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Brian Matthews

Horror Writers Association
Trustee; Bram Stoker Awards® Show Coordinator, Pitch Session Coordinator

Author, financial planner, former psychologist, husband, and father. That pretty much sums it up.

4:00pm EDT

Raw Dog Screaming Press Party Ellwood I-IIJennifer Barnes

6:00pm EDT

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

9:00am EDT

Perspectives on Mental Health in Horror Brighton III-IVLee Murray • Sumiko Saulson • Brian Matthews • Anton Cancre • Jessica Peter • Tim Waggoner

2:00pm EDT

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

3:00pm EDT

Author Readings Brighton IITom Deady • Charlene Elsby • Brad Hodson • Brandon McNulty

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 • K.C. Grifant • Cody Langille • James Aquilone • Gordon B. White • Patrick Barb • Hailey Piper • Ai Jiang • Maxwell Ian 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

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

HWA General Meeting Haselton I-IIBecky Spratford • Gabino Iglesias • Lisa Kröger • Brian Matthews • Meghan Arcuri • Linda D. Addison • Ellen Datlow • John Edward Lawson • Maxwell Ian Gold • James Chambers

11:00am EDT

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

12:00pm EDT

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

6:00pm EDT

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

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

My Moderators Sessions

11:00am EDT

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

12:00pm EDT

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