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8:00am EDT

Horror University — Beyond Branding: Discovering the Writer You're Meant to Be. Heritage Hill RoomNicole Cushing Hospitality Room — Sponsored by Cutting Block Books Ruby Room

9:00am EDT

Circle of Confusion and the HWA Emerald RoomJohn Palisano • Lisa Morton • Antonio D'Intino Librarians Day — Even Immortals Have Their Beginnings: The Research and Writing of Dracul Ambassador Ballroom WestJ.D. Barker • Dacre Stoker Reading Block 5 Winchester RoomKathleen Kaufman • Kyla Lee Ward • Ken MacGregor Reserved for HWA Board and Stokercon™ Business Berkey Room Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference: Panel 5 — Myth and Femininity Thornapple RoomRhonda Jackson Garcia AKA RJ Joseph • Anthony Gambol • Michele Brittany • Carina Bissett Registration Registration Counter 2

10:00am EDT

Historical Horror: Inspiration, Research, and Storytelling Emerald RoomSara Tantlinger • Kathleen Kaufman • Lisa Kröger • Lisa Morton • Alma Katsu • Kevin Wetmore, Jr. Reading Block 6 Winchester RoomNorman Prentiss • Bill Bodden • John R. Little The Press Kit That Ate New York Grand View Room B-CMatt Betts The Writer's Process Grand View Room AJonathan Maberry Horror University — Writing Characters of Color Heritage Hill RoomJohn Edward Lawson Dealer Room Ambassador Ballroom East

10:15am EDT

Librarians Day — Fandom Programs @ Your Library Ambassador Ballroom WestEmily Vinci • Rebecca Baumann • Konrad Stump

10:45am EDT

Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference: Panel 6 — Creeping, Crawling, Cosmic Monsters Thornapple RoomRocky Colavito • Douglas Ford • Rebecca Baumann • Nicholas Diak

11:00am EDT

Ambiguously Haunted Houses Grand View Room AMarc Abbott • Weston Ochse • Kathe Koja • Amanda Trujillo • Kaaron Warren Ask the Agent! Grand View Room B-CCherry Weiner Meeting of the Ohio Chapter of the HWA Berkey Room Reading Block 7 Winchester RoomTim Waggoner • John Skipp • Autumn Christian Writing to Prompts: Prose, Poetry, and Sources of Inspiration Emerald RoomMarge Simon • Karen Bovenmyer • Michael Bailey • Linda D. Addison • Michael Arnzen • Angela Yuriko Smith Registration Registration Counter 2

11:30am EDT

Librarians Day — Introducing Summer Scares a horror reading program for libraries presented by the Horror Writers Association in partnership with United for Libraries, Book Riot, and Library Journal/School Library... Ambassador Ballroom WestCarolyn Ciesla • SGJ • Brian Keene • Grady Hendrix • Daniel Kraus • JG Faherty • Becky Spratford

12:00pm EDT

Creature Feature Fiction Emerald RoomLee Murray • Thomas F. Monteleone • F. Paul Wilson • Tim Waggoner • Jonathan Maberry • Rena Mason • Matt Betts HWA Scholarships: How Do I Get Me One Of Those? Grand View Room B-CLisa Morton • Carina Bissett • Marge Simon Promoting Your Work Grand View Room ABeverly Bambury • Mark Matthews • Zoje Stage • Jennifer Barnes • Brian Kirk Reading Block 8 Winchester RoomJeff Strand • J. L. Gribble • Peggy Christie Turn Your Fictional World Into an RPG Berkey RoomAngel McCoy • Joanna Nelius • Bill Bodden • Donald J. Bingle • Jennifer Brozek Horror University — Novel Writing with Scrivener Software Heritage Hill RoomSteven Hopstaken

12:30pm EDT

Librarians Day — Lunch and Meet Gabino Iglesias Ambassador Ballroom WestGabino Iglesias

1:00pm EDT

Body Modification: It's More Than Just Earrings And Tongue Studs Grand View Room AEdward Rosick • Donna Lynch • Gwendolyn Kiste Creating The Collection: Collaborative Anthology Publishing Projects Thornapple RoomMegan Hart • Erik T Johnson • Brian Kirk • John F. D. Taff • Rob E. Boley • Rena Mason Flash Fiction for Fun and Profit Berkey RoomMunro, Donna • Asher Ellis • Michael Arnzen Magick: A Seminar of the Occult Grand View Room B-CJohnny Worthen Out There In The Dark: Horror — The Original Literature Emerald RoomKevin Wetmore, Jr. • Kathe Koja • Josh Malerman • Robert R. McCammon • Kaaron Warren • Stephanie M. Wytovich Reading Block 9 Winchester RoomThomas F. Monteleone • Jonathan Maberry Registration Registration Counter 2

2:00pm EDT

Beyond The Sale: Working With Editors Thornapple RoomMichael Bailey • Jennifer Barnes • Ellen Datlow • Leza Cantoral • Don D'Auria • Kate Jonez Facts in Fiction: Drawing Readers Into Your Fantasy World By Telling Them the Truth Grand View Room APatricia V. Davis Horror Comics in the New Millennium Berkey RoomJames Chambers • Crystal O’Leary-Davidson • Weston Ochse • SGJ • Chad Stroup • Michele Brittany Reading Block 10 Winchester RoomKathe Koja • Carol Gyzander The Lifetime Achievement Award: An Exploration and Celebration Emerald RoomJohn R. Little • Robert R. McCammon • Thomas F. Monteleone • Patrick Freivald • F. Paul Wilson • Lisa Morton Writing Horror For Kids and Teens Grand View Room B-CN.R. (Nancy) Lambert • Lucy A Snyder • Josh Malerman • Jonathan Maberry • Daniel Kraus • Gaby Triana Horror University — Master Plotting Crash Course Heritage Hill RoomJohn Skipp

2:15pm EDT

Librarians Day — Podcasting 101 Ambassador Ballroom WestScott Edelman • Mackenzie Kiera • Lisa Quigley • Brian Keene

3:00pm EDT

Beta Readers: The Secret to Better Writing Grand View Room B-CRena Mason • Chris Marrs • James Chambers • JG Faherty • Patrick Freivald Exit Stage Death: Writing Horror for the Stage Grand View Room AKevin Wetmore, Jr. • Kyla Lee Ward • April Grey • Brad C. Hodson Reading Block 11 Winchester RoomDonna Lynch • Sara Tantlinger • Saba Syed Razvi Representation in Horror: Writing Disabled, Disfigured, and Chronically Ill Characters CANCELLED Berkey RoomKM Hammond • R. Leigh Hennig The Truth Inside the Lie: An Examination of Peter Straub's Use of the Unreliable Narrator Thornapple RoomBrian Matthews • Anton Cancre • John F. D. Taff • Douglas Winter Thrills And Chills: Horror And Cross-Genre Thrillers Emerald RoomJonathan Maberry Registration Registration Counter 2

3:30pm EDT

Librarians Day — Small Publishers, Big Voices Ambassador Ballroom WestBecky Spratford • Gwendolyn Kiste • Jennifer Barnes • Lesley Conner • Don D'Auria • Christopher C. Payne • Jonathan Janz • Erik T Johnson • Josh Malerman • Stephanie M. Wytovich

4:00pm EDT

How to Start a Regional HWA Chapter Berkey RoomAndy Davidson • Jessica Ann York • David Powell • Jeff Strand • Crystal O’Leary-Davidson • Brian Kirk Poetry Open Mic Emerald RoomLinda D. Addison Reading Block 12 Winchester RoomSarah Hans • Usman Malik • Nicole Cushing Setting and Tone: How to Create the Fright Mood Grand View Room AEric J. Guignard • Alma Katsu • Michael Kozlowski • John Palisano • Patrick Freivald • Yvonne Navarro Triumphs and Tribulations of Underrepresented Voices in Horror Thornapple RoomLeza Cantoral • Larissa Glasser • R. Leigh Hennig • Violet Castro When The Mission Goes FUBAR: Horror In The Military Grand View Room B-CWeston Ochse • Brian Keene • Lee Murray • Jonathan Maberry

5:00pm EDT

Mass Autograph Session And Ice Cream Social — Sponsored by Broad Universe Crown Foyer Registration Registration Counter 2

7:45pm EDT

4th Annual Final Frame Short Film Competition Ambassador Ballroom WestJonathan Lees • Antonio D'Intino • Lynne Hansen • Lisa Morton • Josh Malerman • Jonathan Maberry • John Skipp

9:45pm EDT

Final Frame Short Film Competition Reception Crown Foyer

10:00pm EDT

Final Frame Short Film Competition Awards Presentation Ambassador Ballroom WestJonathan Lees

11:00pm EDT

Midnight Special: The Art of Darkness Ambassador Ballroom WestKathe Koja