A conference series organised by the foremost scholars in the field of Gothic and Vampire Studies.
“Children of the Night International Dracula Congress” series is a non-profit academic initiative founded by international scholars and supported by worldwide renowned Dracula experts.
Our aim is to present ground-breaking research on Bram Stoker, his novel Dracula, Gothic and Horror Studies and related topics on an annual basis.
Participation is open to everyone who has a truly interesting presentation to make. Moreover, the conferences feature artistic contests and are accompanied by a cultural program.It is our great pleasure to invite you to the 2025 edition of “Children of the Night International Dracula Congress”. This year, participants are invited to join the ONLINE on November 7th – 9th, 2025 via Zoom.
We invite everyone who is interested in speaking at the 2025 conference to submit an abstract of 150 – max. 250 words plus a meaningful title indicating the planned content of your presentation to dracongress@gmail.com. The official language of the conference is English. The abstracts must be submitted by email and fit the conference main topics (please, have a look at the slider with 8 workshops). Deadline for abstract’s submissions: September 20th, 2025.
Also, remember to dust your Vampire/Dracula/Gothic costume for our annual Costume Contest (Yes, we can do it online too!).
Conference is free of charge.
The 2025 COTN International Dracula Congress is organised by:
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Lublin, Poland (Magdalena Grabias),
State University of Rio de Janeiro in Brasil (Yuri Garcia).
Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania (Florin Nechita),
In collaboration with Dracula Legacy, Mexico (Enrique A. Palafox).
Link: https://dracongress.jimdofree.com/call-for-papers-2025/. Online and free conference.
