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ROYCE BUCKINGHAM

Author--Penguin/Random House (Blanvalet)
Bellingham, WA

https://roycebuckingham.com

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Author at Penguin/Random House (Blanvalet), Putnam's, St. Martin's Press. Royce has published 13 novels, mostly featuring monsters or something equally horrible. HWA, WGAw.

"I'll be speaking on the Funny Horror panel Saturday about horribly funny stuff, including my new Monster Lawyer novel series with PRH in Germany. Happy to chat with anyone! Would specifically like to talk with editors/agents about available North American rights to Monster Lawyer."

1:00pm EDT

Registration Grand Station Ballroom III Foyer

4:00pm EDT

Raw Dog Screaming Press Party Ellwood I-IIJennifer Barnes

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

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

Sounds Weird!: Podcasting, Audiobooks and Alternate Formats Haselton I-IIAlan Bailey • Lisa Kröger • Matthew Brandenburg • P.L. McMillan • J. Thorn • Neil McRobert

12:00pm EDT

The Psychology of Horror Ellwood I-IIPatrick Freivald • Sarah Hans • Paul Tremblay • C.C. Adams • Rook Riley • P.M. Raymond

1:00pm EDT

Contracts for Creatives Ellwood I-IIDacia Arnold • Bridget Brave • Becky LeJeune • P.L. McMillan • Bryan Young • Vanessa Lanang • Michael Dolan Running a Small Press in a Crowded Marketplace PointviewMichelle River-McLachlin • Michael Cieslak • Rachel Brune • Matt Blairstone • Alex Woodroe

3:00pm EDT

Into the Woods: Rural Horror Brighton III-IVSam Rebelein • John Langan • Timothy G. Huguenin • C.W. Briar • Sonora Taylor • Erin E. Adams

4:00pm EDT

Tract 5: "We Make Our Own Monsters": Crafting Horror on Stage and Screen Brighton III-IVDalton Cooper • Elizabeth Kurtzman • Kevin Wetmore, Jr.

6:00pm EDT

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

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

Let Me Tell You About My Research! Ellwood I-IIJ. L. Gribble • Jenny Kiefer • Paul Michael Anderson • Garrett Boatman • Cynthia Gómez • Alma Katsu

10:00am EDT

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

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

1:00pm EDT

Funny Horror PointviewJeff Strand • DM Guay • Amanda Worthington • ROYCE BUCKINGHAM • Paul Lubaczewski • Angela Sylvaine

2:00pm EDT

Guest of Honor Spotlight Haselton I-IIMeghan Arcuri • Alma Katsu • Cynthia Pelayo • Owl Goingback • Daniel Kraus • Jewelle Gomez • Wrath James White

3:00pm EDT

The Horror Industry Brighton III-IVAnita Allen • Kristin Temple • Mike Allen • Jennifer Barnes • Ellen Datlow • Kevin Lucia • Richard Thomas

4:00pm EDT

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

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.

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