Events / Panels

StokerCon - June 4–7, 2026

Panel: I've Seen the Future and It's Horrific

Moderator: Alma Katsu (Author)

Panelists: Ellen Datlow (Editor, The Best Horror of the Year), Lane Heymont (Agent, The Tobias Lit Agency), Alan Lastufka (Owner/Editor, Shortwave Publishing), Kelly Lonesome (Executive Editor, Tor Nightfire), Joe Monti (Editorial Director, Saga Press/S&S), Ed Schlesinger (Executive Editor, Gallery Books/S&S)

StokerCon - June 12–15, 2025

Panel: Crossroads: Choosing and Succeeding Among Different Horror-Publishing Paths

Moderator: Janine Cross (Author)

Panelists: Dan Franklin (Cemetery Dance), Steven James (Author), Alan Lastufka (Shortwave Publishing), Erin MacNair (Author), Premee Mohamed (Author)

Driftwood Public Library - October 31, 2024 - 4:30pm PST

Event: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

Virtual author event, Face the Night Q&A session, and a screening of “The Fort” short film

TBR Con - January 23, 2024 - 3:00pm EST

Panel: Small & Midsized Publishers

Moderator: Peter Chiykowski (The Story Engine Deck)

Panelists: Brook Aspden (Author), Alan Lastufka (Shortwave Publishing), Caroline Lambe (Angry Robot Books), Selena Middleton (Stelliform Press), Mae Murray (Medusa Publishing Haus), Bryce O’Connor (Wraithmarked), Fabienne Schwizer (Agent)

StokerCon - June 15–18, 2023

Panel: Keeping the Artificial out of Art: AI, Bots, and ChatGPT

Moderator: C.W. Briar (Author)

Panelists: Donyae Coles (Author), Michael K. Ingram (Author), Jo Kaplan (Author), Todd Keisling (Author), Alan Lastufka (Shortwave Publishing)