Hub17 & The Writer’s Bloc
presents the First Book Convention & Fair.
The publishing industry may be discussing print-digital transitions, but there is still nothing more thrilling than holding a physical book and meeting the author to get a signed copy. Join us for a day of fun and explore books of all genres. Attendees can enjoy food, live performances, raffles, and a remarkable Writers Panel discussion.
FREE EVENT - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Writers Panel Discussion 4pm (Virtual - Large screen)
Moderator - Kimbra Eberly
MEET THE WRITERS:
is a prolific horror and fantasy short story and book author, in addition to being a Hollywood script writer he is the author of over 100 short stories of psychological horror and magic realism which are gathered in over 150 major anthologies and in his critically hailed hardcover short story collections Scars and Other Distinguishing Marks, Amazon #1 bestseller Dystopia and Zoopraxis.
He is the author of the suspense novel Created By and Hollywood novella of magic realism The Ritual of Illusion, and was the editor of the commemorative book Stephen King's Battleground. Matheson also adapted the short story which was made into an iconic episode of the TNT series Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King and won two Emmys. His filmography is massive. You can find his books on Amazon.
is an American legend with over 30 novels written. His credits also include films such as Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, The Crow and The Hills Run Red. In the 1990s, Schow wrote Raving & Drooling, a regular column for Fangoria magazine. All 41 installments were collected in the book Wild Hairs (2000), winning the International Horror Guild's award for best non-fiction in 2001. In 1987,
Schow's novella Pamela's Get was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for best long fiction. His short story Red Light won the 1987 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction. And in 2015, The Outer Limits at 50 won the Rondo Award for Book of the Year. His books can be found on Amazon.
is a NY Times bestselling author, and produced screenwriter for television and feature film. His books have seen three million copies in print and reprints in nine languages, and include THE LIGHT AT THE END, UNDERGROUND, and A QUESTION OF WILL; his film and television work includes A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD and VOLCANO: FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN, as well as projects for ABC, NBC, FOX-TV, Anonymous Content, First Street Films, and many others.
He is a proud emeritus member of the WGA-W. Spector is also an accomplished musician and graduate of the Berklee College of music. He has written, performed, produced and released four albums in the last 8 years. You can hear his music at www.craigspectormusic.com, or via Amazon, Apple Music, Apple Radio, Spotify, and other popular outlets for digital music.
is a two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning and Scribe Award-winning author of horror novels, novellas, short fiction, media-tie ins, poetry, and nonfiction. Over the years she has been published by Simon & Schuster, Berkley, Pocket Books, Harper, Leisure, Pan, Crossroad Press, and many others. Her novels and collections include Sineater, Hell Gate, Desper Hollow, Wire Mesh Mothers, Homeplace, Naked on the Edge, Dark Shadows: Dreams of the Dark (co-authored with Mark Rainey), Versailles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Power of Persuasion, It Watching, Afraid, Madame Cruller's Couch and Other Dark and Bizarre Tales, The Great Chicago Fire.
She is also the creator of the Ameri-Scares series of spooky, middle-grade novels, which was optioned for television by Warner Horizon in 2021. In 2023 she was honored with the Horror Writers Association's Life Time Achievement Award. She lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her husband, artist/illustrator and Theremin-player Cortney Skinner.
Buy a book - MEET the Authors in person - and have your book signed.
Featured Poets / Spoken Word Artists - starting - 1:45pm
Carissa Pignatelli - Douglas G Cala - Jacob Moses - Jenny Pisani
Thomas Fucaloro - Tom Cintula - Margaret Chase - Ellen T Dotts
