MisCon 40 Speakers
- Black Shield Productions
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System matters, but great storytelling matters more. Black Shield Productions is a team of high-quality, professional Game Masters able and ready to provide fun and exciting role-playing events to everyone from the new player looking to try out role playing, to the long time player looking for new and challenging games and role playing experiences. Make your next game a great one with Black Shield Productions!
- Dark Moon Fusion
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Dark Moon Fusion is a local Missoula Bellydance troupe.
- 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 (LilSnikSnak)
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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!
- Mars (Mars)
- Elies Adams (Bozeman Paranormal)
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I am a paranormal investigator that has investigated about 10 years now. I am also a cosplayer and run various other groups.
- 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 mindfulness meditation facilitator and a counselor in training at the University of Montana. She used to work in MisCon's Art Show, and for the past few MisCons has been helping out at the Info Desk.
- Chris Blazer
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Chris has long helped make MisCon happen, especially working in costuming.
- M. H. Bonham (Maggie)
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M. H. (Maggie) Bonham is an award-winning author and editor of more than 35 books and thousands of short pieces. She is the publisher of Sky Warrior Book Publishing LLC. She is also the author of the bestselling novels Prophecy of Swords, Lachlei, and Howling Dead.
- Bruce Brenneise
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Bruce Brenneise (pronounced Bren-EYE-zee) is an award- winning illustrator known for world-building via vibrant, epic, otherworldly environments for a variety of projects including Magic the Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, Slay the Spire, The Witcher (novels), Numenera, and the Cosmere (RPG). Fun facts: Bruce studied scientific illustration at the University of Michigan (BFA), lived in China for six years, buys his hats from the Amish, and has traveled thirty-nine countries and counting. His favorite artists include Keith Parkinson, Michael Whelan, and Donato Giancola. He lives with his wife, son, cats, and carnivorous plants in the Pacific Northwest.
- 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.
- 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.
- Echo Chernik
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Echo Chernik is an award winning art nouveau illustrator. She is well known for her gaming art for the rpg Shadowrun, as well as her sapphic and sexy pinup artwork. She has a gallery in Bellingham, WA. Her most recent collection is her art nouveau cat artwork - and she can be found on instagram @echochernik - Her progeny Cat Chernik is currently touring with her and specializes in a Halloween vibe aesthetic that you can view on insta at @cherni.cat
- C.E. Chester
- Mitchel Coombs
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Mitchel Coombs is an award-winning broadcast meteorologist, storm chaser and nature photographer based in Missoula, Montana. He was named the 2025 Montana Weathercaster of the Year. While his day job is in television, off camera, he’s a dedicated cosplayer, crafting detailed fur and foam builds. He is the reigning MisCon Master’s Division Cosplay Contest champion.
- Clay Cooper (Ol Scratch)
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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.
- 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.
- Dragon Dronet
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Dragon Dronet is a weapon specialist, armorer, actor, prop master, and Sith Lord who has worked in Hollywood for decades. He appears as Darth Malgus from the video game Star Wars the Old Republic. Dragon has build props for tv shows and movies such as Spiderman No Way Home, Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Heroes, Lost, True Blood, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Total Recall, RoboCop 2, Batman Returns, Eraser, Alien: Resurrection, MacGyver, Alien Nation, Space Rangers, The X-Files, Babylon 5, and Earth 2, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek: First Contact, (among many others).
- Josh Eamon
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Professional sword maker for over 12 years.
- 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.
- Shane Edington
- Amber Edwards
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Geeky gamer girl who is 99.9% certain that she is a Disney princess.
- Kyle Elliott (Big Kyle)
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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.
- Jeff Fennel
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Jeff is an award-winning artist & designer in a variety of media and disciplines and teaches digital art and entertainment design at Butte College in Northern California. He has always had a deep passion for science fiction and fantasy and was a quarterly winner in the first Illustrators of the Future competition. He is a juried member of the I.A.A.A., and a frequent guest at sci-fi conventions throughout the western U.S. His skills in art, design, worldbuilding and storytelling have translated into millions of units sold for major clients like Electronic Arts, Sega, Sony, 3DO, Accolade, TSR, Wizards of the Coast, Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, and Nintendo.
- 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.
- Brian Grinnell (Belsac)
- 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.
- 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.
- Lizzy D. Hill
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- Luke Hutson (Comixguy)
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Luke Hutson is a professional Game Master who recently moved to Missoula, he is a former CTE teacher, a 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.
- GS Jennsen
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G. S. JENNSEN lives in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho with her husband and two dogs. She has become an internationally bestselling author since her first novel, Starshine, was published in 2014. While she has been a lawyer, a software engineer and an editor, she's found the life of a full-time author preferable by several orders of magnitude. When she isn't writing, she's gaming or working out or getting lost in the mountains and lakes that loom large outside the windows in her home
- Brittney Johnson (Brett)
- Judy Johnson (Entwife Judy)
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Entwife Judy has been my badge name for several decades. Now I'm getting serious about my WIP novel, and also the startup organization that will promote Research and Development related to the worldbuilding scheme in it. Turns out "Shirtsleeve" tether-spin-gravity asteroid habitats might be be feasible in mere decades, but somebody has to "Make it so" -- we're creating the L4 Space Habitat Society. Otherwise, I work part-time and travel in my RV with my dog.
- 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 (Lord Alden Blackhand)
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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 (Mistress Azira)
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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.
- Sir. James Jones (Sir .James)
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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 (Mattykeehl)
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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 (Sam)
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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.
- Cheyenna Krone
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Cheyenna grew up with exposure to veterinary medicine, a passion for art and a deep interest in STEM. She attended her first convention, Miscon 2010, where she met a myriad of professional artists and kindled a professional dabbling in illustration starting at Miscon 2011. In college, she pursued Biomedical Engineering and then picked up a second major in Fine Arts, completing dual bachelors degrees in 2018. This led to a pursuit into biotechnology and moving to the Seattle, Washington area. Outside of her formal work in STEM she is an illustrator in the PNW fantasy convention circuit.
- 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
- Joseph Malik
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Joseph Malik is an author, adventurer, swordsman, and retired gunslinger for the Illuminati. His debut novel, Dragon’s Trail, sold over 10,000 copies in eighteen months while receiving mainstream critical acclaim, qualifying him for the 2017 and 2018 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction and Fantasy. He has been a longtime panelist and demonstrator at science fiction and fantasy conventions, sought-after for his expertise in swordsmanship, hand combat, and warfighting, as well as his personal history of doing all his characters’ stunts-from BASE jumping to blacksmithing.
- Patty Mascia (Azzarinne)
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Photographer. Nerd. Musician. Humanitarian. Spoonie. Powered by ibuprofen and stubbornness. (she/her)
- Phil Mascia
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- 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 (Diz)
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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
- Emily Mihalic (Princess Emily)
- Theresa Miller
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Theresa Miller lives in a small town in Idaho with seven cows, zero 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.
- John D. Nilles
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John D. Nilles is a 5th generation Montanan, filmmaker, & film educator. In his over 20 years of industry experience, John has written/directed/produced countless short films, commercials, corporate videos, documentaries, music videos, & feature films. John is particularly fond of Westerns and Science Fiction. Especially when they intersect. He currently resides in Missoula, MT where he owns Shoot Montana. His latest action-adventure film, Saving For The Day, is slated for release in 2024.
- 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 (Eekie)
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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!
- Neil Norman
- 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.
- 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 (The Okayest GM)
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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.
- 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
- Ann Marie Scott (AM)
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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/
- Steven L Sears
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Steven L. Sears is an acclaimed writer and producer with over 40 years of experience in Hollywood. He is best known as the Co-Executive Producer of Xena: Warrior Princess and the creator of Sheena. His extensive career began in the 80s, writing for iconic hits like The A-Team, Hardcastle and McCormick, and Riptide. He is also the author of the sci-fi graphic novel Stalag-X.
- 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 fantasy writer, high school English teacher, and card-carrying geek.
- Valhalla's Workbench Silvan (Workman)
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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 (SKS Props)
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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.
- Lee Stahl (OOPS Director)
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Onsite Operations Director. Second only the Pre Onsite Operations, wild wielder of lasers, knitting needles and an embroidery machine. Crafty old lady masquerading as a middle aged dude. Father of four, avid gardener, and nerdiest of nerdy nerds.
- Doug Stobie
- 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.
- Patrick Swenson: Fairwood Press
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Patrick Swenson is the author of The Ultra Long Goodbye, the 3rd book in the Union of Worlds trilogy. He's the author of the dark fantasy Rain Music, the editor and publisher of Fairwood Press (www.fairwoodpress.com), and a graduate of Clarion West. He's sold short fiction to Unavowed, Unfettered III, Unbound II, Gunfight on Europa Station, Seasons Between Us, and others. He's the director of the Rainforest Writers Village, a retreat in the PNW (rainforestwriters.com). He taught high school for 39 years and now spends his work time on the press and writing. Fairwood has published over 130 titles of science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy, as well as occasional SF mysteries.
- Gregory Swensrud (Elling Hrolleifson)
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Norseman. Mead maker. Struggling, hopeful new author (aren't we all?). Former archaeologist. Current history buff. SciFi/Fantasy geek (again...aren't we all?). More hobbies and interests than time or money. (third time's the charm...) First Miscon? 5.
- Tyler Taylor (Brain Box Gaming)
- 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!
- 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.
- Matthew Vetter
- 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.
- Michael Wagner (Mike)
- 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.
- Danica Winters
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- 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 (Stonekettle)
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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.
- Matthew Yetter (aurickle)
- Lacy Zee (Vox Moxxi)
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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
