HWA Silver Hammer Award explained
The Horror Writers Association[1] (HWA) periodically gives the Silver Hammer Award to an HWA volunteer who has done a truly massive amount of work for the organization, often unsung and behind the scenes. It was instituted in 1996, and is decided by a vote of HWA's board of trustees.
The award is so named because it represents the careful, steady, continuous work of building HWA's "house" — the many institutional systems that keep the organization functioning on a day-to-day basis. The award itself is a chrome-plated hammer with an engraved plaque on the handle. The chrome hammer is also a satisfying allusion to The Beatles' song, "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", a miniature horror story in itself.
The Horror Writers Association is a worldwide organization promoting dark literature and its creators. It has over 700 members who write, edit and publish professionally in fiction, nonfiction, videogames, films, comics, and other media.
Past winners
Past award winners include:[2]
See also
References
- Web site: Horror Writers Association. HWA official website. 10 March 2012.
- Web site: Past Bram Stoker Nominees and Winners. HWA official website. 24 January 2012. 13 January 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080113132337/http://www.horror.org/stokerwinnom.htm. dead.
- Web site: HWA Volunteer Service Awards. Horror Writers Association Service Awards. 10 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120504190746/http://horror.org/serviceawd.htm. 4 May 2012.
- Web site: 2009 Bram Stoker Award Winners. Horrorscope. 10 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110301095011/http://www.horrorscope.com.au/2009/06/news-2009-bram-stoker-award-winners.html. 1 March 2011.
- Web site: Kathryn Ptacek to receive HWA's Silver Hammer Award. SciFinds News. 10 March 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20120909223123/http://www.scifinds.com/node/5214. 9 September 2012.
- Web site: 2010 Bram Stoker Winners. TOR Publishing Blog. 19 June 2011 . 10 March 2012.
- Web site: Guy Anthony DE MARCO to receive The Silver Hammer Award from HWA. HWA Official Blog. 17 January 2012 . 10 March 2012.
- Web site: 2012 Bram Stoker Winners. HWA Website. 15 June 2000 . 26 November 2017.
- Web site: 2013 Bram Stoker Winners. HWA Website. 15 June 2000 . 26 November 2017.
- Web site: 2014 Bram Stoker Winners. HWA Website. 15 June 2000 . 26 November 2017.
- Web site: 2015 Bram Stoker Winners. HWA Website. 15 June 2000 . 26 November 2017.
- Web site: Horror Writers Association's Silver Hammer Award Winner. HWA Website. 7 March 2017 . 19 September 2021.
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