by Heather Hein— Valentine’s Day: A holiday for some, a horror story of isolation, a pageant of overpriced, soon-to-be-deceased flowery foliage, kissing couples whose shameless acts of public passion inspire everything from the ironic eyeroll to expectorating spite. For those whom the Fates have favored with a best friend or lover...well, I hope you received … Continue reading The Witchcraft of Writing: Nymphos and Nurturers
In September, HWA Colorado will be presenting two panels and a workshop at Colorado Festival of Horror (COFOH). Come out and support our chapter while enjoying one of the coolest horror conventions in Colorado. COFOH is taking place at Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows, 10345 Park Meadows Dr., Lone Tree, CO. Find out more … Continue reading HWA Colorado at COFOH 2024
Need to buckle down and write? Need some accountability in the moment? Join the HWA Colorado for a virtual writing sprint on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, from 7 to 8 pm via Zoom. Continue a work in progress or start something completely new, or even just check your long, long list of unopened emails—whatever you … Continue reading HWA CO Virtual Writing Sprint 9/24/24
HWA Colorado is pleased to introduce a free, virtual course on writing short horror stories, HWA CO Short Story Intensive, hosted by author Kari J. Wolfe. For each course, a class of seven students will read and deconstruct published short horror stories to see what makes them work, then workshop each other's stories. Spaces are … Continue reading HWA CO Short Story Intensive—May 2024
Join the Horror Writers Association, Colorado, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, from 7 to 8:30 pm Mountain time for Before We Begin, a lecture on the pros of prologues with author Thomas C. Mavroudis. A well-crafted prologue not only provides a tight, succinct back-story, but enhances the overall narrative it precedes. Through a variety of … Continue reading Before We Begin
April is National Poetry Month, and HWA CO is celebrating with a horror poetry workshop followed by a horror poetry open mic event at Denver Public Library: Sam Gary Branch Library on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Kill Your Darlings: Horror Poetry Workshop from 1:30 to 2:30 pmShall I compare thee to…a chainsaw massacre? Poetry and … Continue reading 2024 Horror Poetry Workshop & Reading
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
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
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
HWA Colorado presents the virtual Q&A panel The Mortality Report: Medical Professionals on Medicine in Horror. Did you know that when someone gets shot, they vomit? Join this virtual Q&A event on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, from 7 to 8:30 Mountain time with medical professionals to discuss the representation of medicine in horror media and … Continue reading The Mortality Report
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