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StokerCon® 2023

1:00pm EDT

Registration Grand Station Ballroom III Foyer

4:00pm EDT

Author Readings Hall of FameTodd Keisling • Sam Rebelein • Michael Tichy You Can't Get There From Here: Tales of Weird Pittsburgh Haselton I-IIDouglas Gwilym • Nelson Pyles • Frank Oreto • Gwendolyn Kiste • Stephanie M. Wytovich • Michelle Renee Lane Raw Dog Screaming Press Party Ellwood I-IIJennifer Barnes Writing Your Horror Novel in Six Weeks Stoops Ferry Dealer Room Grand Station Ballroom III-V

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Author Readings Hall of FameJeff Strand • barbara barnett • Michael Allen Rose • Clay McLeod Chapman Self Care for Horror Writers Haselton I-IIJessi Ann York • Brad Hodson • Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels • Emily Ruth Verona • Mo Moshaty

6:00pm EDT

Author Readings Hall of FameAlly Malinenko • Bryan Young • Clare Castleberry • Paul Lubaczewski Remembering Peter Straub Haselton I-IIJohn Langan • John F. D. Taff • Paul Tremblay • JG Faherty • Nat Cassidy

8:00pm EDT

Opening Ceremony Grand Station Ballroom I-IIJohn Edward Lawson • Sara Tantlinger • Meghan Arcuri • Alma Katsu • Cynthia Pelayo • Michael Arnzen • Owl Goingback • Daniel Kraus • Ben Rubin • Jewelle Gomez • Wrath James White

11:00pm EDT

Midnight Special:Monster Mash! Haselton I-IIJames Chambers • Steven Van Patten • Brian Matthews • Lee Murray • Clay McLeod Chapman • Mary SanGiovanni • Cynthia Pelayo • Kevin Wetmore, Jr. • Owl Goingback • Wrath James White

8:00am EDT

Registration Grand Station Ballroom III Foyer

8:30am EDT

Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference Welcome and Opening Remarks Grand Station Ballroom I-IIRhonda Jackson Garcia AKA RJ Joseph • Bridget Keown

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Author Readings Brighton IISarah Hans • Danger Slater • Jason A. Wyckoff • Aaron Dries Author Readings Brighton IP.L. McMillan • Sheldon Higdon • Sally Bosco • Richard Thomas Take Their Hands: Ancestry as Source Ellwood I-IILauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels • Frances Ippolito • Rena Mason • Cynthia Pelayo • Erika T. Wurth Videogames and Horror PointviewRobert Ottone • Heather Romanowski • Todd Keisling • Richard Dansky Buzzing About Horror Books AdmiralEmily Vinci • Carina Stopenski • Jocelyn Codner • Emily Hughes • Yaika Sabat Perspectives on Mental Health in Horror Brighton III-IVLee Murray • Sumiko Saulson • Brian Matthews • Anton Cancre • Jessica Peter • Tim Waggoner The Life Cycle of a Book Haselton I-IISarah Read • Tom Deady • Becky LeJeune • Cody Langille • Kelly Lonesome • Lisa Kastner Tract 1: Bodies and Embodiement in Culture and Narratives Grand Station Ballroom I-IIHebah Uddin • Rocky Colavito • Katherine Kerestman • John Kachuba Hollywood Hacks for Horror Writers Stoops FerryBrian McAuley Dealer Room Grand Station Ballroom III-V

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Author Reading Brighton IIRachel Searcey • Sumiko Saulson • Carol Gyzander • Rachel Harrison Author Readings Brighton IAlma Katsu • Owl Goingback • Jewelle Gomez Algorithmic Possession: Confronting Big Tech on the Page Brighton III-IVAndrew F Sullivan • Christi Nogle • Alex Woodroe • Gemma Amor • Sofia Ajram • Todd Keisling Dread and Desire Haselton I-IIJessica Luke García • Rae Knowles • Michelle Renee Lane • Briana Una McGuckin • Jessica McHugh • Wrath James White How to Feature Horror at Your Library AdmiralKonrad Stump • Meghan Bouffard • Miriam Meislik • Jocelyn Codner • Trevor Oakley • Michael Allen Rose HWA Mentorship Panel Ellwood I-IIJG Faherty • Linda D. Addison • Patrick Barb • Eric J. Guignard • Rena Mason • Sarah Read • Tim Waggoner

10:30am EDT

Tract 2: Reading and Re-Reading in the Past and Present Grand Station Ballroom I-IIMichael Potts • Julia Brown • William Hamilton • Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar

11:00am EDT

Author Readings Brighton IILarry Hinkle • Rick Claypool • Jessica McHugh • Richard Dansky Author Readings Brighton IGabino Iglesias • Rami Ungar • Barbara Cottrell • Jeremiah Dylan Cook Embodying Horror: Representations of the Body in Fiction Brighton III-IVKathleen Scheiner • Kate Maruyama • Megan Davies-Ostrom • Sonora Taylor • Lara Frater • Briana Una McGuckin Military Service in Horror PointviewMichael Arnzen • Stephen Kozeniewski • Sirrah Medeiros • Brian Keene • Brandon Ketchum • Dacia Arnold Why I Love Horror AdmiralLila Denning • Alma Katsu • Cynthia Pelayo • Owl Goingback • Daniel Kraus • Jewelle Gomez Sounds Weird!: Podcasting, Audiobooks and Alternate Formats Haselton I-IIAlan Bailey • Lisa Kröger • Matthew Brandenburg • P.L. McMillan • J. Thorn • Neil McRobert The Anthology: More than the Sum of its Parts Ellwood I-IILee Murray • Sara Tantlinger • Christa Carmen • Christi Nogle • Geneve Flynn • Tamika Thompson How to Create, Edit, and Publish an Anthology Stoops FerryLisa Morton

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Author Readings Brighton IMike Allen • Pamela K. Kinney • Timothy G. Huguenin • KC (Kristina) Grifant Author Readings Brighton IIDouglas Gwilym • Stephanie M. Wytovich • Brandon Ketchum • Michelle Renee Lane Evolutions in Cosmic Horror Brighton III-IVMaxwell I. Gold • Stephen Kozeniewski • Barbara Cottrell • Amanda Headlee • Jeremiah Dylan Cook • Vaughn A. Jackson • James Chambers The Psychology of Horror Ellwood I-IIPatrick Freivald • Sarah Hans • Paul Tremblay • C.C. Adams • Rook Riley • P.M. Raymond Make No Mistake About It – How To Avoid Medical Mistakes In Your Writing Haselton I-IIHeather Hein • EV Knight • Bridgett Nelson • Sean Murphy • N.J. Gallegos Librarians' Day Luncheon Reflections

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Author Readings Brighton IIPatrick Barb • Gemma Amor • Gordon B. White • Emily Ruth Verona Author Readings Brighton IKenneth W. Cain • A.C. Wise • John Langan • Steven Van Patten Anomalous Architecture: Unusual and Liminal Settings Haselton I-IISofia Ajram • S.A Bradley • Ai Jiang • Johnny Compton • Andrew F Sullivan • Ben Farthing Contracts for Creatives Ellwood I-IIDacia Arnold • Bridget Brave • Becky LeJeune • P.L. McMillan • Bryan Young • Vanessa Lanang • Michael Dolan Quoth the Raven: The Rise of Dark Poetry Brighton III-IVMarge Simon • Timons Esaias • Sumiko Saulson • Colleen Anderson • Stephanie M. Wytovich • S. Alessandro Martinez Running a Small Press in a Crowded Marketplace PointviewMichelle River-McLachlin • Michael Cieslak • Rachel Brune • Matt Blairstone • Alex Woodroe Tract 3: "The Vampire's Time Has Come": Symbols, Stories, and Sexuality Grand Station Ballroom I-IINaomi Simone Borwein • Alex Aleco Ալեքո • Gwendolyn Kiste Into Darkness I Go: the Horror Hero’s Journey Stoops FerryTim Waggoner

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Brains! Brains! Brainstorming Ways to Engage Your Community AdmiralJocelyn Codner • Becky Spratford • Konrad Stump • Yaika Sabat • Emily Vinci

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Author Readings Brighton IILisa Kröger • Tommy B. Smith • Brian McAuley • Ann Heyward Author Readings Brighton IJohn F. D. Taff • Bridgett Nelson • Katrina Monroe • Joel Jacobs Blowing Minds For A Living: Bizarro, Horror, and Weird Fiction Ellwood I-IIMichael Allen Rose • Garrett Cook • Nicole Cushing • Rick Claypool • Danger Slater • Charlene Elsby Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: Asian Narratives in Horror and Speculative Fiction Haselton I-IIK.P. Kulski • Lee Murray • Rena Mason • Alma Katsu • J.A.W. McCarthy • Geneve Flynn Embracing Brevity: Micro and Flash Fiction Brighton III-IVAngela Sylvaine • Alex Ebenstein • Donna J. W. Munro • Chelsea Pumpkins • Stephen Kozeniewski • Sally Bosco

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The Rising Popularity of Extreme and Erotic Horror Hall of FameBen Rubin • CJ Leede • Brian Keene • Wesley Southard • Hailey Piper • Eric LaRocca • Wrath James White

2:45pm EDT

Tract 4: Feral Children and Horrified Parents Grand Station Ballroom I-IIMelissa Lucken • Keith Fallows • Frances Auld • Cody Parish

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Author Readings Brighton IChristi Nogle • Kevin Wetmore, Jr. • Saytchyn Maddux-Creech • Dan Henk Author Readings Brighton IITom Deady • Charlene Elsby • Brad Hodson • Brandon McNulty Into the Woods: Rural Horror Brighton III-IVSam Rebelein • John Langan • Timothy G. Huguenin • C.W. Briar • Sonora Taylor • Erin E. Adams Open Mic Poetry Reading PointviewLinda D. Addison Monstrous Mothers and the Women Who Write Them Ellwood I-IIChrista Carmen • K.P. Kulski • Zoje Stage • Katrina Monroe • Willow Becker • Stephanie M. Wytovich Creating Scary Short Stories Stoops FerrySephera Giron

3:30pm EDT

Summer Scares: A Thrilling Summer Reading Program Hall of FameBecky Spratford • Daniel Kraus • Lora Senf • Clay McLeod Chapman • Yaika Sabat • Stephanie Gagnon

4:00pm EDT

The Cannibal Panel Ellwood I-IISara Tantlinger • Rebecca Rowland • Gwendolyn Kiste • EV Knight • Owl Goingback • Wrath James White Adaptations and Retellings Haselton I-IITim Waggoner • A.C. Wise • Jeff Strand • Cynthia Pelayo • James Aquilone • Jamie Flanagan Worth a Thousand Scary Words: Cover Art, Illustration & Book Design PointviewLynne Hansen • Jason Sizemore • Gemma Amor • Todd Keisling • Dan Henk • Lesley Conner Tract 5: "We Make Our Own Monsters": Crafting Horror on Stage and Screen Brighton III-IVDalton Cooper • Elizabeth Kurtzman • Kevin Wetmore, Jr.

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Mass Author Signing AdmiralKatherine Kerestman • David Blake Lucarelli • Melanie Anderson • Tim McGregor • Erika T. Wurth • Scott Edelman • A.C. Wise • Lisa Kröger • Tom Deady • John F. D. Taff • Brian Matthews • Gwendolyn Kiste • Marc Abbott • Meghan Arcuri • Eric J. Guignard • JG Faherty • Linda D. Addison • Rena Mason • Cynthia Pelayo • K.P. Kulski • Joseph Scipione • Rhonda Jackson Garcia AKA RJ Joseph • Nicole Cushing • Brandon McNulty • EV Knight • Zoje Stage • Owl Goingback • Douglas Ford • Daniel Kraus • Wesley Southard • Jessi Ann York • Rick Claypool • Michelle Renee Lane • Mark Matthews • Donna J. W. Munro • Sonora Taylor • Christi Nogle • Gemma Amor • Amanda Headlee • KC (Kristina) Grifant • Cody Langille • James Aquilone • Gordon B. White • Patrick Barb • Hailey Piper • Ai Jiang • Maxwell I. Gold • Danger Slater • Clay McLeod Chapman • Rebecca Cuthbert • Eric LaRocca • Brian McAuley • J.A.W. McCarthy • Nat Cassidy • Clare Castleberry • Tim Waggoner • Robert Ottone • Rami Ungar • Sheldon Higdon • Sephera Giron • Jason A. Wyckoff • Stephen Kozeniewski • Paul Lubaczewski • Andrew F Sullivan • Ally Wilkes • Bridget Brave • Paula D. Ashe • Aaron Dries • Ally Malinenko • Willow Becker • Richard Dansky • N.J. Gallegos • Vaughn A. Jackson • Elizabeth Massie

6:00pm EDT

Tract 6: "Scared to Close My Eyes…Scared to Open Them!": Finding Horror on Film Brighton III-IVCM Hogan • Rebecca Shapass

6:15pm EDT

Mass Author Signing AdmiralMichael Potts • Francesca Maria • Colleen Anderson • Ken McGregor • Denise Tapscott • John Palisano • Christopher Hawkins • Dianna Sinovic • Jacob Moon • Brad Center • Joe Radkins • Corey Niles • Edward Flora • Lee Allen Howard • Dutch Pearce • Bil Richardson • Mike Allen • Dacia Arnold • Michael Bailey • barbara barnett • Sally Bosco • S.A Bradley • Kenneth W. Cain • Anton Cancre • Christa Carmen • James Chambers • Michael Cieslak • Darcy Coates • Garrett Cook • Holley Cornetto • Ellen Datlow • Craig Davidson • Charlene Elsby • Thom Erb • Stephanie Feldman • Patrick Freivald • Teel James Glenn • Jewelle Gomez • J. L. Gribble • Carol Gyzander • Sarah Hans • Brad Hodson • Gabino Iglesias • Scott Johnson • John Kachuba • Lisa Kastner • Alma Katsu • Todd Keisling • Brandon Ketchum • Pamela K. Kinney • Rae Knowles • Vanessa Lanang • John Edward Lawson • CJ Leede • P.L. McMillan • Bridgett Nelson • Steven Van Patten • Nelson Pyles • Michael Allen Rose • Zachary Rosenberg • Rebecca Rowland • Sumiko Saulson • Kathleen Scheiner • M. Lopes da Silva • Tommy B. Smith • Jeff Strand • Richard Thomas • Tamika Thompson • Catriona Ward • Rebekah L Webb • Jaye Wells • Wrath James White

8:00pm EDT

Final Frame Short Film Competition Grand Station Ballroom I-IIJonathan Lees • Jamie Flanagan • Jamal Hodge • Daniel Kraus • Lisa Morton

10:30pm EDT

Final Frame Reception and Competition Results Grand Station Ballroom I-II

8:00am EDT

Registration Grand Station Ballroom III Foyer

9:00am EDT

Author Readings Brighton IITim Waggoner • Wesley Southard • Solomon Forse • Marie Croke Author Readings Brighton ISarah Read • Zachary Rosenberg • Tamika Thompson • Stephanie Feldman HWA General Meeting Haselton I-IIBecky Spratford • Gabino Iglesias • Lisa Kröger • Brian Matthews • Meghan Arcuri • Linda D. Addison • Ellen Datlow • John Edward Lawson • Maxwell I. Gold • James Chambers Articles of the Damned: Writing Nonfiction PointviewKevin Wetmore, Jr. • Meg Elison • Lee Murray • John Kachuba • Rhonda Jackson Garcia AKA RJ Joseph • L. Marie Wood Characters Like Me: The Impact of Representation and Diverse Voices Brighton III-IVM. Lopes da Silva • K.P. Kulski • S. Alessandro Martinez • Shane Hawk • Steven Van Patten • Erin E. Adams Let Me Tell You About My Research! Ellwood I-IIJ. L. Gribble • Jenny Kiefer • Paul Michael Anderson • Garrett Boatman • Cynthia Gómez • Alma Katsu Changing Our Nightmares and Making Them Your Own Stoops FerryJewelle Gomez Dealer Room Grand Station Ballroom III-V

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Author Readings Brighton IIJohn Edward Lawson • J.W. Donley • Ally Wilkes Author Readings Brighton IAngela Sylvaine • Rocky Colavito • Rhonda Jackson Garcia AKA RJ Joseph • Robert Ottone You Just Live Here: Inhabiting the Modern Haunted House Ellwood I-IIAndrew F Sullivan • Aaron Dries • Johnny Compton • Craig Davidson • EV Knight • Gwendolyn Kiste • Sarah Read The Cryptid Panel: Legends of Strange Creatures in North America. Haselton I-IIOwl Goingback • Michelle River-McLachlin • Hailey Piper • Shane Hawk • Yaika Sabat • James Chambers The Long and Short of It: Prose Other than the Novel Brighton III-IVJohn F. D. Taff • Douglas Gwilym • Karlo Yeager Rodriguez • Eric LaRocca • J.A.W. McCarthy • Paula D. Ashe Welcome to the Darkive: how archival creation and research can inspire, inform, and incite work within the genre PointviewKathy Haines • Elizabeth Kurtzman • Daniel Kraus • Gray O'Reilly • Rebecca Shapass

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Author Readings Brighton IIValerie B. Williams • Anton Cancre • Douglas Ford • Bridget Brave Author Readings Brighton IRebekah L Webb • Kate Maruyama • Maxwell I. Gold • Stephen Kozeniewski Revamping Classic Monsters Haselton I-IIJG Faherty • Jamie Flanagan • Rachel Harrison • Steven Van Patten • James Aquilone • L. Marie Wood The Dead Don't Die: Romero's Enduring Legacy Ellwood I-IIJohn Harrison • Emily Hughes • Clare Castleberry • Owl Goingback • Daniel Kraus • Brian Keene • Ben Rubin Youthful Frights: the importance of YA and Middle Grade Horror PointviewRobert Ottone • Darcy Coates • Kalynn Bayron • Ally Malinenko • Lora Senf • Clare Withers Pitch Session Panel Brighton III-IVBrian Matthews • Michael Dolan • Michael Cieslak • Stephanie M. Wytovich • Rhonda Jackson Garcia AKA RJ Joseph • Sarah Read • Becky LeJeune • Rachel Brune • Cherry Weiner • Matt Blairstone • Alex Woodroe • Willow Becker • Kristin Temple Using Oral Storytelling Techniques in Horror Fiction Stoops FerryMarc Abbott

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Author Readings Brighton IJessi Ann York • Hailey Piper • Nat Cassidy • Erin E. Adams Author Readings Brighton IIEV Knight • Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels • Briana Una McGuckin Conversation with Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Elizabeth Massie PointviewLisa Morton • Elizabeth Massie The Invisible Other: Bisexuality and the Horror Genre Ellwood I-IIGwendolyn Kiste • Eric Raglin • K.P. Kulski • Angela Sylvaine • J.A.W. McCarthy AI and Bots Brighton III-IVC.W. Briar • Colleen Anderson • Lesley Conner • Maxwell I. Gold • Douglas Gwilym Listening to the Voices in Your Head: Crafting Point of View Haselton I-IIDouglas Ford • Valerie B. Williams • Joseph Scipione • Ruthann Jagge • Stephanie Feldman • Catriona Ward Pitch Sessions Grand Station Ballroom I-IIBrian Matthews • Rena Mason • Sarah Read • Michael Dolan • Michael Cieslak • Stephanie M. Wytovich • Rhonda Jackson Garcia AKA RJ Joseph • Becky LeJeune • Rachel Brune • Cherry Weiner • Matt Blairstone • Alex Woodroe • Willow Becker • Kristin Temple

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Author Readings Brighton ILisa Kastner • Nicole Willson • Cody Langille Author Readings Brighton IICynthia Pelayo • Daniel Kraus • Wrath James White Funny Horror PointviewJeff Strand • DM Guay • Amanda Worthington • ROYCE BUCKINGHAM • Paul Lubaczewski • Angela Sylvaine Death to Tropes, Long Live Tropes Ellwood I-IIBrian McAuley • Nat Cassidy • Neil McRobert • Rachel Harrison • Stephanie Gagnon • Agatha Andrews Different Paths into Darkness Brighton III-IVEric J. Guignard • Jaye Wells • Darcy Coates • Ben Farthing • Jessica Luke García • Zoje Stage Exploring the Canon of Queer Horror Haselton I-IIPaula D. Ashe • Maxwell I. Gold • Aaron Dries • Jewelle Gomez • Eric LaRocca • Hailey Piper • Ally Wilkes Poetry Techniques for Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction Stoops FerryLinda D. Addison

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Author Readings Brighton IIAndrew F Sullivan • Christa Carmen • Nicole Cushing • Garrett Boatman Author Readings Brighton IErika T. Wurth • Marc Abbott • Sonora Taylor • Rebecca Cuthbert The Night Strangler: 51 Years of Kolchak PointviewJames Chambers • James Aquilone • Lisa Morton • Steven Van Patten • Tim Waggoner From Bloody Page to Haunted Screen Ellwood I-IIBrian McAuley • Philip Fracassi • Lisa Kröger • Jonathan Lees • Jamal Hodge • Clay McLeod Chapman • Jamie Flanagan Promoting Dread: The Publicity of Horror Fiction Brighton III-IVEmily Hughes • Becky Spratford • Janine Cross • Jordan Hanley • Solomon Forse • Nat Cassidy Guest of Honor Spotlight Haselton I-IIMeghan Arcuri • Alma Katsu • Cynthia Pelayo • Owl Goingback • Daniel Kraus • Jewelle Gomez • Wrath James White

3:00pm EDT

Author Readings Brighton IAi Jiang • Rena Mason • Frances Ippolito • Geneve Flynn Author Readings Brighton IIElizabeth Massie • Scott Edelman • Darius Jones • James Chambers The Rise of Sporror Ellwood I-IIRick Claypool • Carol Gyzander • JG Faherty • Gordon B. White • Danger Slater • Andrew F Sullivan Everybody Must Get Stoned PointviewMark Matthews • Christa Carmen • Brandon Ketchum • Clay McLeod Chapman • Jessica McHugh The Horror Industry Brighton III-IVAnita Allen • Kristin Temple • Mike Allen • Jennifer Barnes • Ellen Datlow • Kevin Lucia • Richard Thomas Using the Tarot to Guide Your Writing Stoops FerryEV Knight

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Author Readings Brighton IIWillow Becker • Colleen Anderson • Karlo Yeager Rodriguez • Amanda Headlee Author Readings Brighton ILee Murray • K.P. Kulski • J.A.W. McCarthy • Yi Izzy Yu Horror Westerns Ellwood I-IIKC (Kristina) Grifant • Michael Bailey • Zachary Rosenberg • Kenneth W. Cain • Hailey Piper • Emily Ruth Verona "I well remembered the words of my father": Fathers and Fatherhood In Horror PointviewBridget Keown • Eric J. Guignard • John Edward Lawson • Mark Matthews • Scott Johnson • Wrath James White A Decade of Black Women in Horror Haselton I-IITamika Thompson • Kenya Moss-Dyme • Sumiko Saulson • Linda D. Addison • Rhonda Jackson Garcia AKA RJ Joseph • L. Marie Wood • Paula D. Ashe • Jewelle Gomez The Evolution of the Zombie from Slave to Flesheater Brighton III-IVLisa Morton • Nicole Hopeman • Scott Edelman • Marc Abbott • James Aquilone

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Bram Stoker Awards® Cocktail Reception Grand Station Ballroom III Foyer

7:00pm EDT

Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet Grand Station Ballroom I-II

8:00pm EDT

Bram Stoker Awards® Presentation Grand Station Ballroom I-IILisa Morton • Kevin Wetmore, Jr.

10:00pm EDT

Bram Stoker Awards® After Party Grand Station Ballroom I-II

9:00am EDT

Author Readings Brighton ITeel James Glenn • Catriona Ward • Meg Elison Author Readings Brighton IIScott Johnson • Polly Schattel • John Kachuba Dealer Room Grand Station Ballroom III-V

10:00am EDT

Author Readings Brighton IHolley Cornetto • Patrick Freivald • Cynthia Gómez Author Readings Brighton IIDacia Arnold • M. Lopes da Silva • Richard Kadrey

11:00am EDT

Closing Ceremony Grand Station Ballroom I-IISara Tantlinger • Brian Matthews • Alma Katsu • Cynthia Pelayo • Michael Arnzen • Owl Goingback • Daniel Kraus • Bridget Keown • Ben Rubin • James Chambers • Jewelle Gomez • Wrath James White • Elizabeth Massie • John Edward Lawson