StokerCon 2026 Announced – Celebrating Ten Years of StokerCon!

The Horror Writers Association is pleased to announce StokerCon 2026 which will be StokerCon 10.

This is a milestone for us to celebrate an occasion to look back on the history of the convention and how it has grown and flourished through the decade.  It is also a moment to think ahead and look to 2027 where we recognize 40 years of the HWA. 

So taking a page from our history and the years before StokerCon, we will be inviting you to join us in the same location for both 2026 and 2027 – a place that is dedicated to preserving the history of our organization and genre and welcome you back to Pittsburgh!

We are excited to embrace the theme of recognizing our history while also using the stability of one location and the planning process to explore ways to grow and change the best celebration of the genre we love. 

We are celebrating TEN YEARS and will be back in Pittsburgh from 2026 to 2027 at the same hotel for both years.

The event will be at the Westin Pittsburgh from June 4th to June 7th.

Guests of Honor so far include:

Linda D. Addison

Ann VanderMeer

John Shirley

Billy Martin

All those who purchase the Stamford Special ticket will receive a special commemorative item with their ticket!

Tickets are available to purchase Here

Hotel information is forthcoming.

We’re excited to bring you another chapter in the history of StokerCon!

StokerCon Governing Committee,

Brian Matthews, James Chambers, Ben Rubin, and Maxwell I. Gold