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Thursday June 4, 2026 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
The horror writing community is a small world, and you never know where a new publishing opportunity might come from. It’s important to be professional and to maintain good relationships and practices as a working horror writer. But what does that mean? What are “best practices” when it comes to engaging with agents and editors, with publishers, fellow authors, and even in social media? Where is the line between personal and professional interactions? Our panelists will discuss these questions and more.
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Hildy Silverman

Author and editor. Former publisher and Space and Time Magazine.

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Danielle Ackley-McPhail

Author, Editor, Publisher, eSpec Books
Award-winning author, editor, and publisher Danielle Ackley-McPhail has worked in publishing for over thirty-five years, been a published author for twenty-five years, and a publisher for eleven years. She is also a book and cover designer, having worked on hundreds of books in... Read More →
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Jennifer Barnes

Managing Editor, Raw Dog Screaming Press
Jennifer Barnes is managing editor of Raw Dog Screaming Press which has been publishing off-kilter books for nearly two decades. She spent four years as an editor for The Dream People Literary Magazine. Her children’s book, Better Haunted Homes and Gardens, illustrated by Kristen... Read More →
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Dennis K. Crosby

Dennis K. Crosby is an author, editor, speaker, and workshop leader with an MFA in Creative Writing. Since 2020 he has published three urban fantasy novels in his award-winning Kassidy Simmons series, and nineteen short stories found in multiple anthologies. He is the co-editor of... Read More →
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Michael Dolan

Editorial Director, Winding Road Stories
Michael Dolan is a writer and editor with over 25 years of experience at the highest levels of publishing. In addition to being the author of several books, he has served as executive editor for many publishing companies, including Condé Nast. As the founder of Winding Road Stories... Read More →
Thursday June 4, 2026 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
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