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Guests, Pros, and Panelists
MisCon 39
- Alexis Baker
- Jones Family Magic
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Delight, danger, mystery and intrigue, with a laugh here and there! Jones Family Magic explores the depths of the magical performance arts with a dash of sideshow and a flavoring of pure mystic mayhem. Sir James the Magnificent, Madame Azira, Lord Alden Blackhand and the Jones Family magic team offer traditional sleight of hand and illusion, mysterious mentalism and risky feats of danger, all within a format suited for kids and adults alike.
- Lynn
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Lynn, or Lil Snik Snak graduated with a major in Costume Design and Technology. She often jokes that costuming is her only life skill but also has hobbies in poetry, history, fashion, and performing. Snak proudly invites everyone to follow and join Zootown Tea and Missoula Cosplayers to get in on the Missoula costuming scene! For more details or to ask questions about cosplay feel free to ask her in person at MisCon!
- MisCon Electronic Gaming
- Unagi
- Elies Adams
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I am a paranormal investigator that has investigated about 10 years now. I’m also a cosplayer and run various other groups.
- Jeff Arends
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Jeff teaches math, IT, and cybersecurity at the Missoula College. He does enjoy some gaming, but can't seem to find time for it any more.
- Kimberly Arends
- John Barba
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John Barba is a local Missoula artist & cosplayer who got into MisCon and fandom at MisCon 27 because his kid runs MisCon and he couldn't escape it any longer.
In both his art and cosplay, he works mostly with sheet metal, leather, fiberglass, and paint. Most of his artwork is the old art of chasing and repousse.
He has created a number of memorable costumes, including Indiana Jones, Iron Man, Magneto, a Cylon, Stan Lee, Robocop, Rorschach, Jango Fett, and the Rocketeer. In creating these costumes, he uses a variety of things, including pepakura, 3D printing, metalworking, leatherworking, & builds small electronics for light and sound.
- Justin Barba
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Justin Barba came to his first MisCon as a freshman in high school in 1991 (it was MisCon 6!). It was held at what is now the Wren Missoula, just a block from the Holiday Inn. Little did he know that years later he would end up agreeing to help work the hospitality room for MisCon 21. Then he took on managing the writer's workshop, then MisCon Operations, Vice Chair, then Chair. Now he spends all his time planning MisCon, trying to be a good person/husband/father.
- Mary Beth Barba
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Mary Beth is a member of Dark Moon Fusion, a local Missoula Bellydance Troupe. She used to work in MisCon's Art Show, and for the past few MisCons has been helping out at the Info Desk in the Atrium.
- Erin Baucom
- Jason Benner
- Jason Benner
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General Manager of "Muse Comics and Games." I GM several game demos and manage our store's table in the merch room.
- Chris Blazer
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Chris has long helped make MisCon happen, especially working in costuming.
- Andrea BoguschPerkins
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Andrea runs the MisCon Art Show.
- LJ Bonham
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LJ Bonham is a freelance author, novelist, publisher, magazine editor and publisher, and film producer who lives in the northern Rocky Mountains. Credits include: Sector 21, Shield of Honor, The Debt, Wolves of Valhalla, numerous short stories, and many non-fiction articles.
- David Boop
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David Boop is an author, screenwriter and award-winning essayist. Previously, David worked as a DJ, film critic, journalist, and actor. His debut novel, the sci-fi/noir "She Murdered Me with Science," is available from WordFire Press. As editor, David edited the bestselling "Straight Outta" weird western anthology series for Baen. David has published many short fictions across several genres including media tie-ins for Predator, The Green Hornet, and Veronica Mars. His hobbies include film noir, anime, the Blues and Mayan History. Find out more at Davidboop.com, Facebook.com/dboop.updates or Twitter @david_boop
- Jessica Brannum
- Michael Brugger
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Michael Brugger is an award winning Digital Artist and Clinical Engineer who lives and works in the Upper Left Coast. An avid gamer and and watcher of B movies who loves Fandom and all its aspects.
- Brandon Bryant
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200th Dragon of the 3rd Special Operation Squadron
Staff Sergeant (RET) USAF
International Whistleblower
Onmyoji Sorcerer - Becky Cass
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Becky is MisCon's Vice Chair (and has been for years). You'll probably see her running around the convention putting out fires.
- William Castle
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Hello, my name is Will, I’m a certified personal trainer and lover of all things odd and bizarre. Ive been teaching lightsaber combat and stunt classes for 3 years now, blending my passion for fitness with my passion for fandom. I’ve recently started branching out on social media to discuss other passions such as Magic: The Gathering and gaming culture. I’m hoping to ask good questions and be asked better ones.
- C.J. Cherryh
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CJ Cherryh is a renowned American science fiction and fantasy author. With over 70 novels and numerous short stories to her name, she is best known for her intricate world-building and complex characters in series like "Morgaine," "Foreigner," "Chanur," and "Fortress." A former educator in Latin and the classics, Cherryh's writing often explores political, social, and cultural dynamics within her fictional universes. A recipient of three Hugo Awards, she was also honored with the title of Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) in 2016.
- Stoney Compton
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Stoney Compton writes science fiction, speculative fiction, alternative history, and historical fiction. Now being published by Misti Media’s Nazca Press, he has two novels in print and an even dozen waiting in the pipeline.
After 31 years in Alaska, Stoney now lives outside Farmington, New Mexico with his wife, Colette, seven cats, and two crazy dogs. - Clay Cooper
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An Army brat, Clay Cooper earned his Eagle Scout at 16 and graduated high school in Frankfurt, Germany.
He did a 4 year stint in the US Air Force as a mechanic on F-117 Stealth Bombers, then joined the US Army. He retired as an Infantry Platoon Sergeant First Class. He served on various combat deployments and peacekeeping missions on 4 continents.
He studied energy technology at the University of Montana. His interests include urban gardening, re-purposing things, and firearms. He gives panels at conventions as a modern armed combat advisor, specializing in helping writers and GMs make their stories more realistic.
- Casey Renee Cosplay
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Casey Renee is an award-winning cosplayer focused on education, craftsmanship, and sewing. Casey is incredibly passionate about cosplay craftsmanship and creating educational content. In 2022, Casey’s first book, “Cosplay Foundations” was published. Casey loves sharing her experience with others and helping the cosplay community as a whole learn new things and celebrate each other's cosplay construction journey.
You can find Casey’s work on youtube.com/caseyreneecosplay and instagram.com/caseyreneecosplay and digital courses, embroidery kits, patterns and more at CaseyReneeCosplay.com
- Katie Cross
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Katie Cross grew up in the mountains of Idaho, where she still loves to play when she gets the chance.
Her mission is connect women with their best selves, to seek the divine in each one of us, and to prove that we can love ourselves—and accomplish all—despite opposition.
If she's not writing, you can find her traveling, adventuring with her kiddos, trail running with her husband and vizla dogs, or curled up with a good book and a cup of chai.
- Jayel Draco
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Jayel Draco (he/they) is a multi-disciplinary visual artist and storyteller. Along with Lynsey G, he is the co-founder of Oneshi Press. As the co-creator of the epic sci-fi-fantasy series Children of Gaia (COG), he wrote and illustrated COG: The Great Nations of Rendaraia and co-illustrated COG: War & Horses. He has also worked on several short COG comics, with many more COG projects lined up. He’s the co-creator and illustrator of both Tracy Queen and PACK, two comic book series written by Lynsey G. He is the writer, designer, and lead illustrator of the zom-com caper comic book Mr. Guy: Zombie Hunter.
- Nicole Edington
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Nicole wears many hats in the convention. During the con you'll find her managing the Green Room, but she also is on the Film Festival, Programming, Game Day, and Room Party teams.
- Amber Edwards
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Geeky gamer girl who is 99.9% certain that she is a Disney princess.
- Henry Edwards
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- Kyle Elliott
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Kyle Elliott, a Seattle native, has been building gaming communities for the last decade online as well as off. His latest accolades include Volunteer of the Year for Paizo Publishing, and the first Campaign Service Coin Award. Professionally he has worked in the gaming industry as both an in house QA tester for AAA video game titles, and as a marketing and Kickstarter guide for the tabletop gaming industry. Chances are, you have pledged to at least one of the Kickstarters he has worked for.
Kyle served in Israel as a combat medic and designs, operates, imports, and wholesales fireworks from China, which has allowed him the chance to travel extensively throughout Asia.
- Stewart Fleming
- Diana Pharaoh Francis
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Diana Pharaoh Francis writes books of a fantastical, adventurous, and often romantic nature. Her award-nominated novels include The Path series, the Crosspointe Chronicles, the Diamond City Magic books, the Mission: Magic series, Putting the Fun in Funeral, and the Witchkin Murders. Her novels have been translated into German and French. She holds a Ph.D. in Victorian literature and literary theory, and an MA in fiction writing. She’s been teaching for more than 20 years. She’s a member of SFWA and NINC. She’s owned by two corgis and a blue healer, and likes rocks, geocaching, knotting up yarn, and has a thing for 1800s England, especially the Victorians.
- Manny Frishberg
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Manny Frishberg has been making up stories since he first stared out a window. He spent the first half of his life learning how to write them and the second half learning what to write about, He is now spending the third half of his life making up stories, just like when he was eight years old.
- Gail Glass
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Gail is a retired recreational therapist who has done con costuming for 20 years as well as workshops on healing dance.
- James Glass
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Jim won the Golden pen award of wotf in 1991, has published ten novels and over sixty stories in magazines and anthologies. He is a retired physics professor and dean. His most recent novel, SYNTHS, came out in November of 2018.
- Tony Gregori
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TONY GREGORI is a cartoonist known for his work on RICK & MORTY, THE WORST DUDES, TMNT, PORKCHOP ROBOT KILLER, DEUCE OF HEARTS, ANCIENT NOISE, KARMA POLICE, TAFT STURGEON, DUST PIRATES, and more
- Robert Grey
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A member of the multiple award winning Sakura Rangers. Robert helped start the organization and has led them to over a dozen awards and hosted multiple events/conventions. Most recently he's hosted Cosplay and Skit contests at Sakuracon and Kumoricon as well as guested at Montana's own OokiiSoraCon.
- Desiree Greystone
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Desiree's first con was MisCon25 (Silver). She won best of theme for her Silver Steam Punk Outfit, and 3rd place overall...And she was hooked. She is thrilled to be judging the costume contest for the second year at MisCon.
When she is not working on costumes for Cons, she creates costumes for her local theatre. And, oh yeah…she makes her living as an art teacher at two elementary schools in Pullman, WA.
You can follow her on Instagram as she works toward opening an art gallery and art supply store in Pullman. Instagram.com/Greystonegrandgallery - Holly Greystone
- Lynsey Griswold
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Lynsey G is an award-winning writerly type with publications ranging from mainstream journalism (Rolling Stone, Playboy, Glamour) to indie comics (Tracy Queen, PACK) to fiction (Dwayne, Monkey Maids), nonfiction (Watching Porn), and beyond. She is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Oneshi Press, a seasoned editor for Big 5 publishers, a double Aquarius, a druid, and a veggiesaurus.
- Valerie Guyant
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Valerie Guyant is an Associate Professor at Montana State University Northern where she teaches a broad range of courses ranging from World Cinema to Harry Potter to Serial killers in popular culture. Her research interests include vampires, monsters, murder, mayhem, Victorian mores, fairy tales, and numerous popular culture touchstones. Her most recent two articles are on the Twilight Zone series and Shakespeare's use of folktales in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
- Meagan Hall
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Hair and makeup artist: I can make you pretty or scary....or both!
- Rhiannon Held
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Rhiannon Held writes urban fantasy, along with space opera and weird western (as R. Z. Held). She lives in Seattle, where she works as an archaeologist for an environmental compliance firm. At work, she mostly uses her degree for copy-editing technical reports; in writing, she uses it for cultural world-building; in public, she'll probably use it to check the mold seams on the wine bottle at dinner.
- Doug Hemphill
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Academy Award winning sound engineer Doug Hemphill's film career has spanned 46 years and over 190 films including standouts like Batman Begins, the Dark Knight, Bladerunner ( and Bladerunner 2049), 7 X-Men films, Star Trek 4 & 5, TMNT, National Lampoon's Xmas Vacation, I Robot, Scent of a Woman, and a few Planet of the Apes films.
He won Academy Awards for Best Sound on "The Last of the Mohicans" and Dune Parts 1 and 2, and was nominated in 8 other films.
He began as a Mix Recordist on "Apocalypse Now (1979), and continued working for Francis Ford Coppola through the release of "Rumble Fish (1983), after which he moved to Southern California, where he did field recordings for
- Rafael Hohmann
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Born in a castle dungeon in South America and moving to the United States at the age of six, Rafael Hohmann spent his young years reading, exploring abandoned mines, and drawing strategy maps to survive the oncoming zombie apocalypse. Writer of the best-selling dark fantasy trilogy The SunRider Saga, numerous short stories, and anthologies, he strives to write worlds filled with mysterious history, horrifying monsters, and delicious cuisine. Obsessed with fiction more so than reality, he writes epic fantasy and digitally paints monsters and soldiers. You can often find him gorging on sushi and playing video games late into the night.
- Jason A. Holt
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Jason writes books and works in the board game industry. He helped design the English-language word list for Codenames, which won the 2016 Spiel des Jahres. He co-authored the rulebook for Alchemists, which won the 2015 Essen Feather, a prize for best board game rulebook. Jason has also worked on rulebooks for Galaxy Trucker, Space Alert, Lost Ruins of Arnak, and every other game ever published by Czech Games Edition.
In his Fighter Fred novels, he combines his love of fantasy with his love of rulebooks and discovers that the result can be hilarious.
- Sierra Dawn Holt
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Sierra Stoneberg Holt has a doctorate in botany that she earned in the Czech Republic. (All her classes were in Czech, but she got to defend her dissertation in English.) She's using it on a 100-year-old family ranch where she gets to practice useful skills like hand milking cows, making cheese, monitoring ecosystem health, handling cattle on horseback, producing electricity, and teaching.
- Andrea Howe
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Andrea Howe has been a professional editor since 1997, starting on her college newspaper. Since then, she has worked on hundreds of projects including novels, newsletters, textbooks, corporate documents, and children's books. Notable texts include several Dragonlance novels and Brian Rathbone's Dawning of Power series. She's happy to be back at MisCon after a pandemic-induced absence. If you see her in the halls, feel free to say hi.
- Luke Hutson
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Luke Hutson is a professional Game Master who recently moved to Missoula, he is a certified CTE teacher, cartoonist, improv performer and comedian. He runs games on his own and is a reserve member of Black Shield Productions. He also appears twice monthly as host on the podcast RPGPysch currently in it's first season.
- Kurt Jagielow
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A Missoula cat and cosplay photographer, often found experimenting with vintage lenses and unusual film stocks when not at home sewing or reading Warhammer novels
- Stephanie Jagielow
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Stephanie is a local cosplayer and nature photographer who loves to crochet and read fantasy adventures.
- Esther Jones
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Esther is the owner of Impulsive Walrus Books, and the co-author of the Gift of Grace series and many other short stories with her husband, Frog. Esther has always loved creating fantastical stories, characters, and paintings. She loves cooking good food, watching k-dramas, and puttering around killing plants in her garden, if she's not already too busy killing her characters
- Frog Jones
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Frog Jones is the acquisitions editor of Impulsive Walrus books and the co-author of the Gift of Grace series, recently a featured project on the front page of Kickstarter. He has appeared in several anthologies and edited two, both published by Impulsive Walrus Books. He and his wife have been named a "Hidden Gem" by fantasybookreview.uk, and they're looking to become a little less hidden.
- James Jones
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Head of a magical family, Lord Alden Blackhand is a performing magician, historian and master machinist. When not on stage or performing mystifying close-up magic, Alden is busy manufacturing and designing mechanical wonders. Metalworking, blacksmithing, gunsmithing and inventors’ prototyping are his fields of specialization, from hand-cut gears to unique structures of precision detailed steel. Decades of experience ranging from massive machines to delicate silversmithing allow Alden to design and build tools, weapons and costume accessories that make metal dreams become real. (Check out his clockwork wings!)
- MaryAlice Jones
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Magician, writer, costumer and general herder of cats, kids and mystic beings, Madame Azira brings a perspective born from years of experience in many fields.
Performing with Jones Family Magic, Azira explores the eerie and mysterious with a magical and sometimes dangerous flair. - Reid Jones
- Sir. James Jones
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Jones family and Timeless Magic co, provides magic shows, side-shows, and variety style entertainment to all of Montana and the surrounding area.
Together with our sister company, Sound Geeks DJ and Sound, Jones family magic and timeless magic team is dedicated to providing top quality shows and jaw dropping feats! We perform at private parties, corporate events, fundraisers, and just about anywhere our talents are appreciated.
www.facebook.com/SoundGeeksdj
Www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=604144553057203&tsid=0.9939258735022249&source=result - Gabby Kaiser
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A self taught longtime cosplayer with an always growing list of projects and a deep pride in the ever expanding local community.
- Samantha King
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Hi! I’ve been cosplaying for over 15 years (since 2009!) and it’s been a whirlwind between finding good cosplay that fit and also altering cosplay to work for my body type and comfort. I love cosplay and can yap forever about it. :)
- Sanan Kolva
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Sanan Kolva is a technical editor by day, and writer of epic and steampunk fantasy the rest of the time. She is the author of The Chosen of the Spear series and The Silverline Chronicles, and her short fiction appears in a number of anthologies. When not writing, she enjoys baking and decorating cakes. She can be found at http://sanankolva.com.
- Tess Langston
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Tess Langston is the creator and owner of ShadowCast Studio where she self publishes her online graphic novels, creates graphic designs, traditional and digital art. She graduated from the University of Montana with a B.F.A in Media Arts Animation and was awarded the Outstanding Senior Award in her field. Since 2012 she has been publishing her work professionally including a short comic for Apostrophe magazine, 'Anime Asylum' on some-stories.com,'Coffee Ghost' shorts, and is currently working on her newest work 'Legend Catcher' at legendcatcher.com. On stage she has been known to do standup comedy for Cheeky Geeky Vaudeville and short skits with fellow performers.
- Todd Lockwood
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Todd Lockwood is an illustrator and author, whose work has appeared on NY Times best-selling novels, magazines, video games, collectible card games, and fantasy role-playing games. It has been honored with multiple appearances in Spectrum and the Communication Arts Illustration Annual, and with numerous industry awards. Always known for the narrative power of his paintings, Todd's debut novel, "The Summer Dragon" was released by DAW Books to rave reviews, named by B&N and Amazon both on their shortlist of "Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels of the Year." View his art at http://www.toddlockwood.com or get chummy at https://www.facebook.com/artoftoddlockwood
- Jonathan Maberry
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Jonathan Maberry is a New York Times best-selling author, five-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, anthology editor, comic book writer, executive producer, magazine feature writer, playwright, and writing teacher/lecturer.
His works include the V-Wars vampire series (adapted for Netflix), the Rot & Ruin YA series, the Kagan the Damned series, the Joe Ledger thrillers, sf thriller Necrotek, and the Pine Deep horror trilogy among others. He's written for The X-Files and Star Wars, and edited anthologies for Aliens, Predator, The Walking Dead, and more.
- Tod McCoy
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Tod McCoy is a Seattle-based writer whose work has appeared in Asimov’s, Starward Tales II, The People’s Apocalypse, and Bronies: For the Love of Ponies. A Clarion West graduate and current board member, he’s the publisher behind Hydra House Books, which publishes Pacific Northwest fantasy and science fiction.
- F.R. McNeil
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Diz is an enthusiastic costumer with a love for fantasy, nature, cats, and art as a whole. He has worked professionally as a costume designer and technician around the state for 14 years, including work on private commissions, cosplays, theatrical plays, and films.
- Danith McPherson
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Danith McPherson is often distracted from her writing by snowshoeing, kayaking, and star gazing. In keeping with her Scottish heritage, she is a kilt maker, and proudly wears McPherson tartan, especially at science fiction and fantasy conventions.
Her novels include the YA fantasy Blade of Mad Vision, adult fantasy Monarch of Lightning, and mystery novel Averted Vision. Her stories have appeared in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Amazing Stories, Revolution SF, & other places. Some of them are collected in Roar at the Universe. A second book of short stories, Through the Wall, will be out soon.
She's a member of the Science Fiction
- Theresa Miller
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Theresa Miller lives in a small town in Idaho with four cows, three beehives, two cats, and one husband - numbers subject to change at any time. She believes in the healing magic of food, cat purrs, and human attention. In the summer you will find her outdoors - gardening, hanging out with her bees, picking huckleberries, and writing. In the winter you will find her hiding from the cold - cooking, sewing, writing, and anything else that catches her fancy and keeps her close to the woodstove.
Her first novel, a cozy mystery with magic called Mushrooms, Magic, and Murder, came out in April 2023 - Karl Mitchell
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Doing what I can to keep things going after dark.
- Gwendolyn Nix
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Gwendolyn N. Nix is the author of the Celestial Scripts trilogy, Sharks of the Wasteland, I Have Asked To Be Where No Storms Come, and the forthcoming Bone Knuckles and the Rose Scavenger. She is an editor with Aconyte Books and lives in Montana. Find her musing at gwendolynnix.com
- Erika Noble
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Erika Noble is a Missoula local belly dancer who has been leading dance troupes and teaching with Dark Moon Fusion since 2012. She is ready to help teach expression and movement through dance!
- Dakota Nyght
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Dakota Nyght (she/her) is a Developmental and Line Editor for fiction authors and heart-led entrepreneurs. With 18+ years of writing and editing experience, she blends technical writing skills with her affinity as a fellow artist in a sensitive and insightful editing style. She holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Montana, a Certificate in Professional Editing from the University of Washington, and is a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association. Her website is dakotanyght.com.
- Dani Pak
- Katie Pak
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I am the owner of DigiKat Cosplay in Missoula MT. I have been cosplaying for over 20 years. I love all areas of cosplay spanning numerous fandoms, especially the underdogs.
- Joshua Pate-Terry
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Optimized for shenanigans.
- Randy Pepprock
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I'm a 63 year old ex rock and roller who has had a lifelong fascination with building models and dioramas, I have previously done work in the film industry in Los Angeles as a scenic artist, but for the last 30 years or so I have been the sole owner & operator of Dioramas Plus & Downtown Deco, companies that produce architectural miniature kits for hobbyists that build model train sets and military dioramas.
- Rob Perrier
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Author of Halidar: The Last Surveyor - Rob is steeped in history and the thrills of the unknown, writing Fantasy and Sci-Fi that's both refreshingly familiar and explosively original. For over a decade, his stories have been lighting up collections and online publications, leaving a trail of fans eager for more. Find out more at robperrier.com
- Jason Rocheleau
- Nikki Rossignol McCoy
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Nikki Rossignol is a mom, illustrator, art teacher, dancer, mythology buff, and poet from just outside of Missoula, Montana. She has illustrated a mythology-based brand for Down The Road Brewing Company in Boston, MA, worked as a court-room sketch artist for Dateline NBC, and as a concept artist for Peach Pit films. She has danced with Donlavey and Mimoda dance companies in Los Angeles, and for Chicago Opera works.
- Bryant Santos
- John Eric Schleicher
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John Eric (“J. E.”) Schleicher is an award-winning author who writes stories that leave behind a fantastical aftertaste long after reading. His short fiction has appeared in various publications such as L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 40, Creepy Podcast, The Colored Lens Speculative Fiction Magazine and Tiny Terrors.
His short story, “Squiddy,” was a winner of the Writers of the Future contest and is currently being novelized. When not reading or writing, he enjoys wandering wonderstruck (on two legs or knobby wheels) the mountains near his home in Missoula, Montana.
Can’t get enough of J.E.? You’re coming on a bit strong. But okay. He came ready.
- Greg Schneider
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Greg is a life long gamer and has been running events at Miscon for the past twenty years. He has run a game store, run a gaming convention, written a gaming column, been president of a gaming club and started Black Shield Productions, a gaming event company. Greg is currently working on Fantasy Live, a live action D&D style role-playing game and will be hosting a prototype of Fantasy Live Friday and Saturday nights.
Follow Greg's gaming on Twitter @BurnBlackRose or his politics stuff @schneiderlorax
- Ann Marie Scott
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After twenty years as a US Air Force space operations officer, AM now operates a laptop, trading in real satellites for fictional spaceships in the Folding Space Universe. Start with Lightwave: Nexus Station or Lightwave: Clocker.
Sign up for the Scott Space Newsletter and get three free short stories, Lightwave: Short Stories 1. https://www.amscottwrites.com/lightwave-free/
Website: https://www.amscottwrites.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amscottwrites/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AMScottWrites/ - Elizabeth Shaw
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Elizabeth has been sewing since her cloverbud days in 4-H. In college she started working seasonally for the Missoula Children’s Theater, where she learned pattern manipulation, draping, drafting, and costume history. Elizabeth has been full time at the theater for 6 years.
- Candi Lyn Siemens
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Candi Lyn Siemens is a writer and high school English teacher. In addition to winning Honorable Mention twice in the Writers of the Future contest, she has self-published a handful of short stories. Currently, you can find her on World Anvil writing and publishing her first complete novel manuscript (if she succeeds at her resolution this year).
- Valhalla's Workbench Silvan
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We are a conglomeration of artists that work together to improve ourselves, our skills, and each other in the same. We are an odd family of different sorts that have learned that working together is better than trying to go it alone. We search all over to find other artists and artisans to promote and also for products that our customers would love to have.
We travel to several events to sell our wares and our crafts. There have been some bumps over the years and we have lost and gained several workmen. As the work flows as does life.
- Steven K Smith
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Steven K. Smith, also known online as SKS Props, is an award-winning artist, fabricator, and owner of SKS Prop and Costume Supply. While he makes and sells professional-grade cosplay props and replica costumes, his goal is to teach people the techniques and fundamentals they need to create their own props and costumes.
Steve has uploaded over 200 instructional cosplay and prop videos to his Youtube channel, SKS Props, and is active in various Facebook cosplay communities.
- D.L. Solum
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D.L. Solum - I'm the author of the upcoming series: Persephone - A Tale of Darker Seattle.
I currently live in Seattle but will always be from Butte, Montana. I'm a lifelong collector of odd friends and odder hobbies, including - armoured medieval combat, fishing, hunting and computer games.
I run the South Seattle Fiction Writers Online group and am intermediate-level competent with the Scrivener program.
This latest obsession with writing Epic-Urban Fantasy is made possible via the encouragement and tolerance of my life-partner, Kate.
- Jeff Sturgeon
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Jeff Sturgeon is a northwest artist known for his beautiful, award-winning metal paintings. His career spans over thirty years, coming up through the ranks as a young fan artist in the 80s to being hired in the first wave of computer game artists in the late 80s/early 90s. A long career in the 90s as an artist, animator, concept artist, lead artist, game designer, and art director followed most notably for Electronic Arts. He continued to paint and display his work at science fiction conventions around the country and created new cover and interior work for clients such as Harper Collins Publishing and NASA JPL.
- Travis Suzuki
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Travis Suzuki is a local GM and all around nerd who loves to discuss his favorite novels, games, and fandoms
- Patrick Swenson
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Patrick Swenson edited Talebones magazine for 14 years, and he still runs Fairwood Press, a book line, which began in 2000. A graduate of Clarion West, his first novel The Ultra Thin Man appeared from Tor. The sequel is The Ultra Big Sleep. He has sold stories to the anthology Unfettered III, Like Water for Quarks, and magazines such as Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine, Figment, and others. He runs the Rainforest Writers Village retreat every spring at Lake Quinault, Washington. He's been a high school teacher for 35 years. He lives in Bonney Lake, Washington with his son Orion.
- Zootown Tea
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Zootown Tea is a Missoula cosplay group dedicated to bringing our community together. We put on tea parties in the summer and photoshoots year round. We are so excited to hang out with your wonderful people!
- Mark Teppo
- Steven Thomas
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Steven Thomas (He/they) is happy to be the king of half this Cosplay kingdom. Steven can be found hosting the podcasts "All the Webs a Stage" (a short play podcast) & "Capes and Caverns" (a superhero actual play ttrpg). They also occasionally appear onstage, most recently as Bob in Misscast's production of "The Visitors".
- Jason Tupeck
- Elizabeth Vann-Clark
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Liz Vann-Clark is the founder and president of SageFen Maker Fest, an arts and education 501c3. With her team, she enjoys teaching a wide variety of make & takes for creative people of all ages and skill levels. You can find SageFen makers at art walks, ren faires, conventions, and community events teaching and having fun!
- Andy VanOverberghe
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Andy VanOverberghe (an-dee van o-ver-berg) is a creator focusing in animation arts and fine art illustration on wood and stone. His work provokes imagination through the exploration of science fiction, philosophy, psychology, nature, spirituality, the cosmos, geometry, anatomy, and the world observed.
- Noah Visscher
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Noah is the owner and head instructor of Third Mountain Martial Arts in Belgrade, Montana. He has been training for almost 30 years and has over 15 years of experience teaching martial arts. His passion is for helping students discover their own strengths, and step into their confidence. Noah loves to incorporate the mental side of the martial arts into his lessons: stress inoculation, visualizing success, and regulating the nervous system through breathwork are some of his favorites. He also has degrees in both Health and Human Performance and Acupuncture. His favorite TTRPG character is a half-elf monk, his Bending style is Fire, and his favorite Star Wars faction is the Matukai.
- Katie Wahler
- Hunter Kay Wallace
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Hunter Kay Wallace (also online as Hunter Cowles Wallace) is the author of The Migratory Farmers fantasy series. As an artist, she runs a literature-inspired adult coloring blog, sculpts gem trees, and burns dinner (sometimes creatively). As a "farmer," she's a plant killer and a chicken mom.
Find Hunter Kay at the Hamilton, Montana farmers market and at hunterkaywallace.com
She is always looking for beta readers, ARC readers, and artistic collaborators (and only bites if you steal her snacks).
- Dean Wells
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Dean Wells is an author, educator, and workshop leader. His published work has appeared in Queer Sci Fi, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, 10Flash Quarterly, and other fine venues of speculative fiction, including the anthologies Ink, Ceaseless Steam, and The Best of BCS. He has also written for the performing arts in various media, and is an active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association. Dean and his wife live in the Pacific Northwest with a cat, rabbits, mountain beavers, and a socially indifferent family of raccoons.
- Walter Wiese
- Clare Wood
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Clare Wood is a partner in Self-Publishing Services, a Missoula-based company that helps writers of all kinds achieve their dreams. SPS offers a suite of services that includes editing, formatting, and marketing. Before she founded SPS, Clare was a journalist for forty years. Her last newspaper was the Austin American-Statesman and her last website was MSN.com.
- Jim Wright
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Jim Wright is a retired US Navy Chief Warrant Officer and freelance writer. He lives in Florida where he watches American politics in a perpetual state of amused disgust. He's been called the Tool of Satan, but he prefers the title: Satan's Designated Driver. He is the mind behind Stonekettle Station. You can follow him on Twitter @stonekettle, or you can join the boisterous bunch he hosts on Facebook at Facebook/Stonekettle. Remember to bring brownies and mind the white cat, he bites. Hard.
- David Yake
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David Yake is a lifelong Northwest Resident. Majoring in Zoology after a lifelong study of wildlife, habitat and their connections, he is currently an employee of the Washington Department of Ecology, Seasonal employee of the National Park Service and pursuing his Master's in Wildlife Sciences. Alongside these passions is a love for Worldbuilding, Game Design, Paleontology, Theater and Live Action Role Play making for a true Jack of All Trades lifestyle.
- Lacy Zee
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Lacy Zee is an international tattoo artist with over 25 years in the industry. She currently tattoos at Inked Expressions in Chattanooga, TN & at Blaque Owl Tattoo in Missoula. Her style ranges from realism and portraits to the exaggerated New Skool style. She also enjoys costuming, prop fabrication and cosplay.
Since 2011 Lacy has been plunging audiences into shock and awe as Vox Moxxi. Founder of The Illustrated Circus Burlesque and Sideshow and one of the founding members of The Cigarette Girls Burlesque, Vox brings classic and Neo burlesque to the stage with a sensual flare. But when Her Sexcelency Vox Moxxi graces you with her Sideshow burlesque acts... You'll never be the same
