Halloween Ghast Fest 08
On Halloween 2005, the Californian-based The Writing Show hosted The 14 Days of Halloween special, with members of the AHWA reading some of their stories with added sound effects, like the radio shows of old. This annual show ceased its run in 2008 after 4 successful years.
Details on each year's show can be found below, with links to the podcasts.
The Halloween Ghast Fest 08, in association with The Writing Show, is proud to present the schedule for this year's broadcast:
October 27th Marty Young
October 28th Alison Pearce
October 29th Chuck McKenzie
October 30th David Conyers
October 31st Rick Kennett (with story read by Alan Chaney)
Master of ceremonies: Stephen Studach
Podcasts are available from The Writing Show's website (www.writingshow.com) and a full program can be downloaded here.
ABOUT THE HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
The Halloween Special was the brainchild of Paula B., host and founder of the The Writing Show. Catch Members of the AHWA reading their own horror stories, one author a day up until Halloween, with the podcasts made freely available from The Writing Show's website. Some of the stories also feature sound effects like the radio shows of old, guaranteed to give you chills...
AHWA Members are encouraged to submit multiple short stories rather than just one. The (loose) theme for 2008 was ghosts, monsters, and the supernatural. There is no word limit but stories should be no longer than (approximately) 30 minutes when read aloud.
Payment: The AHWA pays authors $20 per story selected for the show.
PAST SHOWS
2007: The 9 Days of Halloween Special
2006: The full program (including links to the podcasts) from the 2006 7 Days of Halloween Special is available here. There was also a 15 minute interview with each author, where they discuss how they got started writing, what inspires and motivates them, themes and sub-genres they like the best, how they approach their writing (characters, plot, etc.) and what they're working on now.
2005: The full program (including links to the podcasts) from the 2005 14 Days of Halloween Special can be found here.