Spring Haunts 2026

Come join us in a haunted city for a weekend of horror, gothic and ghost story writing!

About this Event

Join us for two days of the gothic, ghostly and grotesque as SPRING HAUNTS returns to York for a big weekend of writing workshops, interviews and more!

In it's third year Spring Haunts is the perfect weekend for anyone looking to expand their horror writing practice, learn new techniques and gain fresh inspiration for their fiction!

Plus, this year we are selling single day tickets for those who are not about to make the full weekend

SATURDAY 11TH APRIL


🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Arrival/informal chat

🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Alex Davis workshop - Making a Monster

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Break

🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Sarah Brooks workshop

🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch break (food not provided)

🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Laura Elliott – Author Interview

🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Break

🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Alex Davis workshop – Writing Body Horror

🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Plenary and closing

SUNDAY 12TH APRIL


🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Arrival/informal chat

🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Alex Davis workshop - Urban Folk Horror

🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Break

🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Naomi Booth workshop - Writing Uncanny Landscapes

🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Lunch Break (food not provided)

🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:30 PM
Icy Sedgwick workshop

🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Plenary and closing

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