What I Wish I'd Known When Starting Out in Horror
Writing Horror and the Supernatural for All Ages
Finalized schedule and additional speakers coming soon!
Meet the speakers
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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Carol Williams has a long history of writing: ad agency copywriter, healthcare content wordsmith, insurance marketing scribe--you name it, she's written a ton of it. She also raised two children and, along the way, managed to do her own writing for kids. Her debut novel, The Supernatural Files of CJ Delaney, was published in May 2024. Carol lives in Ohio with her husband and maybe a dog if she can ever talk said husband into it.
Literary agents
Karmen Wells
Shelf-Made Creative Services
Karmen Wells is the film/TV agent at The Rights Factory where she represents screen rights for published books and has been building a horror list that includes R.J. Joseph, Daniel Barnett, and others. She is also a fiction editor, previously of HarperCollins Canada, now through Shelf-Made Creative Services, specializing in substantive/developmental edits for novels and screenplays. Karmen left the corporate world to work with horror writers and screenwriters and has slowly infiltrated the talented indie horror community, editing for the authors of Off Limits Press, Burial Day, and many self-published, spec and prospective writers.
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Jynastie Wilson
LCS Literary Services
Jynastie Wilson is an Assistant Literary Agent at LCS Literary Services. She's always looking for submissions from authors that are LGBTQ+, BIPOC, or from other various marginalized identities. They want to help share the voices and stories of those who haven’t always been heard. They have a sweet spot for soft, tender romances that will leave her dreaming about them for the rest of the day. "I’m seeking adult romance novels along with young adult + middle grade novels in any genre other than nonfiction."
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