey • Erik T. Johnson • N.R. Lambert

Jonathan Lees • Steven Van Patten

*If you are an HWA-NY member and missed our call for your StokerCon info, please feel free to add your Sched link in the comments below.

 

 

New Event: Hell’s Heart at KGB Bar (5/21)

HWA-NY Presents: Hell’s Heart at KGB Bar. Join us for an evening of horror stories and entertainment to celebrate the anthology, HELL’S HEART, edited by April Grey.

Hell’s Heart at KGB Bar
Tuesday, May 21st, 2019
KGB Bar   ♥   7 PM – 9 PM
Featuring the stories and talent of: Marc Abbott, Oliver Baer, V. Peter Collins, Elizabeth Crowens, Teel James Glenn, Amy Grech, Rick Poldark, and Steven Van Patten.

There is a two drink minimum and the event will include giveaways, author signings, and a raffle.

No tickets necessary, but feel free to RSVP (and share!) on Facebook.