Professionals

Jeanne P Adams

Jeanne Adams writes award-winning suspense, UF, paranormal, and space adventure. She has been featured in Cosmopolitan Magazine and hailed as “Best Suspense of the Year!”

Michael J. Allen

A USA Today bestselling sci-fi/fantasy author, speaker, and small-press publisher, Michael J. Allen has released 16 novels in space opera as well as urban, contemporary, and western fantasy.

Ayla Almee

Ayla has performed dance for 30+ years. . Ayla is a founding member, head choreographer, and co-director of Antipode Dance and specializes in silk road styles.

Clinton Alvord

Launching the award-winning comedy4cast podcast, Clinton Alvord has one of the longest-running comedy shows in all of podcasting. He also co-hosts The Topic is Trek, a Star Trek podcast.

Brian D Anderson

After a stellar career as an indie author, Brian D. Anderson has been snatched up by Tor Book with a three book deal. 

Jason Anspach

Jason Anspach is the Dragon Award Winning Author of the Galaxy's Edge series. He is an Associated Press Bestseller and active in pro-Veteran causes.

Corey Applegate

Corey Applegate is a travel professional who is currently working for Pixie Dusted Travel and Events. She is also a member of the Mandalorian Mercs and writes for their website.

Ken Applegate

Ken Applegate is the owner and DJ of Mad Hatter Music and Crafts. He will be the DJ for the Kids Dance hosted by the Kids Track.

Davis Ashura

Davis Ashura is the award-winning author of two epic fantasy series, the Castes and the OutCastes and the Chronicles of William Wilde. 

Samantha Avila

Samantha Avila is an Art Director working on top tier projects in Hollywood. She has worked on numerous genres ranging from the familiar to the fantastic.

Will Aymerich

Will Aymerich is the founder and owner of ATL Radio X, co-host of The K & A Show with Christina Kieffer, and former host of The Aymerich Show.

Kevin Bachelder

Kevin Bachelder has been podcasting about genre TV and movies since 2005. Along with speaking on multiple panels at Dragon Con, he also leads the Dragon Con Newbies group.

Michael R Bailey

Michael Bailey has been podcasting since 2007 and currently runs The Fortress of Baileytude Podcasting Network. He currently co-hosts WGBS LIVE for the Homepage.

Tony A Ballard-Smoot

Model, cosplayer, speaker and enthusiast. Tony Ballard-Smoot works diligently to promote the steampunk, cosplay, modeling and maker communities as a whole.

Griffin Barber

Griffin Barber gets around in Eric Flint's 1632 series, but also in several anthologies across the spectrum of SF. 2nd Chance Angel, coauthored Kacey Ezell, is forthcoming from Blackstone Publishing.

Aretta Baumgartner

Aretta Baumgartner is a performer/teaching artist specializing in puppetry, mask, movement. She’s proud to be the Education Director of the world-renowned Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta.

Davey Beauchamp

Davey Beauchamp is an artist and librarian. His art has been used for Doctor Who, Los Bastardz Productions, Falstaff Books, and Scaldcrow Games for book covers.

Kaitlin Bevis

Kaitlin Bevis is best known as the author of the young adult Greek mythology series, The Daughters of Zeus and the young adult horror story, Blood and Other Matter.

Alexa Black

Alexa Black got her start in the film industry as a seamstress and tailor, creating costumes for productions like Venom, Stranger Things, Doom Patrol, and Pride & Prejudice.

Jennifer Blackstream

Jennifer Blackstream is a bestselling author. She has made a writing career out of watching Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and from research into mythology and fairy tales.

Bobby Blackwolf

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

Kent Colin Boersma

Kent is an animator, puppet fabricator and puppeteer. He works with Big Howl Studios and has worked for Welcome to Anhedonia, BlackStar Live, All Ages Productions, and The Josh Jones Group.

David Boop

David Boop’s debut novel is a sci-fi/noir She Murdered Me with Science. He's published across genres including media tie-ins for Predator, Green Hornet, and Veronica Mars.

Jay Boyce

Jay Boyce is the author of A Touch of Power series published with Mountaindale Press. She is an editor-turned-author who also spends her time working with deaf students.

Jonathan P Brazee

Jonathan Brazee is a writer, Dragon Award finalist, two-time Nebula Award finalist, and USA Today bestselling author. He has over 80 titles published in a variety of genres.

Matthew J. Brown

Matthew J. Brown, Ph.D is a scholar of comics and pop culture. He is co-editor of More Critical Approaches to Comics and has organized an academic conference at Dragon Con.

Douglas Burbey

Doug Burbey, author of the Blood War urban fantasy series. Burbey served in the Army while having adventures around the world before retiring.

Tyra A Burton

Tyra Burton is a social media strategist and co-author of  Socially Engaged: The Author’s Guide to Social Media and the creator of The Geeky Side and Geek Meets Social podcasts.

D.J. Butler

D.J. (Dave) Butler has been a lawyer, a consultant, an editor, and a corporate trainer. His novels include Witchy Eye, The Cunning Man, The Kidnap Plot, and many more.

Alison Carrier

Alison Carrier is a Co-Lead Designer for Certain Affinity. She is currently working on an unannounced third-person looter-shooter while passionately advocating for diversity and equity in video games.

CatieOsaurus

Catie Osborn of Infinite Quest Podcast is a prominent ADHD TikToker, who has become known for her educational and entertaining content as a comedian, mental illness advocate and D&D enthusiast.

J N Chaney

J. N. Chaney is a USA Today Bestselling author and has a Master's of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. He has published over 100 novels.

Robert Chapin

Robert is a multi-hyphenate actor, writer, director, vfx artist, stuntman, fight choreographer, and swordsman with starring roles in Ring of Steel, Dragon Fury and The Hunted. 

ChelseaBytes

ChelseaBytes is a Role-playing Costume-wearing Anime-loving Tech enthusiast who is putting a spin on what it means to be a nerd. 

Todd Robert Cochrane

Todd Cochrane is the Founder of Blubrry Podcasting, a Podcast Hall of Fame Inductee and 16 Year Podcaster, Author, Podcast Awards Founder .

Kelly Lynn Colby

Kelly Lynn Colby is a fantasy writer as well as the Editorial Director of Cursed Dragon Publishing, LLC. She hosts the Writers Meetup on Friday night.

Pamela Cole

Pamela Cole is a costumier who graduated from Goodman Theater in Chicago over 40 years ago and continues to work with dance companies, movies, museums, reenactors, in the Atlanta area. 

Ellie Collins

Ellie Collins is a content producer and game master who runs ATL By Night, a Vampire the Masquerade V5 campaign livestream, and The Blood Crow Stories horror audio drama podcast.

Harmon Cooper

Harmon Cooper is a bestselling independent author of Way of the Immortals, Cherry Blossom Girls, House of Dolls, Pilgrim, and Death's Mantle.

Andrew M Coppola

Andrew is a Los Angeles-based actor, writer, comedian, and friend to puppets. He is a writer and actor in the punk rock puppet show, Welcome to Anhedonia LIVE.

Michael A Corrie

Michael Corrie is the host of the tiktok channel @propstohistory and cohost of the Prop History Podcast. Propmaster/maker, Cosplayer and Film Historian.

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Madison J Cripps

Madison J. Cripps became a professional puppeteer in 2006 while working on a small farm in Western MA. Cripps was awarded an UNIMA citation of excellence in puppetry 2014. Not your grandma's puppet show. (though she is welcome)

Katie Cross

Full-time CEO, mom, and magic-lover Katie Cross has published more than fifteen books in YA Fantasy because she likes to hang out with dragons and do some girl-powered magic on the side. 

Stephanie Crugnola

A story-teller at heart, Stephanie Crugnola is a figure skater turned author, actress, and podcaster. She focuses on using her technical and performance background to create well-rounded, grounded characters.

Paul B Currie

Paul Currie is a science educator, photographer, and philosopher from the coal fields of Appalachia. He specializes in using pop culture to teach undergraduate science courses.

Ronald Edward Daniels

Ronald "Ron" Daniels is an attorney who handles consumer right litigation.

Jolie Darrow

Jolie Darrow is a Comedian/ Writer best known for her work on the Ace Watkins @GamerPres2020 and Hard Drive News, and is currently is the lead Producer for Rocky Kanaka.

Veronica Dashell

Veronica Dahshell is half of the husband and wife puppetry team, Felt Nerdy! She and her husband Charles Kelso can be see at conventions across the Southeast.

JC De La Torre

JC De La Torre, along with his wife Rita, is a filmmaker, audio drama producer, screenwriter, and director for Transmissions From Atlantis Entertainment.

Rita De La Torre

Rita De La Torre, along with her husband JC, is a filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, editor, and an actor for Transmissions From Atlantis Entertainment.

Walter Dean

Walter Dean is a premier costume designer who specializes in custom-made costumes for the cosplayer in you. He has been spotlighted in many publications and interviews.  

Lali DeRosier

Science teacher and education advocate, Lali DeRosier promotes youth involvement in science through student writing, art, and, outreach. She tackles themes of science and diversity in scifi, fantasy, and horror.

Heather Dobson

Heather Dobson is, like everyone else, a future ghost. With 12 years' experience, she's well-equipped to bring understanding to the haunted while guiding others to meet the afterlife head-on.

Cecilia Dominic

By day, clinical psychologist Cecilia Dominic helps people cure their insomnia. By night, this USA Today bestselling author writes fiction that keeps her readers turning pages past bedtime.

Chris Donio

Chris is a Key Specialty Costumer for Film and TV. His most recently work being Falcon & Winter Soldier, Hawkeye and currently working on Shazam 2 .

Chuck Dorsett

Chuck Dorsett has been a hobbyist and professional leathercrafter for over 30 years and his work has appeared in a number of motion pictures, television series, and theatrical productions.

Addie Dove

Dr. Addie Dove is a planetary scientist and professor who studies dusty planetary surfaces. She has flown on microgravity flights, and has flown about a dozen experiments in space.

Patrick Dugan

Patrick Dugan is the award-winning author of the Darkest Storm trilogy from Falstaff Books and Fate & Flux: A Steampunk Adventure from Distracted Dragon Press.

Jordan T. Duncan

Jordan Duncan is a paranormal investigator of 12 years in the Atlanta area. He is also a historian, podcaster, and vlogger.

Sydney Duncan

Sydney Duncan is the writer of Dark Horse Comics' Kill Whitey Donovan. She is the author of the critically acclaimed YA novel series, The Revelation Saga, from Medallion Press.

Andy Dykes

Andy Dykes is a real, live rocket scientist who flies satellites for a living and has supported all kinds of manned and unmanned space flight at NASA. 

Kevin Eldridge

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

Mike Ellison

An actor, improviser, and podcaster, Mike Ellison is best known for his role as Jebeddo on the D&D liveplay podcast Adventure Incorporated. 

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.

Jim Farmer

Jim Farmer is the festival director and executive director of Out On Film, Atlanta's LGBTQ film festival, as well as a long-time area arts reporter

Carlos Ferro

Carlos Ferro provides the voice for Dominic Santiago and Miran Trescu in the Gears of War series. He is also the voice of Leonardo da Vinci for Assassins Creed and Michael Corleone for Godfather the Video Game.

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.

Marina Fontaine

Marina Fontaine is an author of Chasing Freedom, a Dragon Awards finalist in Apocalyptic Novel category, and The Product, a dystopian novella from Superversive Press.

Barr Foxx

Barr Foxx is an award-winning cosplay artist, television/film producer, and influencer. His national brand, Cosplay Your Way, encourages individuals to cosplay regardless of race, size, age, experience, or gender.

Anthony Francis

By day, Anthony Francis teaches robots to learn; by night, he writes science fiction and draws comic books. His latest novel is Jeremiah Willstone and the Clockwork Time Machine.

Yacov Freedman

Yacov Freedman is the Senior Podcast Producer for Turner Classic Movies, where he works on TCM's podcast, The Plot Thickens. He has degrees in film studies from Northwestern and Emory.

Kevin A Gallagher

Kevin Gallagher is an independent film/video producer based out of Philadelphia, PA. Executive Producer Webseries Welcome To Anhedonia.  Founding member of Big Howl Productions.

Abigail Gardner

Abigail Gardner is a podcaster, writer, and digital content creator. She is a host and producer of Yes Have Some Podcast, and is a leading voice in the Ghostbusters community. 

Paige Gardner

Paige Gardner is an award-winning costume designer whose eccentric masks and bizarre original costumes make her art recognizable world-wide. Her costume projects are regularly exhibited across the U.S and Canada.

Ronald Thomas Garner

Ronald Garner is a publisher and author of speculative fiction. He is also a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps and lives and works in the DC area.

Jon Garon

Jon Garon is Professor of Law and Director, Intellectual Property, Cybersecurity, and Technology Law program at NSU’s Shepard Broad College of Law, and an author.

Jenna Garrett

Jenna Garrett is a proud member of the Giant-Size Team-Up Network. She hosts the show Craft Boos and is also a co-host of the weekly podcast Panelology.

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Tristan Gibbon

Tristan Gibbon is one of the founding members of the Giant Sized Team Up Network’s evergreen show Botched: A D&D Podcast.  

Clay Gilbert

Clay Gilbert has published 11 novels: the Children of Evohe tetralogy, The Kind, Pearl, Eternity, Dark Road to Paradise, and Cassie's Song.

Jennifer Gilley

Jennifer Gilley is an artist from Virginia who concentrates her work around body arts including prosthetics, special effects, body painting, tattooing and illustrating at her studio, Sundog Art Studios.

Seressia Glass

Seressia Glass is an award-winning author of more than 25 works including Sons of Anubis and Shadowchasers. She is currently working on Faking It, a story about a plus-sized cosplayer.

Dwayne Keith Goetzel

Austin based intellectual property attorney Dwayne Goetzel specializes in trademarks, domain names, copyrights, licensing, and litigation relating to those fields.

Craig Goldberg

Craig Goldberg is the host and producer of Yes Have Some Podcast. Founded in 2016, YHS has become a leading voice in the Ghostbusters fan and toy collecting communities. 

Tony Gowell

Tony Gowell is a moderator for Dragon Con.

Craig B Greathouse

Dr. Craig Greathouse is an expert in issues of European and American security issues, strategic culture, international relations theory, and cyber war.

Andrew Greenberg

Best known for his work on roleplaying and computer games, Andrew Greenberg runs the Georgia Game Developers Association and Georgia Esports League. 

Karl T Grindal

Karl Grindal is a policy analyst and information security researcher based in Atlanta, GA. He is a collaborator with the Internet Governance Project and Sam Nunn Security Fellow.

Nicole Gugliucci

Dr. Nicole Gugliucci (aka NoisyAstronomer) is a physics professor, education researcher, astronomer, science communicator, and all around geek. Her passion for science education drives a number of projects.

Valerie Hampton

Dr. Valerie Hampton, a historical archaeologist, author, and Indie film producer, speaks on the intersection between popular fantasy and history.

Henry Hanks

Henry Hanks has written about geek culture for sites such as CNN.com, Syfy.com and Joblo.com. He has participated in Dragon Con panels for 20 years.

Isabelle Hardesty

Isabelle Hardesty has always woven her love of magic and nature into her books. Her most recent novel is The Witch of Belle Fleur. 

Scott Harris

Scott Harris is the staff planetary geologist at Fernbank Science Center and the Jim Cherry Memorial Planetarium in Atlanta, Georgia.

Todd Alan Harris

Todd Harris co-founded Hi-Rez Studios, one of the largest video game studios in the Southeast, and is currently Founder & CEO of Skillshot Media and Chairman of Atlanta Esports Alliance.

Laura Hayden

Laura Hayden writes in many genres from urban fantasy to time travel to mysteries. Her most recent title is DARKWOOD CROSSING: Bailey, the Critter Sitter, written as Ella Vaughn.

M. Haynes

M. Haynes is the mind behind the popular Elemental novel series, an educator, a blogger, and public speaker who hopes to show that everyone has the elements of a hero.

Darrell C Hazelrig

Darrell C. Hazelrig is an award-winning filmmaker based in Atlanta, GA. In 2020, during the COVID pandemic, Hazelrig joined with old friend Eric Fullerton to create the wildly popular YouTube channel Eric and Darrell.

Travis Heermann

Travis Heermann is the author of nine novels, including Tokyo Blood Magic and The Ronin Trilogy, plus short fiction in Apex Magazine, Cemetery Dance, and others.

May Hemmer

May Hemmer has been making her way around the country as well as internationally. This 2017 Miss Montreal Burlesque is not only a burlesque performer but a cosplayer.

Tony P Henderson

Tony Henderson is a podcaster and moderator known for the Tony P. oddcast and the Geek Vs podcast. Henderson’s moderating work was featured in a BET black nerd culture segment.

HeyGude

Erik Gude (@heygude) of Infinite Quest Podcast is a prominent ADHD TikToker, who has become known for his educational and entertaining content as a comedian, mental illness advocate and D&D enthusiast.

Lyon Forrest Hill

Lyon Hill specializes in making marionette puppets for stage and paper puppets for video. He is the Artistic Director of the Columbia Marionette Theatre in Columbia, SC.

Jeff Lee Hubbs

Jeff Hubbs is an energy systems and climate change researcher most recently affiliated with Georgia Tech's School of Public Policy. He is the owner of Mid-Atlantic Consulting.

John Hudgens

John Hudgens is an award-winning filmmaker, animator, and artist who has directed documentaries and short films. His work on licensed properties includes Babylon 5, Crimson Skies, MechWarrior, and Star Wars.

Rebecca Huguet

Rebecca is a theatrical costume technician and designer. She currently works for Alabama State University as the Costume Shop Manager. 

Walter H. Hunt

Walter H. Hunt is a science fiction and historical fiction author. He has written military SF as well as novels on mesmerism, the Templars, and in the world of 1632. 

James A. Hunter

James Hunter is a full-time ink slinger, a member of SFWA, and the bestselling author of the Yancy Lazarus series, Rogue Dungeon, Bibliomancer, and the litRPG epic Viridian Gate Online!

Topher Hunter

Topher Hunter is a professional biomedical science communicator and amateur droid builder with a passion for trying new things and helping others to not make the same mistakes he made.

Alan Isom

Alan Isom began his adventure with science fiction and fantasy literature as it should begin: with JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. The Cayn Trilogy is Alan's first published work.  

JackMonkey FX

Since 2010 Bethany Michel has been traveling all over the US providing her makeup services to film productions and live events.

Chris A. Jackson

When not sailing in the Caribbean, Chris Jackson is an author of over 20 novels in fantasy, sci-fi, and horror.

Kristin Jackson

Kristin Jackson is an accomplished print/digital designer, working in the film industry as an artist, set photographer, and social media manager.

Bernadette Johnson

Bernadette Johnson is the author of The Big Book of Spy Trivia, covering espionage history from ancient to modern times. She has also written over fifty tech articles for HowStuffWorks.com.

Justin Jones

Justin Jones is a prolific independent producer in the genre space focusing high production value film and television series projects.  

Christopher Kao

Christopher Kao has worked in video games for over a decade as a designer, producer, and product manager. He has worked on some of the top properties in the world.

Charlie Kaufman

Charlie Kaufman has worked in extensively in environmental consulting and academia where he studied coastal erosion, and natural disaster impacts. He currently works in the emergency management field.

Kavura

Kavura, along with Nayr, are the hosts of StarPodTrek and, StarPodLog. She, along with fellow Trekkie Jen Foley also produce the regular podcast segment Ladies Trek Library.

Philip Daniel Keating

Philip D Keating is the creator of Botched Podcast, host on Breaking the Panel, Twitch streamer, and partner of the Giant Size Team Up Network.

Kevin Joseph Kelly

Director/Writer/Performer/Designer and co-creator of underground cult puppet show Welcome to Anhedonia. Along with creative partner and super mega pal Paul Triggiani they make up the production team Big Howl.

Charles Kelso

Charles Kelso is half of the husband and wife puppetry team Felt Nerdy. They have been performing at conventions across the southeast for over seven years.

Darin Kennedy

Darin Kennedy, doctor by day and novelist by night, has written the Fugue & Fable series including The Mussorgsky Riddle, The Stravinsky Intrigue, and The Tchaikovsky Finale, and more.

Madaug Kenyon

Intense gamer, former teacher and current mastermind of all around mayhem, Madaug Kenyon first started writing in grade school, on his mother's walls, and has since become a bestselling author.

Bethany Kesler

Historian, writer, reader/reviewer, and cat parent to four fuzzballs, Bethany Kesler is currently working on several things all at the same time.

Christina N. Kieffer

Christina Kieffer has over 15 years of experience in the paranormal and a background researching ghosts, UFOs, and cryptids. She’s a host on the K &A Show on ATL Radio. 

Roy Kilgard

Dr. Kilgard is an astrophysicist who researches black holes in nearby galaxies with an emphasis on intermediate-mass black holes: an enigmatic class of objects whose origins are unclear.

Sue Kisenwether

Sue Kisenwether has been podcasting about sci-fi TV and movies since 2010. Currently, she co-hosts Women at Warp on the Roddenberry Podcast Network.

Hans Klein

Dr. Hans Klein is Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests include internet governance, information warfare, and internet and democracy.

Dakota Krout

Dakota Krout is a bestselling author of fantasy and LitRPG with over 15 titles in his Divine Dungeon and Completionist Chronicles series.

Jessica Kupferman

Jessica Kupferman is the co-host and co-founder of the She Podcasts brand, which currently supports over 14,000 female podcasters and has a digital marketing reach of over 50,000 content creators.

Steph LaMassa

Astrophysicist Steph LaMassa works at the Space Telescope Science Institute on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Her research focuses on the growth and evolution of supermassive black holes.

DN Lee

Dr. Danielle N Lee is a scientist who studies the natural history and behavioral biology of rodents across urban gradients. She engages broad audiences in science communication on social media.

Marc Lee

Marc Lee is a moderator for Dragon Con.

Laura Levy

Laura Levy is Research Director of GEAR (Gaming & Esports Applied Research) at Georgia Tech and an engineering psychologist specializing in esports, game design, AR/VR, and human-computer interaction research.

Rob Levy

Rob Levy is a pop culture writer, podcaster, and blogger who has been published in several books and appears on several podcasts including Weekend Justice for needcoffee.com.

Ann Margaret Lewis

Ann Margaret Lewis is the author of The Kizan Trilogy and a former Star Wars tie-in author. She is also a professional singer and theatrical director.

J.F. Lewis

Alabama madman J. F. Lewis is the internationally published author of The Void City series and the Grudgebearer Trilogy. He writes books that get him into trouble.

Little Red Dot

By day, she is Chelsea. By night, she is Little Red Dot, storyteller, #Twitch streamer, and #TTRPG game fanatic.

Christopher Lloyd

Crispy is a Dragon Con moderator.

Jeffrey Falcon Logue

Falcon is a professional indie author, video game maker, woodcarver, chef, plot developer, game writer, music composer, former pre-med and genetics student, and inventor.

Seamus Patrick Lonergan

Animator, Art Director, Set Design, Prop Maker for Film and Television. Member of the Welcome to Anhedonia team .

Talloolah Love

Talloolah Love is an internationally recognized burlesque performer, producer, and educator. A teacher, part owner, and performer at The Atlanta School of Burlesque, and the Award Winning Candybox Revue. 

F T Lukens

F.T. Lukens is an award-winning author of young adult fantasy and sci-fi. She's best known for her book, The Rules and Regulations for Mediating Myths & Magic.

Tara Lynne

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

Courtney Lytle

Courtney Lytle is a practicing attorney and Adjunct Professor at Emory University School of Law. She specializes in intellectual property law and serves as General Counsel at Wally Products, LLC. 

Megan Mackie

Megan Mackie has published four novels including The Finder of the Lucky Devil, The Saint of Liars, Death and the Crone, and Saint Code: The Lost through eSpec Books. 

Terry Maggert

An author of more than 30 titles across four genres, Terry Maggert is an international bestseller who writes about witches, space warfare, and everything in between.

Matthew Charles Malis

Matthew Malis is an established podcaster with several credits to his name. His longest running show is Polyhedron, a RPG discussion podcast. 

Darrell F Maloney

Darrell Maloney is passionate about 3D printing and all things related to prop making. Maloney has started TheBrokenNerd YouTube channel as a way to share his passion.

Lisa Manifold

Lisa Manifold is the USA Today bestselling author of paranormal and urban fantasy series. She is currently writing The Deadwood Sisters and The Mostly Open Paranormal Investigative Agency series.

Thomas Mariani

Mike Massa

Mike Massa's work encompasses sci-fi, military sci-fi and fantasy, as well as non-fiction. His most recent novel, with John Ringo, is national bestselling River of Night. 

Melissa McArthur

Melissa McArthur is the Associate Publisher at Falstaff Books. She's an author and editor who has worked with presses and authors worldwide. 

T.C. McCarthy

T.C. McCarthy is an award-winning and critically acclaimed southern author whose latest science fiction book, Tyger Bright, sequel to Tyger Burning was published in 2020. 

Jean McGuire

Owner of Wintertree Software, designer of RPG aid programs like TableMaster, fonts, and other game aids, and author of gaming magazine articles.

Samantha McVey

Samantha McVey is a social worker and the co-host of the show Stuff Mom Never Told You. She has spoken at the Podcast Movement 2019 and She Podcasts! conferences.

Joseph Edward Meany

Joseph Meany, Ph.D., is a material scientist, board member of the Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop, and coauthor of the eponymous book Graphene with Les Johnson.

Violette L Meier

Violette Meier has been writing since her preteen years. She has written over 1,200 poems, 25 short stories, and 11 books.

Jason R Merrill

Jason R. Merrill is a SQL DBA by day who curates Blackbird Finery. His expertise in vintage men's fashion, etiquette, and 19th century soda fountains have enthralled audiences nationwide. 

Christopher G Moore

Christopher G. Moore is an award-winning filmmaker, was a co-writer of the YouTube series Mario Warfare, and is co-host of the podcasts Horror News Radio and Decades of Horror 1980s.

Scottye Moore

Scottye Moore is a podcaster and author. He owns and operates the BS Network series of podcasts where he hosts A Load of BS, Me Again, Fight Boyz, and more!

Colm Mulcahy

Colm Mulcahy is a mathematician long at Spelman College, in Atlanta. He is Vice President of Gathering 4 Gardner, which works to promote the intellectual legacy of Martin Gardner (1914-2010).

Nayr

Nayr, along with Kavura, are the hosts of StarPodLog and StarPodTrek. Having attended, as well as presented, at literally hundreds of conventions, their panels are engaging, entertaining, and informative.

Neon the Glowgobear

Neon the Glowgobear is an Atlanta based DJ who performs all over North America and brings his high energy frequencies to the Spectrum Party.

James Nettles

James Nettles is a business and technology consultant, speaker, author of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and non-fiction, and media author on the business of creativity, futurist topics, science, and technology.

Alec Niccum

Alec Niccum is a martial artist that has cross trained in Muay Thai, Tomiki Style Aikido, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Brazilian Jiujitsu and Filipino Martial arts/Silat. 

L.H. Nicole

L.H. Nicole is a young adult fantasy author whose stories feature strong, independent female leads, epic adventures, fantasy worlds, and creatures and unforgettable heroes. 

Matt Nitchie

Matt Nitchie is a local Atlanta actor, puppeteer, and co-host for Dragon Con's own Late Night Puppet Slam.

Melissa F Olson

Melissa F. Olson is the author of more than a dozen novels in the Old World universe, PI mystery The Big Keep, and numerous short stories and novellas.

A.B. Osborne

A.B. Osborne is an Animation Professor at Augusta University, where he built the newly launched Animation program. Osborne is currently developing an animated series called the Forest of Forgotten Things.

Jon R Osborne

Jon R. Osborne is a science fiction and fantasy author from Indianapolis. His second book in The Milesian Accords trilogy, “A Tempered Warrior”, was a 2018 Dragon Awards finalist for Best Fantasy Novel. 

James Palmer

James Palmer is an award-nominated writer of science fiction and pulp adventure and author of four books in the Shadow Council Archives series for Falstaff Books.

Thomas Parham

Dr. Thomas Parham is professor of communication & media studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University , a WGA member with produced credits and author of Hailing Frequencies Open.

Rick Partlow

Rick Partlow is an Army veteran and military science fiction writer with 28 novels published since 2011, including Glory Boy, the Recon series, and the Wholesale Slaughter series.

Sean M. Patton

Sean Patton has designed costumes more than 40 stage productions, 10 short films and TV shows, 5 features, and numerous media projects for clients around the world.

Matthew Scott Penick

Matthew has been bringing characters to life through his costume company Ribbons and Rivets. Specializing in leather work, he loves to share little known knowledge in the field.

D.R. Perry

D.R. Perry writes fiction for both YA and adult audiences. Among her works is Dragon Award nominated Alternative History novel A Change In Crime, Providence Paranormal College, and Hawthorn Academy.

Alec Peters

The creator of the Star Trek fan film Prelude to Axanar, Alec is one of Star Trek’s biggest fans, and is well known for his love of Star Trek canon.

Gary Poole

Gary Poole is the co-editor of the anthologies Black Tide Rising and Voices Of The Fall with John Ringo, and the upcoming series We Shall Rise.

Phillip Eugene Pournelle

Phillip Pournelle is a futurist, science fiction author, game designer, and former naval officer. He conducted many wargames for the Department of Defense in exploration of future conflicts.

Stefan Price

Stefan Price is a professional artist and maker with 23 years in film, entertainment, and themed attractions. He founded Roundtable Productions as a props and special effects company.

MuscleNerdz Prime

Jerold "Jerry" Peacock is a co-founder of the MuscleNerdz group which is dedicated to promoting fitness, bodybuilding and healthy living in the Geek/Nerd communities.

Mandy L Pursley

Mandy Pursley is an actress and cosplayer who created Be the Spark Cosplay to encourage body positivity, especially for those with disabilities. 

Marx Pyle

Marx Pyle authored the book Television on the Wild Wild Web, co-hosts DC Action Hour, co-hosts the podcast GenreTainment, and creates web series/films.

Anthony Reed

Anthony Reed is the Dungeon Master and show runner for the Adventure Incorporated Podcast. He has been running tabletop RPGs for over 20 years.

Anney Hollis Reese

Anney Reese is an actor, writer, and podcaster known for Stuff Mom Never Told You and Savor. Through the process of podcasting, she has also produced and written scripts.

Alison Sky Richards

Beyond Alison Sky Richards' fiction novels, she is also a staff writer with ThreeIfBySpace.net, a screenplay reviewer with the Nashville Film Festival, teaches writing workshops annually at conventions.

Brian Richardson

Brian Richardson is one of the co-founders of DragonConTV, serving as executive producer and director of Dragon Con videography from 2005-2017. Brian has won two Parsec awards for podcasting.

Gray Rinehart

Gray Rinehart is a writer who sings, and a singer who writes. He's written science fiction and fantasy stories, nonfiction, and songs on myriad topics. 

Aaron Michael Ritchey

Aaron Michael Ritchey is the author of 21 novels and numerous short fiction. The first book in The Juniper Wars series was a Dragon Award Finalist. 

Rob Roberts

Rob Roberts is an internet broadcasting veteran and co-creator of Orange Lounge Radio. He is also a host of cult cinema screenings and variety shows throughout Northern California.

Tamara Robertson

Tamara Robertson (Mythbusters) is an Engineer by Day, Superhero Scientist by Night. She Hosts the Maker Podcast Tinkering Belles and Youtube’s Maker Science, in Collaboration with Midnight Science Club.

Dennis Lee Robinson

Dennis Robinson is a professional podcaster and Twitch streamer for the past several years. He will excitedly be performing his podcast, Botched: A D&D Podcast live.

Merle S Robinson

Merle Robinson is the lead wargame designer for the National Security Decision Making Game with broad DoD experience in information technology, analysis, and process improvement projects.

Robert W Ross

Robert W. Ross is the author of the award-winning Sentinels of Creation urban-fantasy series. This year he debuts a new sci-fi series, Paradigm.

Ginger Rowland

Ginger Rowland is an master avant garde hair styling and hair extension specialist. She has been awarded best stylist in Atlanta and nominated for best stylist North America.

Tina Hesman Saey

Tina Hesman Saey is a former molecular geneticist who is now an award-winning science journalist at Science News magazine. Her work has won multiple awards.

Shellie Schmals

Shellie Schmals is the VP of Programming for Women in Film & Television Atlanta, Film Programming Manager at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, and emcee for burlesque/talent shows.

Lisa Shackelford

Lisa Shackelford has more than a decade of experience as a paranormal investigator. She is currently working on her first horror novel, The End of the Living and blogs as the Haunted Flight Attendant.

Aron Siegel

Aron Siegel, producer and sound mixer whose work includes The Unwanted, Implanted, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Lightning, Walking Dead, and Vampire Diaries. Aron mixed the recent Star Trek fan film: Axanar.

R Alan Siler

R. Alan Siler is an author, editor, and the owner of kOZMIC Press LLC. His published works include non-fiction books, essays on numerous topics, and television, movie, and music reviews.

Tamsin L. Silver

Tamsin Silver is the author of Mark of the Necromancer, The Windfire Series, Scourge of Souls Series, Moon Over Manhattan, and a web series/novel trio, Skye of the Damned. 

Mark Simon

Mark Simon, the Godfather of Storyboarding, has amassed over 5,000 credits, including Stranger Things, The Walking Dead, Black Lightning, and Woody Woodpecker and has also authored 13 books.

Melissa Simpson

Melissa Simpson is the Executive Director of the nonprofit Film Impact Georgia and also works for Eventive, a virtual streaming platform for independent film. She has worked for many film festivals across the state of Georgia and is heavily involved in the Atlanta film community.

Cheryl Sleboda

Cheryl Sleboda is a professional cosplay educator and award-winning fiber artist. She's taught nationally in person and on television, and is the host of Con Crunch Challenge!

Fr. Bryan Small

Every DND group needs a cleric, no? A priest for over 15 years, Fr. Bryan Small loves to share in the fandoms with his fellow nerds. 

Daviorr Snipes

Daviorr Snipes is a Peabody Award winning stage, film, and voice over actor who has appeared in the BET Series, American Soul.

Eric P. Spana

Eric Spana is a biology professor at Duke University specializing in genetics and molecular biology who explains the unusual and fantastic, and sometimes really bad science to the public.

Spat

Spat Oktan of SpatCave Studios is a makeup artist and costume and prop maker who is well known in the indie/low budget film circles and the sci-fi/comic con world.

Janine K. Spendlove

Janine K. Spendlove is an author, pilot, and U.S. Marine who is primarily known for her War of the Seasons fantasy series and her Star Wars tie-in story Inbrief.

Dia BSDcreative Starr

Dia Starr co-founded BSD Creative design with Micheal Odusanya. These multi-talents curate themed art events. Specialties include bodypaint, graphic design, online promotions, and art framing.

Roxanne Starr

Roxanne Starr is a graphic designer/comic book letterer, best known for being a pioneer of computer lettering specifically created for comics. 

Amie Stepanovich

Amie Stepanovich is the Executive Director at Silicon Flatirons at Colorado Law. She is a nationally recognized expert in domestic surveillance, cybersecurity, and privacy law.

Amanda Stockton

Amanda Stockton is an Associate Professor at Georgia Tech. Her research focuses on development of equipment for extreme environments, including high-impact space missions, and field deployment to Martian analogue regions.

Shami A Stovall

Shami Stovall is a multi-award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction who started at the traditional presses and later moved on to independent publishing.

Elizabeth Strickler

A passionate believer in creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship, Elizabeth uses her talents to support students and clients to start businesses, tell immersive stories, and build a stronger cultural economy.

Ebony Warrior Studios

Charles Conley is a professional cosplayer best known for his appearance and win on Syfy's inaugural episode of Cosplay Melee.

Kyle Mackenzie Sullivan

Kyle Mackenzie Sullivan is a working filmmaker and a YouTuber. He is also the creator of the Trekspertise YouTube channel and the Wikisurfer Podcast.

Kimbra Swain

Kimbra Swain began publishing in 2017. Her Fairy Tales of a Trailer Park Queen series is a favorite among urban fantasy readers. She currently has 25 published novels.

Douglas Wayne Talk

Dr. Douglas Talk is the chief medical consultant for SpaceWorks Enterprises, Inc., collaborating on human hibernation-based space missions for deep space exploration.

Stephen F. Taylor

Stephen Taylor, (AKA The Tattooed Santa) is the father of 12 children (9 adopted) and has been making leather armor, chainmaille, scalemaille, and props for 15 years.

C. Taylor-Butler

C. Taylor-Butler is the award winning author of more than 80 books for children and young adults. Her current series is The Lost Tribes, illustrated by Patrick Arrasmith

Mandisa Thomas

Mandisa Thomas is the founder and President of Black Nonbelievers. She has a number of media appearances to her credit, including Playboy, The Humanist, CNN, and CBS Sunday Morning.

Mel Todd

Mel Todd is the author of 17 stories, nine under Renee Lovins. The series Twisted Luck is her first foray into urban fantasy. She is co-authoring the Blood War series.

Paul Triggiani

Paul Triggiani is a writer, producer, director and performer and part of production team Big Howl (with creative partner and super mega pal Kevin Kelly). Triggiani is co-creator of the cult puppet show Welcome to Anhedonia.

J.M. Tuffley

JM Tuffley writes about pop culture for various outlets, including Need Coffee Dot Com. He is also a regular contributor to the Weekend Justice podcast.

Brian Urbanek

Brian Urbanek is a professional video game designer and developer with 25 years of experience working on such titles as Call of Duty and XCOM2, as well as many others. 

Daisy Viktoria

Daisy Viktoria is a costume designer specializing in corsets and fairytale gowns with a historically inspired fantasy touch. Viktoria teaches classes on period costuming and research.

R.R. Virdi

R.R. Virdi is an Amazon bestselling author, Nebula award-finalist, and two-time Dragon Award-finalist for Best Fantasy (Paranormal). He writes urban fantasy, sci fi, and fantasy.

Constance G. J. Wagner

Constance G.J. Wagner, writer, editor, and Tolkien scholar, has spoken regularly on all things Middle-earth at both academic and fan-friendly events nationally and internationally since 2005. 

Benjamin Wallace

They told him to take things seriously. Instead, Benjamin Wallace wrote a book called Post-Apocalyptic Nomadic Warriors. Now he’s making reading more fun than it should be.

Jacob Walsh

Jacob Walsh is a podcaster, award-winning tattoo artist, and digital content creator from Valdosta, GA.Walsh is a founding member of Yes Have Some Podcast, a movie and toy-collecting show.

Sean D Weiland

Sean is an award winning game producer and bartender. He is also a voice over actor and podcast producer on Wasted Knowledge, Bar’d Talk, Cryptic Canticles, and others.

Dave West

Dave West is the subject of the award-winning documentary, Troublemaker. As the owner and operator of NeedlessThingsSite.com he has been providing commentary on pop culture dorkery for over a decade.

Garon Whited

Garon Whited is a long-time fantasy and science fiction author, as well as a veteran tabletop gamer. His works include LUNA, Dragonhunters, and the long-running vampire fantasy series, Nightlord.

Marie Whittaker

Marie Whittaker is an award-winning essayist, cross-genre author, and the creator of The Adventures of Lola Hopscotch book series for kids. 

Jennifer Whitworth

Jennifer Whitworth is an engineer at Teledyne Brown Engineering. For the past 20 years she has supported science operations onboard the International Space Station as a flight controller.

Jefrey B Wilkerson

Live performer with the most amazing punk rock puppet show, Welcome To Anhedonia.

Jonathan Williams

Award-winning blogger, podcaster, journalist, wrestling promoter, art curator, and on-set dresser are just some of the prolific professions held by Jonathan Williams.

M. C. Williams

M. C. Williams is a structural engineer, podcaster, and writer. He spends his nights getting lost in ancient mythologies, futuristic civilizations, and unspeakable horrors.

Valerie Willis

Valerie Willis writes Dark Fantasy Paranormal Romance novels inspired by mythology, superstitions, legends, folklore, fairy-tales and history.

Marisa Wolf

Marisa Wolf is the co-author of Assassin and Hunter, and co-editor of Negotiation, all of which are a part of the bestselling Four Horsemen Universe. 

Christopher Woods

Christopher Woods is known for his popular Soulguard series, The Fallen World series, and his participation in the Four Horsemen Universe.

Trisha J. Wooldridge

Trisha J. Wooldridge writes award-winning novels, short fiction, and poetry. She’s edited six anthologies, 70 novels, and runs bookstore events.

Bryan Young

Bryan Young is an award-winning author, filmmaker, journalist, and comics writer. He's the co-author of the Robotech RPG and writer for StarWars.Com, The Huffington Post, Syfy, and /Film. 

Mark Zoran

Mark Zoran is the foundation of Razorfly Studios, inc. With innumerable awards and appearances in print and on the silver screen, he is truly a master in his craft.