Australian Horror Writers Association

About Me

The Australian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) is a non-profit organisation that formed in 2003 as a way of providing a unified voice and a sense of community for Australian writers of dark fiction, while helping the development and evolution of this genre within Australia.
AHWA aims to become the first point of reference for writers and fans of the dark side of literature in Australia; to spread the acceptance and improve the understanding of what horror is in literature to a wider audience, and in doing so gain a greater readership for established and new writers alike.
To learn more, check out the Australian Horror Writers Association website: Australian Horror .
Horror writers take their craft seriously and professionally - people get a thrill out of being scared, not necessarily being grossed out, but frightened by things they know cannot harm them in reality. Horror can be violent or bloody or disgusting - or subtle and understated - what it needs to do is to create fear in the reader.
Useful Links:
AHWA bookshop
OzHorrorScope regular Australian horror news
Southern Horror an informal mailing list for writers and fans
AHWA merchandise

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Aspiring and professional writers, editors, publishers, journalists, interdisciplinary arts professionals, reviewers, zinesters, critics, academics, literary and arts organizations, film-makers, festival and event managers, readers and horror fans.

My Blog

Australian Horror Writers Association on MySpace

The Australian Horror Writers Association has created a MySpace page to promote Australian horror writing in that virtual place of a million connections!While MySpace may be much maligned for poor spe...
Posted by on Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:07:00 GMT

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [01.09.09-15.09.09]

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [01.09.09-15.09.09]The following digest of recent horror news is compiled from pieces published to HorrorScope and the Australian Horror Writers' Association website. Freecon 2009Gu...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:01:00 GMT

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [03.08.09-03.09.09]

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [03.08.09-03.09.09]The following digest of recent horror news is compiled from pieces published to HorrorScope and the Australian Horror Writers' Association website. 2009 AHWA AGM ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:03:00 GMT

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [02.07.09-02.08.09]

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [02.07.09-02.08.09]The following digest of recent horror news is compiled from pieces published to HorrorScope and the Australian Horror Writers' Association website. Dymocks Southl...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:33:00 GMT

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [16.06.09-02.07.09]

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [16.06.09-02.07.09]The following digest of recent horror news is compiled from pieces published to HorrorScope and the Australian Horror Writers' Association website. Leisure Books'...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:36:00 GMT

AHWA's Market Hive

Gathered from multiple sources around the world with no expense spared, AHWA have brought together the most comprehensive and up to date market listing for writers of darker fiction.Some market databa...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:26:00 GMT

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [02.06.09-15.06.09]

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [02.06.09-15.06.09]The following digest of recent horror news is compiled from pieces published to HorrorScope and the Australian Horror Writers' Association website. Government Rev...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:28:00 GMT

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [16.05.09-01.06.09]

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [16.05.09-01.06.09]The following digest of recent horror news is compiled from pieces published to HorrorScope and the Australian Horror Writers' Association website.Australian Shadow...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:53:00 GMT

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [01.05.09-15.05.09]

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [01.05.09-15.05.09]The following digest of recent horror news is compiled from pieces published to HorrorScope and the Australian Horror Writers' Association website.Sydney Writers' F...
Posted by on Fri, 15 May 2009 08:09:00 GMT

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [#7, 2009]

AHWA NEWS DIGEST [#7, 2009]The following digest of recent horror news is compiled from pieces published to HorrorScope and the Australian Horror Writers' Association website.Dymocks Southland Bes...
Posted by on Tue, 05 May 2009 02:56:00 GMT