The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy and home of the prestigious Bram Stoker Award®, today announced it will begin accepting registrations for StokerCon 2017 this Friday, June 10, at 12:00 AM EDT.
To register, visit http://hwa46.wildapricot.org/event-2262526. For HWA members, registration is $99 (USD); registration for non-HWA members is $115 (USD). Upon successful registration, attendees will receive a discount code for Queen Mary hotel accommodations.
StokerCon 2017, the HWA’s second annual convention, is scheduled for April 27-30, 2017 aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Guests of Honor for StokerCon 2017 include:
- George R.R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire, Game of Thrones
- Elizabeth Hand, the Cass Neary series
- Chuck Wendig, Star Wars: Aftermath, the Miriam Black thrillers
- Peter Crowther, the Forever Twilight cycle
- Bill Bridges, White Wolf’s World of Darkness, The Silver Crown
- Tananarive Due, Ghost Summer, the Tennyson Hardwick mystery series
- Gretchen McNeil, Possess
- Stephen Graham Jones, Mongrels, When the People Lights Go Out
- Becky Spratford, The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Horror, Second Edition
Nancy Holder, five-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award®, will serve as the event’s Toastmaster.
