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Thursday
, May 30
Cabrillo
4:00pm •
Dealer Room
Salon C
5:00pm •
Crafting Conversations: Tips for Interviewers and Guests
Salon G-H
8:00am •
Boardroom
Santa Fe 3
6:00pm •
Author Readings
6:00pm •
Interview: Steve Rasnic Tem Interviewed by Kate Maruyama
Santa Fe 4
4:00pm •
Author Readings
5:00pm •
Author Readings
6:00pm •
Author Readings
6:00pm •
Author Readings
Sierra 5-6
4:00pm •
Author Readings
5:00pm •
Eco-Horror And Climate Change
6:00pm •
Author Readings
6:00pm •
Author Readings
West Lawn
8:00pm •
Opening Ceremony
Friday
, May 31
Cabrillo
9:00am •
Dealer Room
Rio Vista Ballroom
8:00pm •
Final Frame Film Competition
Rio Vista Foyer
10:00pm •
Final Frame Film Competition Reception
Salon A
8:00am •
Welcome to Librarian's Day!
8:30am •
Brains! Brains! Brainstorming Ways to Engage Your Community Moderated by Konrad Stump
9:30am •
How to Feature Horror at Your Library Moderated by Corey Farrenkopf
10:30am •
Buzzing About Horror Books Moderated by Emily Vinci
1:00pm •
What Horror Means to Me, Moderated by Lila Denning
2:00pm •
The Rising Popularity of Folklore and Fairytales in Modern Horror, Moderated by Ben Rubin
3:00pm •
Summer Scares: A Thrilling Summer Reading Program, Moderated by Yaika Sabat
4:00pm •
Connect & Improve: The Benefits of Critique Groups
Salon B
9:00am •
Author Readings
10:00am •
Silver Screams: The Business of Adapting Books for the Big and Small Screens
11:00am •
Fear on the Frontier: Western Horror
1:00pm •
Curating Inclusive Horror Anthologies
3:00pm •
Exploring Queerness as "Otherness" in Horror
4:00pm •
Author Branding Roadmap
Salon C
10:00am •
Stage Fright: Writing Horror for Theater
11:00am •
Sensitivity Reads: Writing Outside of Your Identity
1:00pm •
Ask an Agent
2:00pm •
Haunted by the Trope: Reimagining Ghost Stories
3:00pm •
Why You Need To Connect With And Build Your Audience Now: The Real AI Threat to Creatives
4:00pm •
Interview: Justina Ireland Interviewed by Kevin J. Wetmore Jr.
Salon F
9:00am •
Author Readings
10:00am •
Author Readings
11:00am •
Author Readings
2:00pm •
Author Readings
3:00pm •
Creating Audio Stories
Salon G-H
8:00am •
Boardroom
Santa Fe 4
9:00am •
Author Readings
10:00am •
Author Readings
11:00am •
Author Readings
1:00pm •
Author Readings
2:00pm •
Author Readings
3:00pm •
Author Readings
4:00pm •
Author Readings
Sierra 5-6
9:00am •
Not Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero: Writing Profoundly Flawed Characters
10:00am •
Once-Human Monsters
11:00am •
Terror Transformed: Writing for Existing Media Properties
1:00pm •
The Terrifying Trio: Short Fiction Vs Novellas Vs. Novels
2:00pm •
How to Write Horror Comics and Graphic Novels
4:00pm •
Mort Castle Interviewed by Robert Payne Cabeen
West Lawn
5:15pm •
Mass Author Signing
Saturday
, June 1
Cabrillo
9:00am •
Dealer Room
Rio Vista Ballroom
12:00pm •
Pitch Sessions
7:00pm •
Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet
8:00pm •
Bram Stoker Awards® Presentation
Rio Vista Foyer
10:00pm •
Bram Stoker Awards® After Party
Salon A
9:00am •
Author Readings
10:00am •
Pitch Session Panel
11:00am •
The Books Unbanned Initiative
1:00pm •
The Horror Boom: 80s and 90s Influence on Contemporary Horror
2:00pm •
Writing Middle Grade Horror
3:00pm •
Dangerous Waters: Aquatic Origins Of Weird And Cosmic Terror
4:00pm •
Partners in Print: Collaborating Successfully with Publishers
5:00pm •
Supernatural Experiences: True Stories from Horror Writers
Salon B
9:00am •
High-heeled Horror: Feminism and Womanhood in the Horror Genre
10:00am •
Horror at the PTA
11:00am •
Modern Young Adult Horror
1:00pm •
Stop the Killer Presents Sudden Acts of Horror
2:00pm •
Scripting Fear: The Alchemy of Adapting Horror for the Screen
3:00pm •
It’s Not Witchcraft: Practical Methods Of Marketing Your Book
4:00pm •
Ancestry as Source: Writing with Deep Authenticity
5:00pm •
Short Story Success: Submission to Publication
Salon C
9:00am •
Breaking in and Breaking Out: Navigating Traditional Publishing
10:00am •
Interview: Nisi Shawl Interviewed by Eric Guignard
11:00am •
Interview: Rob Savage Interviewed by Philip Fracassi
1:00pm •
Short Story Writing: The Craft
3:00pm •
Interview: Jonathan Maberry Interviewed by Scott Sigler
4:00pm •
Interview: Paul Tremblay Interviewed by Dennis Crosby
5:00pm •
Scream Queens
Salon F
11:00am •
Author Readings
1:00pm •
Author Readings
1:00pm •
Author Readings
2:00pm •
Author Readings
3:00pm •
Author Readings
4:00pm •
Author Readings
5:00pm •
Author Readings
Salon G-H
8:00am •
Boardroom
9:00am •
Author Readings
10:00am •
Author Readings
Santa Fe 3
9:00am •
Stranger Than Fiction: Crafting Compelling Non-Fiction for Horror Lovers
10:00am •
The Intersection Of Mental Health And Horror
11:00am •
The Novella: Breathing Life into Short Narratives
2:00pm •
Story Capsules: Pellets of Poison
3:00pm •
Take a Stanza: The Poetry of Culture and Causes
4:00pm •
A Little Bit Traditional, a Little Bit Indie
Santa Fe 4
9:00am •
Author Readings
10:00am •
Author Readings
11:00am •
Author Reading
1:00pm •
Author Readings
2:00pm •
Author Readings
3:00pm •
Author Readings
4:00pm •
Author Readings
5:00pm •
Author Readings
Sierra 5-6
9:00am •
Blending Genres: Wave of the Future?
10:00am •
Borderlands, Night Lands, and Ghost Pirates: The Liminal Horror of William Hope Hodgson
11:00am •
Purrfect Terrors: Cats in Horror
11:00am •
A Century of Weird Tales
1:00pm •
Manifesting Mythos
2:00pm •
Writer's Guide to Kickstarter: From Concept to Launch
3:00pm •
Redefining Fear: Voices of Black Horror Fiction
4:00pm •
Sticking The Landing: How to Craft the Perfect Ending
5:00pm •
Witchcraft And Spiritualism In Horror
5:00pm •
The History of Horror From its Gothic Roots to the Present Day
West Lawn
6:00pm •
Bram Stoker Awards® Cocktail Reception
Sunday
, June 2
Cabrillo
9:00am •
Dealer Room
Salon G-H
8:00am •
Boardroom
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, May 30
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, May 31
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, June 2
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Rio Vista Ballroom
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Santa Fe 4
Sierra 5-6
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