North Stage
(On S. Dearborn St., just south of Ida B. Wells Dr.)
Saturday 9/12 – 4pm

Cynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award and International Latino Book Award-winning author and poet. Her works have been nominated for the Chicago Review of Books, CHIRBy, Locus, and Elgin Awards. She is the editor of Something Followed Us Home: Tales of Latine Horror and her latest novel It Came From Neverland has been called the Best Horror of 2026 so far by BookRiot. She lives in Chicago with her family.