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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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Friday, June 13
 

9:00am EDT

Author Readings - Friday 09 Glen
Friday June 13, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
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Speakers
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Taylor Grothe

Taylor is a neurodivergent (ASD) NB writer passionate about voice-driven narratives centering on strong, compelling femmes and enbies. They are 2024 MFA Candidate in Fairfield University’s Creative Writing Program. Their shorts can be found in Coffin Bell, Bag of Bones Press, Haven... Read More →
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Rebecca Cuthbert

Writer, Undertaker Books
Rebecca Cuthbert writes feminist horror, gothic fiction, and dark poetry. Her books include IN MEMORY OF EXOSKELETONS (dark poetry, Alien Buddha Press, 2023); CREEP THIS WAY (nonfiction, Seamus and Nunzio Productions, 2024); SELF-MADE MONSTERS (feminist horror stories and poetry... Read More →
Friday June 13, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Glen 1
  Convention Event

10:00am EDT

Author Readings - Friday 10 Glen
Friday June 13, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
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Speakers
avatar for Erika T. Wurth

Erika T. Wurth

Writer/Professor, Flatiron/Macmillan
Erika T. Wurth’s novel WHITE HORSE is a New York Times editors pick, a Good Morning America buzz pick, and an Indie Next, Target book of the Month, and Book of the Month Pick. She is both a Kenyon and Sewanee fellow, and Kenyon faculty. She’s published in Buzzfeed, and The Writer’s... Read More →
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Kevin Wetmore Jr.

Volunteer Coordinator, HWA LA
Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. is the author, editor or co-editor of thirty books, including Bram Stoker Award nominees Uncovering Stranger Things, The Streaming of Hill House, Devil’s Advocates: The Conjuring, and Eaters of the Dead: Myths and Realities of Cannibal Monsters. He is also... Read More →
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Robert Ottone

Robert P. Ottone is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of THE TRIANGLE and is also the best-selling author of CURSE OF THE COB MAN, THE SLEEPY HOLLOW GANG, THE VILE THING WE CREATED and NOCTURNAL CREATURES.His short fiction has been collected in TEAR ME OPEN as well as HER INFERNAL... Read More →
Friday June 13, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
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  Convention Event

11:00am EDT

Author Readings - Friday 11 Glen
Friday June 13, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
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Speakers
avatar for Sarah Hans

Sarah Hans

Sarah Hans is an award-winning writer, editor, and teacher whose stories have appeared in more than 40 publications, including Apex Magazine, Love Letters to Poe, and Pseudopod. Her debut horror novel, Entomophobia, was released in 2022. You can read Sarah’s short stories in the... Read More →
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Bil Richardson

Award winning filmmaker, author, artist, poet and historian.
A multi award-winning filmmaker, author, artist and historian. He has appeared on American Pickers, Mysteries at the Museum, America: Fact or Fiction, CBS This Morning and NPR’s All things Considered. He's been quoted in the New York Times, USA Today, London Daily Mail and hundreds... Read More →
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Valerie Williams

Writer, reader, dog lover.Valerie B. Williams' short fiction has been published by Flame Tree Press, Dark Recesses Press, and Crystal Lake Publishing, among others. Her debut novel, "The Vanishing Twin" was released by Crossroad Press in October 2024.
Friday June 13, 2025 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
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  Convention Event

12:00pm EDT

Author Readings - Friday 12 Glen
Friday June 13, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
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Speakers
avatar for Christa Carmen

Christa Carmen

writer
Christa Carmen is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of The Daughters of Block Island and Beneath the Poet’s House, coming fall 2024 from Thomas & Mercer.Additional work can be found in Vastarien, Nightmare, Orphans of Bliss, Year’s Best Hardcore Horror, and the Stoker-nominated... Read More →
avatar for Patrick Barb

Patrick Barb

Patrick Barb is an author of weird, dark, and spooky tales, currently living (and trying not to freeze to death) in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His published works include the dark fiction collection Pre-Approved for Haunting (Keylight Books), the novellas Gargantuana's Ghost (Grey Matter... Read More →
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Lara Frater

writer
Lara Frater (she/her) is the author of Paranormal Pest Control series, the End of the Lines Zombie series and many short stories and poems. She is also the author of the non-fiction book Fat Chicks Rule. http://www.larafrater.com.
Friday June 13, 2025 12:00pm - 12:45pm EDT
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  Convention Event

1:00pm EDT

Author Readings - Friday 01 Glen
Friday June 13, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
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Speakers
avatar for Ryan Bradley

Ryan Bradley

Ryan C. Bradley (he/him) is a musician, podcaster, and the author of Say Uncle, Saint's Blood, Bad Connections: Horror Stories, and co-author of Dumb Bullshit for Brilliant Idiots. His short fiction has appeared in NoSleep, Tales to Terrify, and Dark Moon Digest among others. He co-hosts... Read More →
avatar for Douglas Gwilym

Douglas Gwilym

Bram Stoker Award nominated short story author, querying novelist, editor of NOVUS MONSTRUM
Douglas Gwilym has been known to write a weird-fiction rock opera or two, and carry a uke around at StokerCon. His short story "Poppy's Poppy" was a Bram Stoker Award finalist last year. His story "Year Six" was on the longlist in 2022, and is on Ellen Datlow’s recommended reading... Read More →
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Ann Heyward

Ann O’Mara Heyward is a horror fiction and non-fiction writer in Cleveland, Ohio.  Her short story “The Carny” recently received the Supernatural Fiction Award from The Ghost Story (theghoststory.com).  Her short fiction will be adapted by the NoSleep Podcast (air date TBA... Read More →
Friday June 13, 2025 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
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  Convention Event

2:00pm EDT

Author Readings - Friday 02 Glen
Friday June 13, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
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Speakers
avatar for Pamela K. Kinney

Pamela K. Kinney

Author
Pamela K. Kinney gave up long ago, ignoring the demanding voices in her head and has been writing ever since. Her horror short story, “Bottled Spirits,” was runner-up for the 2013 WSFA Small Press Award and considered one of the seven best genre short fiction for that year. She... Read More →
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avatar for Elizabeth Devecchi

Elizabeth Devecchi

Author
I am a fairly new, seasoned author who recently signed with Wicked House Publishing for my first two novels. Sewer Dogs will be published this October and A Twist of the Lens is scheduled for mid 2025. I have also published some short stories and poems. Most of my work fits into... Read More →
Friday June 13, 2025 2:00pm - 2:45pm EDT
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  Convention Event

3:00pm EDT

Author Readings - Friday 03 Glen
Friday June 13, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
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Speakers
avatar for Maria Alexander

Maria Alexander

Maria Alexander is a produced screenwriter, games writer, virtual world designer, award-winning copywriter, prolific fiction writer, and poet. Since 1999, her stories have appeared in acclaimed publications and anthologies.Her debut novel, Mr. Wicker, won the 2014 Bram Stoker Aw... Read More →
avatar for Chelsea Conradt

Chelsea Conradt

Chelsea Conradt (she/her) writes twisty speculative thrillers and horror. Her novel The Farmhouse is one of Kobo’s Best of the Month for June—and hits shelves June 17. Her books are packed with both murder and kindness because we can be more than one thing.When not writing stories... Read More →
avatar for Chloe Spencer

Chloe Spencer

Minnesota native Chloe Spencer is an award winning writer, indie gamedev, and filmmaker. She is the author of multiple sapphic horror novellas, novels, and short stories. In her spare time she enjoys playing video games, trying her best at Pilates, and cuddling with her cats. She... Read More →
Friday June 13, 2025 3:00pm - 3:45pm EDT
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