Judy Ann Nock - A Featured Presenter with HexFest 2026

Presented by Brian Cain, Christian Day
and the Witches of New Orleans

Judy Ann Nock

Judy Ann Nock is the international best selling author of The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Magickal Herbs, The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Crystal Magick, The Modern Witchcraft Guide to Runes and the Modern Witchcraft Book of Natural Magick, among others. Her books have been translated into multiple languages and are enjoyed throughout the world. In addition to being an author, Nock is a musician, a metalsmith, a mom, and a practicing witch and priestess. She is best known for bringing modern witchcraft to the center of pop culture and high culture through a long running series of book signings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Met Cloisters as well as public appearances at San Diego Comic-Con International, New York ComicCon and other festivals and conferences. She has been featured on numerous podcasts and in various media outlets including The New York Times, Country Living Magazine, Publishers Weekly, Yahoo Entertainment, Popverse, Refinery 29, and The Guardian. She is a musician in St. Divine, Psych-O-Positive, and sings backup for Ivan Julian. She lives in New York City with her daughter and her cat, Annabelle.

Visit Judy Ann Nock online at www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Judy-Ann-Nock/2137666443

Judy Ann Nock has a table in our Vending Area!

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Workshops for 2026

Runa Mysterion
Saturday, Aug 8, 1:30pm
St Mary Salon 2 [map]

Crystal Divination and Methods of Manifestation
Saturday, Aug 8, 5:00pm
St Mary Salon 1 [map]

Degrees of Magick
Sunday, Aug 9, 10:45am
St Mary Salon 2 [map]

Full Schedule