StokerCon 2026

A previous StokerCon chair, KC Grifant is an award-winning writer based in Southern California who creates internationally published horror, fantasy, science fiction, and weird west stories. Dozens of her short stories have appeared in podcasts, magazines, games, and Stoker-nominated anthologies. She is the author of the weird west Monster Gunslingers series, (Brigids Gate Press) and the short story collection Shrouded Horror: Tales of the Uncanny (Dragon’s Roost Press, 2024). She is editor of Women of the Weird West (Brigids Gate Press, 2026), co-editor of Dread Coast: SoCal Horror Tales (No Bad Books Press, 2025), and co-editor of Of Terrors and Tombstones (Stars and Sabers Publishing, 2027). She is the co-chair and founder of the Horror Writers Association’s San Diego chapter, a short story instructor, and member of numerous writing organizations. Learn more at www.KCGrifant.com or the social networks at @KCGrifant.