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Horror Writers Association Scholarships is sponsored by Horror Writers Association. These scholarships assist authors in professional development as horror writers, including the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly scholarship for women writers and Diversity Grants for underrepresented individuals in the horror genre.
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Horror Scholarships – Offered by the Horror Writers Association The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to offer a variety of scholarships to assist writers looking to pursue a career as a writer of horror fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. We also offer one endowment to libraries to expand their young adult reading programs.
The Horror Writers Association Scholarship The Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship The Dark Poetry Scholarship The Rocky Wood Memorial Scholarship Fund for Non-fiction The Dennis Etchison Young Writers Scholarship The Scholarship From Hell (for StokerCon) Young Adults Write Now endowment program HWA is dedicated to promoting the horror genre and providing education to both the general public (via our appearances at conventions and book festivals, our yearly StokerCons, and our iconic Bram Stoker Awards®) and to writers.
ALL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED TO APPLICATION. MOST SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE OPEN TO APPLICATIONS FROM AUGUST 1ST, 2027, TO OCTOBER 1ST, 2027 If you have questions, please visit our General Rules or the FAQ . PLEASE NOTE: HWA does NOT offer grants to fiction writers, we do not hold writing competitions, and we don’t buy writing work.
If you’d like to submit to HWA’s exclusive anthologies, you must be a member of HWA first – please visit the Horror Writers Association for more information on how to join.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Writers identifying as women (for Mary Wollstonecraft Shelly scholarship), all writers (for HWA scholarship), and underrepresented, diverse people with an interest in the horror writing genre (for Diversity Grants). Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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