Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

Tess Langston

MisCon 40 Attending Professional

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. At the age of three she was diagnosed with autism, which has proved to be a strength in her case. From a very early age she loved sequential storytelling and started her pursuit into comics and animation. Since then, she has 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 and other projects yet to be announced. On stage she has been known to do standup comedy for Cheeky Geeky Vaudeville and short skits with fellow performers. Her love of mythology, biology, animation, stage performance, dancing, and other nerdy things have made their way into her writing one way or another with a fun unique twist. You can find more of her work at shadowcaststudio.com.

Scheduled Panels and Games:

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(Tentative)

• Thu 7:00 - 7:50 PM, Meet the Artists: Speedfriending Edition, Dragon Pavilion
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: John Barba, Justin Barba, Bruce Brenneise, Michael Brugger, Echo Chernik, Jayel Draco, Dragon Dronet, Brian Grinnell (Belsac), Cheyenna Krone, Tess Langston, Todd Lockwood, Randy Pepprock, Nikki Rossignol McCoy, Steven K Smith (SKS Props), Jeff Sturgeon, Jim Wright (Stonekettle), Lacy Zee (Vox Moxxi)

  If you want to get to know some of MisCon 40's artists, this is the place for you! It's like speed dating, but without the romance. We'll provide lists of question prompts to help break the ice (though you can ask whatever you want), split everyone into pairs, and run quick 3 to 5-minute rounds before rotating to a new conversation partner. Come swap stories, talk art, movies, anime, pop culture, and make a new connection.

• Break Thu 7:50 - Fri 1:00
• Fri 1:00 - 1:50 PM, Informal Author Meet & Greet: Speedfriending Edition, Dragon Pavilion
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: Justin Barba, Jessica Brawner, C E Chester, Stoney Compton, Katie Cross, Laramie Dean, Jayel Draco, Manny Frishberg, James Glass, Lynsey Griswold (Lynsey G), Rhiannon Held, GS Jennsen, Esther Jones, Frog Jones, Sanan Kolva, Tess Langston, Todd Lockwood, Joseph Malik, Tod McCoy, Danith McPherson, Theresa Miller, Gwendolyn Nix, AM Scott, Steven L Sears, D.L. Solum, Jeff Sturgeon, Patrick Swenson: Fairwood Press, Hunter Kay Wallace, Dean Wells, Danica Winters, Jim Wright (Stonekettle), Matthew Yetter

  If you want to get to know some of MisCon 40's writers/editors, this is the place for you! It's like speed dating, but without the romance. We'll provide lists of question prompts to help break the ice (though you can ask whatever you want), split everyone into pairs, and run quick 3 to 5-minute rounds before rotating to a new conversation partner. Come swap stories, talk art, movies, anime, pop culture, and make a new connection.

• Break Fri 1:50 - Fri 3:00
• Fri 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Creative Collaboration, the Ins and Outs of Combining Creative Folks, Great Hall 3
  Panelists: Frog Jones, Tess Langston, Todd Lockwood

  Let's have an open discussion; inviting all artists, writers, all creative types to talk about how to navigate collaborating with another person on different projects.

• Fri 4:00 - 4:50 PM, The History of White Boy Fandom Drama, Great Hall 1
  Panelists: Tess Langston

  Let's talk about the centuries of drama and tropes attributed to fandom stemming from white men. Including a French guy inserting his OC into Arthurian legend to men getting paid to make fan art and fan fiction for big companies.

• Break Fri 4:50 - Sat 11:00
• Sat 11:00 - 11:50 AM, From Brainstorm to Bookshelf, Great Hall 1
  Panelists: Jayel Draco, Tess Langston

  Join creators Jayel Draco and Tess Langston for a deep dive into the journey of indie publishing. Learn how to transform a raw idea into a finished, professional book and navigate the steps of getting your work into the hands of your audience.

• Break Sat 11:50 - Sat 3:00
• Sat 3:00 - 3:50 PM, From Brainstorm to Bookshelf:, Great Hall 2
  Panelists: Jayel Draco, Tess Langston

  Join creators Jayel Draco and Tess Langston for a deep dive into the journey of indie publishing. Learn how to transform a raw idea into a finished, professional book and navigate the steps of getting your work into the hands of your audience.