{"id":24760,"date":"2018-02-23T11:20:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T16:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=24760"},"modified":"2018-02-27T21:12:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T02:12:23","slug":"where-youll-find-me-at-stokercon-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2018\/02\/23\/where-youll-find-me-at-stokercon-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Where you’ll find me at StokerCon 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

[UPDATED February 27, 2018: I was added today to a Sunday morning panel. See below.]<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ll be in Providence, Rhode Island next weekend for StokerCon 2018<\/a>—will you?<\/p>\n

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If so, and you’d like to find me when I’m not hanging with friends in the bar, wandering the dealers room, at the banquet losing my eighth Stoker Award, or out recording new episodes of my Eating the Fantastic<\/a> podcast (as I did with William F. Nolan<\/a>, Elizabeth Hand<\/a>, Dennis Etchison<\/a>, Nancy Holder<\/a>, and George R. R. Martin<\/a> at StokerCon 2017 and Lynne Hansen and Jeff Strand<\/a>, Maria Alexander<\/a>, Mary Turzillo<\/a>, Linda Addison<\/a>, and Gene O’Neill<\/a> at StokerCon 2016), here’s my assigned programming.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Left to Say About the Dead that Walk?<\/strong>
\nThursday, 4:00 p.m.<\/em>
\nHave we reached \u201cpeak zombie?\u201d Given the seemingly endless popularity of zombies in horror fiction and media it seems unlikely! Why do zombies remain so beloved by horror fans after more than twenty years of non-stop popularity in fiction, comics, television, and movies? What makes the walking dead so resilient? Are there still fresh, original stories to tell here?
\nwith Marc Abbott, Jennifer Brozek, Craig Engler, Kristine Scheiner, and Daniel Waters<\/em><\/p>\n

Reading<\/strong>
\nFriday, 11:00 a.m.<\/em>
\nI’ll likely read an except from from Stoker Award-nominated novelette “Faking It Until Forever Comes.”
\nwith Randy D. Rubin and Sara Tantlinger<\/em><\/p>\n

Essential Works of Graphic Horror-Comic Books<\/strong>
\nSaturday, 11:00 a.m.<\/em>
\nHorror comics have a long and gruesome publishing history. From the 1947 publication of Eerie<\/em> # 1, the first dedicated horror comic, through the E.C. Comics of the 1950s, the horror renaissance in the 1970s, and into the Vertigo era of the 1980s and 90s, horror comics have been a mainstay for publishers. Today, The Walking Dead<\/em> is among the most popular comics in print. Creators, such as Mike Mignola and Scott Snyder, keep the genre dark and spooky. What are the landmark works of horror comics? Why are they so significant? How do they illustrate the evolving nature of the horror genre?
\nwith Paul Di Fillipo; Panelists: Michele Brittany, Robert Payne Cabeen, Nathan Carson, Scott Edelman, James Moore<\/em><\/p>\n

Voice, Tense, and Narrators<\/strong>
\nSaturday, 3:00 p.m.<\/em>
\nHow authors tell a story is as important as the story they tell. The choice of voice and tense directly affects the reader\u2019s experience and defines their connection to the characters. What are the pros and cons of different voices, such as third-person limited, first person, and second person; tense, past or present; and narrators, from unreliable to omniscient. How do these choices shape one\u2019s storytelling? How can they influence the reader\u2019s experience and affect your work\u2019s chances of being published?
\nwith Marc Abbott, Ed Kurtz, Curtis Lawson, Elizabeth Massie, and Kathleen Scheiner<\/p>\n

Edit Your Way Past the Slush Pile<\/strong>
\nSunday, 11:00 a.m.<\/em>
\nThe competition to stand out is stiff. Often slush readers review hundreds of submissions before selecting a mere handful to pass on to an editor. What are the top edits to make to any manuscript to help you skip the slush pile and get published? What are the mistakes to avoid?
\nwith Karen Bovenmyer, Julie Day, Wayne Edwards, Erin Roberts<\/em><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I hope to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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