SEPTEMBER 13, 2025 - 11 - 5PM
BURLINGTON HOLIDAY INN
our 2025
guests of honour
kelly armstrong
Guest of Honour
Kelley Armstrong believes experience is the best teacher, though she’s been told this shouldn’t apply to writing her murder scenes. To craft her books, she has studied aikido, archery and fencing. She sucks at all of them. She has also crawled through very shallow cave systems and climbed half a mountain before chickening out. She is however an expert coffee drinker and a true connoisseur of chocolate-chip cookies.
Kelley will be here for panels and a reader meet and greet!
Discover dRead Con Canada
2025 is going to be AMAZING!
SEPTEMBER 13
Are you ready for the dRead Con 2025!?
Get ready for the ultimate horror and dark fiction convention is coming your way! If you thought our first year was great, you are going to love what we have in store. We are bigger and better, taking over Burlington at the Holiday Inn.
Join us in the expansive marketplace where you will be able to meet over forty authors, publishers, makers and artists, that live for everything that goes bump in the night.
Then take part in one of two breakout rooms where we will be hosting panels, guest speakers, pitch sessions, launch parties and more.
This convention is designed to highlight the best horror and dark fiction authors and publishers around.
Don't miss out on this unforgettable event!
Discover your new favourite author today.
SPONSORSHIP
INTERESTED IN SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES?
COMPLETE THE FIELD BELOW AND WE WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
At the Event Features
1
Book Fair & Horror Market
Check out over 40 authors,
publishers, artists and vendors at this event.
2
Guest Speakers!
Panels featuring authors and publishers.
3
Launch Parties
4
Reading Times
Authors share snippets of their works and answer questions.
5
Pitch Sessions
Pitch your books to one of our three publishers onsite. Prebooked spots only.
6
Book Signings
Have your books signed by our attending authors!
ABOUT OUR SPONSOR
Eerie River Publishing is a leader in independent horror, dark fantasy, and dark speculative fiction.
As a Canadian-based, woman-owned independent publisher, we recognize the importance of supporting and providing a safe platform for diverse voices and stories.
At Eerie River Publishing, we are dedicated to publishing anthologies, collections, and novels from some of the best indie authors around the world. Our goal is to become a go-to resource for horror, dark fantasy and dark speculative readers, and to provide a safe space for authors to share their stories.
Location
September 13, 2025
BURLINGTON HOLIDAY INN
3063 South Service Road
Burlington, Ontario L7N 3E9
STAYING AT HOLIDAY INN
WE HAVE A BLOCK OF ROOMS AVAILABLE AT THE LOCATION.
Guest Rooms Available September 12 - 14, 2025
We have the following guest rooms available and we are delighted to offer the discounted rates on these rooms
· Standard Room with one king bed and a double bed pullout couch
· Standard Room with 2 queen beds
Complimentary parking and Wi-Fi are included for all guests. Guestrooms are fully equipped with Keurig Coffee Makers and a Mini Fridge.
Cut Off Date
To benefit from the discounted rate all reservations must be made by August 15, 2025. The rate is available on a first come first serve basis.
To book by Internet:
Attendees can book directly online by clicking the following link which has your negotiated rates preloaded: Book Fair Ontario - Eerie Ventures Ltd
To Book by Phone:
Call the Hotel's Toll-Free Reservation Line at 905-639-4443 and ask for reservations. To receive the group rate, the caller must ask for Book Fair Ontario – Eerie Ventures Ltd, Group Code: BFO