Name: The Halloween Librarians and You: A Not So Scary Partnership
Start: 2025-06-14T09:00:00-0400
End: 2025-06-14T09:45:00-0400

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.

Saturday June 14, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT

Glen 2 & 3

Join members of the HWA’s Library Advisory Council and author Clay McLeod Chapman for a discussion on how authors can make connections with libraries, foster relationships, and bring horror to more communities throughout the year. Moderated by author and librarian Corey Farrenkopf.

Moderators

Corey Farrenkopf

Staff Librarian, Eastham Public Library

Corey Farrenkopf is a Cape Cod based writer and librarian. His work has been published in Nightmare, The Deadlands, Strange Horizons, Vastarien, Three-Lobed Burning Eye, Cosmic Horror Monthly, Bourbon Penn, and elsewhere. He is the author of the novel, Living in Cemeteries and the... Read More →

Speakers

Jocelyn Codner

Reference & Outreach Librarian, Chatham University

Ben Rubin

Horror Studies Collection Coordinator, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Horror Studies Collection Coordinator for Archives & Special Collections at the University of Pittsburgh Library System - responsible for building, managing, and curating archival and rare book resources related to horror studies and serving as subject area expert for reference related... Read More →

Clay McLeod Chapman

Author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, Kill Your Darling, Stay on the Line, What Kind of Mother, Ghost Eaters, Whisper Down the Lane, The Remaking, and others.

Meghan Bouffard

Information Services Librarian, Sargent Memorial Library

Public Librarian in Massachusetts. Serves as Secretary of the HWA’s Library Advisory Council. As a librarian I advocate for horror readership by challenging genre perceptions and fostering a culture of exploration. You will often find me reading stories of witches, crumbling haunted... Read More →

Yaika Sabat

Saturday June 14, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Glen 2 & 3

Convention Event, Livestreamed Session

StokerCon 2025