Following the overwhelming success of the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Awards™ Weekend at Burbank in 2009 and on Long Island in June 2011, HWA will be running another stand-alone Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend in New Orleans from June 13-16, 2013.

And in an exciting innovation HWA will host World Horror Convention as part of our Weekend, which will be officially titled the Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend incorporating World Horror Convention 2013.

This also means there will be only one major Horror Convention in 2013 - our event in New Orleans. And the Event will be held at the newly renovated Hotel Monteleone, right in the heart of the French Quarter. The Hotel is regarded as a literary icon and of course New Orleans itself is both historic, and haunted.

There are two major components to HWA's 25th Anniversary celebrations:

• The Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend convention; and
• The Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet.

While we are also hosting the World Horror Convention, the sponsorships are entirely HWA events, and the sponsorship packages we offer are not related to the WHC components.

This website will prominently feature our sponsors. We again expect more than 300 horror professionals and fans in attendance. In addition, the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet will be broadcast live over the Internet for the third year. Last year, more than 700 people signed in to watch this stream live and thousands more viewed it later.

Our Guests of Honor include renowned authors Ramsey Campbell, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and Jonathan Maberry, and acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams.

So, HERE is the chance for your organization to become a sponsor of HWA and the Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend. You will gain exposure over a one-year (plus) period to our nearly 800 members worldwide; and to the thousands of writers, readers and horror fans who visit our website every month; as well as the hundreds who will view the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet live on webcast (if you choose that form of sponsorship). This is a very targeted audience - horror writers, publishers, editors, illustrators, screenwriters, poets, readers and fans.

We thank you in advance for your kind consideration. If you have any questions regarding Sponsorship Packages, please contact the President, Rocky Wood.

Please see the note about the tax deductibility of sponsorship at the bottom of this page.

HWA 25th Bram Stoker Awards®Banquet 2013 - Sponsorship Packages

Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans - evening, June 15, 2013

Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet Platinum Sponsor - SOLD

Amount: $10,000 (payable by October 31, 2012)

• Prominent designation as the Platinum Sponsor of the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet
• On-stage recognition of the Sponsorship during the Opening Session of the Weekend and at the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet
• Full-page back cover color advertisement in the Banquet Commemorative Booklet and recognition in all other press materials
• 6 Convention passes
• 6 Tickets to the 25th Annual Bram Stoker Awards™ Banquet at a dedicated table, seated with the HWA Vice President and her guests
• Banner advertisement on the homepage of HWA Bram Stoker Awards™ 2013 website, identifying the organisation as the Banquet Sponsor effective from when the sponsorship is confirmed
• The ability to display ONE company/organization banner next to the Stage at the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet
• Advertisement on the HWA Bram Stoker Awards™ Live Streaming Site, with Hyperlink to your website if required, and during the broadcast of the event

Bram Stoker Awards™ Banquet Gold Sponsors

Amount: $4000 (payable by October 31, 2012) (two available)

• Designation as a Gold Sponsor for the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet
• On-stage recognition of Gold Sponsorship during Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet
• Full-page inside back cover color advertisement in the Banquet Commemorative Booklet
• 2 WHC Convention passes
• 2 Tickets to the Bram Stoker Awards Banquet®, seated at the HWA Chair's Table
• Advertisement on the HWA Bram Stoker Awards® Live Streaming Site, with Hyperlink to your website if required, and during the broadcast of the event

Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend 2013 - Sponsorship Packages

Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans June 13-16, 2013. Covers the HWA Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend (note: does not include sponsorship of the World Horror Convention 2013 component, which will be held on Friday 14 June).

Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend "Black Road" Sponsor

Amount: $10,000 (payable by October 31, 2012)

• Designation as the Lead Sponsor for the Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend
• On-stage recognition of sponsorship during the Opening and Closing Sessions and mention at the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet
• Full-page inside front cover color advertisement in the Bram Stoker Awards Banquet® Commemorative Booklet
• 6 WHC Convention passes
• 6 Tickets to the 25th Annual Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet, at the HWA Chair's Table
• Banner advertisement on the homepage of HWA Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend 2013 website, identifying the organization as the Lead "Black Road" Sponsor
• The ability to display a company/organization banner in both Panel Program Rooms on Thursday, June 13, Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th

Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend Gold Sponsor

Amount: $4,000 and covering Cheese Plate/Nibbles at the Mass Signing and presentation of the Band on Friday evening) (SOLD/ON HOLD)

• On-stage recognition of sponsorship during the Opening and Closing Sessions and mention at the Bram Stoker Awards™ Banquet
• 2 Convention passes
• 2 Tickets to the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet™, seated at the HWA Chair’s Table
• Full-page advertisement in the Banquet Commemorative Booklet
• Mention on the homepage of HWA Bram Stoker Awards™® Weekend 2013 website, with Hyperlink to your website if required

Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend Supporting Sponsors

Amount: $1,500 (payable within 14 days) ONE SOLD/THREE STILL AVAILABLE

• Recognition as a Supporting Sponsor the Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend
• On-stage recognition of sponsorship during the Opening and Closing Sessions as well as recognition as the Supporting sponsor for ONE panel during Saturday 15 June (the panel to be chosen at HWA's discretion but in consultation with the Sponsor)
• Half page black&white advertisement in the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet Commemorative Booklet
• Mention on the homepage of HWA Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend 2013 website, with Hyperlink to your website if required

Note about Tax Deductibility of Sponsorships:

Publishers, booksellers, and authors will generally deduct sponsorships as a business expense. In addition the Horror Writers Association is an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and donations may be deductible as charitable contributions.

To download the Sponsorship Information hand-out as a Word document, click here.