WINTER HAUNTS 2025

As the air grows cold, our thoughts turn to all things spooky and uncanny - and that can only mean the return of Winter Haunts! Back for its third year, the event will once again present an exciting range of workshops, interviews and panels from some of the leading names in ghost story, Gothic and supernatural fiction. Join us for the biggest year of Winter Haunts yet, with a stunning line-up of writing talent taking part!

Please note all sessions will be recorded for ticketholders ONLY, and will not be on sale after the event.

For any queries collette.lloyd@warnersgroup.co.uk

📚 INTERVIEW & PANEL SPACE

10:30 – 10:45 | Welcome & settle down
10:45 – 11:45 | Author Interview – Lucy Rose
11:45 – 12:00 | Break
12:00 – 1:00 | Book Launch Panel: Bog People with Alex Davis (Chair), Emma Glass & Hollie Starling
1:00 – 1:45 | Lunch Break
1:45 – 2:45 | Book Launch Panel: The Witching Hour with Jess Kidd + more TBC
2:45 – 3:00 | Break
3:00 – 4:00 | Author Interview – Emilia Hart
4:00 – 4:15 | Break
4:15 – 5:15 | Author Interview – CJ Cooke
5:15 – 5:30 | Break
5:30 – 6:30 | Author Interview – Michelle Paver

✍️ WORKSHOP SPACE

10:30 – 10:45 | Welcome & settle down
10:45 – 11:45 | Tiffani Angus – Haunted, Cursed and Possessed Items
11:45 – 12:00 | Break
12:00 – 1:00 | Ashley Stokes – Don’t Look Up: Cosmic Horror
1:00 – 1:45 | Lunch Break
1:45 – 2:45 | Polly Hall – “Stay off the moors…” Writing gothic atmospheres
2:45 – 3:00 | Break
3:00 – 4:00 | Tom Carlisle – “Some Rough Beast”: tortured academics & creative demons
4:00 – 4:15 | Break
4:15 – 5:15 | Teika Marija Smits – Panning for Dark Gold: how to sift the psyche for nuggets of genuine horror
5:15 – 5:30 | Break
5:30 – 6:30 | Kit Whitfield – Workshop (subject TBC)

🎟️ Why Attend?

• Meet bestselling and award-winning authors including Michelle Paver, CJ Cooke, Emilia Hart, Jess Kidd and more.
• Join exclusive book launch panels and be the first to discover new titles in horror and gothic fiction.
• Take part in practical workshops led by expert writers to sharpen your own storytelling skills.
• Connect with fellow fans of the strange, the eerie, and the otherworldly.

✨ Tickets are limited – book your place now and immerse yourself in a full day of haunting tales, creative exploration, and dark inspiration.