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HWA Silver Hammer Award

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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

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Past award winners include:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Horror Writers Association". HWA official website. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Past Bram Stoker Nominees and Winners". HWA official website. Archived from the original on 13 January 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "HWA Volunteer Service Awards". Horror Writers Association Service Awards. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  4. ^ "2009 Bram Stoker Award Winners". Horrorscope. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Kathryn Ptacek to receive HWA's Silver Hammer Award". SciFinds News. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  6. ^ "2010 Bram Stoker Winners". TOR Publishing Blog. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Guy Anthony DE MARCO to receive The Silver Hammer Award from HWA". HWA Official Blog. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  8. ^ "2012 Bram Stoker Winners". HWA Website. 15 June 2000. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  9. ^ "2013 Bram Stoker Winners". HWA Website. 15 June 2000. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  10. ^ "2014 Bram Stoker Winners". HWA Website. 15 June 2000. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  11. ^ "2015 Bram Stoker Winners". HWA Website. 15 June 2000. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  12. ^ a b c d "Horror Writers Association's Silver Hammer Award Winner". HWA Website. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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