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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 https://horror.org
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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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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · 1d
HWA Oregon's Halloween Party: Oct 24, from 6:30-8:30pm at BOLD Coffee & Books

Halloween Reading: Oct 25, from 1-3pm, Beaverton City Library - Main Branch

Book Club: Maeve Fly, by CJ Leede, Oct 26, at 6pm
via Google Meet

Keep reading and writing, Horroregonians!

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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · 1d
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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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · 14d
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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Richard Leis @richardleis.com · 25d
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.
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Richard Leis @richardleis.com · 25d
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!

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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.
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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 25d
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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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Sep 10
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.
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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Sep 10
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
Podcast graphic, with text "Ink to Paper:" on top, an illustration of a feather pen writing on a page in an open book in the middle, and text "Stories & Interview" on the bottom. White text and illustration on a black background.
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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Sep 9
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.

horror.org
A professional writers organization for horror writers, dedicated to support, education, and community for writers in the horror genre.
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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Sep 3
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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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Sep 2
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!

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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.
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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Sep 2
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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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Aug 30
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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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Aug 28
"It has omens of death, portals to other dimensions, plushies that aren't what they seem, eggs filled with wishful thinking, society's view on perfection, and so much more."
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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Aug 28
"In this anthology, claw machines aren’t just beacons for lost dollars and frustration, packed with cheap toys that rarely make it home with us. The claw machine is a game, a curse, a tool, even a drug-induced metaphor."
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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Aug 28
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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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Aug 28
“The Reading”, “Talking to the Depressed Ghost Who Haunts my Cellar About Self-Acceptance”, “Rest in Peace”, “A Sugar Spell to Keep Life Sweet”, “If You Pay In Advance You Can Choose Where you Sit”
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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Aug 28
Five more poems from @juleigh.bsky.social were published in Alien Buddha Zine #75 on May 29, 2025:

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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Aug 13
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.
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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Aug 12
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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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Aug 11
Surrender to HWA Oregon Larina Warnock’s (@docnock.bsky.social) poem “Failed Start” (heyzine.com/flip-book/79...), which was published in SpecPo Verse Issue 1 on April 30, 2025.
SpecPoVerse | PDF to Flipbook
April 30, 2025\nVolume 1 Issue 1. PDF to flipbook converted using heyzine.com
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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Aug 4
Interested in becoming a member? Join the HWA (there is even a Supporting Member level), select our chapter in the profile you set up, and reach out to HWA Oregon (contact information on our website.)

We'd be delighted to include your bio in our Members lists.

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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.
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Jacy Morris @jacymorris.bsky.social · Aug 1
Save the date. I'll be chilling your bones with a reading of We Like It Cherry, followed by a conversation with Danger Slater. If you're in Portland, come check it out, and find out what Danger asks me. I'm a little nervous about his questions. @hwaoregon.bsky.social
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Larina Warnock @docnock.bsky.social · Jul 31
Check out my quirky little story!

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#fiction #sff #shortstory
While the Cat's Away
momofgale: My husband left us, and now my 12-year-old daughter is depressed. How can I help her? Top Answer: 15 upvotes 2 downyvotes  cityyouthcounselor: Your daughter is grieving and likely
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HWA Oregon @hwaoregon.bsky.social · Jul 30
Weird Fiction Quarterly (@weirdfictionquarterly.com) Spring 2025 - Ghosts features flash fiction & poetry from HWA Oregon members Sarah Walker, David Barker, Adam Bolivar, Richard Leis & other HWA members like Maxwell I. Gold
(@cybergodwrites.bsky.social.)

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Weird Fiction Quarterly - Winter 2025: Ghosts is now available!
We are pleased to unveil 2025's first installment: "Weird Fiction Quarterly - Winter 2025: Ghosts".
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