Robert McCammon and Joe Lansdale will be the Special Guests at The Horror Writers Association’s StokerCon 27. The convention will take place at The Westin Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PA, from Thursday, June 10–Sunday, June 13, 2027.
Full details can be found on the StokerCon 27 website. Tickets can be purchased here. The Guests of Honor are Nancy Collins, Joe Hill, R.J. Joseph, T. Kingfisher, Hailey Piper, and Chet Williamson.
The HWA is pleased to announce our Special Guests of Honor for StokerCon 2027!
Joe R. Lansdale
Joe R. Lansdale is the author of over fifty novels and four hundred shorter works, including stories, essays, reviews, film and TV scripts, introductions and magazine articles, as well as a book of poetry. His work has been made into films, animation, comics, and he has won numerous awards including the Edgar, Raymond Chandler life time award, numerous Bram Stoker Awards, including the Grandmaster and Lifetime Achievement Awards, as well as the Western Writers of America’s Spur Award for the Historical/Western, PARADISE SKY.
His work has been made into films, among them BUBBA HOTEP, COLD IN JULY, as well as the acclaimed TV show, HAP AND LEONARD. His novel THE THICKET recently appeared in theaters and on VOD and can currently be viewed on NETFLIX. He has also had works adapted to MASTERS OF HORROR ON SHOWTIME, NETFLIX’S LOVE, DEATH AND ROBOTS, SHUDDER’S CREEPSHOW. He has written scripts for BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES, the full-length animation movie, SON OF BATMAN, and other animation.
He has received numerous awards and recognition for horror, crime, historical fiction, as well as others. He lives in Nacogdoches with his wife Karen and their pit bull, RooRoo.
Robert McCammon
Robert McCammon is the author of 28 novels and two short story collections. Starting with his first novel, Baal, in 1978, McCammon quickly became one of the bestselling horror authors of the 1980s, with three consecutive novels hitting the New York Times Bestsellers List: Swan Song, Stinger, and The Wolf’s Hour. During that time, he also won several Bram Stoker Awards for Best Novel and Best Short Story.
As the ’90s dawned, McCammon expanded his writing away from the horror genre, and his 1991 classic Boy’s Life won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. After Gone South in 1992, McCammon decided to try historical fiction, which had always interested him. After clashing with a new publisher over the direction of his new books, McCammon retired from publishing for ten years.
He returned in 2002 with Speaks the Nightbird, which became the first book in a ten-book series about Matthew Corbett. The Corbett books are set in the early 1700s, and each volume has explored different genres: mystery, adventure, chase, pulp, thriller, and more. In addition to the Corbett books, McCammon has also written contemporary novels, including The Five, The Border, and The Listener.
Leviathan, the tenth and final book in the Matthew Corbett series, was published by Lividian Publications in December 2024.
McCammon is currently gearing up for his next project. He lives in Birmingham, AL.
Robert McCammon will be one of the speakers at the 2026 Impact Book Festival in Fultondale, AL. The event takes place on Saturday, April 18, 2026. He’s scheduled to speak at 1 PM CT. More information can also be found on the website for Alabama Writers’ Forum.
Early Bird Registrations are now open for Camp NECON 44. Robert McCammon will be in attendance as a “NECON Legend.” NECON 44 will take place from July 16 through July 19, 2026, at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH.
A year ago, we announced that Robert McCammon would be attending this year, but a scheduling conflict prevented his attendance.
For more information, please visit the Camp Necon website. Slots fill quickly, so if you’re interested in attending, now’s the time.
Writer Guests of Honor: Clay McLeod Chapman, Lisa Springer & Johnny Compton
Early Bird Registrations are now open for Camp NEcon 43. Robert McCammon and Ellen Datlow will be in attendance as “Necon Legends.” NEcon 43 will take place from July 17 through July 20, 2025, at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH.
For more information, please visit the Camp Necon website. Slots fill quickly, so if you’re interested in attending, now’s the time.
Robert McCammon is one of the authors participating in this year’s annual Monroeville Literary Festival. The festival takes place March 3 and March 4, 2023, in Monroeville, AL. From the website linked below:
Held each year in the Old Courthouse Museum in Monroeville, the Monroeville Literary Festival began in 2020 and follows the 22 year tradition of the Alabama Writers Symposium. During the Monroeville Literary Festival, guests are invited to explore the writing, music and art of the literary South through two days of fun, food and literature!
Admission is free, though there are luncheon and dinner tickets that can be purchased, too. For details and to register for the event, visit:
Every year, Borderlands Press hosts a Writers Boot Camp for authors. Robert McCammon is scheduled to be the Special Guest Instructor for the 2021 Writers Boot Camp. The other instructors are Ginjer Buchanan, Thomas F. Monteleone, F. Paul Wilson, and Douglas E. Winter.
As we previously announced, Robert McCammon will be the Literary Guest of Honor at Chattacon 45 in Chattanooga, TN, the weekend of January 24–26, 2020. The schedule for the weekend has been posted, and the scheduled Robert McCammon events are listed below.
Friday, January 24:
5–5:50 — Pros Reception: Come meet and greet our guests while enjoying a selection of hors d’oeuvres and beverages. McCammon, Hunter, Gay, BVD This event will conclude at 6:45.
7–7:50 — Opening Ceremonies: An introduction to our guests and the official start of the convention! Sessoms, McCammon, Hunter, Gay, BDV
Saturday, January 25:
11–11:50 — Author Signing: Robert McCammon
12–12:50 — Remembering the 1980s Horror Boom: The Netflix cable series Stranger Things has romanticized horror in the 1980s, but what was it really like back then? Return with us to the glory days of printed paper fanzines and VHS “video nasties,” when Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone was resurrected as both a TV show and a newsstand magazine, and authors such as Robert McCammon, Whitley Strieber, Peter Straub, and Charlie Grant were hailed as “the next Stephen King.” Nicoll, McCammon, Webb, Antczak
2–2:50 — A Reading from Guest of Honor: Robert McCammon. Award winning author Robert McCammon will read a sample of his work (author’s choice), followed by a short Q&A with the audience.
5–5:50 — Historical Thriller: Matthew Corbett, Professional Problem Solver. With the latest release of Cardinal Black, there are now seven books in the popular Matthew Corbett series. Join GOH Robert McCammon as he discusses the world of Mattew Corbett and the future of the series.
Sunday, January 26:
1–1:50 — Bullet or Boogeyman?: Has the current world, with mass shootings, nuclear tensions and climate disasters, become scarier than the horrors we imagine? Or does it provide fertile ground for new terrors? McCammon, Nicoll, Antczak, Mills
I presume there will be many opportunities to get books signed after each of these sessions.
Robert McCammon will be the Author Guest of Honor at LepreCon 46, to be held in Chandler, AZ, the weekend of April 10–12, 2020! The other guests that weekend are Local Artist GoH David Ayres, Filk GoHs Margaret & Kristoph, and Science GoH Dr. David A. Williams.
For all the details currently available and to register for LepreCon 46, please visit leprecon.org.
