Come and celebrate Women in Horror at our weekend festival.

Welcome to Women in Horror Weekend 2026!

Come and celebrate Women in Horror at our weekend festival.

Including author talks from the some of the best women writers in horror, an interactive film screening, tarot readings, and spooky goody bags from Lush Nottingham!

See below for the full line up!

Extra Goodies:

As part of the weekend there are two optional extras that you can purchase to enhance your experience. Act fast as availability for these extras is limited!

Lush Goody Bag – provided by the lovely Lush Nottingham team containing a mixture of full-size and sample size products

Fortune and Glory film screening goody bag – Bespoke, themed goody bag to enhance your viewing of The Babadook (2014)

Exclusive Brunch with 3am Books – Sunday 1st November, 9am:

Join the team behind 3AM Books, Penguin Random House’s horror imprint, for a pre-opening brunch and an exclusive preview of some of the most exciting horror titles coming in 2027. The team will share behind-the-scenes insight into the imprint, introduce forthcoming books and give guests a first look at what is coming next from 3AM Books.

Places for this event are extremely limited. To book your spot we recommend booking as early as possible. There is a separate listing to book your ticket for this event.

Full Line Up:

FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER:

Sillitoe Room:

6:30-9:30pm: Interactive Screening of The Babadook(2014) by Fortune and Glory Film Club and Panel with Emily Malone, Ruth Skrytek, Clelia McElroy and Emily Smith CHAIRED BY: Hayley Sleigh

Cafe W:

6:30-8:30pm: Psychic Workshop with Kerry Ward

SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER:

10am – 12:15pm: Houses of Horror Panel: Eleanor Crewes, Lauren Mooney, Jennifer Thorne and Rose Wilding

12:15-12:45 – LUNCH

12:45-2:45pm: Nuzo Onoh in Conversation

2:45-3pm – BREAK

3-5pm: Juno Dawson in Conversation with Leigh Radford

5-5:15 – BREAK

5:15 – 7:15pm: Strange Appetites Panel: Ellie Graves, Katie Huttlestone

7:15 – 7:30pm – BREAK

7:30- 9:30pm– Lucie McKnight Hardy in Conversation with Amy Twigg

SUNDAY 1ST NOVEMBER:

9-10:30am – Exclusive brunch with 3AM books (places are extremely limited for this event) Please sign up for the event here:

11am-1:15pm: Toil and Trouble Panel: Laura Evans, Cathryn Kemp and Aimee MacDonald

1:15-1:45pm - LUNCH

1:45-4pm –Ghostly Encounters Panel: Avery Curran, Heather Davey, Daisy Stephens

4-4:15 – BREAK

4:15-6:15pm: Laura Purcell in Conversation

6:15-6:30pm- BREAK

6:30-8:45pm: Folktales and Fables Panel: Amy Goldsmith, Vanessa Santos, Mahsuda Snaith and Sonya Vatomsky

Tickets

Weekend Ticket (Saturday & Sunday)

£18

Saturday Ticket

£10

Sunday Ticket

£10

Friday: Psychic Workshop Ticket

£6

Friday: Film Screening Ticket

£5

Add Ons:

Lush Spooky Goody Bag

£6

Babadook Screening Goody Bag

£7

For any queries or accessibility requirements, please contact events.nottingham@waterstones.com

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