Attending Authors

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Sarah Pekkanen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fifteen solo and co-authored novels. Her books are sold in thirty-six countries, with several optioned for TV and film. Sarah also co-wrote the screenplay for The Wife Between Us for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. She serves on the board of directors of International Thriller Writers, and is the founder of the nonprofit IndiaStreetPaws.com, which rescues injured and abused street dogs in India. She lives just outside of Washington, DC.

Megan Lally is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of That's Not My Name. She is a professional book coach who loves writing all things creepy and twisted. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family. Her latest book is titled No Place Left to Hide.

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Miranda Smith is the author of over a dozen psychological thrillers, including SMILE FOR THE CAMERAS. Her latest book, SCARY MOVIE NIGHT, releases in July 2026. She lives in Tennessee with her family. 

Mike Bockoven writes horror novels including ‘FantasticLand’, ‘Pack’, “Killing It’ and ‘Come Knocking’ from his home in Grand Island, Nebraska which he shares with his wife Sarah, kids Emaline and Tessa and between two and four elderly wiener dogs. He has a “Return of the Living Dead” tattoo, has trouble growing facial hair and is deeply appreciative of you giving his work a shot

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R.J Joseph is a Texas based writer/speaker/editor. Her creative and academic work examines theintersections of race, gender, and class in the horror genre and popular culture. Hernext short story collection, My Monsters Ain’t like Yours, will be released in summer 2026 by Quill & Crow Publishing.

Aron Beauregard was born and raised in Central Falls, Rhode Island. He's been writing horror since the 6th grade and has now released over 30 books. His style of writing is dark and without boundaries, often garnering outrage and controversy. His work has been translated into multiple languages, and he's won two Splatterpunk Awards. He has achieved #1 Bestseller status in horror on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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Kosoko Jackson is the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of the USA Today bestseller The Forest Demands Its Due. When not writing, he’s trying to watch one hundred movies a year, working on his MBA homework, or juggling teaching responsibilities. He lives in New Jersey with his golden retriever, Artemis.

Alex Travis is a school psychologist by day, author by night. Alex earned a Ph.D., and procrastinated her dissertation by writing her forthcoming books. Alex wrote her first book at the age of 11, and has been losing herself in fictional worlds of her own creation since then. Alex makes her home in Virginia with her husband, an outrageous collection of Funkos, and too many books to count.

Saratoga Schaefer (They/Them) Author of Serial Killer Support Group, Trad Wife, The Last Time We Drowned, and A Thousand Monstrous Forms. Their debut Serial Killer Support Group was a “Best Pick of the Month” by Barnes & Noble and Amazon and was named one of 2025's biggest thrillers by Goodreads. Originally from Brooklyn, Saratoga now lives upstate with several needy animals and a haunted clown table.

Caitlin Mullen is the author of Please See Us, which won the 2021 Edgar Award for Best First Novel and was named a New York Times Best Crime Novel in 2020. Heather, Caitlin's upcoming thriller novel, is published by Celadon Books and will be released June 9th. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and children.

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KIMBERLY McCREIGHT is the New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia, Where They Found Her, A Good Marriage, Friends Like These, and Like Mother, Like Daughter, as well as a young adult trilogy, The Outliers. She's been nominated for the Edgar, Anthony and Alex awards, and her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in Brooklyn.

With a background in historical and governmental analysis, Allison Gunn is a researcher, writer, librarian, and tarot reader with a penchant for all things whimsical and strange. Presently digging deep into Appalachian Studies at Shepherd University, she specializes in marginalized communities and folklore.  Her debut, NOWHERE (2025) along with her upcoming release HIVE MIND (Spring 2027) are steeped in Appalachian folklore, magic, and woodland terrors.

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Vincent Tirado is a nonbinary Dominican born and raised in the Bronx. They are a Pura Belpré Award winner, Bram Stoker and Lambda Literary award finalist known for their books BURN DOWN RISE UP (2022), WE DON'T SWIM HERE (2023), and WE CAME TO WELCOME YOU (2024). YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN NICER TO MY MOM (2026) is their sophomore adult novel. When they’re not writing new spine-chilling horrors, they can be found making another pot of coffee and harassing their cat, Bugsy

Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, A Game in Yellow, A Light Most Hateful, Teenage Girls Can Be Demons, and other books of horror. She is also author of over 120 short stories appearing in Weird Tales, Pseudopod, The End of the World As We Know It, and many more publications.

Robyn Harding is the bestselling author of The Drowning Woman, The Perfect Family, The Swap, The Arrangement, Her Pretty Face, and The Party. She has also written and executive produced an independent film. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her family and two cute but deadly rescue chihuahuas

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Kristopher Triana is the Splatterpunk Award-winning author of Gone to See the River Man, Full Brutal, They All Died Screaming, The Old Lady, and many other terrifying books. His work has been published in seven languages and has appeared in many anthologies and magazines, drawing praise from Rue Morgue Magazine, Publisher’s Weekly, Scream Magazine, and many more.

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Bestselling author Bethany C Morrow writes adult and young adult novels. Her young adult work includes SLJ Gold Standard selections, A Song Below Water (a Locus, Ignyte, and Audie finalist) and So Many Beginnings, a Little Women remix, for which she's presented at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. She is editor/contributor to the young adult anthology Take The Mic, which won the 2020 ILA Social Justice in Literature award. Her adult novels include Mem, an Indies Introduce and Indies Next pick, and her most recent novel, Cherish Farrah, a social horror, was the April 2022 Belletrist x Bookclub pick. She was the 2021 Mansfield Lecturer at Roosevelt University, and her work has been featured in The LA Times, Forbes, Bustle, Buzzfeed, and more. Bethany is included on USA TODAY's list of 100 Black novelists and fiction writers you should read.

Isabel Crowley was born in Pennsylvania and still lives there for a lot of each year. When she’s not writing, she edits newsletters, plays heavily modded versions of video games so she doesn’t have to choose between the love interests, plays tabletop games, and reads. She splits her time between living with her primary partner, her parents, and housemates from her college days, always leaving before her crimes catch up with her.

Mallory Arnold is an editor and writer who resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and three cats. She's part of the Women's Fiction Writer's Association and enjoys writing drama, thrillers, and horror. In her spare time, Mallory is tackling her goal of running a marathon in every state of the country.

CHRISTINA FERKO grew up in a family of seven girls, including her identical twin sister—who is also an author. Before writing, she dreamed of running away and joining a circus. She even learned how to eat and breathe fire but now spends her time happily writing at home instead. Christina lives in Maryland with her husband and two kids, along with their four cats and one wild corgi. You can find her on Instagram @christina_ferko or check out her website at authorchristinaferko.com

Danielle Valentine is a pseudonym for the young adult novelist Danielle Vega. Her work, which includes The Merciless series and HOW TO SURVIVE YOUR MURDER, has been optioned for film and television by Lionsgate and Warner Bros, and has been translated into dozens of languages worldwide. Danielle lives outside of New York city with her husband, daughter, and two ornery cats. DELICATE CONDITION is her first adult novel.

Alex Gonzalez is a genre author and WGA screenwriter. His short stories have appeared in Death’s Head Press & Catapult Mag. He’s taught writing for Catapult, Write Or Die, WritersWorkshop, and the Long Island University MFA program. His debut novel “Rekt” was published in 2025 via Erewhon Press. His second novel will come out in September 2026.

DANA MELE is a Pushcart-nominated writer and graphic novelist. Their debut, People Like Us, was shortlisted for the 2019 ITW Thriller Award for Best Young Adult Novel and is an ALA Rainbow List Selection. Dana’s sophomore novel, Summer's Edge, was a New York Public Library Best Books for Teens title. Learn more at danamele.com.

JONATHAN EDWARD DURHAM was born near Philadelphia where he read voraciously throughout his youth and beyond. After attending William and Mary, where he received a degree in neuroscience while also studying literature, Jonathan waded into the professional world before deciding he was better suited for more artistic pursuits.

He still lives in Pennsylvania with his husband and assorted other animals. There, he writes novels that bridge the wonder of his favorite childhood stories with the thrilling pop sensibilities of his early adult obsessions. He's also an avid humorist on social media where you can find him waxing quipsodic about cheese, and sometimes even the world beyond. The second edition of his debut novel, Winterset Hollow, is coming from Hachette/Union Square this October!

Jennifer van der Kleut (née McBride) is an award-winning former journalist of both print and digital publications, including the D.C. affiliate of ABC7 News. A graduate of San Jose State University, she spent most of her life in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to the Northern Virginia suburbs of D.C. Jennifer's debut, "The Better Mother," released on February 10th, was named a "Most Anticipated Debut" by People Magazine.

Maria Tureaud is an editor and acclaimed author of This House Will Feed and the middle grade title The Last Hope in Hopetown. Born and raised in County Clare on the west coast of Ireland, she now lives with her husband and son in New Jersey. Maria can be found online at AuthorMariaTureaud.com.

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Marcus Kliewer is a writer and stop-motion animator. His debut novel We Used to Live Here began life as a serialized short story on Reddit. Film rights were snapped up by Netflix, and it was acquired by Simon & Schuster in the US for publication even before it had been extended into a full-length novel. He lives in Vancouver, Canada.

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Chelsea Conradt (she/her) writes twisty speculative thrillers. Her books are packed with both murder and kindness, because we can be more than one thing. When not writing stories that make you question what’s real, she is likely watching a baking show or a true-crime documentary. She is nothing if not on brand. Chelsea lives in Texas with her husband, son, and two big dogs.

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Daphne Fama writes horror about women, hunger, and the ways history refuses to stay buried. Her debut novel, House of Monstrous Women, delivers gothic atmosphere with a sharp cultural bite, tracing what happens when love, power, and faith curdle into something feral. She loves folklore, moral mess, and unsettling beauty. She believes the scariest monsters are often the ones we’re asked to forgive.

Nick Cutter is the author of the critically acclaimed national bestseller The Troop (which is currently being developed for film with producer James Wan), The Deep, Little Heaven, and The Handyman Method, cowritten with Andrew F. Sullivan. Nick Cutter is the pseudonym for Craig Davidson, whose much-lauded literary fiction includes Rust and Bone, The Saturday Night Ghost Club, and, most recently, the short story collection Cascade. His story “Medium Tough” was selected by author Jennifer Egan for The Best American Short Stories 2014. He lives in Toronto, Canada.