L. Marie Wood

Speaker

Celebrated psychological horror author L. Marie Wood is the winner of multiple awards including the Bram Stoker Award®, the Golden Stake Award for Literature, and the International Impact Book Award. She is also a MICO Award-winning screenwriter, an Elgin Award finalist poet, an accomplished essayist, and a playwright. Wood is the President of the Horror Writers Association, the founder of the Speculative Fiction Academy, an English and Creative Writing professor, as well as a horror scholar. Learn more at <a href="http://www.lmariewood.com">www.lmariewood.com</a>.

5:30PM - 7:00PM EDT

Saturday July 11th

Horror Writers Association Roundtable (LIVE)

LIVE VIA DISCORD AUDIO - The HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION (HWA) is a nonprofit organization of writers and publishing professionals around the world, dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those who write it. Learn more about HWA and horror writing in general in this discussion where audience questions are answered! (Moderator: Christina Rosso)

7:30PM - 9:00PM EDT

Saturday July 11th

A Few Strange Things: The World of an Unreliable Narrator

Most of the time, readers are meant to root for their main characters. We empathize and cheer them on as we follow their stories. But what happens when your MCs can't be trusted? How are you supposed to feel when your characters are intentionally unreliable? This panel explores the motivations, implications, and techniques of unreliable narrators. Whether we love or hate our MCs, unreliable narrators serve a unique and realistic foundation for so many stories. Or do they? (Moderator: Patchree Jones)

10:00AM - 11:30AM EDT

Sunday July 12th

Representation Matters: Bridging Creative Gaps

Representing marginalized communities in your writing without relying on harmful tropes or stereotypes is a crucial skill to develop. Join our panelists as they give tips on learning from lived experiences and ensuring positive and accurate representation. (Moderator: Hien Nguyen)