GUESTS OF HONOR
JOSH BOONE
Screenwriter/director The New Mutants, screenwriter The Stand and The Talisman, director The Fault in Our Stars.
KATHE KOJA
Bram Stoker and Locus Award-winning author of The Cipher, Bad Brains, Skin, Strange Angels, and The Blue Mirror.
JOSH MALERMAN
Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Goblin, Black Mad Wheel, and Bird Box, now a smash hit on Netflix.
ROBERT R. McCAMMON
Co-founder of HWA and New York Times-bestselling author of Swan’s Song, Boy’s Life, They Thirst, Wolf’s Hour, Stinger, Blue World, and He’ll Come Knocking at Your Door.
KAARON WARREN
Australian Shadows, Ditmar, and Aurealis Award-winning author of Slights, Walking the Tree, and The Gate Theory.
STEPHANIE M. WYTOVICH
Bram Stoker Award-winning poet and author of The Eighth and Brothel, Poetry Editor for Raw Dog Screaming Press.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER
GRAHAM MASTERTON
Due to circumstances beyond his control, our Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Graham Masterton, cannot make StokerCon™. He sends his regrets and hopes to see you all at a future StokerCon™.
BRAM STOKER AWARDS® EMCEE
JONATHAN MABERRY
Multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of the Joe Ledger series, editor of Scary Out There and Nights of the Living Dead (co-edited with George A. Romero)
StokerCon™ also includes Horror University, the Final Frame Short Film Competition, the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference, Librarians’ Day, and the gala presentation of the iconic Bram Stoker Awards®.
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Travel Information
Venue
Air Travel
The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is located about twenty minutes from the convention hotel and offers 120 daily nonstop flights to 24 major markets.
Getting Around
The Amway Grand Plaza is conveniently located in the heart of the downtown Grand Rapids business and entertainment district. At the crossroads of both US-131 and I-196, the hotel is easily accessible by private or public transportation.
Travel Information
Air Travel
The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is located about twenty minutes from the convention hotel and offers 120 daily nonstop flights to 24 major markets.
Getting Around
The Amway Grand Plaza is conveniently located in the heart of the downtown Grand Rapids business and entertainment district. At the crossroads of both US-131 and I-196, the hotel is easily accessible by private or public transportation.
Eating and Entertainment
Hotel Dining and Bars
The Amway Grand Plaza offers The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, and many others.
Brew Pubs
The Amway Grand Plaza is within easy walking distance of some of Michigan’s finest brew pubs.
Museums
The Hotel is just a few blocks from the Gerald R. Ford Museum, the Grand Rapids Public Museum, and the Grand Rapids Art Museum.