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HWA Oregon
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We're the Oregon chapter of ‪@horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social‬,
connecting members in Oregon and southern Washington.

https://oregonhorror.com
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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Jun 2
We're the Oregon chapter of the Horror Writers Association (@horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social)‬, connecting members across Oregon and southern Washington. Expect regular updates about our chapter activities, the horror genre, and our artists, writers, editors, etc.
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I need so much editing help, lol. I'm looking forward to this! Amber is great. I've hired her for a developmental edit of a science fiction horror short story, and her suggestions were invaluable. She set me on a great path for my latest revision.

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November 16, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Tomorrow! Our very own, Amber Finnegan, will be speaking about the different types of editing, what to expect to happen at each level, and a starting point for what you might expect for cost.

Amber is our social media coordinator (yes, I'm talking about myself here...), an editor, and a podcaster.
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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November has some interesting events coming up!

Chapter Events (all via Google Meet):

Nov. 9: 1 pm: Quarterly Writers Workshop

Nov. 16: 6 pm: Chapter Meeting

Nov. 30: 6pm: Book club meeting: Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley

Keep reading and writing, Horroregonians!
Happy Día de los Muertos 💀
November 2, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Thank you Amber Finnegan, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, @haspectorwrites.bsky.social, and @richardleis.com and for organizing, hosting, decorating, and crewing tables, among other tasks at our two weekend Halloween events!
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October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Thank you Amber Finnegan, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, @haspectorwrites.bsky.social, and @richardleis.com and for organizing, hosting, decorating, and crewing tables, among other tasks at our two weekend Halloween events!
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October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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The Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library featured great readings (and monsters and monster assistants!)
H. A. Spector reads a story from his phone in front of an audience at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Andrew Fuller reads a story from his book in front of an audience at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Richard Leis reads poems and flash fiction from sheets of paper in front of an audience at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Dan Finnegan reads a story from sheets of paper in front of an audience at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
October 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Thank you to all of our readers at our weekend Halloween events. And thank you to all the audience members who made these events a success.
Erik Grove with a devilish mask and great horns reads from his short story in Kozy Krampus at BOLD Coffee and Books on Friday, October 24, 2025, from behind a microphone and podium, and in front of shelves of books and plants. Colleen East reads from her phone an excerpt from a short story at BOLD Coffee and Books on Friday, October 24, 2025, in front of shelves of books and plants and a spooky mannequin with long black hair behind her. Andrew Fuller leans into a microphone and podium to read from his short story collection Constellations of Ruin at BOLD Coffee and Books on Friday, October 24, 2025, in front of shelves of books and plants and a spooky mannequin with long black hair. H. A. Spector as Pugsley Adamms with Cousin It on his shoulder reads his flash fiction at BOLD Coffee and Books on Friday, October 24, 2025, from behind a microphone and podium, and in front of shelves of books and plants and a spooky mannequin with long black hair.
October 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Beaverton City Library! 👻🎃

Get into the scary season! Join us for a meet and greet with local horror authors, including read-alouds, book recommendations, and candy. Books from some authors will be available for sale. All Ages.

beavertonlibrary.org/Calendar.asp...
Orange and white spooky text and illustrations of ghosts reading and carrying books. In the background, a close-up image of a stack of old, yellowed books sitting on a thick wrinkled table cloth. Text reads "Horror Authors Book Party with HWA Oregon. Saturday October 25, Beaverton City Library, 1-3 PM, All Ages. Join local horror authors, including read-alongs, book recommendations, and candy. Books from some authors will be on sale."
October 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Join us at @boldcoffeeandbooks.bsky.social tonight for a costume party, readings from local horror authors, and an open mic to tell us all your real spooky encounters! 👻🎃

We have book prizes from local publishers, including @shortwavebooks.bsky.social and @moonstruckbooks.bsky.social.
HWA Oregon logo and Bold Coffee & Books logo on either side of an illustration of a crowned skull at the top of a worn piece of paper with cut-off illustrations, wrinkles and rips. Below this is the following text: HWA Oregon Presents: Halloween Party at Bold Coffee. There is a list of activities next: Costume Contest (w. Prizes), Readings from Local Horror Authors, Open-Mic: Your Real Spooky Encounters. Below this is the date, time, and address: Friday 24 October, 06:30 - 08:30 PM, 1755 SW Jefferson Street, Portland, OR.
October 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Welcome to the official spooky season! Here are the HWA Oregon events coming up in October.

Chapter Meeting: With Special Guest Rebecca Zornow, Oct 19, at 6pm via Google Meet

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October 14, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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We're looking forward to the book launch of "Demon Song" by @anovelescape.bsky.social, who will be in conversation with Caitlin Starling!

When: Wednesday, October 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Where: Always Here Bookstore, Portland, OR

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10/1 - Demon Song - Kelsea Yu in Conversation with Caitlin Starling by Always Here Bookstore
Get tickets and support Always Here Bookstore by becoming a member
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September 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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We'll have books from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social, @weirdfictionquarterly.com, Little Key Press, and author Lee Mitchell, as well as spooky candles from Niyyah Handcrafted.
September 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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I'll be with @hwaoregon.bsky.social at Salem Pride in the Park tomorrow! We'll be selling horror books and talking about the HWA (@horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social), including our local chapter. Come find us!

salemcapitalpride.org/pride/
HWA Oregon logo with an illustration of a slug typing on a typewriter. The text on the sheet of paper in the typewriter is Horroregonians. In the background there is a circle like blood or a slug slime trail around the typewriter with Horror Writers Association in rainbow and transgender flag colors, with similar colored text in an arc above the circle and Oregon Chapter in the same colored text in an arc below the circle.
September 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Portland, this is where to be tonight, tomorrow and Sunday!
Come see some Weird films!
Come see us! We'll be holding down the fort all weekend long🖤☠️

hplfilmfestival.com
H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival & CthulhuCon | The only convention that understands
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September 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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HWA Oregon September events!

Come hang out with us at Mox Boarding House in PDX next week! We will also be at Salem Pride in the Park on the 20th and have our Chapter Meeting and Book Club Meetings at the end of the month on Google Meet.

Keep reading and writing Horroregonians!
HWA Oregon September Events. 16th: Mox Boarding House Meet Up 6-8:30pm PDX, 20th: Salem Pride in the Park 11-6pm Salem, 21st: Chapter Meeting 6pm Google Meet, 28th: Book Club Meeting "The Reformatory" by Tananarive Due 6pm Google Meet.
September 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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HWA Oregon co-chair H. A. Spector (@haspectorwrites.bsky.social) launched the Ink to Paper: Stories & Interviews podcast this year, featuring writers and editors: haspector.com/podcast
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September 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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September articles on the @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social website so far include an in memoriam for Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, info about candidates in the upcoming HWA election, the latest Seers' Table with recommendations, and an interview with Nyasha Hatendi.

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A professional writers organization for horror writers, dedicated to support, education, and community for writers in the horror genre.
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September 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Little Key Press is open for submissions to the CLOCKS anthology, edited by HWA Oregon member Elizabeth Mitchell with Laura K. Burge:

littlekeypress.com#submissions
Little Key Press
Website for Little Key Press, a small press publishing company.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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We're excited for all of our club events and meetings in September, and then we're attending an exciting book launch to kick off October!

oregonhorror.com/news/coming-...
HWA Oregon logo with an illustration of a blood-red-spotted slug typing on a typewriter. The text on the sheet of paper in the typewriter is Horroregonians. In the background there is a red circle like blood or a slug slime trail around the typewriter with Horror Writers Association in red text in an arc above the circle and Oregon Chapter in red text in an arc below the circle.
September 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Kate Boyes’s poem “One Bright Moment (International Research Station, Nili Fossae, Mars)” in the 2024 SFPA Valentines Day Reading (sfpoetry.com/valentines/2...) is a 2025 Rhysling Award finalist. Congratulations, Kate!
Valentines Day Readings – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association
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September 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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The HWA (@horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social) announced scholarship winners in August, shared updates on health coverage solutions and LibGen AI litigation, shared the hotel block for StokerCon 2026 (the first two days sold out quickly), and added a new "Nuts & Bolts" blog post, and more.

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A professional writers organization for horror writers, dedicated to support, education, and community for writers in the horror genre.
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August 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Read CLAW MACHINE, edited and published by Elle Mitchell of Little Key Press, featuring stories written by HWA Oregon members Elle Mitchell, @erikgrove.com, @jbkish.bsky.social, Katherine Quevedo, and Sarah Walker, along with 12 other authors.

littlekeypress.com#clawmachine
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August 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Five more poems from @juleigh.bsky.social were published in Alien Buddha Zine #75 on May 29, 2025:

www.amazon.com/Alien-Buddha....
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August 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Horroregonians! Let's get together. Don't forget that this Sunday is our monthly chapter meeting. This is a mixed in-person and Google Meet event! Check email or Discord for location details.

The in-person portion of the meeting will be watching Heretic! Hugh Grant in a horror film? Yes please!
Text on post: This Sunday, don't forget—our monthly meeting is in-person and on Google Meet! August 17th. HWA Oregon. During the in-person portion of the meeting we will be watching Heretic! Hugh Grant in a horror film? Yes, please! Images of the HWA Oregon chapter icon: a slug on a typewriter, and the Heretic movie poster.
August 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Juleigh Howard-Hobson’s (@juleigh.bsky.social) poem "When the Ten of Swords Shows Up, No Matter How Big or Toxic an Issue Is, Realize Something" was published in the Teacakes and Tarot anthology from Spell Jar Press on May 1, 2025: www.spelljarpress.com/anthologies
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August 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM