by Heather Hein — Greetings, Loyal Votarists! I hope you’ve all made it through the horror of the holidays without casting curses or dragging Uncle Fred to an abandoned dark well and tossing him over. This month, in honor of Valentine’s Day, I would like to pose a question: Does love have a place in … Continue reading The Witchcraft of Writing: Love Potion Number Nine
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO POOR WEATHER. Join the Horror Writers Association, Colorado, on Saturday, February 10, 2024, from 2 to 3:30 pm at the Denver Public Library: Sam Gary Branch in celebrating and supporting local queer horror authors for our special event, Bloody Valentine: LGBTQIA+ Horror Author Readings. With local horror writers … Continue reading Bloody Valentine: LGBTQIA+ Horror Author Readings
by Jeamus Wilkes — “The Thing in the Mirror Over Your Shoulder” Inspired to Scare (ItS) is a quarterly column by writer, artist, and actor Jeamus Wilkes. ItS is designed to help horror and dark fiction writers plant the seeds of inspiration and nurture its resulting creativity. *** Do I see myself, or do I … Continue reading Inspired to Scare: The Thing in the Mirror Over Your Shoulder
Denver Horror Collective is seeking short stories and flash fiction for its new anthology with a focus on horror in the American southwest, Frontiers of Fright: A Southwestern Horror Anthology. Whether people found themselves in ranches, small frontier towns, saloons, railways, or mines, the American Southwest was a harsh wilderness—a desolate and isolating landscape of deserts … Continue reading Submission call for DHC’s southwestern horror anthology
The HWA Colorado is seeking readers for a LGBTQIA+ horror author reading event, Bloody Valentine, that will take place on Saturday, February 10, 2024, from 2 to 3:30 pm at Sam Gary Library in Denver. Authors will be given a brief introduction and a limited time to read from any of their works. There will … Continue reading Call for Readers for a LGBTQIA+ Horror Reading Event
Author Name: Angela Sylvaine Name of Publication: Frost Bite Where to find it: https://linktr.ee/angelasylvaine Describe your work in 10 words or less for people who are just learning about it. Frost Bite is a wintery ‘90s sci-fi horror comedy akin to Stranger Things meets Fargo. Can you talk a bit about your path to publication … Continue reading HWA CO Author + Publication Spotlight: Angela Sylvaine
In this presentation, we will review the various points of view and discuss their problems and pitfalls as well as providing expert examples of POV gone right. With author AM Larks learn about what to avoid and more importantly how to wield this vital literary tool. What Point of View Can Do For You is … Continue reading What Point of View Can Do For You
by JL Shioshita — Picture this: it’s late Saturday, and you’re heading home after a fun night barhopping in LoDo. You closed out your favorite drinking hole with your closest friends and now patiently wait at the nearest light rail station for the next train to carry you home. You still feel buzzed—pleasant and soft … Continue reading Legend Tripping: Teke Teke
Author Name: Bobby Perry Name of Publication: Rage and Hunger Where to find it? Currently at Amazon. Describe your work in 10 words or less for people who are just learning about it. The zombie apocalypse told through a different and unique perspective. Can you talk a bit about your path to publication for this … Continue reading HWA CO Author + Publication Spotlight: Bobby Perry
New year, new you—which may include dusting off that old draft you have or being ready to edit a recent work. Either way, the art of self-editing is your best friend when it comes to polishing your writing. Join author and editor A.E. Santana for this free, virtual event on Wednesday, January 17, from 7 … Continue reading Self-Editing Toward a Successful Draft
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