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Guest List by Announcement Date

The Definitive Guide

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Dragon Con welcomes guests from around the globe – with new people announced all the time! Take a look at the inventive minds, luminaries, and celebrities you’ll be spending the weekend with.

Announced: 01/27/2026

  • Clay Griffith

    Clay Griffith writes fantasy and comic books. With his wife, Susan, he is the co-author of the Vampire Empire series, the Crown & Key trilogy, and The Flash and Arrow team-up. Their licensed fiction includes Kolchak, The Phantom, the Thrones & Bones rpg universe, and comics include The Simpsons and The Tick.

  • Steve Jackson

    Steve Jackson lives in Atlanta. He has been designing games for 50 years and has no plan to stop. His creations include Munchkin, Illuminati, the GURPS and Fantasy Trip RPGs, Ogre, Car Wars, and Zombie Dice. He was a GoH at the Dublin Worldcon and is still walking on air.

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Announced: 01/23/2026

  • Chris Cummins

    Chris Cummins is a writer for Archie Comics and the mastermind behind the found footage comedy events Sci-Fi Explosion and Music Video Book Club.

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Announced: 01/22/2026

  • Mari Mancusi

    Mari Mancusi is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 40 sci-fi/fantasy books for kids, teens, and adults, including many Disney tie-in books.

  • Aaron Reynolds

    Aaron Reynolds is the four-time Webby award winning author of Effin' Birds, a comic strip pairing intricate artwork with mundane daily frustrations read by over a million people every day. His first book, Effin' Birds: A Field Guide to Identification, hit bookstores in 2019 and is a bestseller.

  • Steve Saffel

    At Marvel, Random House, Perseus Books, and Titan Books, Steve Saffel worked with N.K. Jemisin, Drew Struzan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Stan Lee, Douglas Adams, and more. He has developed projects for Alien, Mass Effect, Marvel and DC, Conan, Star Wars, and others. He now helps independent authors develop their story-driven concepts.

  • The Friggatriskaidekaphobia Treatment Nurese

    Downey enjoys acting and costuming. She is the organizer of the yearly Skeptic Parade Entry at Dragon Con. She created a character known as “The Friggatriskaidekaphobia Treatment Nurse” to teach critical thinking skills every Friday-the-Thirteenth.

  • Toni Weisskopf

    Toni Weisskopf has been the publisher of Baen Books since 2006. Weisskopf has been a guest speaker at many writers workshops and science fiction conventions across the country. She is also interested in space science and serves on the Board of Advisors of the Interstellar Research Group.

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Announced: 01/20/2026

  • Jeremy Luke Alford

    Jer Alford is a writer, publisher, zinester, cartoon historian, comics connoisseur, and convention veteran. He runs Anime Anyway and owns Mini-Komix which prints comics, fanzines, and novels.

  • Jotham R Austin, II

    Jotham Austin, II, Ph.D., is a research scientist at The University of Chicago and sci-fi author. He wrote Will You Still Love Me If I Become Someone Else? and Lives Matter.

  • John Bierce

    John Bierce is the author of Mage Errant, More Gods Than Stars, and The Wrack. His science-inspired (both hard and social) fantasy novels have been translated into four languages.

  • Jennifer Leigh Estep

    Jennifer Estep is the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author of more than 50 fantasy and science fiction books, who prowls the streets of her imagination in search of her next fantasy idea.

  • Logan Jenkins

    Logan Jenkins cohosts Very Random Encounters and Game Mechanics. Together, the VRE hosts wrote The Ultimate Random Encounters Book. Jenkins has written two TTRPGs: I'm Sure… and Imaginary Friend Fight.

  • Greg Leatherman

    Greg Leatherman is an award winning game designer for the TTRPGs Glitter Hearts, Domeskai Tamers, and The Mystery Business, and is a founding member of the podcast Very Random Encounters.

  • Justin Leslie

    Justin S. Leslie writes the Max Abaddon urban fantasy series, the Descending Worlds sci-fi series with Podium, and The Sinking Man zombie saga.

  • Rob Patrick Levy

    Rob Levy has been published in several science fiction and music anthologies. He hosts Juxtaposition, Antics, The Free Design, and The Comforts of Madness.

  • Alex Matsuo

    Alex Matsuo is an author and paranormal investigator who has been seen on shows: Paranormal Revenge, Tubi's Scariest Places in the World, Haunted Hospitals, and Most Terrifying Places in America.

  • Savannah Miller

    Savannah is a public health professional with experience in environmental health, infectious disease, and women's health and is currently a medical student at Stanford University.

  • Jon R. Osborne

    Jon R. Osborne hails from Indianapolis. He writes modern fantasy and military science fiction, and his novel A Tempered Warrior was a 2018 Dragon Award Best Fantasy finalist.

  • Sean M Patton

    Sean Michael Patton is a principal for SMP Designs. He has designed over 40 stage productions, eight short films, five features, and specializes in pieces for film, television, and media.

  • Aaron Michael Ritchey

    Aaron Michael Ritchey is the author of 64 novels under various pen names. His first book in The Juniper Wars series was a Dragon Award Finalist.

  • Jynxie Rose

    Jynxie Rose is a crafter, gamer, ukulele playing mermaid who runs a family friendly stream on Twitch. With her community, the CephaloSquad, Rose fosters a safe and supportive environment.

  • Channing Scott Sherman

    Channing Sherman, co-host of the Dragon Con Report podcast, is a digital media creator, journalist, and podcaster. He co-founded the Black Geeks of Dragon Con.

  • R Alan Siler

    R. Alan Siler is an editor, publisher, musician, podcaster, filmmaker, owner of kOZMIC Creative, and the author of six books about Doctor Who.

  • Ian Randal Strock

    Ian Randal Strock won the 2025 Skylark Award and two AnLabs. His fiction has appeared in Analog, Nature, and the collection Wandering Through Time.

  • Lauren Thoman

    Lauren Thoman is the author of the speculative mysteries I'll Stop the World and You Shouldn't Be Here. She lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband and two children.

  • Ben Yalow

    Ben Yalow has edited four books for NESFA Press, two of which were Hugo Award finalists. Most recently, he edited an anthology for Raconteur Press.

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Announced: 01/16/2026

  • James A. Hunter

    James Hunter is a full-time ink slinger and the bestselling author of over 40 novels including Rogue Dungeon, Vigil Bound, Discount Dan, and the LitRPG epic Viridian Gate Online!

  • Mark Daniel Zoran

    Mark Daniel Zoran is the award winning costume designer, film vehicle restorer, and prop builder behind Razorfly Studios, Inc. Zoran builds and restores screen-accurate vehicles and props.

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Announced: 01/15/2026

  • Davis Ashura

    Davis Ashura is the award winning author of four bestselling epic fantasy series, The Castes and the OutCastes, The Chronicles of William Wilde, Instrument of Omens, and The Eternal Ephemera.

  • Sam Baltrusis

    Sam Baltrusis, author of Ghosts of Salem and featured in The Curse of Lizzie Borden shock doc, has penned 20 paranormal-themed books.

  • Keith R.A. DeCandido

    Keith R.A. DeCandido has written tons of novels, short fiction, and comics in licensed universes from Alien to Zorro, and also in worlds of his own creation. His latest novel series are Supernatural Crimes Unit: NYPD and The Inflictors. He also writes about pop culture for Reactor Magazine.

  • Marshall J. Moore

    Marshall J. Moore is the author of the novel The Henchperson's Guide to Unionizing (Bantam Books, Fall 2026) and over 30 published short stories.

  • Rob of Wonder

    With a 40 year multi-discipline career across multiple media formats, Rob is a Broadway World-nominated director and international playwright. He is also an artist and children's author.

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Announced: 01/13/2026

  • Brent Abell

    Brent Abell has written 13 books, been featured in over 30 publications, has a screenplay in development, and has a travel website and YouTube channels: Brent's Crossroads and Our Darkest Fears.

  • Michael Bailey

    Michael Bailey has been a podcaster since 2007, when he launched his first show Views From The Longbox. He has hosted or co-hosted a number of podcasts over the years.

  • Jamie Bernstein

    Jamie Bernstein is a data scientist who specializes in building statistical models and the co-host of EnterpriseSplaining, a comedy podcast about Star Trek: Enterprise.

  • Andrew Burn

    Andrew Burn is a film director and producer known for the sci-fi indie blockbuster Venus Effect, halloween slasher Candy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and CBS MacGyver.

  • Crystal Cleveland

    Crystal Cleveland is an award winning actress, model, YouTuber, podcaster, and horror film aficionado. She has been a co-host with Decades of Horror: 1980's for the past seven years.

  • Eric William Hall

    Dr. Eric Hall is a professional scientist working in the fields of physical chemistry and molecular biology. His current work focuses on development of screening tests and next-generation equipment.

  • Joe Hansen

    Joe Hanson is a microbiologist at the National Seafood Inspection Laboratory. He tests fishery by-products for contaminants to help ensure the safety of American seafood.

  • Henry Herz

    Henry Herz is the author of 14 traditionally published picture books and scores of short stories (fantasy, sci-fi, horror) for middle grade, YA, and adult.

  • D.B. Jackson

    D.B. Jackson/David B. Coe is an award winning fantasy author and has edited several anthologies. As D.B. Jackson, he writes the Thieftaker Chronicles. As David B. Coe, he has recently published The Chalice War Celtic fantasy series. He has a PhD in US History from Stanford University.

  • Jean Kwok

    Jean Kwok is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Dominion (coming July 14, 2026) and other novels. She has been published in more than 20 countries.

  • Catherine Lundoff

    Catherine Lundoff is a Minneapolis-based, award winning writer and editor of fantasy, horror, and other genres.

  • J. Fitzpatrick Mauldin

    J. Fitzpatrick Mauldin is an Atlanta-based science fiction author of The Foundry series, praised in Kirkus Reviews. He is also a technology leader, husband, father of two, and avid gamer.

  • John Jackson Miller

    John Jackson Miller is a New York Times bestselling author of novels and comics for Star Wars, Star Trek, Batman, Battlestar Galactica, and Marvel. His latest novel tying into the Tim Burton Batman movies, Batman: Revolution, is now available from from Random House Worlds.

  • Larry Niven

    Hugo and Nebula Award winning author Larry Niven is a legend in the field of science fiction. Among his many stories and novels are Ringworld and The Magic Goes Away. He co-authored such bestsellers as The Mote in God's Eye, Lucifer's Hammer, Footfall, and the Bowl of Heaven novels.

  • Nancy Northcott

    Nancy Northcott's 19 published books include science fiction, romance, and internationally acclaimed historical fantasy. She has worked with Hachette/Grand Central and Falstaff Books and independently.

  • Silas Reames

    Silas Reames writes fantasy packed with strong women, supportive men, found family, twists, and immersive worlds. She publishes both urban fantasy and gothic fantasy romance.

  • Amber Kayla Satterfield

    amberthysts cosplay works as a professional character entertainer in the Atlanta circuit. For the past several years at Dragon Con, she has dedicated her time by directing the Character Encounter.

  • Dante St. John

    Dante is a self-published author from Georgia. Her urban fantasy/paranormal romance novels are available in both "spicy" and "mild" versions.

  • Kim Steadman

    Kim Steadman is a systems engineer working in the space industry with over 27 years of experience in spacecraft operations. Currently she is a surface mission planner for the Dragonfly Mission to Titan. She has also worked on Opportunity, Curiosity, Cassini, and Perseverance.

  • Alison Tracy

    Alison Tracy Wynn, PhD is the director of belonging at an independent K-12 school in Atlanta. As Alison Tracy, she writes YA and adult sci-fi/fantasy.

  • Michael Webb

    Epic-fantasy author, Michael Webb just published his 10th book, and has sold over 160,000 copies of his works.

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Announced: 01/12/2026

  • Paul Barrett

    Paul Barrett is an author with seven published novels who also works in the film industry in various capacities, including unit production manager, script supervisor, and props department.

  • Cate Baumer

    Cate Baumer is a fantasy writer who lived half her life in Japan but currently resides on an Appalachian mountaintop and is occasionally visited by foxes and bears.

  • Kaitlin Bevis

    Kaitlin Bevis is the author of the Daughters of Zeus series. She has also written a young adult horror novel called Blood and Other Matter and several short stories.

  • Darin M. Bush

    Darin M. Bush is an award winning science-fiction and fantasy short story author. He is the founder and executive producer of Tables of Content, a virtual sci-fi convention.

  • Catieosaurus

    Writer-educator Cate “Catieosaurus” Osborn has collaborated with Wizards of the Coast, Critical Role, Kobold Press, Chaosium, and Foundry VTT while pushing accessibility at every table. Her upcoming book, The ADHD Field Guide for Adults, builds on bylines in Playboy and The New York Times.

  • Neil Clarke

    Neil Clarke is the award winning editor of Clarkesworld Magazine and over a dozen anthologies.

  • Jason Cordova

    Bestselling author of To Tread Obsidian Shores and associate editor at Baen Books, Jason Cordova was a finalist for both the John W. Campbell Award and Dragon Award.

  • Clint Hall

    Clint Hall is the creator and host of The Experience: Conversations with Creatives, a podcast featuring bestselling authors, filmmakers, editors, composers, and more. He is also a science-fantasy author.

  • Chris A. Jackson

    Author of fantasy, SF, horror, post-apocalyptic fantasy, fantasy/romance, and many tie-in novels with gaming publishers and other IPs, Chris has been at the writing game a long time.

  • Steph LaMassa

    Astrophysicist Steph LaMassa supports science operations for the Hubble, JWST, and Roman Space Telescopes at the Space Telescope Science Institute. She researches the growth and evolution of supermassive black holes.

  • C.B. Lee

    C.B. Lee is a NYT bestselling author of young adult and middle grade fiction, including Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe, A Clash of Steel, and the Sidekick Squad series.

  • Courtney Lytle

    Courtney Lytle Sarnow is a partner in the Atlanta office of CM Law with more than 30 years of experience in copyright, intellectual property licensing, and technology law.

  • Megan Mackie

    Amazon bestseller, Megan Mackie is best known as the author of Cookbooks and Demons, as well as The Lucky Devil, Dead World, and Working Mask series.

  • ToniAnn Marini

    ToniAnn Marini is a professor and a project manager for BLAM! Ventures/Magnetic Press. She has credits in two Space: 1999 graphic novels and more.

  • Mark Muncy

    Mark Muncy is the bestselling author of the Eerie Florida and Eerie Appalachia book series. He is the host of the Eerie Travels podcast.

  • Daniel A. Reed

    Daniel A. Reed is a writer, researcher, investigator, and member of the Center for Inquiry's Speakers Bureau. A regular Skeptical Inquirer contributor, he examines cryptozoology, the paranormal, and pseudoscience.

  • Anne Schlea

    Anne Schlea is a North Georgia urban fantasy author of The Retribution Universe and The Fallen series. With 10 novels published, she blends history into stories of vampires and fallen angels.

  • Lydia Sherrer

    Award winning and USA Today bestselling author Lydia Sherrer is best known for her Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus universe novels full of snarky humor and a talking cat.

  • Aleksandr Shvartsman

    Alex Shvartsman is a writer, translator, and anthologist from Brooklyn, NY. He is the author of Kakistocracy (2023), The Middling Affliction (2022), and Eridani's Crown (2019) fantasy novels.

  • Wayland Smith

    Wayland Smith is an author, reviewer, and panelist. His novels include In My Brother's Name, 'Tis the Season, and the Wildside series about superhuman mercenaries.

  • Torrey Stenmark

    Torrey Stenmark is an organic chemist, associate instructor, and an award winning costumer. She has taught almost every chemistry course on offer at Shoreline Community College.

  • Sean Hylton Taylor

    Sean Taylor is a "genre-defying literary chameleon." Lit. Pulp. Horror. Sci-fi. Poetry. Non-fiction. Comics. He has written for IDW Publishing, Gene Simmons, and The Oxygen Network.

  • Eric R Vernor

    Eric Vernor is the author of 50 books about vampires and paranormal topics, consultant for A&E's Paranormal State, panelist at Dragon Con, and is the founder of Dark Moon Press.

  • Vanessa Ionta Wright

    Vanessa Wright is an Atlanta-based filmmaker and The Renegade Film Fest founder and director. She is currently in production on her next feature film.

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Announced: 01/11/2026

  • Jay Boyce

    Winner of the 2019 Warriors and Wizards award for best new LitRPG author, Jay Boyce is the bestselling author of A Touch of Power and Rise of the Mystic Mage series.

  • Brad Bradley

    Robert "Brad" Bradley is a former industrial chemist, utilizing these skills in the pursuit of the "paranormal", and is the research director for Center for Paranormal Research and Investigation (CPRI).

  • Ryan A Consell

    Ryan Consell is an engineering professor, costumer, prop maker, and author with particular expertise in engineering science with research focused on composite materials and bicycle destruction.

  • Sophia Corde

    Sophia Corde is a marine biologist and social scientist studying marine mammals in the Gulf of Mexico. She has studied manatees, African elephants, marine iguanas, and green sea turtles.

  • Katie Cross

    Katie Cross really loves to write books, hike mountains, and eat cookies. You can find out more about her YA fantasy books at www.katiecrossbooks.com

  • Milton J. Davis

    Milton J. Davis is an acclaimed award winning Black speculative fiction author and the founder of MVmedia, LLC, a publishing company.

  • Todd Fahnestock

    Todd Fahnestock is an award winning, #1 bestselling author of fantasy for all ages and winner of the New York Public Library's Books for the Teen Age Award.

  • Michael Falkner

    Michael Falkner is a writer and podcaster at Creative Criticality. He is the author of the Timestamps Project and is also one of the leaders for Dragon Con Newbies.

  • Alicia Fox-Lenz

    Alicia Fox-Lenz is co-host of Queer Lodgings: A Tolkien Podcast, a steward of the Mythopoeic Society, and scholar interested in studying Tolkien through a cultural studies lens.

  • Venessa Giunta

    Venessa Giunta is a published author, with non-fiction essays, short stories, and the Soul Cavern series, and has been a professional editor, both freelance and contract, since 2008.

  • Will Harris

    Will Harris is a paleontologist, educator, and host of the Common Descent Podcast, where he applies his professional experience as a fossil hunter, researcher, and educator.

  • Erika L Lance

    Erika Lance is an author, podcaster, and publisher. She is the co-host and co-writer of the Eerie Travels podcast and books.

  • Terry Fredrick Maggert

    Terry Maggert wrote the Backyard Starship, Peacemaker Wars, Gold Medal Marine, Messenger, Starcaster, and Shattered Skies series, and contributed to many anthologies.

  • Joseph Meany

    Dr. Joseph Meany is a science consultant and president of the Interstellar Research Group. He is co-author of Graphene and Interstellar Travel: After Arrival.

  • Alex P

    Alex Platt has been a podcaster since 2017. Her work includes Animorphs Anonymous, Horse Girls, Dungeons and Dracon Beams, Late Starters, Youngvale, Questmaster, and a few others.

  • Jeri Red Shepherd

    Jeri Red Shepherd is an award winning 15-time #1 bestseller with 31 years in writing and publishing, 125+ works, and 750K+ sold.

  • VorianCosplay

    Sterling Bailey (VorianCosplay) is a longtime Dragon Con contributor known for detailed Captain America builds and creative work spanning games, anime, and comics. He also founded Cap for Kids.

  • Arras Marie Wiedorn

    Arras Wiedorn is a zoologist and animal behaviorist who has worked for years in public education. They currently work as a naturalist in Ohio.

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Announced: 01/07/2026

  • Eric Talbot

    Eric Talbot is a comic book writer and artist known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series under Mirage Studios. He co-created the graphic novel The Melting Pot along with Kevin Eastman and Simon Bisley, which was used as the basis for the film Heavy Metal 2000.

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Announced: 01/06/2026

  • Don Aguillo

    Don Aguillo is a comic artist and illustrator whose work includes projects with DC, Image, Marvel, Boom, Dark Horse, Disney/Ravensburger, Upper Deck, and indie creators.

  • Bethany Brookshire

    Bethany Brookshire is an award winning science writer and former neuroscientist. She is the author of the book Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains.

  • Travis Scott Merrill

    Travis Scott Merrill currently works as a specialty costumer and break-down artist on some of the largest productions in the world. A proud member of IATSE local 479, you can see his art in professional theater, television, and film, with upcoming projects in the DC Universe.

  • Tao Wong

    Tao Wong is the author of the bestselling A Thousand Li, the System Apocalypse series, and a half-dozen other series. He was shortlisted for the UK Kindle Storyteller Award in 2021.

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Announced: 01/05/2026

  • Freddy Clements

    Freddy Clements is a distinguished professor emeritus at Jacksonville State University where he taught classes in costume/make-up design and technology for 35 years. He holds an MFA in costume design from Virginia Commonwealth University and has extensive experience in early 20th century corsetry and kilt construction.

  • Bernadette Johnson

    Bernadette Johnson is a writer whose works include several trivia books, dozens of technology articles for HowStuffWorks.com, and a slew of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and mystery short stories.

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Announced: 01/03/2026

  • Trina L. Ray

    Trina Ray retired from NASA/JPL after 36 years working various outer planet missions. Started on Voyager (Neptune encounter), decades on Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn (specializing in Titan), and finished out working development through launch of the Europa Clipper Mission.

  • Brandon H. Strauss

    Strauss is an entomologist specializing in all things dead, gross, and oozing. They have spent the better part of their career poking things that make squish noises.

  • Jessi Ann York

    Jessi Ann York's Phases of the Shadow and Women of the Mere were mentioned as standouts in the summation section of The Best Horror of the Year Vol. 13.

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Announced: 12/31/2025

  • Gini Koch

    Gini Koch writes the bestselling Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series formerly for DAW Books and now for Ginger Blue Publishing, and much more, in all lengths and genres, and under a variety of pen names, including G.J. Koch, Anita Ensal, Jemma Chase, A.E. Stanton, and J.C. Koch.

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Announced: 12/18/2025

  • Andrew Greenberg

    Best known for his work on roleplaying and computer games, Andrew Greenberg runs the Georgia Game Developers Association, Southern Interactive Entertainment and Games Expo, and chairs the DeKalb Entertainment Commission.

  • Sue Kisenwether

    Sue Kisenwether has been writing and podcasting about sci-fi TV and movies since 2010. Most notably, she co-hosted Women at Warp, exploring Star Trek through a feminist lens.

  • Oriana Leckert

    Oriana is a writer, editor, and the head of publishing at Kickstarter.

  • Wil McCarthy

    Wil McCarthy has scored one Prometheus Award, two AnLabs, two New York Times Notable Books, and is the author of the acclaimed Queendom of Sol and Rich Man's Sky series.

  • R.R. Virdi

    R.R. Virdi is a two-time Dragon Award finalist, Nebula Award finalist, and USA Today bestselling author. He is the author of The Grave Report and The Books of Winter.

  • Sadie Witkowski

    Sadie (Sarah) Witkowski, PhD has a passion for science communication and telling compelling stories through science. She completed her PhD studying memory consolidation and how sleep can improve memory.

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Announced: 12/15/2025

  • Julia M Vee

    Julia Vee was that GenX kid raised by libraries and still remains unsupervised. She often writes with Ken Bebelle, and they have penned over 10 novels.

  • Sean Weiland

    Sean Weiland is an award winning video game program manager, voice actor, bartender, and podcaster and currently hosts the Tipple Theory podcast.

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Announced: 12/12/2025

  • Patricia Lynne Briggs

    Patricia Briggs is the #1 NYT bestselling author of both the Mercy Thompson series and the Alpha and Omega series. She has also written many high fantasy novels and short stories.

  • Richard J Estep

    Appearing on numerous TV shows and the author of 45 books, Richard Estep writes and presents on topics ranging from the paranormal, true crime, history, and writing/publishing.

  • Robert E Hampson

    Dr. Robert E. Hampson is a neuroscientist by day, science fiction author by night, and a brain wrangler 24/7. When not decoding how memories work or building brain-computer tech, he is busy writing stories where imagination becomes reality.

  • Amy J. Murphy

    Amy J. Murphy is a two-time Dragon Award finalist for Best Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel for her Allies and Enemies series and is a submissions reader for Apex Magazine.

  • Neosoulgod

    NeoSoulGod is a Black game designer, storyteller, and TTRPG educator whose work spans Dungeons & Dragons, Daggerheart, Fabula Ultima, and Lancer. Their acclaimed Nightskins supplement has sold over 5,000 copies.

  • Christopher Ruocchio

    Christopher Ruocchio is the author of several books, including the Sun Eater science fantasy series and the upcoming Doomsong Saga epic fantasy trilogy, and more than 25 works of short fiction.

  • Erin N. Taylor

    Erin Taylor is a licensed mental health therapist and paranormal investigator. She has written six nonfiction paranormal books and writes for The Morbid Curious.

  • Trisha J. Wooldridge

    Trisha J. Wooldridge (child-friendly T.J.Wooldridge) is an award winning pan-genre, pan-media chaos word witch who writes, edits, and educates.

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Announced: 12/10/2025

  • Judy Black

    Judy Black is an Ennie nominated and bestselling writer of tabletop roleplaying games. An excellent source of stories cute and spooky, her most recent work is Baldur's Gate Markets.

  • Brandy Blanton

    Brandy Blanton is an academic known for combining popular culture with current events. As a terrorism expert, she loves to help people learn about preparing for emergencies.

  • Rachel A. Brune

    Rachel A. Brune is an Army veteran, former military journalist, novelist, and editor of the creepy and macabre. She is the senior editor of Falstaff Books's new horror imprint, Falstaff Dread.

  • Nicole Conway

    Award winning, international bestselling author Nicole Conway writes action-packed young adult fantasy adventures. Conway is best known for her Dragonrider Chronicles series, with over 200,000 copies sold.

  • Delilah S Dawson

    Delilah S. Dawson is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Star Wars: Phasma, Bloom, The Violence, the Shadow series (as Lila Bowen), the Arcadia Falls series (as Isla Jewell), and the Tales of Pell, written with Kevin Hearne. With Terry Brooks, she is continuing the Shannara series.

  • J. B. Garner

    Talented author and top flight editor, Jamie Beth "J.B." Garner has written over a dozen novels from sci-fi to fantasy to super fiction and edited hundreds more.

  • Theresa Glover

    Theresa Glover is the author of the Caitlin Kelley Monster Hunter series of books, associate publisher at Falstaff Books, and assistant con-runner for the Saga writing conference.

  • Laura Hayden

    Author Laura Hayden has published 14 books and a dozen short stories. She is also a founder and 13 time director/co-director of the Pikes Peak Writers Conference.

  • Rachel Rener

    Rachel Rener writes bestselling, award winning romantasy that fuses science, sass, and steam with heart-wrenching stakes. Rener is seven-figure author with more than half a million copies sold.

  • Gray Rinehart

    Gray Rinehart is a USAF space operations veteran, an award winning author, and a singer/songwriter. His short fiction has appeared in Analog, Asimov's, and more.

  • Robert W Ross

    Robert W. Ross is the author of several award winning sci-fi and fantasy print and audiobook series including Sentinels of Creation, Paradigm 2045, The Journals of Ariel Thorne, and more.

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Announced: 12/09/2025

  • BREED

    BREED is a professional artist whose work has been featured by Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Zenescope Entertainment, 20th Century Studios, IDW, Source Point Press, Counterpoint Comics, Stranger Comics, Action Lab Entertainment, Mountaineer West Productions, UpperDeck Co./MCU, Kymera Press, Entity Eye Entertainment, Warrant Publishing, and various film/TV production companies.

  • Jennifer Hardee

    Dr. Jennifer Hardee, PhD, is a molecular biologist and geneticist in the San Francisco pharmaceutical industry. She specializes in human genetics, immuno-oncology, and CRISPR gene editing.

  • Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Defying odds is what #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon does best. She has placed more than 80 novels on the NYT list in all formats and genres. With more than 70 million books in print, her series include: Dark-Hunters®, Chronicles of Nick®, Deadman's Cross™, and The League®.

  • Bethanne Kim

    Bethanne Kim is the publisher for the magazine Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond. She currently writes alternate history (Eric Flint's 1632 universe) but has also written extensively about emergency preparedness.

  • Daniel Alexander Lyman

    Daniel is a trans-male actor with credits including Lodge 49, Megalopolis, and Marvel's Thunderbolts. He has also worked as a child stunt double for some of Hollywood's well-known young characters.

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Announced: 12/06/2025

  • Megan Linski

    Megan Linski is a USA TODAY bestselling author of over 60 titles, including The Wolven Mark. She is an advocate for mental health and disability awareness.

  • Megan O'Russell

    With 32 books across nine series from epic fantasy to dystopian romance, Megan O'Russell is an indie author with roots in traditional publishing and a passion for helping fellow authors.

  • TJ Sterling

    TJ Sterling is a former Marvel and DC creator that has worked in several spaces within the comic industry, as well as the indie space with his fan favorite comic company RAE Comics. Sterling is also a teacher at the Joe Kubert School of Comic and Cartoon art.

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  • Stephen Adams

    Stephen Adams is the host of the podcasts 24 FPS Presents... and Those Were The Days, and is a founder of the 2Dorks network of podcasts and live streams.

  • Jarrod C Alberich

    Independent comic book creator. Creator/writer of Hamilton vs. Burr: A Werewolf Tale. Published comic writer for Image and Z2 Comics. Trading card artist for Marvel Comics and Upper Deck Trading Cards. Cover artist and inker for White Rocket Books. US Air Force combat veteran.

  • Hunter Blain

    Hunter Blain is the bestselling author of the Preternatural Chronicles, the Sol Saga, and most recently, the Chronos Paradox.

  • Bill Bridges

    Bill Bridges is a writer and game designer most known for developing White Wolf's World of Darkness horror RPG setting and the Fading Suns science-fiction universe.

  • Tyra Burton

    Tyra Burton is a multi-award winning marketing professor, digital media strategist, co-hosts Be Awesome Together, and hosts Geek Meets Social. She writes cozy fantasy, sci-fi romance, and social media guides.

  • Richard Lee Byers

    Richard Lee Byers has written numerous fantasy and horror novels as well as short fiction, material for tabletop and computer games, and graphic novels. The Plague Knight, an animated sword-and-sorcery feature he wrote, is currently in production.

  • R. E. Carr

    R.E. Carr is the award winning author of the Rules Undying series, as well as exploring horror comedy and science fiction over her 20+ year book career.

  • Paige L. Christie

    Paige L. Christie is an epic and contemporary fantasy author, editor, and writing mentor, and an lifelong fan of all things geek.

  • Jason Dorough

    Jason Dorough is the author of the epic fantasy Teshovar series, an advocate for indie publishing, and also works as a voiceover artist.

  • Kevin Eldridge

    Kevin Eldridge produces and hosts The Flopcast, a weekly pop culture comedy podcast. He is a published science fiction author, an organizer/host of skeptic events, and a comedy musician.

  • Brandi Elledge

    Brandi Elledge is an award winning fantasy romance author of 20 novels, including the Academy of Seraph series, which won Utopiacon's Best Fantasy Romance of the Year.

  • EmUnArum

    Em is a Final Fantasy lore expert and cosplayer who regularly provides resources for fans and presents at conventions. They have created 30+ Final Fantasy cosplays.

  • Sean Fletcher

    Sean Fletcher is the Amazon bestselling, award winning author of a number of fantasy series. He can be found speaking, teaching writing, and working as a professional editor.

  • Justin Lee Ford

    Justin Lee Ford is a professional martial artist, SAG-AFTRA stunt performer, and associate editor of Black Belt Magazine—a publication that has been home to icons like Bruce Lee since 1961.

  • Chandra Free

    Chandra Free is the creator of The God Machine YA novel series and co-founder of Machina Corpse imprint. She has illustrated on John Carpenter's Tales For A Halloween Night, Fraggle Rock, and Four Seasons of Fear. She has also worked on TTRPG books Carbon Grey and Planet of the Apes.

  • Birma Gainor

    Dr. Birma Gainor is the senior director of counseling and psychological services at Clemson University. She has been engaged in college mental health, from consultations to interventions, for 20+ years.

  • DM Guay

    D.M. Guay is a bestselling author of comedy horror, fantasy, and sci-fi, including the 24/7 Demon Mart series and Christmas Creeps from the Deep.

  • Dr. Nicole Gugliucci

    Professor, astronomer, education researcher, and all around geek, Dr. Nicole Gugliucci has made it their mission to study and share the Universe, and is known as “NoisyAstronomer".

  • A. J. Hartley

    A.J. Hartley is the bestselling author of 28 novels in various genres. Recent work includes Hideki Smith, Burning Shakespeare, Cold Bath Street, Steeplejack, and—with Tom DeLonge of Blink-182—Sekret Machines and Time Rider. He is Professor Shakespeare at UNC Charlotte, and hosts a J-rock YouTube channel. More: www.ajhartley.net

  • John G. Hartness

    John G. Hartness is an author, publisher, and editor from Charlotte, NC. He is the author of multiple series, including the award winning Quincy Harker, Demon Hunter series. He is also the publisher of Falstaff Books and founder of the SAGA Genre Fiction Writers' Conference.

  • Neil Hellegers

    Neil Hellegers is an actor, audiobook narrator, and educator from Brooklyn, NYC. He has narrated over 500 books, with a focus on LitRPG, scifi/fantasy, literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

  • Tony P Henderson

    Tony P. Henderson is a moderator, podcaster, and voice over artist known for the Tony P. Oddcast, In Addition, and Geek Vs podcasts.

  • Leanna Renee Hieber

    Actress, ghost tour guide, and author, Leanna's Strangely Beautiful saga won numerous awards and her nonfiction, A Haunted History of Invisible Women was a Bram Stoker Award finalist. America's Most Gothic was an instant USA Today bestseller. She has been featured on Mysteries at the Museum and Beyond the Unknown.

  • Greg Hodgin

    Dr. Greg Hodgin is the CEO of ZC Institute, a fusion startup using nanoscopic spacetime distortion technology. He has tussled with the Russians at the United Nations (and won).

  • Les Johnson

    Les is a physicist, author, Chief Technologist at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (retired) where he led multiple robotic space flight missions, and CEO of Infinite Frontiers Consulting. His books include Crisis at Proxima (Baen), Pluto (Tor), and Monster Hunter International – The Alien Files (forthcoming / Baen).

  • Charlie Kaufman

    Charlie has a background in marine biology, environmental studies, and natural hazard preparedness. Kaufman has worked in environmental modeling, academia, emergency management, teaches GIS, and works for the government.

  • Darin Kennedy

    Dr. Darin Kennedy writes fantasy. His works include the Fugue & Fable trilogy, The Pawn Stratagem trilogy, the Songs of the Ascendant series, Carol, and The April Sullivan Chronicles.

  • Daemin Lee

    Daemin Lee is an Atlanta-based stand-up comic, cybersecurity professional, and comedy producer. Creator of the stand-up comedy game show, Hot Pepper Comedy!

  • Jeffrey Falcon Logue

    Jeffrey "Falcon" Logue has been a professional writer for over seven years. He has published 21 books, having started the dungeon core subgenre with his original, The Slime Dungeon.

  • FT Lukens

    F.T. Lukens is a NYT bestselling author of YA speculative fiction including Love at Second Sight, Otherworldly, Spell Bound, So This Is Ever After, In Deeper Waters, and more.

  • Tara Lynne

    Tara Lynne is an author, event planner, fandom culture expert, public speaker, host of the Geek Saga and Sagas & Sass podcasts, and founded Ice & Fire Con.

  • Gail Z Martin

    Gail Z. Martin writes urban fantasy, epic fantasy, steampunk, and more. Urban fantasy series include Deadly Curiosities and Night Vigil. Epic fantasy series include Darkhurst, Chronicles of the Necromancer, The Fallen Kings Cycle, The Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, and Assassins of Landria. As Morgan Brice, she writes urban fantasy MM paranormal romance.

  • Mark Meer

    Mark Meer is known for his work on Bioware's Mass Effect trilogy, voicing Commander Shepard, Blasto, the Vorcha, and Niftu Cal. Other voice credits include the Baldur's Gate and Dragon Age series, Hinterland Studio's The Long Dark, ChaosForge's Jupiter Hell, Beamdog's MythForce, and Starro the Conquerer in WB Games' Gotham Knights.

  • Bill Edward Mulligan

    Bill Mulligan works as a special effects technician, writer, director, actor, and producer. He can be heard on the Decades of Horror and Deep Images podcasts.

  • Bobby Edward Nash

    Bobby Nash is an award winning author and artist. He writes novels, comic books, graphic novels, short stories, audio scripts, screenplays, and more. Nash is a member of the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers, International Thriller Writers, Southeastern Writers Association, and Atlanta Writers Club.

  • James P. Nettles

    James Nettles is a business and technology consultant, speculative fiction and nonfiction author, founder of Author Essentials and Creating Pros workshop companies, and a founder of the ConTinual convention.

  • Andy Peloquin

    Andy Peloquin is a storyteller and artist--words are his palette. Fantasy and sci-fi are his genres of choice, and he loves to explore the darker side of human nature.

  • Van Allen Plexico

    Van Allen Plexico is a grand master of pulp literature. He is best known for the Sentinels illustrated superhero novels and comics, 1960s crime novels, and military SF such as Alpha/Omega. His White Rocket Entertainment podcasts cover James Bond, Babylon 5, The Avengers, and more.

  • Robert Pope

    Cartoonist/animator Robert Pope currently draws the Peanuts gang for Simon and Schuster. He has drawn Scooby-Doo, Looney Tunes, Batman, Powerpuff Girls, and more for DC, IDW, as well as animating for CN classics Space Ghost Coast to Coast, ATHF, ANIMANIACS, The Brak Show, and others!

  • Alicia Rades

    Alicia Rades is a USA Today bestselling author of over 40 paranormal and fantasy titles, including The Coven's Secret. She co-authors the Hidden Legends Universe with Megan Linski.

  • Roberto Ramirez Cervantes

    Roberto Ramírez is a software developer, anime reviewer, and lifelong “techie-geek-otaku” from Guadalajara, México. He is also a contributing writer for Brentwood and 944 Magazine.

  • Keith Robinson

    Best known for the Island of Fog books, the Sleep Writer adventures, and the Darkhill Scary Stories, Keith Robinson is the author of 42 fantasy, sci-fi, and spooky supernatural books.

  • Naomi "Nao" Romero

    Naomi Romero is a character designer for animation and illustrator for children's literature. They have worked for DreamWorks, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Sesame Workshop, Illumination Studios, Hasbro, Spin Master, and more. Romero is the current artist for the new baby dragon plush for Dragon Con.

  • S.L. Rowland

    S.L. Rowland is a bestselling author of cozy fantasy series Tales of Aedrea and the LitRPG series Sentenced to Troll, Pangea Online, and Path to Villainy.

  • Tina Hesman Saey

    Tina Hesman Saey is a senior writer covering molecular biology for Science News magazine. She has a Ph.D. in molecular genetics and a masters degree in science journalism.

  • Tony Sarrecchia

    Tony Sarrecchia is a genre-bending author creating gritty post-apocalyptic horror, techno-thrillers, and noir-fantasy. He writes for Patreon under his imprint, Pen 2 Parchment.

  • Jen "Lil' Bit" Schleusner

    Jen “Lil' Bit” Schleusner is a digital creator, DJ, and ESO Network board member. She has helmed the radio show The Hill Country Hayride since 2006.

  • Stephen Seitz

    Stephen Seitz is a craftsman and tournament organizer at gaming panels for Dragon Con. He built giant, wooden Nintendo Game Boy Advance consoles, ready for gaming!

  • Ingrid Seymour

    Ingrid Seymour is a USA Today bestselling author of over 50 novels. She writes full-time, specializing in fantasy romance, featuring badass heroines and irresistible heroes.

  • Daviorr Snipes

    Daviorr is a Peabody Award winning stage, film, and voice actor most noted for his voice work in the NPR series, Buried Truths, and the BET show, American Soul.

  • Anne Sowards

    Anne Sowards is an executive editor at Penguin Random House, where she primarily acquires and edits fantasy and speculative fiction for the Ace and Berkley imprints. The talented authors she works with include New York Times bestsellers Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, Kim Harrison, Louis Sachar, and K. X. Song.

  • Kevin Stallard

    A 37-year veteran of the IT security industry, Kevin has secured banks, government agencies, and World of Warcraft from hackers, crackers, and all around bad people.

  • Darcy Staniforth

    Darcy Staniforth is an academic, writer, performer, speaker, and paranormal investigator. She currently resides in a haunted house in Southern CA.

  • T. L. Trent

    Tiffany "T. L." Trent is the author of the Hallowmere series, The Unnaturalists duology, and the adult fantasy Rise of the Iron Lotus series, among others.

  • Marie Vibbert

    Hugo and Nebula nominee Marie Vibbert's short fiction has appeared over 100 in top magazines like Nature, Analog, and Clarkesworld.

  • Constance G.J. Wagner

    Constance G.J. Wagner, writer, editor, poet, playwright, and Tolkien scholar, speaks regularly and passionately on all things Middle-earth at both academic and fan-friendly events nationally and internationally.

  • Katharine E Wibell

    Epic fantasy author Katharine E. Wibell's acclaimed novels include The Incarn Saga Series (NA), The Djed Chronicles Series (YA), and The Guardian's Speaker Series.

  • Valerie Willis

    Valerie Willis writes dark fantasy romance tangled with myth, monsters, and morally gray characters (also writing as V.C. Willis (MM romance) and Honey Cummings (erotica, cryptids, romcom)).

  • Thomas Zahler

    Thom Zahler is a comic creator who created the Cupid's Arrows and Warning Label webtoons, and Love and Capes and Time and Vine. His latest is The Ghost Whiskerers for Storm King, about cats that see ghosts, He also works for My Little Pony and is drawing Rocketship's Angry Birds.

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  • Kevin Bachelder

    Kevin Bachelder has podcasted about genre TV and movies since 2005. He is a one of the leaders of the Dragon Con Newbies group, which supports new con attendees.

  • J.D. Blackrose

    J.D. Blackrose writes The Summoner's Mark series, a combination of urban fantasy and romance. She has published The Soul Wars, The Devil's Been Busy, and the Zombie Cosmetologist novellas.

  • Jennifer Blackstream

    Jennifer Blackstream is a USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy and fantasy romance. She is amazed to have made a writing career out of a master's degree in psychology.

  • Bobby Blackwolf

    Bobby Blackwolf is the co-owner of the VOG (Voice of Geeks) podcast network and Twitch channel, and has hosted a live internet show and podcast about video games since 2005.

  • Doug Burbey

    Doug Burbey is the author of the Blood War military urban fantasy series. In addition to writing, he is a DoD program manager for advanced military technology development efforts.

  • Joe Compton

    Joe Compton is an indie author of four books and indie filmmaker that has worked on over 40 independent TV and film productions in five different countries.

  • Paul B Currie

    Dr. Paul B. Currie is an academic leader and seasoned professor with extensive experience in health sciences, accreditation, and program development.

  • Beth Dolgner

    Beth Dolgner is the author of the popular Nightmare, Arizona paranormal cozy mysteries. Dolgner's books feature found family, starting over at midlife, and solving mysteries with supernatural help.

  • Jordan Duncan

    Jordan Duncan is a historian, researcher, and educator. He has been part of the Atlanta area paranormal community since 2008. He is also a podcaster and vlogger.

  • Clay Gilbert

    Since 2013, Clay Gilbert has published 13 novels in genres of science-fiction, horror, YA dystopia, and urban fantasy. His newest novel, Into The Imago, is coming in 2026,

  • Darrell Z. Grizzle

    Darrell Z. Grizzle is a queer horror, urban fantasy, and thriller writer. He is the author of I Never Meant to Start a Murder Cult.

  • Walter H Hunt

    Walter H. Hunt is a science fiction and historical fiction writer. He has written four science fiction books and three 1632 series books with the late Eric Flint.

  • C.C.S. Jones

    C.C.S. Jones is the author of two award winning fantasy series. A former educator turned storyteller, she builds immersive, high-stakes worlds centered on strong, complex heroines.

  • Bill Keel

    Astronomer Bill Keel is the author of The Sky at Einstein's Feet and The Road to Galaxy Formation. He hosts overnight live astronomy sessions and has spoken on cosmology, extrasolar planets, citizen discovery in astronomy, science in the Firefly and Avatar universes, spy satellites, and astronomical tourism.

  • Roy Kilgard

    Dr. Kilgard is an astrophysicist who researches black holes in nearby galaxies and how they grow over cosmic time. He also lectures on astronomy in history, sci-fi, and pop culture.

  • Jason Lane

    Jason Lane is a writer of nerdy (but interesting) stuff, writing for several magazines with a focus on horror, cult films, kaiju films, Kung Fu cinema, and classic pro wrestling.

  • Sarah Madsen

    Sarah Madsen is an author and game designer. She has contributed to TTRPGs from Wizards of the Coast and Kobold Press, and the Necromancer's Tale and Ages of Cataria video games.

  • Stephanie Mirro

    Stephanie Mirro writes bold, adventurous fantasy for readers who love a little heat with their heartbreak, and maybe a splash of chaos.

  • Casey Moores

    A retired USAF rescue/special ops C-130 pilot, Casey Moores is an award winning author of military science fiction, fantasy, and post-apocalyptic novels and short stories.

  • Melissa Olthoff

    Melissa Olthoff writes science fiction and fantasy adventure romance with plenty of banter and heart. She has written in both shared worlds and her own universes.

  • Berta Platas

    Cuban-American author Berta Platas wrote the By Honor Bound trilogy featuring dragon-shifter princesses with Nancy Knight, as well as the Bay Corners paranormal cozy mystery series.

  • Noel E Plaugher

    Noel Plaugher is a martial artist with over 30 years of experience and was a writer for Black Belt Magazine. Plaugher writes fiction and nonfiction books.

  • Marx Pyle

    Marx Pyle, author of Obsidian Monsters, is the co-editor/co-author of multiple anthologies, including Dragons of a Different Tail and Enchanted Tales & Twisted Lore.

  • Kim Ramirez

    Kim Ramirez is a cultural educator, speaker, and upcoming author specializing in Japanese textile symbology and folklore. She lectures nationally at conventions and universities, and founded Saisei Apparel.

  • Rob Roberts

    Rob Roberts is a seasoned live host of cult movie screenings and horror themed variety shows. He is also an internet broadcasting veteran in video games.

  • Fruity Snacks

    Fruity Snacks is an instructional designer who owns the Eorzean Aquarium and Eorzean Museum Network, and has a YouTube channel for teaching how to catch fish in Final Fantasy XIV.

  • Jean Marie Ward

    Jean Marie Ward writes fiction, nonfiction, and everything in between. Her credits include a multi-award nominated novel, numerous short stories, and two popular art books. The former editor of CrescentBlues.com, she is the author interviewer for BookBale.com and a frequent contributor to the online convention ConTinual. Learn more at JeanMarieWard.com.

  • Bryan Young

    Bryan Young has written in the BattleTech, Star Wars, Robotech, Doctor Who, and Shadowrun universes. Most recently, he wrote the companion book for The Big Bang Theory.

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  • Lynn Abbey

    Lynn Abbey has been writing science fiction and fantasy stories since the 1980s. She was a guest-of-honor at the first Dragon Con.

  • Jeffrey Nix

    A fantasy author, scientist, and national champion martial artist with a master's degree in applied psychology, Jeffrey Nix writes the web serial, Alias & Apocalypses.

  • Phillip Pournelle

    Phillip Pournelle is a science fiction author, war game designer, operations analyst, and military strategist. He has published several short stories for Baen and contributed to the latest Janissaries novel.

  • j m Tuffley

    JM Tuffley writes about pop culture for various outlets, and contributes to Need Coffee Dot Com's Weekend Justice Podcast. He is also the chief designer of the Randomizer playlists.

  • Jennifer Whitworth

    Jennifer Whitworth is a NASA engineer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. She supports Artemis and Gateway Payload Integration for experiments destined for the Gateway Station or the Lunar surface.

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  • Kevin Cafferty

    Kevin Cafferty is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker who has directed video shoots on four continents and hosts the podcasts The Best Stuff in the World and Gleaming the Tube.

  • Jack Campbell

    Jack Campbell (John G. Hemry), retired U.S. Navy officer, writes the Doomed Earth series, New York Times bestselling Lost Fleet, Genesis Fleet, Lost Stars, and Pillars of Reality. His latest books are Squad Kill, Destiny's Way, Rendezvous with Corsair, and the new Isekai/portal fantasy Champion of the Goddess of Cats.

  • Luke Chmilenko

    Luke Chmilenko is best known for a variety of blockbuster series such as Ascend Online, Starbreaker, Savage Dominion, and Hat Trick!

  • Kevin A Davis

    Kevin A Davis is a fantasy author with 16 published novels in three series and one middle-grade book. The first book in his DRC Files series has won two awards.

  • Hope Dugan

    Dr. Hope Dugan is a leadership strategist and CEO of Educated Dragon, where she helps individuals and organizations find clarity, navigate complexity, and move forward with purpose.

  • Patrick Dugan

    Dugan is author of the Darkest Storm series by Falstaff Books, Stone Cold Witch, Never Steal From Dragons, The Shadow Blade Chronicles, and Watchers of Astaria series from Distracted Dragon Press.

  • Kacey Ezell

    Kacey Ezell is a retired helicopter pilot who writes multigenre speculative fiction. She is a three-time Dragon Award finalist for Best Alternate History and has written multiple bestselling novels.

  • Bill Fawcett

    Bill Fawcett is a writer, editor, anthologist, and game designer. Fawcett has also written historical non-fiction books. He founded Mayfair Games and designs board and computer games. Bill Fawcett & Associates has packaged over 400 science fiction novels. His newest fiction is the Blood and Armor Mil SF novels.

  • Richard Fierce

    Richard Fierce is an award winning author of over 40 books, which have sold over 300,000 copies globally since 2020 and have been translated into multiple languages.

  • Emily A Finke

    A forensic anthropologist by training, but a science communicator by passion, Emily Finke has spent the past 20 years teaching in museums, nature centers, pubs, conventions, and more.

  • Esther Friesner

    Multiple Nebula Award winner Esther Friesner has published over 40 novels, more than 200 short stories, plus poetry and nonfiction. She has edited 11 anthologies including the Chicks in Chainmail series for Baen Books. Her YA credits include the Princesses of Myth series for Random House.

  • Laura Grabowski

    Laura Grabowski, an independent Tolkien scholar, has presented with the Mythopoeic Society and the Popular Culture Association. She holds a PhD in computer science and is a professor at SUNY.

  • Isabelle Hardesty

    Isabelle Hardesty is the author of several YA book series including The Destroyer Witch Chronicles, Sea Witch High, and The Delacourt Shapeshifter Trilogy.

  • Drew Hayes

    Drew Hayes is an author from Texas who has written several books and found the gumption to publish a few. He graduated from Texas Tech with a B.A. in English.

  • Christian Hubicki

    Dr. Christian Hubicki is a robotics research scientist, lab director, tenured professor, a castaway on CBS' Survivor: David vs. Goliath, and a returning all-star on Survivor 50.

  • Allora Lee

    Allora Lee is an independent author. She writes primarily in the fantasy and science fiction genres, with a focus on tales that explore the psychological aspects of portal fantasies.

  • Morgan A. McLaughlin McFarland

    Morgan A. McLaughlin McFarland, MAPW, owns Salt Circle Games, publisher of the horror RPG Chill 3rd Edition. She is also a published fiction, nonfiction, and TTRPG author.

  • Bob McGough

    Bob McGough is an author, podcaster, and indie tabletop game designer, best known for the Jubal County Saga urban fantasy series and the Books, Beards, Booze Podcast.

  • Ben Meeks

    Ben is an award winning sci-fi/fantasy author and woodworker. He excels at creative, outside the box thinking combined with a drive toward realism that gives his work a unique feel.

  • JM Paquette

    Author of the Klauden's Ring saga as well as the Conjuring Fascination, Rockstar Fairy Tales, and Shawarma Warrior King series, JM Paquette writes fantasy and paranormal romance novels.

  • Tamsin L. Silver

    Tamsin Silver is an author of both historical fantasy and urban fantasy novels, and is the creator of Skye of the Damned, Mark of the Necromancer, and the Windfire Series.

  • Sarah J. Sover

    Sarah J. Sover is the author of the urban fantasy Fractured Fae series (Fairy Godmurder, Faed to Black) and the comedic fantasy Double-Crossing the Bridge, from Falstaff Books.

  • Shami A Stovall

    Shami Stovall is a three-time Dragon Award nominee for best YA Fantasy. She co-owns her publishing company, Capital Station Books.

  • Mel Todd

    Bad Ash Publishing owner and author, Mel Todd, has written and published over 50 stories. Specializing in stories of wonder without romantic plot lines, her books are devoured by fans.

  • DL Wainright

    DL Wainright uses their degree in world religions and lifelong love of horror to write creepy books that incorporate folklore and mythology, which means someone gets eaten in every one!

  • Steve W Wetherell

    Steve Wetherell is a writer of funny fiction with Falstaff books, and a regular on the Authors & Dragons podcast.

  • Marisa Wolf

    Marisa Wolf writes SFF that ends with hope, with no promises for the path to get there. She has a number of co-authored novels in shared universes and solo novels in her own worlds.

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  • Jody Lynn Nye

    Jody Lynn Nye lists her main career activity as "spoiling cats". When not engaged in this worthy occupation, she writes fantasy and science fiction. She has published over 50 books and 200+ stories. Nye teaches writing seminars and is coordinating judge for the Writers of the Future Contest.

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