StokerCon 2025: Full Schedule

Welcome to the premiere horror literary convention presented by the Horror Writers Association. Registration for StokerCon 2025 is now available! This year the convention is being hosted by the city of Stamford, Connecticut, at the Hilton Stamford Hotel and Executive Meeting Center. We’re taking over from June 12th through the 15th, 2025.

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4:00pm EDT

Author Readings - Thursday 04 Aspen

Thursday June 12, 2025 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT

Aspen 2

Speakers

Cassandra O’Sullivan Sachar

Associate Professor of English/Author

Cassandra O’Sullivan Sachar is a writer and associate English professor in Pennsylvania who teaches creative writing, composition, and composition theory courses. A former secondary English teacher in Delaware public schools, she received her Doctorate of Education with a Literacy... Read More →

Stephanie Sanders-Jacob

Stephanie Sanders-Jacob writes horror and weird fiction. Her books include Pyramidia, Dropshipped, and Singing All the Way Up. She loves murderous and mystical cowboys, satirical stories, and Furbys. She is the editor-in-chief of Squirm Books, the YA imprint of Slashic Horror Pre... Read More →

Thursday June 12, 2025 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Aspen 2

Convention Event

5:00pm EDT

Author Readings - Thursday 05 Aspen

Thursday June 12, 2025 5:00pm - 5:45pm EDT

Aspen 2

Speakers

Asher Ellis

Author of THE REMEDY and THE THERAPY (Deadite Press), PET (Crossroad Press), CRACKER JACK (Crystal Lake Publishing) and CURSE OF THE PIGMAN (Crossroad Press.) Screenwriter of the award-winning films EXIT 7A (Hammer & Saw ), MY NAME IS ART (Think Speak Films), and TROPHY (Elsewhere... Read More →

Jessi Ann York

Jessi Ann York’s stories have been featured at several professional rate horror markets, including PseudoPod, Vastarien, Cemetery Gates Media, Love Letters to Poe, and more. Her first two stories, “Phases of the Shadow” and “Women of the Mere,” were mentioned as standouts... Read More →

Nat Cassidy

Nat Cassidy writes horror for the page, stage, and screen. His acclaimed novels Mary: An Awakening of Terror and Nestlings were featured in best-of lists from Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, NPR, the Chicago Review of Books, the NY Public Library, and more, and he was named one of the... Read More →

Thursday June 12, 2025 5:00pm - 5:45pm EDT
Aspen 2

Convention Event

6:00pm EDT

Open Mic Poetry Reading

Thursday June 12, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT

Aspen 2

Open Mic is a great place to read your poetry to a supportive audience and to be inspired by hearing the poetry of others. Each poet reads for 5 minutes or less. The host will loop around the room until we run out of time. All poets are welcome.

Moderators

Linda D. Addison

Trustee, Horror Writers Association

Linda D. Addison is an award-winning author of five collections, including How To Recognize A Demon Has Become Your Friend, recipient of the HWA Lifetime Achievement Award, HWA Mentor of the Year and SFPA Grand Master of Fantastic Poetry.

Thursday June 12, 2025 6:00pm - 7:30pm EDT
Aspen 2

Convention Event

StokerCon 2025

4:00pm EDT

Cassandra O’Sullivan Sachar

Stephanie Sanders-Jacob

5:00pm EDT

Asher Ellis

Jessi Ann York

Nat Cassidy

6:00pm EDT

Linda D. Addison

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