Horror Panel: Gwendolyn Kiste, Cynthia Pelayo, Hailey Piper, & Zoje Stage

Moderated by Carina Stopenski | Building: Chapel | Room: Sanctuary | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM

After the presentation, the author will be signing books in the lobby of the Chapel Auditorium.

Their books will be available at the bookstore in the lobby of the Chapel Auditorium

Cynthia Pelayo's book signing will be after the solo session (2:45-3:45).

Biographies

Gwendolyn Kiste is the author of The Rust Maidens, Reluctant Immortals, Boneset & Feathers, Pretty Marys All in a Row, and The Haunting of Velkwood. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Lit Hub, Nightmare, Tor Nightfire, The Dark, and The Lineup among others. She's a Lambda Literary Award winner as well as a three-time Bram Stoker Award winner. Find her online at gwendolynkiste.com.

Cynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award-winning author. Her books include Children of Chicago, Lotería, The Shoemaker's Magician, and Forgotten Sisters. The recipient of the 2021 International Latino Book Award, she holds a master of fine arts in writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She lives in Chicago with her family. For more information, visit www.cinapelayo.com.

Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, A Light Most Hateful, The Worm and His Kings series, and other books of dark fiction. She is also the author of over 100 short stories appearing in Weird Tales, Pseudopod, Cosmic Horror Monthly, Cast of Wonders, and various other publications. Her non-fiction appears in Writer's Digest, Library Journal, CrimeReads, and elsewhere. She lives with her wife in Maryland, where their occult rituals are secret. Find Hailey at www.haileypiper.com.

Zoje Stage is the USA Today and internationally bestselling author of the psychological thrillers BABY TEETH and GETAWAY, and the psychological horror novels WONDERLAND and MOTHERED. Her books have been named "best of the year" by Forbes Magazine, Library Journal, PopSugar, LitReactor, Barnes & Noble, Book Riot, and more. She lives in Pittsburgh with her cats.