Author Reading application

The 31st annual H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival takes place October 2-4, 2026 This will be an in-person event. Reading slots are intended for authors writing in the Weird fiction, Cosmic Horror, or other genre that fits well with the mission of the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival. Priority is given to authors with new works.

If you would like to do a recorded reading for the Streaming Edition that takes place later in the year, you can indicate that on the form as well.

Use this space to list your publishing credits. If there is not enough room, list your most notable or most recent credits.
Give us a short description of what you'll be reading. Priority is given to authors with new works in the Cosmic Horror, Weird Tale, or Lovecraftian genres.
If you are planning to attend the festival in person this year, please check the box next to all the times you are available during the festival. This is how we will be assigning reading slots.
List any recently released works (past 6 months or less) or upcoming releases (within the next 6 months). One per line.
This can be a link to your own website, social media, goodreads page, etc. Anyplace on the web where someone can find out more about you and your work. (You can list more than one)
Being accepted as a participant at our festival effectively makes you a representative of the H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival community. We may not always see eye to eye with everyone in it, but we advocate respectful discourse. Time and space is precious at the festival, so those we select will be paragons of the community who are interested in bringing it together, not sowers of discord. Attacking others, name calling, belittling, taking part in flame wars (even if you believe you're on the correct side), and other such childish behavior on social media is not how we want to represent ourselves to the world. Potential participants will share these values and be vetted in this regard. All participants and attendees are also subject to our Code of Conduct (you can read the entire thing here: http://hplfilmfestival.com/event-code-conduct )
Please attach a photo that can be used with your biography. Photos must be at least 300x450 pixels (portrait orientation) in .gif, .jpg, or .png format. If you have any problems uploading a file, skip it and we'll get a headshot from you later.
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png.
Is there anything else you want us to know about you or your reading?
After clicking the Submit button, please wait for the confirmation page to appear, thereby ensuring your application has been transmitted.