May 25 2025
The 2024 Australasian Shadows Awards shortlists have been announced!
Congratulations to everyone who made the shortlists. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at Conflux 19, to be held in Canberra in October.
The Australian Shadows Awards is an annual horror fiction award presented by the AHWA. For more information …
Feb 03 2025
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we have five fabulous prize packs up for grabs.
All you need to do to be in the running to win one is to renew your membership or join us by 16 February 2025.
You need to be Australasian (Australia, New Zealand or the …
Jan 25 2025
The AHWA Subscriberthon is on!
If you join or renew your AHWA membership before midnight (AEDT) Sunday 16 February 2025 you’ll be in the draw for some amazing prizes including books, artworks, story critiques and more!
Annual membership is an absolute bargain at only $40.
Details of the amazing prize packs and competition …
Apr 24 2024
“LIFE IS BLOODY GOOD”
In Australia, vampires are a protected class. Twenty-two towns are picked to siphon vampires, aka ‘redheads’, out of capital and regional cities. When polled, most Australians agree with this strategy. But most Australians don’t live in a ‘designated area’. Don’t have to step over drowsing redheads during the day. …
Oct 15 2023
Bit of a mixed bag this one. Eight individually directed tales of modern horror collated by one of the masters of the genre. Some of them hit the mark, others not so much. There’s a couple of really dodgy monsters which lean toward parody rather than horror.
The first tale, “Lot 36”, …
