My StokerCon 2025 Schedule

MyStokerCon Schedule
In addition to being on a bunch of panels, giving a reading, and presenting a writing workshop, I’m one of the Guests of Honor this year, I’m up for a Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, and I’m co-presenting the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction with Cindy O’Quinn. I am going to be busy!

Ifyou’re at the con, feel free to talk to me anytime.
Here's my official schedule:Thursday, June 12
· 6:00pm Public Domain Horror: Panel with FrancesLu-Pai Ippotito, Eric J. Guinard, Cynthia Pelayo, and Patrick Barb
· 8:00pm Opening Ceremony
Friday,June 13
· 11:00am Horror University: Into Darkness I Go:The Horror Hero’s Journey
· 1:00pm What Horror Means to Me: Librarian’s Day panelwith Adam Nevill, Paula Guran, Joyce Carol Oates, Scott Edelman, Gary Triana, andLila Denning.
· 2:00pm The Tangled Skein of Short Stories:Panel with James Chambers, Ananda Lima, Lisa Morton, Norman Prentiss, andCrystal O’Leary-Davidson (Livestreamed session)
· 4:00pm Mass Author Signing
Saturday June 14
· 8:00am Breakfast with the Guests of Honor: With AdamNevill, Paula Guran, De Howison, Scott Edelman, and Gaby Triana
· 11:00am Reading with Logan Alexander Johnsonand Jessica Drake-Thomas
· 12:00pm Perspectives on the Writing Life:From Rookie to Veteran: Panel with Adam Nevill, Paula Guran, Joyce Carol Oates,Scott Edelman, John Langan, and Gaby Triana (Livestreamed session)
· 2:00pm Crafting Original Monsters: Panelwith Cassadra Khaw, Nat Cassidy, C.J. Leede, S.A. Barnes, and Michael Arnzen (Livestreamedsession)
· 3:00pm Writing Horror Novelizations andMedia Tie-Ins: Panel with V. Castro and Linda D. Addison (Livestreamed Session)
· 6:00pm Bram Stoker Awards CocktailReception
· 7:00pm Bram Stoker Awards Banquet
· 8:00pm Bram Stoker Awards Presentation(Livestreamed)
SundayJune 15
· 12:00pm Closing Ceremony
I’llhave the following books available from the official con bookseller:
· OldMonsters Never Die –Finalist for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Fiction thisyear!
· Lordof the Feast
· Terrifier2:
· X:The Official Novelization
· Pearl:The Official Novelization
· Maxxxine:The Official Novelization
Youcan also buy Old Monsters Never Die from Winding Roads Stories in the Dealer’sRoom.
You’llbe able to buy Just Add Writer: Writing Media Tie-Ins and IP from RawDog Screaming Press in the Dealer’s Room. They’ll also have copies of Writingin the Dark, Writing in the Dark: The Workbook, and Let Me TellYou a Story.
And the big news...with luck, I'll have an unannounced extreme horror novella that will debut at the con!

For moreinformation about StokerCon, go here: https://www.stokercon2025.com/