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Meghan Bouffard

Sargent Memorial Library
Information Services Librarian
Massachusetts

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Public librarian in Massachusetts and horror fanatic. You will typically find me watching or reading horror. Topics of interest include Gothic literature, slashers, witchcraft & the occult, dark fantasy, and folk horror. I enjoy writing reviews and analyzing books and film.

1:00pm EDT

Registration Grand Station Ballroom III Foyer

4:00pm EDT

Dealer Room Grand Station Ballroom III-V

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

9:00am EDT

Dealer Room Grand Station Ballroom III-V Buzzing About Horror Books AdmiralEmily Vinci • Carina Stopenski • Jocelyn Codner • Emily Hughes • Yaika Sabat

10:00am EDT

How to Feature Horror at Your Library AdmiralKonrad Stump • Meghan Bouffard • Miriam Meislik • Jocelyn Codner • Trevor Oakley • Michael Allen Rose

11:00am EDT

Why I Love Horror AdmiralLila Denning • Alma Katsu • Cynthia Pelayo • Owl Goingback • Daniel Kraus • Jewelle Gomez

12:00pm EDT

Librarians' Day Luncheon Reflections

1:30pm EDT

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

2:30pm EDT

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

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

5:00pm EDT

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

6:15pm 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

9:00am EDT

Dealer Room Grand Station Ballroom III-V

10:00am EDT

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

1:00pm EDT

Death to Tropes, Long Live Tropes Ellwood I-IIBrian McAuley • Nat Cassidy • Neil McRobert • Rachel Harrison • Stephanie Gagnon • Agatha Andrews

3:00pm EDT

The Rise of Sporror Ellwood I-IIRick Claypool • Carol Gyzander • JG Faherty • Gordon B. White • Danger Slater • Andrew F Sullivan

4:00pm EDT

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

9:00am EDT

Author Readings Brighton ITeel James Glenn • Catriona Ward • Meg Elison

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