Poets of the Dark: Interview with J.E. Erickson
J.E. Erickson is the author of Offerings to the Flower Moon: The Tale of the Abrams Witch (October 2022) and Dust Bunnies From Hell (October 2023). He currently writes horror… Read more The post Poets...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Naomi Simone Borwein
Naomi Simone Borwein is a poet and academic. Her work appears or is forthcoming across a spectrum of publications: Space & Time Magazine, HWA Poetry Showcase IX (featured Poet), Beautiful… Read...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with John Claude Smith
John Claude Smith has had three collections and two novels published, along with tales and/or poems in Vastarien, Pluto in Furs, the HWA Poetry Showcase series, and many more magazines… Read more The...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Gerri Leen
Gerri Leen lives in Northern Virginia and originally hails from Seattle. In addition to being an avid reader, she’s passionate about horse racing, tea, and collecting encaustic art and raku… Read more...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Tania Chen
Tania Chen is a Chinese-Mexican queer writer of living nightmares. Their work was selected for Brave New Weird Anthology by Tenebrous Press, and has also appeared in Unfettered Hexes by… Read more The...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Cassondra Windwalker
Cassondra Windwalker has roamed the South, the Midwest, the West, and currently haunts the Frozen North in the company of a tolerant husband, a zombie cat, a ghost dog, and… Read more The post Poets of...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Lori R. Lopez
Lori R. Lopez wears many hats as an award-winning Author and Poet. She is also an Artist, Songwriter-Musician, Actress, Filmmaker, Tree-Hugger, Activist, Vegan, and Animal-Lover. Lori roamed...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Steven Clapp
Steven Clapp is a horror and speculative fiction author from Southern California. His past publication credits include a poem in the Horror Writers Association poetry anthology, Poetry Showcase Vol....
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Timothy P. Flynn
Timothy P. Flynn is a dark poet from Massachusetts. His previous poetry resides in Space and Time magazine, Anthocon’s book collections: Anthology Years 1-3, Wicked Tales, Wicked Creatures,...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Austin Gragg
Austin Gragg is a queer writer, poet, and stay-at-home dad. He’s been a finalist and multi-honorable mention in the Writers of the Future Contest, and Publishers Weekly has praised Austin’s… Read more...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert
Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert is a Technical Services Librarian who writes short fiction and poetry in the horror, scifi, and dark fantasy genres. Her short stories have appeared in the anthologies...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Madison McSweeney
Madison McSweeney is the author of The Doom That Came to Mellonville (Filthy Loot), The Forest Dreams With Teeth (Demain Publishing), and the poetry chapbook Fringewood (Alien Buddha Press). Her… Read...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Colleen Anderson
Colleen Anderson is a Canadian author writing fiction and poetry and has had two collections and over 300 poems published in such venues as Grievous Angel, Polu Texni, The Future… Read more The post...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Amanda Worthington
Amanda Worthington is a writer of the speculative whose work is alternately dark and whimsical. When she’s not writing, she’s probably enjoying the great outdoors, reading, working a crossword, or…...
View ArticlePoets of the Dark: Interview with Denise Dumars
Denise Dumars has published hundreds of poems in journals, magazines, and anthologies, as well as authoring several volumes of poetry. She has been nominated for the Rhysling Award for speculative…...
View ArticleAnnouncing HWA POETRY SHOWCASE X Selectees
Congratulations to all the poets and poems that made the HWA Poetry Showcase X, and thank you to everyone who submitted. There were nearly 300 poems submitted, all excellent. It… Read more The post...
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Call for submissions for Poetry Showcase Volume XI: Poems Now $35!
The HWA is proud to announce that it will call for submissions from its members for the HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XI beginning April 1st, 2024. Maxwell I. Gold will be the editor for the volume. This...
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Six Places to Send Poems This Week
National Poetry Month may be done, but if you still have piles of verse flowing from your pen, here’s some places you can send it. Not all of these are speculative markets so read your submission...
View ArticleInterview with Pete Kelly, Poet-in-residence for the Dracula Society
Pete Kelly is a poet and one time voice of the band Gothamistic. He has been a horror fan since birth, so he says. He works as a shipwright when… Read more The post Interview with Pete Kelly,...
View ArticleThe Bloodless Birth of Blood & Spades: In the Words of Marge Simon
Being invited to Marge Simon’s Blood & Spades column in the monthly newsletter is, for many of us, a goal to aspire to. I’ve found many of the poets I… Read more The post The Bloodless Birth of...
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