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Kevin Kennel

Imlay City, Michigan

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Hello, I am a fiction writer with many writing projects in various forms of development. Some of my favorite writers are: Grady Hendrix, Gwendolyn Kiste, Eric Larocca, Clive Barker, & Neil Gaiman,. When I am not writing, I am either working at my library or being the main caregiver for both of my disabled parents.

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Dealer Room Grand Station Ballroom III-V 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

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Self Care for Horror Writers Haselton I-IIJessi Ann York • Brad Hodson • Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels • Emily Ruth Verona • Mo Moshaty

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

Dealer Room Grand Station Ballroom III-V Buzzing About Horror Books AdmiralEmily Vinci • Carina Stopenski • Jocelyn Codner • Emily Hughes • Yaika Sabat The Life Cycle of a Book Haselton I-IISarah Read • Tom Deady • Becky LeJeune • Cody Langille • Kelly Lonesome • Lisa Kastner

10:00am EDT

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

11:00am EDT

Embodying Horror: Representations of the Body in Fiction Brighton III-IVKathleen Scheiner • Kate Maruyama • Megan Davies-Ostrom • Sonora Taylor • Lara Frater • Briana Una McGuckin

12:00pm EDT

Librarians' Day Luncheon Reflections

1:00pm EDT

Anomalous Architecture: Unusual and Liminal Settings Haselton I-IISofia Ajram • S.A Bradley • Ai Jiang • Johnny Compton • Andrew F Sullivan • Ben Farthing

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

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

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

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Dealer Room Grand Station Ballroom III-V 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

10:00am EDT

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

11:00am EDT

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

12:00pm EDT

The Invisible Other: Bisexuality and the Horror Genre Ellwood I-IIGwendolyn Kiste • Eric Raglin • K.P. Kulski • Angela Sylvaine • J.A.W. McCarthy 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

1:00pm EDT

Exploring the Canon of Queer Horror Haselton I-IIPaula D. Ashe • Maxwell I. Gold • Aaron Dries • Jewelle Gomez • Eric LaRocca • Hailey Piper • Ally Wilkes Death to Tropes, Long Live Tropes Ellwood I-IIBrian McAuley • Nat Cassidy • Neil McRobert • Rachel Harrison • Stephanie Gagnon • Agatha Andrews

3:00pm EDT

Everybody Must Get Stoned PointviewMark Matthews • Christa Carmen • Brandon Ketchum • Clay McLeod Chapman • Jessica McHugh

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 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

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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

Dealer Room Grand Station Ballroom III-V

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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