Writers Workshop: Writing For Performance- Hand in hand with: Open Mic: Come Read With Us!

This panel explores the unique considerations, challenges, and rewards of writing horror for performance-based mediums. Whether crafting poetry for live readings, stage plays, audio fiction, or podcast scripts, our panel of experts—spanning multiple formats—will guide you in developing horror that resonates with an audience. Learn how to enhance atmosphere, pacing, and dialogue for maximum impact in spoken or performed storytelling. After the discussion, attendees are encouraged to refine or create a piece with these insights in mind and share their work at our open mic reading later in the evening.

Moderator: Erik Keevan

Panelists: Brianna Malotke, Tamara Kaye Sellman, Clay Vermulm, Evan J. Peterson, Maria Giakoumatos