HWA for Booksellers

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Updated March 24, 2006

The Horror Writers Association is excited about working with booksellers around the world to sell horror fiction to the millions of voracious readers who currently enjoy it and to expand the market for horror and dark fantasy titles to millions more who have yet to discover it.

Horror facts that might interest you:

• DID YOU KNOW that horror is one of the most pervasive literary types? Elements of horror can be found in almost every genre including mainstream, literary, science fiction, romance, thrillers, and mystery/suspense.


• DID YOU KNOW that annually the HWA honors superior achievement in horror and dark fantasy literature through the Bram Stoker Awards? The awards are given in twelve different categories, including Novel, First Novel, Young Adult Fiction, Anthology, and more.


• DID YOU KNOW that the HWA is happy to help you devise ways to introduce horror fiction to readers who might not yet be familiar with its originality, diversity, and attraction?

HWA's Special Services for Booksellers

• JOIN THE HORROR PREVIEW CLUB
  Created in conjunction with the Chapteraday organization, the Horror Preview Club allows you to receive the first few chapters of a new horror novel every week in your e-mail. Presented in small, easily digested doses, you get a sample big enough to decide if this particular book is right for you and your store.


• ARRANGE AN HWA AUTHOR SIGNING OR READING
  To arrange an HWA author signing or appearance in your bookstore, e-mail our Bookseller Liaison. Please indicate your area, as well as the date and time you have in mind for the event. We will get back to you with a list of readily available authors.


• SIGN UP FOR DARK WHISPERS
  Click the link above to receive Dark Whispers, our monthly e-mail publication for booksellers. It's free, and packed with valuable news about the genre. Dark Whispers introduces our authors' new and upcoming horror and dark fantasy releases in an easy-to-read e-mail newsletter. We'll also bring you up-to-date horror bestseller lists. And you'll be among the first to learn the names of the Bram Stoker Award winners.


• JOIN HWA AS AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER!
  If you're a bookseller, you're eligible to become an Associate member of HWA. There are plenty of great reasons to join. Membership includes access to HWA's Members Only message board and chat rooms, where you can interact directly with some of your favorite writers, publishers, and editors. It also includes access to contact information for every HWA member, and an inside track on the Stoker Awards, including the opportunity to recommend worthy works for consideration. You'll also be able to take advantage of the many Associate-oriented programs at our annual conferences.

Other Links of Interest to Booksellers

• WHAT IS HORROR, ANYWAY?


• THIS MONTH'S NEW HORROR RELEASES


• PAST AND CURRENT WINNERS OF THE BRAM STOKER AWARDS


• THE BEST HORROR NOVELS OF ALL TIME


• LATEST NEWS ABOUT OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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