HWA Oregon Presents our February Book Club Meeting:
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King.
Join us Sunday, February 22, at 6 p.m. on Google Meet (find our link on Discord or email us at oregonhwa@gmail.com).
In the meantime, keep reading and writing Horroregonians!
This month Chapter Meeting, we welcome bestselling, award-winning, and local author Caitlin Starling!
Our meeting will be held on February 15 at 6 p.m. via Google Meet. Please see Discord or your email for the link (or DM me).
In the meantime, keep reading and writing, Horroregonians!
Happy February—Carnival/Fasching, and Lunar New Year—everyone!
Author Caitlin Starling (The Starving Saints) will be at our chapter meeting this Sunday, the 15th.
Monday the 16th, a movie night at our chapter chair's home. Book club book this month is The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King.
Even more news from our members in our February round-up:
oregonhorror.com/news/member-...
New books, anthologies, journals, magazines, podcasts, readings... Our members are getting their writing out there. Here are all the announcements from January:
oregonhorror.com/news/member-...
Our February 2026 activities include our chapter meeting with guest speaker Caitlin Starling (The Luminous Dead, The Starving Saints), a horror movie night, and discussing The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King for book club. Here are the details:
oregonhorror.com/news/coming-...
Join us this Sunday, January 25, at 6 p.m. via Google Meet, as we come together and discuss The Devil By Name by Keith Rosson.
This is a continuation of our conversation last month, where we read Fever House.
Hope to see you all there.
Keep reading and writing, Horroregonians!
Coffin Moon and Fever House author Keith Rosson joined us at our Chapter Meeting on Sunday, January 18 for a great publishing journey discussion and Q&A. High energy and inspiring.
Here are the meeting minutes:
oregonhorror.com/news/hwa-ore...
We have several events scheduled in January 2026, including our chapter meeting, book club, and a cold-themed reading at Beaverton City Library at the end of the month:
oregonhorror.com/news/coming-...
Our members are creating art, writing, editing, publishing, and participating in local literary communities. Here's the November 2025 HWA Oregon member news and announcements, along with club activities we held in October:
oregonhorror.com/news/member-...
We had a lot of fun with the book swap and hanging out together for food and drinks. We're thinking about holding more book swaps throughout the year. It's a good way to share favorite, not-so-favorite, and recommended books with each other.
This Sunday, Dec. 7th at 4 p.m., join us for our holiday gathering. We will be hanging out at @theheistpdx for food, drinks, and an optional book swap!
Book Swap Info: If you would like to participate, please bring a wrapped, preferably used book to share.
Keep reading and writing, Horroregonians!
We have some fun events coming up this month:
A holiday party to close out the year at the Heist PDX. Bring a wrapped (used) book for our book swap!
This month, we are reading Fever House by Keith Rosson.
Hope you all have a nice end of the year, and keep reading and writing Ho-Ho-Horroregonians!
I need so much editing help, lol. I'm looking forward to this! Amber is great. I've hired her for a developmental edit of a science fiction horror short story, and her suggestions were invaluable. She set me on a great path for my latest revision.
finneganeditorial.com
Tomorrow! Our very own, Amber Finnegan, will be speaking about the different types of editing, what to expect to happen at each level, and a starting point for what you might expect for cost.
Amber is our social media coordinator (yes, I'm talking about myself here...), an editor, and a podcaster.
November has some interesting events coming up!
Chapter Events (all via Google Meet):
Nov. 9: 1 pm: Quarterly Writers Workshop
Nov. 16: 6 pm: Chapter Meeting
Nov. 30: 6pm: Book club meeting: Candy Cain Kills by Brian McAuley
Keep reading and writing, Horroregonians!
Happy Día de los Muertos 💀
Thank you Amber Finnegan, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, @haspectorwrites.bsky.social, and @richardleis.com and for organizing, hosting, decorating, and crewing tables, among other tasks at our two weekend Halloween events!
Thank you Amber Finnegan, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, @haspectorwrites.bsky.social, and @richardleis.com and for organizing, hosting, decorating, and crewing tables, among other tasks at our two weekend Halloween events!
The Horror Authors Book Party readers: Dan Finnegan, @andrewsfuller.com, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, @jbkish.bsky.social, @richardleis.com, Elizabeth Mitchell, @niyyahwrites.bsky.social, Katherine Quevedo, and @haspectorwrites.bsky.social.
J.B. Kish instructs the audience on proper monster feeding protocols at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025. The monster sits on a table behind him, in a green metal box.
J.B. Kish instructs the audience on proper monster feeding protocols at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025. The monster sits on a table behind him, in a green metal box.
Katherine Quevedo, Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq, her dad Paul, J.B. Kish, Elizabeth Mitchell, our library host Ed, Richard Leis, Andrew Fuller, and Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito line up at Beaverton City Library for a group photo against brick and beige walls.
And J.B. Kish brought a monster for us to feed candy during his monster orientation. Several of us lined up for a group photo before the readings began (and again after.)
Katherine Quevedo in a pointed witch hat reads poems and flash fiction from sheets of paper in front of an audience at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq reads her headless horseman tale from sheets phone in front of an audience at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025. She is assisted by her daughter behind a box who holds up a potato as one of the horseman's heads!
Elizabeth Mitchell reads her story from sheets of paper in front of an audience at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito reads her story from an anthology in front of an audience at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
More readers!
H. A. Spector reads a story from his phone in front of an audience at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
Andrew Fuller reads a story from his book in front of an audience at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
Richard Leis reads poems and flash fiction from sheets of paper in front of an audience at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
Dan Finnegan reads a story from sheets of paper in front of an audience at the Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
The Horror Authors Book Party at Beaverton City Library featured great readings (and monsters and monster assistants!)
Friday featured Colleen East,
@andrewsfuller.com, @erikgrove.com, @richardleis.com, @rollforwriting.bsky.social, @niyyahwrites.bsky.social, @haspectorwrites.bsky.social, with @tommyspoon.bsky.social & others sharing real life spooky stories. Photos from @erikgrove.com and @rosinagrove.bsky.social
Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq with a gold headscarf and sparkling gold and black attire reads her flash fiction at BOLD Coffee and Books on Friday, October 24, 2025, from behind a microphone and podium, and in front of shelves of books and plants and spooky mannequin with long black hair and a rope in her hands.
Zachariah O'Keeffe with a black "The Tell-Tale Heart" t-shirt and beret reads his flash fiction at BOLD Coffee and Books on Friday, October 24, 2025, from behind a microphone and podium, and in front of shelves of books and plants and spooky mannequin with long black hair and a rope in her hands.
Richard Leis with a dark red stripped button shirt and Dracula t-shirt and chocolate on his face reads his poetry and flash fiction at BOLD Coffee and Books on Friday, October 24, 2025, from behind a microphone and podium, and in front of shelves of books and plants and spooky mannequin with long black hair and a rope in her hands.
Erik Grove with a devilish mask and great horns reads from his short story in Kozy Krampus at BOLD Coffee and Books on Friday, October 24, 2025, from behind a microphone and podium, and in front of shelves of books and plants.
Colleen East reads from her phone an excerpt from a short story at BOLD Coffee and Books on Friday, October 24, 2025, in front of shelves of books and plants and a spooky mannequin with long black hair behind her.
Andrew Fuller leans into a microphone and podium to read from his short story collection Constellations of Ruin at BOLD Coffee and Books on Friday, October 24, 2025, in front of shelves of books and plants and a spooky mannequin with long black hair.
H. A. Spector as Pugsley Adamms with Cousin It on his shoulder reads his flash fiction at BOLD Coffee and Books on Friday, October 24, 2025, from behind a microphone and podium, and in front of shelves of books and plants and a spooky mannequin with long black hair.
Thank you to all of our readers at our weekend Halloween events. And thank you to all the audience members who made these events a success.
Authors include Dan Finnegan, @andrewsfuller.com, @jbkish.bsky.social, @paippolito.bsky.social, @richardleis.com, Elizabeth Mitchell, @niyyahwrites.bsky.social,
Katherine Quevedo, and @haspectorwrites.bsky.social.
Orange and white spooky text and illustrations of ghosts reading and carrying books. In the background, a close-up image of a stack of old, yellowed books sitting on a thick wrinkled table cloth. Text reads "Horror Authors Book Party with HWA Oregon. Saturday October 25, Beaverton City Library, 1-3 PM, All Ages. Join local horror authors, including read-alongs, book recommendations, and candy. Books from some authors will be on sale."
Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Beaverton City Library! 👻🎃
Get into the scary season! Join us for a meet and greet with local horror authors, including read-alouds, book recommendations, and candy. Books from some authors will be available for sale. All Ages.
beavertonlibrary.org/Calendar.asp...
HWA Oregon logo and Bold Coffee & Books logo on either side of an illustration of a crowned skull at the top of a worn piece of paper with cut-off illustrations, wrinkles and rips. Below this is the following text: HWA Oregon Presents: Halloween Party at Bold Coffee. There is a list of activities next: Costume Contest (w. Prizes), Readings from Local Horror Authors, Open-Mic: Your Real Spooky Encounters. Below this is the date, time, and address: Friday 24 October, 06:30 - 08:30 PM, 1755 SW Jefferson Street, Portland, OR.
Join us at @boldcoffeeandbooks.bsky.social tonight for a costume party, readings from local horror authors, and an open mic to tell us all your real spooky encounters! 👻🎃
We have book prizes from local publishers, including @shortwavebooks.bsky.social and @moonstruckbooks.bsky.social.
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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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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