Brenda LaTorre
Brenda LaTorre is a Mexico City native, author of BRUJA’S NEST, coming out in 2026. Her stories have found a home in different places such as Pyre Magazine, BDA Publishing Anthology, the Collective Visions anthology, and more.
She holds an MFA from the University of Southern Maine and a Creative Writing Certificate from UCSD. She was Editor of Popular Fiction in the Stonecoast Review Magazine in 2024.
Currently, she is enjoying her work as a writing mentor in the WriteHive Mentorship Program!
Saturday July 11th
A Matter of Perception: Creating or Minimizing Distance in POVs
Authors agonize over which point of view to choose, but it can strengthen a story to be just as intentional about the distance used in the narration. Distance can determine how close a reader feels to the character and events, not to mention how deeply they feel the emotions within the scene. In this panel, authors discuss how to utilize distance and how it can enhance your writing style. (Moderator: Sean Morrissey Carroll)
Saturday July 11th
Women in Horror
For decades, we've heard that horror is a male-dominated field. However, since the inception of horror, women have been writing it. In this presentation, author Brenda LaTorre will reflect on female specific fears, female writers, and the history of women in horror, from the gothic tradition of Castle of Otranto, to the non-gothic Latin American tradition of magical realist horror. She'll also touch upon intersectional feminism and why reading diverse women is important, from trans women authors like Alison Rumfitt to African American authors like Helen Oyeyemi, we all have something different to tell. (Moderator: Alma Raymer)