The Dark Drafts Festival or Bust!

Hi everyone! This weekend I'll be attending The Dark Drafts Festival and I think it's going to be awesome. This is an event that celebrates horror literature combined with dark draft ale! It's being hosted at Bube's Brewery, which is the LAST surviving, fully intact pre-prohibition brew house left in the entire USA.

As well as an all-around great time, this will also be your first chance to grab a copy of our brand new anthology, STRANGE NEW MOONS. We're releasing it to the masses a few days after the event, but you'll be able to get it early, exclusively at The Dark Drafts Festival! Be sure to swing by my table to grab your copy, full of werewolf savagery, with stories from Tim Lebbon, Mary SanGiovanni, Simon Clark, Rebecca Rowland, and more!

As well as a huge, crazy author line-up, there'll be events, readings, signings, and the Gothic Horror Masquerade Ball, so it's set to be an incredible weekend. Come on down (or up, depending on where you're coming from!), meet your favorite authors, get some books signed, and have an awesome bookish time with us!

Dates:  Saturday through Sunday January 25-26

Location:
Bube's Brewery
102 N Market St
Mt. Joy, PA 17552

Panels: TBD

2025 Appearances

Hey all!

Here is my schedule of appearances for 2025. As changes occur, I will update this page, so be sure to check back often. Events in red have occurred in the past.  Events in orange are tentative.

If you'd like me to make an appearance at a convention, signing, or other event you're organizing or attending, feel free to contact me and we'll discuss it. Most events in Baltimore or Philadelphia are a slam dunk for me to attend, but I'll consider travelling if invited.

The Dark Drafts Festival

Dates:  Saturday through Sunday January 25-26
Location:

Bube's Brewery

102 N Market St

Mt. Joy, PA 17552

Panels:

TBD

Farpoint 32

Dates: Friday through Sunday February 7-9
Location:
Double Tree by Hilton

1726 Reisterstown Rd

Pikesville, MD 21208

Panels:

12:00 noon - Author Autographs - Preakness C, Author Autograph Table 1

1:00 pm - "Do You Have a Muse" - Belmont

5:00 pm - "That Bump in the Night" - Belmont

Signing (w/ Kit Power)

Date: Saturday, March 23, 1:00-3:00 pm EST
Location:

Vortex Books and Comics
477 Locust St
Columbia, PA 17512

Panels:

1:00 pm - Q&A

Scares That Care Authorcon V

Dates: Friday through Sunday March 28-30
Location:
DoubleTree by Hilton
50 Kingsmill Road
Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
Panels:

Thursday, 7:00 pm - Spirited Giving

Friday, 5:30 pm - "Blending Genres" (moderator, w/  Derik Cavignano, Jennifer L. Collins, Rowan Hill, and Andrew Najberg) - Second Floor, Room 18

Saturday, 10:45 am - "Editing and Publishing Anthologies" (moderator, w/ Shane Hawk, Carol Gyzander, Rebecca Rowland, and Candace Nola) - Second Floor, Room 18 

Saturday, 12:30 pm - Reading (w/ Bitter Karella) - Second Floor, Room 11

Saturday, 10:00 pm - Gross-Out Contest (co-host) - First Floor, Auditorium

Sunday, 10:15 am - "Splatstick" (James Sabata - moderator, Bitter Karella, D.M. Guay, Viggy Parr Hampton, Nathan D. Ludwig, and Wile E. Young)

Mo*Con

Dates: Thursday through Sunday May 1-4
Location:

Candlewood Suites

7040 E. 21st St

Indianapolis, IN 46219

Panels:

TBD

KillerCon Austin

Dates: Friday through Sunday August 1-3
Location:

Holiday Inn Austin-Town Lake
20 North Interstate Hwy 35
Austin, TX 78701
Panels:

TBD

GenCon

Dates: Thursday through Sunday July 31 - August 3
Location:

ICCLOS

100 S. Capitol Ave

Indianapolis, IN 46225

Panels:

TBD

Killer Pride

Dates: Friday through Sunday September 26-28
Location:
DoubleTree by Hilton
50 Kingsmill Road
Williamsburg, Virginia 23185

Panels:

TBD

World Fantasy Convention 2025

Dates: Friday through Sunday October 30 - November 2
Location:

Double Tree by Hilton Brighton

Kings Rd

Brighton and Hove

Brighton BN1 2FU

United Kingdom

Panels:

TBD