Join us at this year’s Masquerade of the Red Death!
Electric Literature’s Masquerade of the Red Death is back once again! This year we’re paying homage to Edgar Allan Poe’s story, “The Fall of the House of Usher,” by celebrating novels that feature houses—haunted, alive, or just plain creepy—as characters. Join us for an evening of drinks and dancing in support of Electric Literature!
Tickets are on sale now for $75. EL members receive a 10% discount.
We’ll have free cocktails all night and a curated book giveaway table featuring In the Dream House, The Haunting of Hill House, The Shining, Bluebeard’s Castle, and more!
The Masquerade of the Red Death
Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
Friday, October 27, 2023
Cocktail hour from 8 – 9pm
Dancing from 9 – 11pm
Music by DJ Ryan Chapman
Artwork by Alli Katz
Masks will be provided, and the dress code is red or black festive attire. Wondering what to wear—or how hard you have to work to be the best-dressed person there? Check out Jasmina Tomic’s photos from last year.
Announcing Our Honorees
To help us celebrate houses as characters–haunted, alive or just plain spooky–we’re thrilled to honor Hilary Leichter, author of Terrace Story, and Morgan Jerkins, author of Caul Baby, at the Masquerade! Come party with these fabulous architects of sentient spaces as we toast “The Fall of the House of Usher.”
BECOME A PATRON
Can’t make it to Brooklyn for the event? You can still support our mission to make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive with a charitable donation. Everything Electric Literature publishes is free to read. We publish over 500 writers per year, and pay them all. Each gift of $75 sponsors one of our writers to attend the Masquerade for free so we can celebrate them as guests of honor.
Patrons giving $150 or more will be acknowledged at the Masquerade.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
BECOME A SPONSOR
Electric Literature is one of the premier outlets for promoting new titles, and Masquerade Sponsorships offer our most deeply discounted advertising opportunities of the year. To learn more about becoming a Masquerade sponsor, email alyssa@electricliterature.com.
Electric Lit, Inc. is 501(c)3 non-profit, and your ticket purchase is tax-deductible minus the cost of goods and services.
