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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8:00am EDT

Boardroom

Saturday June 14, 2025 8:00am - 7:45pm EDT

Charter Oak

HWA Officers, Trustees, and StokerCon staff only.

Saturday June 14, 2025 8:00am - 7:45pm EDT
Charter Oak

Official HWA Business

10:00am EDT

Dealer Room

Saturday June 14, 2025 10:00am - 6:00pm EDT

Grove Ballroom 1

Come visit our many vendors!

Anastasia Garcia
Ari Loeb
Black Women in Horror
Ciaran Cooper
CLASH Books
Dan Hodge - Bandwidth Publishers
Diane Corso
Falstaff Books
Jacques Mersereau
Joe Alo
Joe Baldwin
John Haas
Lanternfish Press
Lethe Press Books
Muzzleland Press
Phill Bradley
Raw Dog Screaming Press
Royce Buckingham
Ryan Marie Ketterer
SHP Comics
Sif Sniffs
Stephen Anthony
Studio Hibernacula
Tantor Media
Tom Deady
Victoria Kingsley
Winding Road Stories

Saturday June 14, 2025 10:00am - 6:00pm EDT
Grove Ballroom 1

Convention Event

6:00pm EDT

Bram Stoker Awards® Cocktail Reception

Saturday June 14, 2025 6:00pm - 6:45pm EDT

Grand Ballroom Foyer

Gather with friends old and new at the cocktail mixer. Cash bar available.

Saturday June 14, 2025 6:00pm - 6:45pm EDT
Grand Ballroom Foyer

HWA Event

7:00pm EDT

Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet

Saturday June 14, 2025 7:00pm - 7:45pm EDT

Grand Ballroom 2

Come join us for the annual Bram Stoker Awards Banquet!

This is a ticketed event. Separate purchase necessary.

Saturday June 14, 2025 7:00pm - 7:45pm EDT
Grand Ballroom 2

HWA Event

8:00pm EDT

Bram Stoker Awards® Presentation

Saturday June 14, 2025 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

Grand Ballroom 2

The annual Bram Stoker Awards Show with emcee Kevin Wetmore, Jr. Come help celebrate this year's winners!

Speakers

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 →

Saturday June 14, 2025 8:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Grand Ballroom 2

HWA Event

10:00pm EDT

Bram Stoker Awards® After Party

Saturday June 14, 2025 10:00pm - 11:30pm EDT

Garden Pavillion

The closing party for StokerCon 2025. Light appetizers and a cash bar will be available.

Saturday June 14, 2025 10:00pm - 11:30pm EDT
Garden Pavillion

HWA Event