Let’s kick off the spooky season with a night of horror stories with a 5 author panel as they navigate what horror books are truly all about. Joining us:
Gordon B. White Haunting Weird Horrors-A Collection
Jaq Evans What Grows In the Dark
J.P. Barnett Lore Stalker: The Kraken Of Cape Madre
Conor Metz Bleeding Hart
Maria Giakoumatos Midnight Waltz
Each author will give a short talk about their books and help us demystify the typical horror story. The event is free for all and books will be available to purchase after the event.
AUTHOR BIOS
Gordon B. White:
Gordon B. White's horror and weird fiction has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award and Shirley Jackson Award. He is the author of the collection As Summer’s Mask Slips and Other Disruptions (2020), and the novellas Rookfield (2021) and And In Her Smile, the World (with Rebecca J. Allred, 2022). A graduate of the Clarion West Writing Workshop, Gordon’s stories, interviews, and reviews have appeared in dozens of venues. You can find him online at www.gordonbwhite.com or on most social media as @GordonBWhite.
Jaq Evans:
Jaq Evans is a speculative fiction and horror author based out of Seattle, Washington who also does digital stuff for climate nonprofit 350.org. Jaq's debut novel, WHAT GROWS IN THE DARK, is now out from Mira / HarperCollins.
Conor Metz
Conor Metz is a horror writer out of Bellevue, Washington. He has loved monsters since the zombies from Michael Jackson’s Thriller gave him his first reoccurring nightmare at 4 years old. Most of his life has been spent in the Seattle area, with about a decade in Los Angeles writing screenplays. When Conor isn’t writing novels, he’s hard at work seeking out obscure horror films and trash cinema. He also may be found scaling random structures without thought of how he’ll get down or poorly practicing martial arts. Eventually, he plans to use this experience to become the notorious Seattle Ninja
Maria Giakoumatos:
Maria is the YA supernatural horror author of the Infernal Symphony as well as a creepy cute crafter, pianist, goth club DJ, bird mama, urban explorer, horror aficionado and a really crappy artist.
JP Barnett:
J.P. Barnett is the author of the award-winning Lorestalker series, a
collection of urban fantasy horror examining folklore and tall tales
of mysterious creatures roaming our world. His novels have garnered a
number of awards, including The Pinnacle Achievement Award, The Kindle Book Award, and The Feathered Quill Award. J.P. currently lives in
Redmond, WA with his partner, who looks at him dubiously with some
frequency as he regales her with his insane book ideas.