Conventions are a great way to build community by meeting other horror writers and readers. This Week! ✨ WEDNESDAY APRIL 1, 2026    Scattered launches from Dark Forest Press No foolin', this latest edition of the quarterly zine published by HWA member J.W. Donley is now available and features work from our chapter chair, Erik Keevan! Learn more and order your copy here DFP is also opening for novel and novella submission from July 1st to 31st, 2026, and short stories and poe

💫 from The Citadel deck THE GAMBLER Card is in upright position and reveals two disembodied hands shuffling cards, rolling dice, and gathering the spoils of games of chance. Keywords and phrases: "Loss" and "Risks." L: An image of The Gambler R: The Gambler, as interpreted by the creator of The Citadel. How to use this prompt You can approach having a specific question or problem you need solved, or you can approach with an open mind waiting for inspiration. Look at the card

Send event news, images, recaps, and other content to hwaseattle@gmail.com Dear members! When you participate in horror-related events, please let us know WHEN they're happening beforehand, and then send us photos and a recap of how things went! The prez is keeping tabs on event success metrics (book sales, attendance, outreach goalposts, etc) and the social media folks would love your images and news to share with the rest of the chapter! Send content to hwaseattle@gmail.co

Don't forget about our upcoming member events this week! We have a livestreamed horror podcast, comics workshop, book group featuring Stephen Graham Jones, and new books from a member publisher and authors making a showing on the Oregon ghost, er, coast!

Sunday March 22, 2pm The Seattle Chapter of the HWA will meet virtually next Sunday to talk about SO MANY EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES and to share our news about books and publications and all the other thing that creepy people like. Come one, come all! Check in with your creepy people! As usual, a zoom link will be emailed out a few days ahead, so keep an eye out for it.

Don't forget about our upcoming member events this week! We have a livestream party, a horror anthology deadline, and our first free online workshop! THURSDAY, MARCH 19: member Clay Vermulm leads a Zoom workshop for the Pacific Northwest Writers Association on the subject of Indie Publishing. He promises to touch on what to expect, what to prepare for, and what you can do about it all. Workshop begins at 7pm and is part of their membership meeting. It appears to be free (at

Top o' the Mourning! If you're looking for seasonally relevant horror story ideas, let Blarney McMonster inspire you with tales of banshees, haunted cellars, mysterious tapping, will o' the wisps, roguish trickster stories, malevolent gold-digging sprites, and other bourbon-fueled nastiness.

Some easy-access Zoom events this week to keep us all connected to our goals! ✨ THURSDAY MARCH 19, 7-8pm PNWA INDIE PUBLISHING WORKSHOP SEA HWA member Clay Vermulm will lead this free Zoom workshop that explores many facets of indie publishing, including what to expect, what to prepare for, and what you can do about it all . Registration required. ✨ SUNDAY MARCH 22, 2-4pm MEMBER ZOOM MEETING We'll gather online to share our chapter functions over March and into April, celebr

Lots of good opportunities this week to interact with our members at events happening over the coming weekend! ✨ FRIDAY MARCH 13, 2026: 2 events READING AT HAUNTED BURROW BOOKS Fans of Dark Shadows and horror graphic novels will want to pop by for Craig Hurd-McKenney's signing of his latest, Curse of Dark Shadows. He'll be at Haunted Burrow Books from 4 to 6pm. Also, plan to spend some time and drop some money on some great deals, as member Roxanne Guiney's wonderful po

You have books to sell in person! Yay! But maybe need some tabling tips, insights into finding venues, or a checklist of what to pack for the big convention? Member Tamara Kaye Sellman  leads a two-hour information-packed workshop for HWA Seattle members from 4 to 6pm this Sunday via Zoom. Keep your eyes peeled for a workshop link in your email by this weekend! FREE!

March is in full bloom, with all kinds of activity from the Seattle chapter of the HWA! ✨ SUNDAY MARCH 8, 2026 from 4pm to 6pm    "HOW TO HANDSELL YOUR HORROR" FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP This short online workshop led by HWA member Tamara Kaye Sellman will focus on: How to set up a live selling event (planning) How to handsell your work face to face (tips and tricks) Protocols for handselling your work alone or with other authors How to find live selling events with/without the HWA

💫 from The Citadel deck THE WALKER Card is in upright position and reveals three birds flying at sunrise with a valley and mountains in the background. Keywords and phrases: "The Unknown" and "A Journey." L: An image of The Walker R: The Walker, as interpreted by the creator of The Citadel. How to use this prompt You can approach having a specific question or problem you need solved, or you can approach with an open mind waiting for inspiration. Look at the card and note any

Our final February events include the livestream for a local horror writer's podcast, our next book club meetup, a free HWA Seattle reading, and a heads up for next month's story prompt! ✨ WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2026 HWA Seattle event organizer M. Leigh is "on the hotseat" this month at the Beneath the Rain Shadow podcast, when she reveals her story written using the following prompts: salmon (quirk), nuclear shenanigans (trope), and Washington state Amtrak lines (locati

Don't forget about our upcoming member events this week! We have a livestream party, a horror anthology deadline, and our first free online workshop! THURSDAY: member Tamara Kaye Sellman will host the once-monthly Submission Party in Discord from 6-730pm. This is meant to be a fun gathering where attendees in the live channel spend time submitting manuscripts, talking about markets, and supporting each other as we get our stories out into the world. Takes place in the Disco

February picks up speed; ready to hang out with your horror pals? Check out these opportunities over the next few weeks. ✨ THURSDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2026 2 events CITADEL MORNING* WRITE-IN It's our second live Discord write-in featuring the most recent prompt from The Citadel . Participate live by logging into the Discord "Citadel_write-in" Voice Channel [join here ] Drop in for a little Pomodoro action hosted by member Tamara Kaye Sellman. We'll use the month's prompt from

💫 from The Citadel deck Hosted CITADEL WRITE-IN this week happens at 10AM on the first Thursday, February 5! Participate by logging into the Discord "Citadel_write-in" Voice Channel ♦️If you want to join but the time is not good, I can also meet in the evening. Message me here, at tkswriter@gmail.com or in the Discord by Wednesday February 4 and I will pick a time better suited to your schedule. THE QUEEN Card is in upright position and reveals a sword run through a circle