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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Christopher Golden
Christopher Golden has been called “the king of the horror-thriller.” The New York Times bestselling, multi-award-winning storyteller has made his mark in many mediums, as a writer of novels, screenplays, animation, audio dramas, and comics, and as an editor of landmark horror anthologies. His work has been published in dozens of languages around the world. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Audie Award, he has been nominated for others, including the British Fantasy Award. His best-known novels include Road of Bones, The House of Last Resort, All Hallows, and his latest, Carry Me to My Grave. He lives in Massachusetts, where he watches too many movies and eats too much chocolate.
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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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