October 13, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. ET
Join us for a FREE preview webinar for the upcoming Horror Writing Virtual Conference
Click on the link to register for this FREE preview webinar.
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/BnlLhkm1RnG_cQr6VO6Glw
Experience the education, camaraderie, and opportunities provided by a live writing conference without ever having to leave your home!
Writer’s Digest University is pleased to present a one-of-a-kind online event for horror writers! On October 17, 2026, our annual Horror Writing Virtual Conference will provide expert insights from bestselling horror authors. Spend the day learning techniques for honing your craft, then optionally receive a personalized critique of your query letter from a participating literary agent.
Finalized schedule coming soon!
Meet the speakers
Daphne Fama
Daphne Fama is a Filipino American author who writes historical horror about family, feminism, love, and all the terrible things people do in their name. Born in North Carolina, she has lived in Manila, Shanghai, and Seoul before putting down roots in Michigan. Her work draws upon Filipino folklore and history, where the dead refuse to be forgotten.
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Catherine Dang
Catherine Dang is the author of the novel Nice Girls (2021). A graduate of the University of Minnesota, she currently resides in Brooklyn.
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Gwendolyn Kiste
Gwendolyn Kiste is the three-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens, Reluctant Immortals, Boneset & Feathers, And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe, Pretty Marys All in a Row, and The Invention of Ghosts. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Nightmare Magazine, Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vastarien, Tor's Nightfire, Black Static, The Dark, Daily Science Fiction, Interzone, and LampLight, among others. Originally from Ohio, she now resides on an abandoned horse farm outside of Pittsburgh with her husband, their calico cat, and not nearly enough ghosts. You can also find her online at gwendolynkiste.com, Facebook and Instagram.
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Tim Waggoner
Tim Waggoner’s first novel came out in 2001, and since then he’s published over fifty novels and seven collections of short stories. He is a three-time Bram Stoker Award winner, as well as a multiple-finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award, and others. In addition to writing, he’s also a full-time tenured professor who teaches creative writing and composition at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio.
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