COTN ANNUAL COSTUME CONTEST

"Children of the Night International Dracula Congress annual Costume Contest is already part of our tradition! Anyone with a noteworthy Gothic-themed costume is welcome to participate (online or in person), even when you are not a speaker. You can prepare a a series of photos or a video clip or present your costume "live" in person during the Congress or in front of your webcam. All entries are welcome! Please register for free by sending an email to dracongress@gmail.com.

COTN Costume Contest, Brașov 2024

This year, all the participants were awarded for their entries. Congratulations on your wonderful costumes!

COTN Costume Contest, Brașov 2023

Winners: Patricia Hradec (Brazil), Peadar O'Dea (Ireland), Laurie Alisha Stella de Roos (Philippines)

Nina Trzaska (Poland), Magdalena Grabias (Poland)

Peadar O'Dea (Ireland), Magdalena Grabias (Poland)

Laurie Alisha Stella de Roos (Philippines)

Adam Mazurkiewicz and Nina Trzaska (Poland)

COTN Costume Contest 2022 (virtual)

Winner: Nina Trzaska (Poland)

COTN Costume Contest 2021 (virtual)

Winners: Charlize Ayessa de Roos (Philippines) and Magdalena Grabias (Poland).

COTN Costume Contest 2018, Brașov, RO

Winners: Svetlana Zeybel (Germany), Nina Trzaska (Poland), Magdalena Grabias (Poland)

Svetlana Zeybel (Germany), Magdalena Grabias (Poland) Nina Trzaska (Poland)

Nina Trzeaska (Poland), Magdalena Grabias (Poland)

Nina Trzaska (Poland), Magdalena Grabias (Poland), Florin Nechita (Romania), Svetlana Zeybel (Germany)

Fourth World Dracula Congress 2016, Dublin, Ireland

Winners: Nancy Schumann (UK), Susan "Shaz" Watson (UK)

About Us

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.

2024 INETRNATIONAL DRACULA CONGRESS!

This year we will meet ONLINE on Zoom on October 25-26 and IN PERSON in Brașov, Romania on October 31-November 2.

The event is co-organised by:

Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania (Florin Nechita), Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Lublin, Poland (Magdalena Grabias), State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (Yuri Garcia).

In collaboration with The Dracula Fan Club, Mexico (Enrique A. Palafox).

CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT

International Dracula Congress

Please contact us through the contact form or send an email to dracongress@gmail.com

“Children Of The Night” – Vampires In Literature, Film and Folklore, (ed.) Magdalena Grabias, Hans C. De Roos, Cristian Pralea, Florin Nechita.

Our virtual conference of April 2021 was followed up with a special issue of the Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Brasov, Series IV, dedicated to Dracula and vampires:

“CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT” – VAMPIRES IN LITERATURE, FILM, AND FOLKLORE

Edited by Magdalena GRABIAS, Hans C. DE ROOS, Cristian PRALEA, Florin NECHITA.

Many scholars who participated in our series of conferences - starting with the Fourth World Dracula Congress in Dublin, October 2016 - contributed to this volume. With 250 pages and many high-quality illustrations in color, it is a milestone in our efforts to build a platform for international, interdisciplinary Dracula Studies, together with Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania, and Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland.

FREE DOWNLOAD: HERE

"Children of the Night" Dracula International Congress Book of Abstracts, ed. Magdalena Grabias, Hans Corneel de Roos, Florin Nechita, Universitatea Babeș Bolyai Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj, Romania, 2021.

Children of the Night" Dracula International Congress (virtual event) April 16-18, 2021, Book of Abstracts, ed. Magdalena Grabias, Hans Corneel de Roos, Florin Nechita, Universitatea Babeș Bolyai Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj, Romania, 2021.

FREE DOWNLOAD HERE

Dracula-an International Perspective, ed. Marius-Mircea Crișan.

Click this link and you can preview a free chapter of Dracula-An International Perspective, edited by Marius Crișan (Palgrave, 2017), and with many interesting contributions (including chapters by our keynote speakers).

This volume analyses the role of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and its sequels in the evolution of the Gothic. As well as the transformation of the Gothic location—from castles, cemeteries and churches to the modern urban gothic—this volume explores the evolution of the undead considering a range of media from the 19^th century protagonist to sympathetic contemporary vampires of teen Gothic. Based on an interdisciplinary approach (literature, tourism, and film), the book argues that the development of the Dracula myth is the result of complex international influences and cultural interactions. Offering a multifarious perspective, this volume is a reference work that will be useful to both academic and general readers.