Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

MisCon 31: The Ascension (May 26 - 29, 2017)

MisCons Past

Our cities grow tall and glitzy, and cars take to the smoky skies. The post-apocalyptic era of mobsters and airships gives way to generations of scientists and solarpunks determined to advance the technology of their ancestors.

Pretty soon, we take to the stars again and rebuild New Hong Kong Orbital University, teaching about replicants, the Three Laws of Robotics, and all five elements.

Is this the Jetson's-style utopian dream we've always yearned for, or is it a dystopian nightmare we'd all rather awaken from? Should we pack up and colonize space or return to a simpler time without robot servants? Is our bright future another wasteland waiting to happen? Does Kuato still live? Will the Nostromo make it home safe? What's a Cylon, anyway?

While you're working on costumes, panel ideas, and game
scenarios, think about cyberpunks, space colonies, robot uprisings, flying taxis, and the future of humanity. To get in the mood, play some Shadowrun or Final Fantasy, and watch Blade Runner, the Fifth Element, District 9, iRobot, Alien, Total Recall, Battlestar Galactica and Firefly. Join us at MisCon 31 and help explore the convention's bright future. We promise not to hire any robot police like RoboCop or Chappie. Oh, and it might be wise to brush up on your Chinese before you hop aboard the Serenity and leave Earth behind.

MisCon 31 Guests of Honor

• Lynn Bailey
  
• David Farland
  Author GoH
  
• Aaron Douglas
  Special GoH
  
• Philo Barnhart
  Artist GoH
  
• Claire Eddy
  Editor GoH
  
• Back to the Future Car
  Special Attraction
  

Attending Professionals and Panelists

• Black Shield Productions
• Butte Magic
• Cheeky Geeky Vaudeville
• Eekie and Snow Cosplay
• MisCon Electronic Gaming
• Missoula Fencing Association
• Missoula Ministry of Magic
• Montana Melee
• Realm of Stygia
• Realms of Avalon
• Valhalla's Workbench
• Christian Ackerman
• BJ Allen-Prudden
• Josh Aronoff
• Lynn Bailey
• Justin Barba
• Christine Barkl
• Philo Barnhart
• Josie Beaudoin
• Daniel Bensen
• Carol Berg
• Pete Berg
• Miss Haley Bombshell Boutique
• LJ Bonham
• M. H. Bonham
• David Boop
• Chuck Bordell
• Brian Campbell
• Jean Carlos
• Rob Carlos
• Becky Cass
• Robert Chenoweth
• C.J. Cherryh
• Clay Cooper
• Ben Donnelly
• Aaron Douglas
• Claire Eddy
• Amber Edwards
• Kyle Elliott
• Spencer G. Ellsworth
• Erik Evjen
• Eric the Excellent
• Jane Fancher
• David Farland
• Amy Farrington
• Justin Farrington
• Eric Scott Fischl
• Deby Fredericks
• Ruth Frey
• Manny Frishberg
• Julie Frost
• Jessica Fuerst
• Ann Gimpel
• James Glass
• Tod Glenn
• John Goff
• Tony Gregori
• Hugh S. Gregory
• Vandy Hall
• James Hayes
• Randy Henderson
• Lane Heymont
• Josh Hiday
• Michael Hodges
• Jason A. Holt
• Meradeth Houston
• Andrea Howe
• Jeff Howe
• Fiona Jallings
• Caille Jensen
• Esther Jones
• Frog Jones
• MaryAlice Jones
• Sir. James Jones
• Darkon: Kingdoms of the Sword Coast
• Sanan Kolva
• Cheyenna Krone
• Josh Kyle
• Rebekah Leib
• Todd Lockwood
• John Logan
• Tundra Malamute
• Matt McAdoo
• Tod McCoy
• Rob McDonell
• Cassie Lee McElhaney
• Charles D. Moisant
• John D. Nilles
• Erika Noble
• Tim Nydell
• Lily Oliver
• Guy Pace
• L.F. Patten
• Alyson Peterson
• J.A. Pitts
• Nick Plantz
• Carter Reid
• Joyce Reynolds-Ward
• Jason Rocheleau
• Nikki Rossignol McCoy
• Ira Sather-Olsen
• The SCA
• Greg Schneider
• Bill Singletary
• D.L. Solum
• Brooke Stanley
• Jeff Sturgeon
• Patrick Swenson
• Melissa Thompson
• Tex Thompson
• Peter Wacks
• Krista Wallace
• Dean Wells
• Danica Winters
• Emmett Worthey
• John Wright
• Ecco Wyrd
• David Yake

MisCon 31 Film Festival Winners

• The Time of the Turning
  Audience Award (Fantasy)Genre: Fantasy
  Director: Shawn Darling
  Country: United States
• Great Choice
  Audience Award (Horror)Genre: Horror
  Director: Robin Comisar
  Country: United States
• Einstein-Rosen
  Audience Award (Science Fiction)Genre: Science Fiction
  Director: Olga Osorio
  Country: United States
• The Time of the Turning
  Jury Award (Fantasy)Genre: Fantasy
  Director: Shawn Darling
  Country: United States
• Pigskin
  Jury Award (Horror)Genre: Horror
  Director: Jake Hammond
  Country: United States
• The Routine
  Jury Award (Science Fiction)Genre: Science Fiction
  Director: Tara Price
  Country: United States

MisCon 31 Attending Game Masters and Storytellers

• Black Shield Productions
• MisCon Electronic Gaming
• Montana Melee
• Casey Almas
• Justin Barba
• Becky Cass
• Heather Cummins
• Patrick Daugherty
• Ben Donnelly
• Erik Evjen
• John Goff
• Harlan Haskell III
• Jason A. Holt
• Sierra Dawn Holt
• Luke Hutson
• Caille Jensen
• Dean Keith
• Shawn Kneupper
• Forrest Leder
• Alan Marr
• Cassie Lee McElhaney
• J.W. McRae
• Nick Plantz
• Frank Pruett
• Greg Schneider
• Meagan Scruggs
• Connor Smith
• Jeremiah Supon
• Christina Tyler
• Tyce Velde
• Chris Wadkins
• Gary Washington
• Emily Westfall

MisCon 31 Critiquing Authors and Editors

• LJ Bonham
• Jill Bowers
• Claire Eddy
• Spencer G. Ellsworth
• Deby Fredericks
• Julie Frost
• James Glass
• Randy Henderson
• Lane Heymont
• Meradeth Houston
• Andrea Howe
• L.F. Patten
• Alyson Peterson
• J.A. Pitts
• Tex Thompson

MisCon 31 Attending Merchants

• Barnes & Noble (Table 25)
  
• Clockwork Dragon Books (Table 18)
  
• Faerie Forge Design
  
• Fairwood Press (Table 16)
  
• Fun Trade (Table 9)
  
• Geek Emporium
  
• Miss Haley Bombshell Boutique (Tables 5, 6)
  
• Mykie's Imagination
• Pucker Up Buttercup Lipsence
  
• Quicksilver Fantasies (Tables 13, 14)
  
• Razorgirl Press (Table 28)
  
• Sinister Metalworks (Table 20)
  
• The Book Stack (Table 1)
• The Dungeon Crawl (Table 12)
• The Zombie Nation
• Why Not? Publishing
  
• Z Tee's
  

MisCon 31 Merchant Room Map