Another from our wicked fold hits the road and two of us celebrate their latest books!

Support each other by attending, tuning in, checking out member books at the library, or dropping some bills at our local booksellers!

The Seattle chapter of the HWA has attended Crypticon (happening tomorrow in SeaTac!) since it returned as an active community. Since then, we have published dozens of books, comics, and magazines (literally over 50 titles!). Below, you'll find a list (as complete as we can make it) of books published between May 0f 2025 and May of 2026.* Why May? Crypticon happens on the first weekend every May, and it's our biggest event, making it a great time marker for our progress as a

CRYPTICON SEATTLE 2026 The Seattle chapter of the HWA will be found crawling all over this event! Look for us: 🕷️ representing the Seattle Chapter of the HWA in the Artist's Alley 🕷️ hanging out at the first-ever HWA Seattle mixer 🕷️ sitting on or moderating discussion panels in the writing track 🕷️ in attendance at the Camp Crypticon anthology awards banquet 🕷️ signing books at the con's first all-author event 🕷️ selling books and merch in the V

✨MONDAY APRIL 27, 2026 — 530pm LISTEN TO THE BENEATH THE RAIN SHADOW PODCAST (new time, this episode only) It's your latest chance to participate in the livestream edition of the Beneath the Rain Shadow podcast! This month, the team breaks the Bigfoot Barrier with HWA member Gordon B. White's new story, "Antifasquatch." Listeners to the 1-hour livestream will be able to comment live and catch a critique of Gordon's first hotseat story attempt! Listen live at the Fermented Fic

HAPPY VOLUNTEERS APPRECIATION WEEK!

Meet up live on Monday for a free reading, or sign into Zoom on Saturday for a free workshop!

We can't help you promote your horror writing news if we don't know about it! Send your publishing, appearance, and event news to: Tamara at tkswriter@gmail.com [blog/calendar/Discord] The board at hwaseattle@gmail.com [newsletter] This could be upcoming live or virtual activities, but it could also be acceptances, wins, nominations, and other news related to your work in the horror genre. Also, send us your postmortems!!! What's a postmortem? It's a quick report on your e

It's a nice week to head out to the Olympic peninsula and hunt some Sasquatch... cosplayers, that is! And you can even get a free pass if you want one!

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