Applying for Membership
To apply for HWA Membership, just follow the three steps
below:
1. Determine Your Membership Category
AFFILIATE
If you are an unpublished writer, sorry, but you do not yet qualify
for membership in HWA. If you have sold one or two short works, you
might qualify for Affiliate membership. To determine whether you
meet HWA's Affiliate standards, please review our Membership Regulations. You may also wish to
e-mail our Membership
Chairman with specific questions. You will probably need to
provide proof of sales in the form of photocopied contracts, check
stubs, editorial correspondence, or copyright pages. As an HWA
Affiliate Member, you may make recommendations for the Stoker
Awards, and will enjoy all the other benefits of membership except
the right to run for office (other than Affiliate/Associate
Trustee) or vote in elections or on Stoker ballots.
ASSOCIATE
If you are a non-writing horror professional (such as a bookseller,
agent, illustrator, editor, teacher, or librarian), you should
apply for Associate membership. You will need to supply convincing
evidence of your professional affiliation in the form of a
letterhead, company brochure, web site URL, etc. Associate members
may make recommendations for the Stoker Awards, and enjoy all the
other benefits of membership except the right to run for office
(other than Affiliate/Associate Trustee) or vote in elections or on
Stoker ballots.
ACTIVE
If you are an established professional writer, you should apply for
Active membership. Active members enjoy all benefits of membership,
including full voting privileges. To determine whether you meet
HWA's standards for professional writing, please review our
Membership Regulations. You may also wish
to e-mail our Membership
Chairman with specific questions. You may need to provide proof
of sales in the form of photocopied contracts, check stubs,
editorial correspondence, or copyright pages.
HWA reserves the right to withhold membership from any
individual or firm whose business practices do not meet generally
recognized industry standards for ethical conduct.
2. Choose a Membership Type and Dues Rate
HWA offers three types of memberships. They are:
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS
Dues for individual Affiliate, Associate, and Active members are
$65.00 per year. This option includes one Directory entry and one
userID for access to HWA's Members Only website.
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS
Corporate members receive one Directory entry (status is
automatically "Associate") and up to 10 userIDs for access to HWA's
Members Only website. All official street mail is sent to a single
specified address. Dues for businesses are $110.00 per year.
FAMILY MEMBERSHIPS
Family membership holders (up to three members of a family, whose
status will vary according to their individual qualifications) each
receive separate listings in the Directory and separate userIDs for
access to the HWA Members Only website. All official street mail is
sent to a single specified address. Dues for families $85.00 per
year.
HWA's dues year is the same as the calendar year, running from
January 1 through December 31. If you join after March 31st, your
dues will be prorated by a specific amount, depending on the date
of your application. However, prorating applies only to
individuals, businesses, and families who have not been members of
HWA at any time in the previous two years. The proration schedule
is as follows:
| Membership Type |
Jan 1 -
Mar 31 |
Apr 1 -
Jun 30 |
Jul 1 -
Sep 30 |
Oct 1 -
Nov 30 |
Dec 1 -
Dec 31 |
| Individual Membership |
$65 |
$50 |
$35 |
$20 |
Free |
| Corporate Membership |
$110 |
$95 |
$80 |
$65 |
Free |
| Family Membership |
$85 |
$70 |
$55 |
$40 |
Free |
3. Fill Out and Send the Application Form with Your
Payment
- TO APPLY ONLINE, simply click here. HWA has a
secure server, so your credit card information is safe. The first
step is to fill out our online application form. Be
sure to provide a detailed list of your qualifications, as even
Affiliate-level membership in HWA requires at least one small sale.
When you have finished filling out the form, you'll be asked to pay
a non-refundable $5 application fee. If you are accepted for
membership, this fee will be credited toward your membership fee.
Within a day or two after filing your application and application
fee, you will be contacted by HWA's Membership Chairman with further
instructions about where to send your credential verifications and
what types of evidence are required.
- TO APPLY BY MAIL, download the
PDF application
form and print it (you'll need Adobe Reader), or use your browser's "Print" function
to print out the HTML application
form.
Fill out your hardcopy of the application form and mail it with
your check, money order, or credit card instructions and any
attached verification papers to:
HWA Membership
244 5th Ave., Suite 2767
New York, NY 10001
U.S.A.
Please allow at least two weeks for response to applications sent to this address.
We have arrangements in place for European members to pay dues
in pounds sterling. Current standard membership dues are 38 pounds
a year, but that's subject to change at any time as exchange rates
shift. E-mail our Treasurer for details. Do not
send payment in sterling to any U.S. address.
We will review your application carefully and notify you as to
whether you have qualified or not. If you do not qualify, we will
refund all but $5 of your application fee. The $5 covers our
adminstrative costs.
If you have further questions, feel free to e-mail us at
hwa@horror.org. Thank you for
your interest in HWA. We look forward to welcoming you into our
ranks!
