OryconThe Quest for the Ultimate 37 Artifact

Author GOH Artist GOH Tanya Huff Alan M Clark Editor GOH Cosplay GOH Jason V Brock Ryan Wells Music GOH The PDX Broadsides 1 OryconThe Quest for the Ultimate 37 Artifact Oregon’s Premier Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention November 20-22, 2015 • Portland Waterfront Marriott Portland, Oregon, USA

Author Guest of Honor Tanya Huff

Artist Guest of Honor Alan M. Clark

Editor Guest of Honor Jason V. Brock

Cosplay Guest of Honor Ryan Wells

Musical Guest of Honor The PDX Broadsides

OryCon

Po rtland, OR

2 1 Welcome To … party room. Children ages 6-12 are admitted at half ballrooms); on easels provided for signage; Comply with all hotel rules and Oregon the adult price and may operate indepen- on panel room doors when printed on the state law. If you do something that gains the dently as long as they cause no problems. official template; the walls of the eleva- attention of the hotel (noise complaints, Those not capable of operating responsibly tor landings on the 14th and 15th floors. smoking, etc.) then the person or persons re- on their own must be kept under adult su- Flyers may also be posted on the OryCon- sponsible for the room and party are respon- pervision or taken to the official Child Care provided easels or signposts (check at the sible for any fines or legal problems that may Area. Info Desk for locations). arise. All children 12 or under must be under di- Flyers need to be printed per the hotel pro- OryconThe Quest for the Ultimate 37 Artifact Weapons rect adult supervision after 8 PM. Children vided template. A copy of the template is avail- 8 and over may work as convention volun- able in the OryCon Office. The wearing of weapons or anything that teers, but those aged 8-11 may do so for no Do not post signs in the following areas: may resemble a weapon is prohibited. The more than 4 hours per day. Those aged 12- elevators; lobby, restaurants, and coffee bar; OSFCI Code of Conduct Smoking and Vaping Policy use of a weapon as part of a Masquerade/ 16 may do so for no more than 6 hours per hotel public restrooms; any entry/exit door Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, Inc. By Hilton policy, smoking and vaping are Costume event costume must be approved day. to the Hotel. Signs posted in disallowed does not tolerate discrimination or harass- prohibited in all DoubleTree properties, in- by the event director before the event, and places will be removed. ment of any kind, including but not limited to cluding but not limited to sleeping rooms, may only be worn during, in transit to, or Photo Policy physical assault, battery, deliberate intimidation, meeting areas, and the restaurant and bar. from the event. Failure to comply with this By entering the OryCon convention space, Lost & Found stalking or unwelcome physical contact. This They are also prohibited outside in most policy is grounds for immediate expulsion members consent to video and/or audio re- Lost and Found is located in the Operations areas close to the hotel entrances and air policy applies to your interactions with fellow from the convention. Any weapons pur- cording by both OryCon staff and other event Office. Following a convention or event, all intakes. You can smoke or vape outside the con-goers, program participants, hotel employ- chased in the Dealer’s Room or Art Show attendees. Visual recording includes both unclaimed lost and found pertaining to that ballroom entrance if you remain more than ees, and guests of the hotel. Be respectful of and must be securely wrapped before leaving the 25 feet from the doorway. The park across photography and videography. Some conven- convention or event will be logged and placed courteous towards others. If you have graduated Exhibit Hall and stored in a hotel room, ve- the street is available until it closes at mid- tion spaces or events will prohibit or restrict in a box with the convention year and a list of from kindergarten, we expect you to understand hicle, etc. We understand that most people visual and/or audio recording; signs will be the contents. Also listed on the box will be a night. Please remember there is no smoking who want to display weapons are careful and that you need to ask before you touch and that at the TriMet station either. posted indicating such restrictions. date three years later. “no” means “no”. If someone tells you “no” or “go responsible. However, due to the present li- For the purpose of visual recording, Every year, for three years, this box will away”, your business with them is done. Note ability laws, the risk of accident or distress, OryCon event spaces are not public. be brought to the corresponding conven- that falsely reporting harassing behavior is, itself, Party Policy and to preserve good relationships with ho- Attendees may ask photographers and vid- tion where its contents can be claimed. After a harassing behavior under this code of conduct. tel staff, we have adopted this policy. Please eographers to not be specifically recorded; three years, as marked on the box, the con- What is a party? Any event held in hotel keep weapons in your rooms. If you feel you have been harassed, please find space where fliers are posted; public invita- however, unintentional or non-specific re- tents remaining will be donated to an ap- the nearest OryCon volunteer, identifiable by tions are given out (verbally or written); or Masks cording is likely due to the nature of the con- propriate charity, or thrown out as deemed a burgundy badge ribbon with gold lettering. if Convention Committee or Hotel Security vention. People have a reasonable expecta- appropriate. Alternately, please contact the Information deems it to be a party. The hotel requires that no facial masks be tion of privacy and the right to control visual worn in the lobby area for security reasons. Desk in the lobby, the Office staff in the Weidler Rules: A member of OryCon must register and audio recording in their hotel rooms. Have a question? room during operating hours, or the Operations the party with OryCon Hotel Liaison. This There will be signs denoting the boundaries When stopping for photography in a hall- staff at any time in the Portland room on the person will be responsible to see that the rest of the no-masks areas. In addition, people way, please be brief and do not block the flow Visit the Info Desk (located in the hotel second floor. of the rules are followed in their party. wearing full face paint will not be served al- of hallway traffic. Be aware that a flash or other lobby, across from the coffee bar) or ask any- Violation of this policy may result in action NEW: The hotel policies on signage have cohol in the restaurant, bar and Writer’s Rest light source may interfere with event activities. one wearing a burgundy ribbon with gold by the con committee ranging from warnings changed. See the new Signage Policy for (they have to be able to tell whether you and OryCon will only accept photo submissions lettering (ConCom ribbon). to having your membership revoked with no re- clarification. your ID match). For everyone’s comfort, if they include an explicit statement from the fund, and the decision of the event chair is final. The list of parties will be handed off to the please keep these rules in mind. owner of the work giving OryCon permis- OryCon Party Coordinator at con. Action by the convention in no way precludes Child Policies sion to reproduce, publish, and distribute the the injured individual or the hotel from pursu- Responsible individual must not be under work for the purpose of promoting OryCon. the influence of alcohol. ing whatever remedies, civil or criminal, they see All children must be registered with the Submissions must be sent in the form of A contact list for individuals responsible fit. convention and must be accompanied by an links to online galleries (Flickr, YouTube, for each party must be given to the OryCon After the event, OSFCI may take further ac- adult. Children ages 5 and under are admit- Party Coordinator prior to the event. Photobucket, Facebook, etc.). Attachments tion, including banning the offender from fur- ted to the convention without charge and If alcoholic drinks are served, ALL mem- will be ignored. Please send all submissions to will be issued a badge that must be kept with ther events. bers must show valid identification. [email protected]. Please note that other behaviors, including the child (or a nearby diaper bag, for exam- Responsible individual must attend their Signage Policy but not limited to destruction of hotel property, party during party hours, or if needed, leave ple) rather than with one of the parents. The can also result in the actions described above. someone connected with them in charge, child must be under the supervision of an OryCon staff and attendees may only put A copy of the procedures for enforcement of with a way to be contacted if they are re- adult, or in the official Child Care Area, at up signage with blue painters tape in the this code are available on the OSFCI web site at quired to be somewhere else. all times. If a young child is found unattend- following approved areas (tape MUST be osfci.org/code.html. No alcoholic drinks in other hotel or con- ed, he or she will be delivered to the Child on the backside of signage and not visible): vention space. All alcohol must remain in the Care Area and the responsible adult(s) will Inside OryCon space (in panel rooms and be billed. 2 3 Hours of Operation Activities and Events Art Show This service is provided on a first-come, weapons that serve as a necessary part of it, The OryCon Art Show features fantasti- first-served basis. The nannies are legally -al you are allowed to bring them to the stag- Art Show Hospitality cal works from all facets of fandom. From lowed to take only a certain number of kids ing room and the ballroom for the contest. Online Program … (total number is age dependent) at a time. A They must be wrapped or covered, and you Friday: 2pm - 6pm Friday-Saturday steampunk to faeries, dragons to deathstars, Saturday: 10am - 7pm Breakfast 7am-10am orycon37.sched.org our artists translate their visions into two $10 surcharge will be applied for late pickup. must bring them directly from your room For more information or to donate child-ap- to the contest, and then return them im- Sunday: 9am - 11am Lunch 11am-5pm OryCon 37 programming is now avail- and even three dimensions! Stop by and see propriate items please contact Ilia Whitney mediately after. If you have a particularly Auction: 12pm in Mt Hood Dinner 6pm-8pm able online via a mobile-friendly website at what your favorite local artist has been up to Art Pick Up Snacks All night at [email protected]. large weapon prop, please ask the staff for : Beginning at orycon37.sched.org. No account is neces- in the last year, and discover new artists who 1pm Sunday an escort. Projectile props of any kind must sary to view the programming information. have recently joined us. While visiting the Breakfast 7am-10am Children’s Programming/ not have any ammunition, regardless of type Set up a free account with Sched and you can Art Show, be sure to fill out a ballot for the Child Care Lunch 11am-3pm (doors close at 4pm) (water, foam, etc.) create your own custom OryCon schedule. Member’s Favorites Awards, and don’t forget OryKids Friday 3pm-11pm ‘Writer’s Rest’ Hospitality Bar to fill out a Bidder Registration Card should We have been expanding children’s pro- • No flame, fire, smoke, liquids, pres- surized gasses, lasers, sharks with lasers or Saturday 10am-11pm, with breaks - 21 yrs and over Don’t Miss an Event you decide to join in the bidding! gramming in the last few years to help make at 1pm-1:30pm and 6pm-6:30pm All of OryCon 37 programming is listed Art Show is located on the lower level OryCon a more family-friendly event. similar substances may be used with your Friday & Saturday 6pm-2am OryKids programs explore fan interests costume. Sunday 10am-3pm online. Panels can be sorted by date, track parking area next to the Dealer’s Room and is open to membership. Please do not bring like crafts, gaming, costuming, science and • Follow the directions of the stage staff Info Desk topic, location, and by panelist. When view- Dealers Room ing panelist schedules, the information is in any food or drink. No photography is al- stories; and are scheduled in one centrally at all times. Only enter and exit the stage as Friday 10am-9pm separated into “speaking” and “moderation” lowed in the Art Show. Want to help run Art located room. We have programs suited to directed. Friday 12pm-6pm Saturday 9am-9pm schedules and is not integrated with the rest Show next year? Meet artists, help with sales, all kids, as well as some for ages 3-6 and some • Never surprise the staff on stage. If your Saturday 10am-7pm Sunday 9am-6pm of the panelist’s schedule. and hang out with the cool kids? Drop a line for older ages. Age suitability is included in costume involves a special effect designed to Sunday 11am-4pm to [email protected] and we’ll sign you some program descriptions. New and spe- wow or surprise the crowd, inform the staff OryCon Office Stay Up-to-Date right up! cial events for 2015 will include a Monster of it beforehand. Fan Lounge Friday 10am-8pm Sched will cache the schedule data to your PJ Party, a Dance, a Costume Parade, Paper • OryCon is a family friendly event. Costumes need to be PG-13 in what they Friday 3pm-Late Saturday 10am-9pm mobile device for offline access. Use the “re- Child Care Tunics and Armor and a Design-your-own- fresh” button in the options menu while game Workshop and more with the folks reveal, and your actions and language on Saturday 10am-6pm Sunday 10am-2pm Childcare will be provided by professional connected to the internet and Sched will up- adult nannies. The parent or legal guardian from the Interactive Museum of Gaming stage need to reflect this. Registration date your programming data with the latest must sign a medical waiver so that the nanny and Puzzlery (IMOGAP)! Please note that • Final judgment about any costume Fan Tables Friday 11am-10pm OryCon information. OryCon staff will up- can release the child for emergency medical our programs are not childcare and that appropriateness will fall to the Costume Friday Contest MC, and his decision will be final. Saturday 9am-10pm date Sched data regularly throughout the con. care in the event of an emergency and the par- OryCon rules and common sense should 12pm-7pm guide you in whether or not to accompany The costume contest will be judged with Sunday 9am-2pm Find Friends ents cannot be located in a timely fashion. We also require a liability waiver. Both forms will your child. 3 categories. Everyone in competing will be Saturday After hours Reg will be on call. Sched.org has optional social features 10am-7pm be available at check in. Scrip will be available required to cross the stage for the audience/ OryCon 38 memberships will go on that are integrated with Facebook, Twitter, sale at noon on Sunday. Sales will at the rate of $5 per hour or 5 hours for $20. Costume Contest cameras. Sunday LinkedIn and Foursquare, and will eas- CRAFTMANSHIP- With a focus on continue until around 2pm, depending For security purposes the room number will The following rules must be adhered to at 10am-4pm on traffic. ily share your custom schedule with your costume construction, detail,& presenta- only be given to scrip purchasing convention all times during the contest. Failure to do so friends. You can connect your Sched ac- tion. Contestants will be scheduled to pre- members at the OryCon Office. Waivers are will disqualify you from the contest. If you GameStorm Gaming Library count to any of these social networks via the meet with the judges upon registration. This available on the orycon.org website. have questions about the rules, please con- Friday 12pm-12am settings page. gives each one a time to describe the efforts Low allergy healthy snacks, safe toys, tact [email protected]. Saturday 8am-12am they put into their outfit and gives the judg- G-rated videos, games and arts and crafts will •You may bring a reference photo to your Sunday 8am-2pm Need Support? es more opportunity to look at the details be available. We plan on having beds and a contest entry form. This is highly recom- For additional support with Sched visit of the construction. Tinkerers- bring your playpen for naps in a separate room from the meded if you are participating in the craft- Open Gaming support.sched.org. lights! Tailors- bring your seams! Show us play area, in case your child needs quiet time. manship category, and/or if you are repre- Friday 12pm - Sunday 2pm those hours! The kids always have a lot of fun. We do not senting an obscure character or version of a (rooms are open 24 hours) STAGE WALK-ON- With a focus on have any spare diapers so please leave all the character. overall look and style, this is the stage show. necessary supplies for infants and toddlers in •You must have an OryCon badge to Be your character! Be fun! Extra points for training pants. Pajamas might be a good idea compete. It does not need to be showing impressing the crowd. Those choosing this if the child is staying late. Hot meals, bottle while on stage, but you must show your category don’t pre-meet with the judges. or spoon feeding snacks, medication and spe- badge to compete. YOUTH- For the young and inspired! cial nutritional needs, are the responsibility •OryCon has a no-weapon policy, in- Anyone under 18 can compete in this cat- of the parents. Please alert the nannies of any cluding prop weapons. If your costume has allergies. egory, however if they are 16, 17 or 18, they 4 5 can choose to compete in the other catego- more than a few friendships. They’ve been opportunity to listen to friendly, but frank, ries. Those competing in this category don’t around since the early days of the conventions feedback of your manuscript in small, private Creation Station and the pre-meet with the judges. and will most likely (hopefully) be around for group settings. a long time to come. Why do we give awards Dealer’s Room to people who make and/or wear these For The Ultimate artifact Need that perfect gear for your steampunk sometimes-silly, sometimes-scary, frequently outfit? Looking for a particular book? A thought provoking creations? To say “Thank fabulous piece of jewelry? Curious to know You” for visually livening up a weekend for a Quest form teams. Part III: “The Hunt & Reveal”: Creating durable, wearable armor in minutes; what the latest games are? A clever T-shirt? lot of people and for having the courage (and Dealer’s Search for radio transmitters, hidden 2nd Skin: Finding the Perfect Face for Your Come to the Dealer’s Room! We have almost talent) to do so. So to everybody in the “funny throughout the con space at the Cosplay; Marvel Meetup! Fanfic for Beginners: 40 vendors just waiting to supply you with clothes” this weekend -- Thank you! hotel. You can think of them I Want to Write or Beta! Taking Your Fanfic almost anything your heart desires. We’re on Room Creation Station as Horcruxes and the quest to the Next Step. Here Come the Clones: An the lower level, next to the Art Show Come Hospitality is a unique pro- as “soul-searching”. All the Orphan Black Fandom Celebration. Fuzzy Hedgehog Press pieces will add up to a As always, we will also feature your ongoing visit! Hospitality is a perk where all membership gramming track Antik Comics at OryCon, full grand whole, which will be favorites, including: Yarning for the Doctor I Fan Lounge can find lots of good munchies—both healthy Apocalypse Ink Productions of exciting work- revealed at the end of Part & II: Intro to Fandom Knitting & Crocheting; The Susan C. Petrey Memorial Fan and not-so-healthy. Does your panel schedule Author Denise Kawaii shops and events, III. All ages welcome; but Colors Of The Apocalypse (Body Painting); Lounge is a community area for fans to meet not leave enough time to visit a restaurant? Up young kids should have Barrowman Boot(y) Camp; and, of course, Regilius Publishing, LLC G-18+, a warm and hold gatherings during OryCon. If your at the wee hours of the morning and noth- adults with them, as some Make Your Own Sonic Screwdriver!, TARDIS Scarlet Oasis welcome wagon club/guild/committee/alliance/group of ing seems open? Come join us at Hospitality soldering may be involved. Hats: Make a Mini-Hat that Lights Up, and My Gems to Your Treasures for anyone, of any friends would like a free area to host a get- for snacks, quick food at meal time hours, or age and any skill level, Travel Through Time: The Doctor Who Fandom Celebration: Tiptoe RHPotter together, please email fanlounge@orycon. all-night nibbles when you get the munchies. who is new to something Trivia Game Show! Do you Through the TARDIS. FIND US! :) About Fantasy Creations know your Time Lords from your 90% in PEARL room; our Whovian Fri night, org for current openings in the schedule, or When you wake up, at what ever hour that – OryCon, science fiction Aetherworks LLC Time Agents? Your Deloreans from Fandom Gaming, NightVale--Columbia, sign up on the door of the lounge at the con- happens to be, wander in for a fresh-brewed cons, being a panelist, experiment- Pamela Offret Designs your WABAC (“Wayback”) machines? Your and a few panels in Meadowlark, Sunstone, vention. View orycon 37.sched.org latest cup of coffee and some friendly, fandom ing with a type of fan creation, or a type of fan Tonya Macalino performance encouraged in one of our panels. paradoxes and your pairs of “Docs”? See if you’ve Willamette. Be sure to Quest for us! Ellen schedule information. Refreshments will be conversation. Norseman Ventures Our panels are all about audience participation. got what it takes to amble through the ages on Klowden, [email protected] provided, and the only requirement is that . We will have options for all diet types and Sir Reginald’s They are usually either DIY, teaching attendees “Excellent Adventures”. The team who brought your event is open and welcoming to any ingredient lists will be posted on food at time you “Would You Survive a Zombie Apocalypse?” Friends of Filk how to engage a type of writing, editing, art, fans who might wander in. Folks just look- of service. Please note food and drink cannot and “Would you Survive an Alien Invasion?” are Cordochorea Creations craft, costuming, cosplay, etc.; or they are hands- ing for a place to sit and relax are welcome, be taken from Hospitality. ready to test your mettle as you put your mental CargoCult Books on crafts, usually with attendees leaving with too! something they can take home, including our warp-drive pedal to the metal. Win prizes! Sa., The Book Roadie Open Reading Critiques (ORC) crafts for the youngest kids; or they include fan- 8:30p-11p, Pearl. Open & Scheduled Gaming An Open Read & Critique (ORC) is The Green Wolf dom celebrations and other open mics for audi- Creation Station is a safe space. We are dedi- Gaming returns to OryCon, spon- an opportunity to read the first 750 words Games Plus ence participation. OryCon has been our home cated to being a fully inclusive environment, sored by our sister convention GameStorm of your short story or novel aloud to your Firefox Leather & Fashion base for 7 years, yet we began at an ‘04 anime con and we tend to have specifically feminist, spe- cifically multi-cultural/anti-racist, all-gender (gamestorm.org). Come visit the Cascade peers and receive a Clarion-style critique of / Fangs by Victor at this Marriott, with Fanfiction Bedtime Stories, rooms upstairs and try your hand at one of Miss Haley Bombshell Boutique a super fun, PG-13 open mic for reading -- or co- and all-orientation-inclusive content, as well as your work. Our theme is “How to Hook a to request that our room be arranged accessibly. the many games in the game library or try Reader.” All writers and genres are welcome! NIWA splaying -- your own or others’ fanfics, which we will feature Sat., 7:30p-8:30p, Pearl room! We’ve Our political and/or charity-oriented discus- out one of the new ones you just grabbed in Look for sign-up sheets outside our meeting TANSTAAFL Press always actively included teens & young adults as sions this year include: The End is Now: Images the Dealer’s Room. Scheduled games will be room starting Friday morning (first come, Chronos Gifts of the World After in Popular Media; Geeks listed via the electronic program (orycon36. Silverthorne Crafts among our core panelists & content designers, as first served). Content should be rated PG-13 well as among our core attendees. As always, we Against Misogyny & Entitlement; Supernatural sched.org). Be sure to check for announce- Myths And Draconia and contain no explicit sex, graphic violence, have lots of new events this year, many specifical- Fandom, Random Acts, & GISHWHES; Local ments on the bulletin board next to the or excessive profanity. More info online at Dragonstorm Sports ly of interest to kids, tweens, and teens.We bring Food Sustainability & Community-Building; GameStorm library. www.orycon.org. Emberworks you unprecedented, immersive special events to Black Cinderella & the New Jim Crow: Media Shyfox Treasures Representation in Post-Racial America; Kick- Hall Costumes rock your world! Writer’s Workshop Sigh Co. Graphics & Arkham Bazaar The Quest for the Ultimate Artifact… a truly Ass Femmes: Portrayals of Female Fighters What would a con be like without people in Geek Culture; Ethics, Security, & Privacy OryCon’s Writers’ Workshop is a great Occams Edge epic, unparalleled, 3-part Quest adventure, in 3 in costumes roaming the halls? A lot less col- A Little of This parts, a hands-on, collaborative combination of of Medical Informatics Tech & Research; & way to get your writing in front of local Medical Ethics of the Future. orful all around and perhaps a bit less interest- Sinister Metalworks tech lesson and detective work! Evoke your inner ing for some. Costumes that people can see up professional editors and authors for helpful Indiana Jones or Tomb Raider for this one. (Fri, Our other exhilarating, innovative new con- critique feedback. Have you ever thought Angelwear Creations tent includes (in order): Make a Golden Snitch close can be fascinating regardless of whether Dragonmaker 7p-8p; Sat., 1pm-2pm & 4pm-5pm; all in Pearl about what a professional in the writing field room.) Ornament! Make a Teenage Mutant Ninja the outfit is simple or extravagant. It is a form Steampunk Maniacs might think of your short story or novel? Part I: “Game Overview & Hardware Turtles Ornament! For the Love of Cosplay!! of self-expression called wearable art and Forget Me Knots Massage Adding Authenticity to Historical Fiction while some may say “Art who?”, many would Have you ever sent out a manuscript and Building”: Learn how The Quest will proceed; wondered if the editor is thrilled, bored or Attention Span Games build simple radio transmission devices. & Fantasy. Fandom Gaming! Welcome to be disappointed to see it disappear. Hall cos- NightVale Fandom Broadcast. Ears for Wigs! something in between? Wonder no more! Book Universe Inc. Part II: “Programming & Team-Building”: tumes have started many a conversation and AG Construx Designs Presents: Armor, et al.: Our popular workshop sessions provide the Guardian Games Program the radio transmission detectors & 6 7 Susan m Your Concom Chair Shyrl “Pooh” Hester ORCS Curtis Chen Petrey Vice Chair Davis Beeman Photography Mana Conrad Secretary Tracy Penner Programming Linnea Jean Thompson memorial OSFCI Liaison Fargo Holiday Programming Second Ann Ezell scholarship Artifacts Devlin Perez Programming Assistant Mark The Petrey scholarship is a Art Show Brigid Nelson Ezell Bar Robert Morse Jr. Green Room Jenn Contreras-Perez memorial to Susan, a friend and early Child Care Ilia “Ivy” Whitney Children’s Programming Shauna McKain- member of Portland fandom. Since her Costume Contest Jesse Lagers and Chin Storey death in 1980 we have raised money Chin Children’s Programming to annually send aspiring wri­ters to Dance (DJ) Brenton “Brent” Kallis- Second Meredith Cook the Clarion Science Fiction Writer’s Whitney Creation Station Ellen Klowden Workshops. This was an event Susan had Dealers Room Thomas “Tripp” Roberts event Tech Jr Keene hoped to attend herself but was unable Dealers Room Second Louis Krayer music/Filk Linnea Jean to do so because of fin­ancial reasons. For Fan Lounge Fawna Cox, Aimee Young Thompson Clarion West the fund also sponsors a Fan Tables Mana Conrad Music Second Andrew Ross Petrey Fellow, one of the professional Gaming Aaron Curtis Small Tech Jaki Hunt writers who teach at the workshop. GoH Liaison Coordinator Jenn Contreras- General Programming Staff - Perez Public Relations Alexis Smith OryCon is our main fundraising GoH Liaison (Artist) Barret Spangler ad Sales William Lauver venue. Stop by the Dealers’ Room where GoH Liaison (Author) Heidi Schaub, ad Sales Second Ashley Pederson eggs will be available for sale for $2. Every Debra Stansbury ad Swaps Meredith Cook egg is a winner of a prize. Drop by the GoH Liaison (Cosplay) Jesse Lagers and Social Media Louis Krayer Fan Lounge to bid on a few select items Chin Chin Publications Samuel John Klein to benefit the scholarship. Up for auction GoH Liaison (Editor) Pat Steed daily Zine Scott Sanford will be OryCon 38 membership #1 and GoH Liaison (Musical) Tracy Penner pocket Program Samuel John some lovely Venetian glass bead jewelry. Gophers Lillian “Lily” Whitney Klein Donations are always welcome. If you can Hall Awards regress Report Judith “Kitten” Bunteman Shyrl “Pooh” help now, or at any time in the future, Hospitality Korina “Myzeray Dawnday” Hester please contact us c/o Wrigley- Cross Walters Souvenir Book Samuel John Klein Books, 2870 NE Hogan Dr., Ste E, PMB Hosp Second Heather Penner On-line Pubs Assistant - Hotel Patty Wells Registration David Turner 455, Gresham, OR 97030 or email us at Hotel Second Sean Wells Registration Second Nancy [email protected] or call 503- Party Master Thomas Hopkins Quade 667-0807. Info Desk Monica Olsen Registration Programming Wes Currently, two scholarships are being Info Desk Second Jon “Howitzer” Contreras awarded annually, one to Clarion Science Foster Registration Staff Riley Crowder, Fiction Writers’ Workshop in San Diego Office Tony Davis and Cassandra Bohde Aaron Kovaric and one to Clarion West in Seattle. Opening Ceremonies Pat Steed Ribbons Ilia “Ivy” Whitney Recipients for the scholarship have been perations Signage O Devlin Perez Anna Holiday selected by the workshop directors based Operations Second Teen Lounge Leslie “Skye Selky” Wills Samuel Doyal on need and talent. In addition, for the Operations Staff Corina Corrente Treasurer D. Stephen Raymond last several years the fund has sponsored Logistics Ed DuDash Treasurer Second Travis Peters one of the Clarion West instructors Security (The Watch) - Craig Anderson Treasury Staff Car Bostick, Faith Security Staff Alicia Deer Hollingshead, Melissa Pilgrim as the Petrey fellow. See the full list of Volunteers - Courtney Whitney Webmaster Lisa Godare scholarship recipients and Petrey Fellows Volunteers Second - Diana Cerasin Writers Workshop Dale Ivan Smith at http://www.osfci.org/petrey/index. html. The fund is administered by us, ­and is legally a part of Oregon Science Fiction Conventions Inc., a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization. Debbie Cross Paul M. Wrigley

8 9 Tanya HuffAuthor Guest of Honor Following three years in the Her books have been translated Canadian Naval Reserve (as a cook), into nine languages (ten if you in- a year studying forestry (although clude British English)(which she not very hard), a winter hanging does) and her five book Blood around Universal studios (on the set series, an urban fantasy/vampire/ of Operation Petticoat), a degree in mystery mix which predated the Radio and Television Arts, and time current vampire craze by about fif- spent managing North America’s teen years, was adapted into the 22 oldest surviving SF&F bookstore episode television series BLOOD (Bakka-Phoenix when it was only TIES -- a process she enjoyed ev- Bakka) Tanya Huff moved to rural ery moment of. Not only because Ontario with her wife Fiona Patton it was the first time in twenty-five and began writing science fiction and years she actually got to use her fantasy full-time -- or as full-time as degree. possible around the needs of nine She is the only author who has cats, two dogs, and eighty acres of won both the Constellation Award land. Her twenty-nine books range and the Aurora. from heroic fantasy (the Quarters She watches baseball but not books) through humour (the Keeper hockey, loves the Big Bang Theory, Chronicles) to military SF (the Torin prefers David Tennant to Matt Kerr Confederation series) and in- Smith although Peter Davidson is clude SCHOLAR OF DECAY a her Doctor, and thought Iron Man novel set in TSR’s Ravenloft universe 3, while not as amazing as Iron as well as four short story collections Man 1, was better than Iron Man 2. and five e-collections and recent e- Her tastes in books ranges across reprints of GATE OF DARKNESS, the board, depending on mood at CIRCLE OF LIGHT and THE the time, but Terry Pratchett and FIRE’S STONE. Her latest nov- Charles de Lint remain at the top el was THE FUTURE FALLS, of her favourites list and she still the third in the Emporium se- hasn’t gotten over the loss of Diana ries (DAW November 2015) and Wynne Jones. When she’s not her next will be a new Torin Kerr writing, gardening, dealing with novel, PEACEKEEPER #1: AN the cats, watching TV, or reading, ANCIENT PEACE, the first in a she’s learning to play the bagpipes new series riffing off the end of THE TRUTH OF VALOR. (DAW November 2015).

10 11 Alan M Clark Jason V Brock Alan M. Clark was born in Nashville, Artist Guest of Honor Editor Guest of Honor Tennessee in 1957 and grew up in a home full of old bones, Indian relics and dusty Jason V Brock is an award-winning writer, medical books. editor, filmmaker, composer, and artist, and He graduated in 1979 from the San has been widely published online, in comic Francisco Art Institute with a Bachelor of books, magazines, and anthologies, such as Fine Arts Degree, and has been a freelance Butcher Knives & Body Counts, Disorders of illustrator since 1984, a freelance writer Magnitude (Bram Stoker Award Finalist for since 1995. Nonfiction; Rondo Hatton Classic Horror As an illustrator, he has produced artwork Award Finalist for Best Book), Simulacrum in the genres of fantasy, science fiction, hor- and Other Possible Realities (fiction/poetry ror, and mystery for publishers of fiction, collection), Fungi, Weird Fiction Review, and cellular and molecular biology for col- Fangoria, S. T. Joshi’s Black Wings series, lege text books. He has also produced art- and many others. work for young adult publications and chil- dren’s books. As an anthologist, he has done The Clark has illustrated the writing of such Bleeding Edge, The Devil’s Coattails (both authors as Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Joe with William F. Nolan), and A Darke R. Lansdale, Stephen King, George Orwell, Phantastique (Bram Stoker Award Finalist). Manly Wade Wellman, Greg Bear, Edward He was Art Director/Managing Editor for Lee, Peter Straub, and Lewis Shiner, as well Dark Discoveries magazine for more than as his own. four years, and has a biannual pro digest A major influence for his art comes from called [NameL3ss], which can be found the Surrealists, particularly Max Ernst. He on Twitter: @NamelessMag, and on the is fascinated with the use of what he calls Interwebs at http://www.NamelessDigest. “controlled accidents” and the possibility of com/. He and his wife, Sunni, also run “finding” images within the paint. A great Cycatrix Press, and have a technology con- advocate of collaboration, Clark has worked sulting business. with many others in both literary and visual As a filmmaker, his work includes the art. critically-acclaimed documentaries Charles His awards in the illustration field in- Beaumont: The Life of Twilight Zone’s clude, the World Fantasy Award and four Magic Man, the Rondo Award-winning Chesley Awards. Fiction. Three collections of his fiction have Publishing, has released 25 ebooks and 6 The AckerMonster Chronicles!, and Image, Three anthologies, The Imagination Fully been published. Siren Promised, his Bram traditional books, the most recent of which Reflection, Shadow: Artists of the Fantastic. Dilated series, have been published of sto- Stoker Award-nominated novel, written is a full color book of his artwork, The Paint He is the primary composer and instrumen- ries based on his artwork, written by such with Jeremy Robert Johnson, was released in My Blood. talist/singer for his band, ChiaroscurO. authors as Jack Ketchum, Richard Laymon, in 2005. His two book series with Stephen He is an Associate Editor for Broken Brock loves his wife, their family of herptiles, Charles De Lint, Ramsey Campbell, Allen Merritt and Lorelei Shannon, The Blood of River Books, a Portland, Oregon publisher travel, and vegan/vegetarianism. Steele, Jeff VanderMeer and Poppy Z. Brite. Father Time, a dark time-travel fantasy, was of crime fiction. He is active on social sites such as Facebook He has sold short fiction to the an- released by Five Star Books in 2007. His Currently, he and his wife Melody live in and Twitter (@JaSunni_JasonVB), and their thologies, Tales of Jack the Ripper, The novel, D.D. Murphry, Secret Policeman, Eugene, Oregon. personal website/blog, www.JaSunni.com. Walri Project, Last Drink Bird Head, The written with Elizabeth Massie was released For more information, visit his website: Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide by Raw Dog Screaming Press in 2009. Lazy www.alanmclark.com to Eccentric and Discredited Diseases, Fascist Press released his novels, Of Thimble Portents, Bedtime Stories to Darken Your and Threat: The Life of a Ripper Victim Dreams, More Phobias, The Book of Dead (2011), A Parliament of Crows (2012). The Things, Dead on Demand, and Darkside, Door That Faced West and Say Anything and to the magazines Midnight Hour, The But Your Prayers (2014). Silver Web and the Magazine of Bizarro Mr. Clark’s publishing company, IFD 12 13 Ryan Wells The PDX Broadsides Cosplay Guest of Honor Music Guest of Honor

Ryan Wells, from Portland OR, has been The PDX Broadsides (Portland, OR) are doing props and sets for various theater a trio of nerd enthusiasts who sing about sci- and haunt productions throughout the ence, piracy, superheroes, robots, and other years and only recently started cosplaying geeky topics with great vigor and harmony. in September of 2013. Ryan can be found Formed in September 2011 on accident in featured on several cosplay and special ef- a crucible of exhaustion, excessive coffee and fects panels as well as workshops at various too much wine, they deliver original nerdy conventions throughout the Pacific NW, tunes and geek parodies. podcasts, cosplay websites, web series and Christian has been a comics journalist, a Forbes.com. Ryan is admin of several co- judge for the 2014 Eisner Awards, and a tech splay groups and is a huge advocate for support engineer. He plays drums and col- sharing ideas, community and volunteering lects David Bowie memorabilia, but is very through cosplay. bad at video games. “Cosplay was a natural progression for Jessica is a PhD student in biology with me since there was simply not enough over 12 years of scientific research specializ- Halloween in my life. I love to learn new ing in pregnancy, cervical cancer, and other skills, trades, make challenges for myself, get- women’s issues. When she’s not in the lab, ting inspiration and ideas from friends (new she’s the fire-dancing, cannon-exploding and old) and making connections through shantymistress Greta of PDXYAR and the this great community. Known for being a proud Caffeinatrix merchant of Black Blood “creature cosplayer” I tend to draw inspi- of the Earth coffee to Portland residents. ration mainly from film but I’m trying to Skol! branch out into other genres.” Hollyanna is the author of the first and second edition of the Moon Portland guide- book. She is also a representative of the Alter Egos Society, a costume and prop fabrica- tion organization, and a performer with the live music and fire dance troupe Fire Kraken.

Christian Lipski

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16 17 Program Participants Riona continents (and in cyberspace!), has climbed of the Mythos Menace (Chaosium). Recently, Riona is a Celtic and fantasy singer who per- mountains, dived in coral reefs, flown small he served as Developer for Mind’s Eye Theatre: forms on the Renaissance/fantasy faire circuit planes, swum with dolphins, touched 2000-year- Vampire The Masquerade for By Night Studios. in OR and WA. She is also the proprietress of old tiles in a gate out of Babylon. She is a novelist, Liz Argall Riona’s Cave of Treasures, a merchant/artisan anthologist and short story writer who currently Liz’s short stories can be found in places like market and performance event held each year shares her life between the Pacific Apex Magazine, Strange Horizons, and This in Feb. In addition she produces the Faires And Northwest of the USA (where she lives with is How You Die: Stories of the Inscrutable, More Calendar, which is full of scifi, fantasy, pi- her husband and two cats and the wonderful Infallible, Inescapable Machine of Death. Liz rate, steampunk and other nerdy events within a fantasy worlds of her own imagination. Visit writes love letters, songs and poems to inani- 3 hour radius of Portland not including Seattle. Alma’s website (www.AlmaAlexander.com), her mate object and two of her short stories have It comes out every 4 months, so three times a Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ become plays that are regularly performed. She year. pages/Alma-Alexander/67938071280) or her creates the webcomic Things Without Arms and blog (http://anghara.livejournal.com) for more. Elizabeth Adams Without Legs and her website is http://lizargall. Native Texan, current Seattleite, enamelist, Durlyn Alexander com/ jeweler, spinner and net-maker Elizabeth Adams I have been in the convention circuit since Gene Armstrong has been making things her entire life. She cur- 1989 and have loved it every since. I went to Gene Armstrong has been a figure in rently makes enameled jewelry and accesso- painting in 1990 and have been showing in Fandom for over 30 years. He is a founder ries under the business name NightshadeRose many artshows since. I have also ran a fair share of Rainfurrest. He has Chaired Imperiacon, Studio, and her netting-instruciton website-- of shows in Washington during that time. I now Knightcon, Anglicon, ConComCon, More Than Fish & Hammocks--is visited by have a picture “Irish Deathcoach” published in Rustycon, and Rainfurrest. He has vice-chaired people all over the world. “Lands and Legends” just out this year. My goal Anglicon, Rustycon, Orycon, Rainfurrest, and is to attend as many worldcons and new conven- ConComCon. He has held virtually every posi- Ryan Wells tions as possible. Ryan Wells, from Portland OR, has been do- tion one can in fandom he has held executive po- ing props and sets for various theater and haunt Jason Andrew sitions on four Westercons, a Nasfic and is on the productions throughout the years and only re- Jason Andrew lives in Seattle, Washington programing staff of WorldCon in Chicago and is cently started cosplaying in September of 2013. with his wife Lisa. He is an Associate member the Facilities Division Director for the Worldcon Ryan can be found featured on several cosplay of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of in Spokane. and special effects panels as well as workshops America, Active Member of the Horror Writer’s Blythe Ayne at various convention, podcasts, cosplay web- Association, and member of the International Blythe Ayne’s most recently published book, sites, web series, multiple publications and even Association of Media Tie-In Writers. THE DARLING UNDESIRABLES, takes featured in cosplay at Seattle’s EMP museum for By day, he works as a mild-mannered techni- place in a post-steampunk world running on Science Fiction ribbon cutting ceremony and cal writer. By night, he writes stories of the fan- Dark Energy. Her second illustrated children’s will soon be appearing as an animated cosplayer tastic and occasionally fights crime. As a child, book, THE RAT WHO DIDN’T LIKE on the show ‘Fugget about it’. Ryan is admin for Jason spent his Saturdays watching the Creature CHRISTMAS, continues the adventures of his local online cosplay group and is a huge advo- Feature classics and furiously scribbling down Reginald the Rat. cate for sharing ideas, community, volunteering, stories. His first short story, written at age six, Blythe has published numerous short stories as well as a builder for the Magic Wheelchair, a titled ‚ÄòThe Wolfman Eats Perry Mason’ was and flash fiction in various venues, and has four non-profit organization. Most recently Ryan has severely rejected. It also caused his Grandmother novels published under a pseudonym. Her greet- joined talents on Cosplay Cruises and is super to watch him very closely for a few years. ing cards include a steampunk line, STEAM excited for future international adventures! His short fiction has appeared in markets DREAMS. Cosplay was a natural progression for me since such as Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic SF A few of her workshops include: Flash Fiction there was simply not enough Halloween in my (Harper Collins), Frontier Cthulhu: Ancient in a Flash, Spontaneous Poetry, Going Indie?, life. I love to learn new skills, trades, make chal- Horrors in the New World (Chaosium), and The Art and Business of Starting a Greeting lenges for myself, getting inspiration and ideas and Coins of Chaos (Edge Science Fiction Card Line. from friends (new and old) and making connec- and Fantasy Publishing). In 2011, his story tions through this great community. Known for ‚ÄúMoonlight in Scarlet‚Äù received an hon- Karen Azinger being a “creature cosplayer” I tend to draw inspi- orable mention in Ellen Datlow’s List for Best Karen L Azinger is the author of the medieval ration mainly from film but I’m trying to branch Horror of the Year. epic fantasy The Silk & Steel Saga. The first 6 out into other genres. In addition, Jason has written for a number books of the saga, The Steel Queen, The Flame Alma Alexander of role-playing games such as Call of Cthulhu, Priest, The Skeleton King, The Poison Priestess, Alma Alexander’s life so far has prepared Shadowrun, and Vampire: The Masquerade. His The Knight Marshal, and The Prince Deceiver her well for her chosen career. She was born in most recent projects include Hunters Hunted 2 are published and getting great reviews. Before a country which no longer exists on the maps, (The Onyx Path), Anarchs Unbound (The Onyx writing, Karen spent over twenty years as an has lived and worked in seven countries on four Path), and Atomic Age Cthulhu: Terrifying Tales international business strategist, eventually 18 19 20 21 becoming a vice-president for one of the world’s Lissette de la Rose Managing Editor for Dark Discoveries magazine and non-fiction books under her belt, Jennifer has concentrated on illustrating for independent Baen anthology MISSION: TOMORROW, largest natural resource companies. The 7th and With over 30+ years of sewing experience, for more than four years, and has a pro digest is often considered a Renaissance woman, but and small-press writers and musicians, most no- and other fine publications. He is a graduate of final book of The Silk & Steel Saga, The Battle 20+ years of gaming experience, and years as an called [Nam3less]. she prefers to be known as a wordslinger and tably the band Tricky Pixie and its individual the Clarion West and Viable Paradise writers’ Immortal, will be published in October 2015. MIB for SJ games and volunteer at multiple con- As a filmmaker, his works include the docu- optimist. Read more about her at www.jen- members. In 2007, Rob started showing his workshops. K.C. Ball ventions you would think she knew better than mentaries Charles Beaumont: The Short Life Of niferbrozek.com or follow her on Twitter at @ work at Norwescon, and other sci-fi/fantasy Curtis is not an aardvark. to volunteer. A longtime Cosplayer and general Twilight Zone’s Magic Man, The Ackermonster JenniferBrozek conventions. This year, Rob starts down a new K.C. Ball lives in Seattle. Her fiction has Alan M. Clark fangirl, she is happy to share her excitement with Chronicles! (2014 Rondo Hatton Award winner path, as the Art director for “Dragon”, a PC- appeared in various print and online publica- Annie Bellet Alan M. Clark has been an illustrator for 30 all of you. for Best Documentary), and Image, Reflection, based RPG that allows you to play as the dragon tions, including Analog, Lightspeed, Beneath Annie Bellet is the USA Today bestselling years. Awards for his work include the World Shadow: Artists Of The Fantastic. He is the in a fantasy world. Ceaseless Skies, Daily Science Fiction, Flash author of The Twenty-Sided Sorceress and the Fantasy Award and four Chesley Awards. He Davis Beeman primary composer and instrumentalist/singer Fiction Online and Murky Depths, the award- Gryphonpike Chronicles series. Orchid Cavett is the author of¬†15 published books, includ- Davis Beeman is the Vice Chair of OryCon for his band, ChiaroscurO. Brock loves his wife, winning British fantasy magazine, and well as Her interests outside writing include rock Orchid Cavett has been costuming for a very ing 8 novels (the latest Say Anything But Your 37. Sunni, their family of reptiles/amphibians, and her 2012 short story collection, Snapshots from climbing, reading, horse-back riding, video long, long time but she started participating in Prayers), 4 fiction collections, and an art book. vegan/vegetarianism. He is active on social sites a Black Hole & Other Oddities. K.C. won Robert Berman games, comic books, table-top RPGs and many Masquerades at cons about 20 + years ago. She Clark’s company, IFD Publishing, has released 6 such as Facebook and Twitter, and his website, the Writers of the Future award in 2009 and other nerdy pursuits. She lives in the Pacific has served on various panels about costuming traditional books and 28 ebooks by such authors Betty Bigelow www.JASUNNI.com. the Speculative Literature Foundation’s Older Costumer,artist,dancer,musician,part-time Northwest with her husband and a very de- and other related subjects at Sci-Fi cons around as F. Paul Wilson, Elizabeth Engstrom, Jeremy Writer award in 2012. She is a 2010 graduate of landscape designer,linguist and writer, Betty Sunni K Brock manding Bengal cat. the NW. She currently is having fun being a Robert Johnson. www.alanmclark.com the Clarion West writers workshop. Bigelow has been a citizen of the science fiction Sunni K Brock writes speculative fic- John C. Bunnell Jellyfish and a Mermaid. Kal Cobalt Dave Bara and historical recreation communities for over 40 tion, poetry, and nonfiction. She edited the John C. Bunnell (no relation to the police- Catherine Chandler Kal Cobalt is the author of Circlet Press’s Dave Bara grew up as a fan of the Gemini and years, and enjoys sharing her award winning skills Rondo Award-winning documentary, THE video host) has been writing and reviewing Taylor Dancinghands (Catherine Chandler) ROBOTICA, an anthology of stories examining Apollo space programs and dreamed of being an and knowledge with everyone she can pin down ACKERMONSTER CHRONICLES!. Her speculative fiction for over two decades. His began her relationship with fandom when fanfic the possibilities of robot sexuality. K.C. has been astronaut one day. Since that time he has restrict- long enough to lecture. She is the artistic direc- strong technical background includes working most recent work, “Spirit of All the Russias”, required mimeograph machines and slash zines published in numerous Circlet Press and Cleis ed his journeys into space to the written word. tor of Shahrazad Dance Ensemble of Seattle, a for Microsoft, Adobe, and Sonic Solutions with was released in March 2014 by Oregon-based came in a ‘plain brown paper wrapper’. Fanfic on- Press anthologies, such as QUEERPUNKS and IMPULSE, the first book in The Lightship Middle Eastern dance troupe she helped found expertise in multimedia, intelligent learning al- e-publisher Uncial Press. John’s previous works line is what compelled her to start using a com- BEST GAY ROMANCE. K.C. has also written Chronicles series, is available now from DAW in 1978, and is active in the Klingon and Tolkien gorithms, and exploration of virtual reality and for Uncial Press include the Expatriate Sidhe sto- puter, and international online fandom is what long-running columns on sexuality, kink, and Books in the US and Del Rey in the UK. costuming communities. lucid dreaming. She enjoys spending her days ries (“Charmed, I’m Sure” and “Phantom of the led her to the Czech Republic where she lived tech for Sexis Magazine and Reality Sandwich. working alongside her husband, author/film- STARBOUND launches in January, 2016! Karen Black Operetta”) featuring Juliet McKenna, who left for 8 years. She has written fanfic, mainly slash, in K.C. is a member of a longstanding poly Dave lives in the greater Seattle area. maker Jason V Brock, tending to their pet rep- Faerie for a career on the mortal stage; further several fandoms, including Trek (many of which household, has recently adjusted his self-image You can find Dave online at www.davebara. David Boop tiles, cooking extravagant vegetarian meals, and installments are in development. won Golden Orgasms in the late 90s-early 00s), from genderqueer to trans, and is learning how David Boop is a bestselling Denver-based aggravating friends on Facebook. com. Clayton Callahan Stargate Atlantis and Man from UNCLE, all of to deal with kink and sexuality (and other parts speculative fiction author. His novel, the sci-fi/ A.M. Brosius which can now be found on AO3. of life) while disabled, all of which are soon to be Steven Barnes Clayton Callahan served in the navy with an noir She Murdered Me with Science, returns to explored in upcoming works. Bits and bobs on Steven Barnes has published over three million A.M. Brosius is a pen name. He writes fiction anti-terrorist unit back in the 1980s. After 9/11 Mark Chapman print in 2016 from WordFire Press. David has these topics are at kal-cobalt.squarespace.com. words of fiction, fantasy, and mystery. He lives in and nonfiction: history, real or feigned; political- he enlisted in the army and is now an Iraq War had over forty short stories published includ- Kristi Charish Kal is also a switch, an edge player, a knitter, Southern California with his son Jason and wife, economic and cultural theory; and the history veteran twice over. Between deployments, he ing media tie-ins for The Green Hornet and Kristi is the author of OWL AND THE a fan of writing while besieged by cats, pansex- American Book Award winner Tananarive Due. and techniques of swordplay. worked as a deputy sheriff, a correctional officer Veronica Mars. He’s a single dad, temp worker JAPANESE CIRCUS, an urban fantasy about ual, convinced the Singularity is near but not at His website, www.diamondhour.com, has all He is an amateur historian, with varied in- and a federal Special Agent. He’s the author of and believer. His hobbies include film noir, an- a modern-day ‚ÄúIndiana Jane‚Äù who reluc- all like anyone expects, devoted to the Dvorak kinds of fun stuff. terests including: Pristine Civilizations, Hellas Star Run, a SF role playing game. His first novel ime, the Blues and Mayan History. You can find tantly navigates the hidden supernatural world. keyboard, likely to wear Nine Inch Nails shirts, and Byzantium, Medieval Europe, the Labor published, Tales of The Screaming Eagle came Jill Bauman out more on his fanpage, www.facebook.com/ She writes what she loves; adventure heavy hopes Matt Murdock will be available if he ever Movement, Dada and Surrealism, Lettrists and out in 2014 and it’s spin off The Adventures of Jill Bauman has been a freelance illustrator/de- dboop.updates or Twitter @david_boop stories featuring strong, savvy female protago- needs legal representation, and will defend the Situationists. He has studied and practiced Crazy Liddy came out this year. signer for 36 years. In that time she has produced nists, pop culture, and the occasional RPG fan- Oxford Comma to the death. Janet Borkowski swordplay for over thirty years. Visit his blog at quickandeasygames.word- hundreds of covers for horror, mystery, fantasy, tasy game thrown in the mix. The first book Janet Borkowski is a local costumer and pro- The Commonwealth in his novels reflects all press.com C.S. Cole science fiction, and bestselling books and other in her KINCAID STRANGE series, THE fessional psychic intuitive. She In other words of his many hobbies and interests. C.S. Cole is a writer of dark fantasy, specula- products. Jean Carlos VOODOO KILLINGS, about a voodoo prac- She wears funny clothes and can tell if you like Bob Brown tive fiction, and horror. Her work has appeared She has illustrated works by such authors: Published author of EXTREMELY short sto- titioner living in Seattle, is out May 10th, 2016. them or not. in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine and Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Peter Straub, Bob Brown is the author of The Damsel, the ries for Eilfin Publishing’s RPG, “Undiscovered.” Kristi is also the Canadian co-hosting half of elsewhere. She was the coordinator for OryCon’s Lilian Jackson Braun, Charles L. Grant, Ramsey Kathryn Brant Dragon and the Knight, a children’s book. He Manager, wife and minion for her husband, fan- the Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing Podcast and Writers Workshop for five years before finally -re Campbell, Richard Laymon, Jack Williamson, Seamstress and costumer, owner of Spider is also the co-author of The Lost Enforcer, with tasy artist and illustrator Rob Carlos. Jean has has a PhD in Zoology from the University of turning to her dusty, cobweb-laden typewriter. J. G. Ballard, Stuart O’Nan, Justin Cronin and Sewing. Irene Radford, and numerous short stories. Bob always been drawn (no pun intended) to creativ- British Columbia. Writing and automobiles are her passions and Fritz Leiber. is a Health Physicist and works at the Hanford ity and is still searching for her best outlet. She Jason V Brock Jeff Chatterton when not playing the role of gearhead in her ga- Jill has been nominated for the World Fantasy Nuclear Reservation where he has worked for is also a Spiritual Healer with the Universal Life Double Bram Stoker Award-finalist Jason V rage, she tweaks short story ideas and writes nov- Award five times and nominated for the Chesley most of his career. He raises chickens, dogs, and Church. SCurtis C. Chen Brock is a writer, editor, filmmaker, composer, els about car people. Award several times. Her art has been exhib- children to mixed results and is loved by all who Once a software engineer in Silicon Valley, and artist, and has been published in Innsmouth Rob Carlos ited at the Delaware Art Museum, the Moore know him. CURTIS C. CHEN now writes fiction and Stoney Compton Nightmares, Disorders Of Magnitude (Stoker Rob decided to pursue his fantasy art career College of Art, Science Fiction Museum of Jennifer Brozek runs puzzle games near Portland, Oregon. His Stoney Compton has moved his wife, Colette, and Rondo Hatton Award-finalist for nonfic- around 1998, started selling prints on his web- Seattle, NY Art Students League and the NY Jennifer Brozek is an award winning editor, debut novel WAYPOINT KANGAROO, their two dogs and numerous cats back to the tion) A Darke Phantastique (Stoker-nominee site and was asked to do some paintings for the Illustrators Society. game designer, and author. She has been writ- a science fiction spy thriller, will be published fantastic Pacific Northwest. Stoney is a graphic for anthology), Weird Fiction Review (print Robert Jordan Wheel of Time TCG. In 2001, Jill lives in Queens, New York. ing role-playing games and professionally pub- by Thomas Dunne Books in 2016. His short artist who writes science fiction and historical edition), Fangoria, S. T. Joshi’s Black Wings he, along with his wife Jean and daughter Josalyn lishing fiction since 2004. With the number of fiction has appeared in Daily Science Fiction, fiction, Colette teaches ballet and choreography, series, and many others. He was Art Director/ moved to the Puget Sound area. Recently, Rob edited anthologies, fiction sales, RPG books, The Journal of Unlikely Cryptography, the the dogs chase tennis balls, and the cats just do 22 23 whatever. Leah Cutter holidays he can be found prowling the aerospace Craig English Vixy & Tony I`ve been a fan of science fiction/fantasy for Everyone is happy to be back! Leah Cutter writes page-turning fiction in bone yards of the Arizona desert studying Craig English’s latest project, Black Swan (the Vixy & Tony’s lighthearted folk/rock musical many, many years, seeing, reading, writing and Judith R. Conly exotic locations, such as a magical New Orleans, American aerospace history (but they still won’t first in an urban fantasy trilogy represented by style combines with science fiction and fantasy talking about it, to anyone who will listen. I love the ancient Orient, Hungary, the Oregon coast, let him into the B-52 that dropped the X-15). Shawna McCarthy), is a tale of corporate greed, lyrics to tell engaging and beautiful stories. Their costuming, bellydancing and being silly when I Judith made her first professional sale to The rural Kentucky, Seattle, Minneapolis, and many Currently he is working on converting dragons, and a mild-mannered Shakespeare pro- energetic performances can be enjoyed by both am not at work. My family is my life. As long as Endless Frontier, Vol. Ii, and since then has made others. SpaceBase and it’s gig’s of space science news data fessor, Harold Swan. Craig’s last novel (ebook), sci-fi fans and mainstream music fans alike, earn- there are cons, my family and I will be there as about a dozen other sales. More recently she has She writes literary, fantasy, mystery, science from a BBS system to an internet based archive The Anvil of Navarre, is an epic tale of love, re- ing them the Best Performer Pegasus Award in much as we can. taken up Native American style beadweaving. fiction, and horror fiction. Her short fiction with an internet e-mail distribution system. venge and sexual identity. Nonfiction includes 2008. Michelle “Vixy” Dockrey and Tony Fabris Some of her work is in the Art Show. Elizabeth Fellows has been published in magazines like Alfred Anxious to Please: 7 Revolutionary Practices have joined forces with cellist Betsy Tinney and Elton Elliott I am a Textile Artist and costumer who likes Tina Connolly Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and Talebones, for the Chronically Nice (paper, ebook, audio). violinist Sunnie Larsen to form a “four-person His latest novel is BISHOP OF ROME Dr. Who and Harry Potter. Tina Connolly is the author of the Ironskin anthologies like Fiction River, and on the web. His article, ‚ÄúSet Your Writing Free,‚Äù ap- duo” with a lush, amazing sound. They are cur- (second book in the Nanoclone Trilogy writ- trilogy from Tor Books, and the Seriously Her long fiction has been published both by peared on the October 2012 cover of The Writer rently working on their second album, and their Jim Fiscus ten with Doug Odell). His latest anthology is Wicked series, from Tor Teen. Ironskin, her first New York publishers as well as small presses. Magazine. www.facebook/CraigEnglishBook. music can be found at VixyAndTony.com. Jim Fiscus works in Portland as a writer and LIKE WATER FOR QUARKS(Baen Books fantasy novel, was a Nebula finalist. Her stories Read more books by Leah Cutter at www. photographer. After time served as a photogra- e-book edition, edited with Bruce Taylor). His Kathy Evans Cindy Fangour have appeared in Lightspeed, Tor.com, Beneath KnottedRoadPress.com. pher in the Navy, he freelanced as a photojour- most recent short fiction is a novelette, written Hello, My name is Cindy, I work for the King Ceaseless Skies, Strange Horizons, and many Follow her blog at www.LeahCutter.com. Ann Ezell nalist for a decade before going to grad school. with Jerry Oltion, “Space Aliens Taught My County Sheriff`s Office in AFIS (Automated more. Ann Ezell is a teacher, costumer, gardener, con After completing his MA in Middle East and Joy D Avanzo Dog To Knit” published in the June 2010 edi- Fingerprint Identification System) unit for the Her SF play BOX (co-written with Matt geek, and mom. She is planning global domina- Asian History, he worked as a medical and po- Joy D’Avanzo, Aka The Girl Next Door has tion of Analog. Upcoming works include KING last 23 years. I am a Fingerprint Examiner. I`ve Haynes) appeared as part of Portland’s Fertile tion by indoctrinating her students with lessons litical writer in Oregon, and has written history been doing FX makeup, Costuming design and OF JERUSALEM (concluding volume in the had training with the FBI, State, various local Ground Fringe Festival earlier this year, and will learned from Star Trek. She has one husband, books for high school students. His fiction has build, Cosplay and Character walk-around and Nanoclone Trilogy).Cecilia Eng classes and international AFIS conferences. I be reprised in December. one daughter, three cats, and many, many books. generally made use of his study of history, both puppetry for the last 20 plus years. Dedicated have been apart of a team of examiners that go Her narrations have appeared in audiobooks Cecilia Eng has been writing and perform- as a source of stories and as the basis for alternate to a life long love of anything creative and geeky, out into the field to lift fingerprints from crime and podcasts including Podcastle, Pseudopod, ing science fiction/fantasy music since 1985. Mark Ezell history stories. she’s the girl you want to get to know. scenes using various lifting techniques. In the Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and her Parsec-winning Her first album, Of Shoes and Ships, was first I am a skilled professional mechanical en- He is a former board member of Science office, I analyze, evaluate and verify fingerprints flash fiction podcast Toasted Cake. She lives with Jeff Davis published in 1988 by Off Centaur Inc. and was gineer, designer, and project manager with 20 Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA.) re-mastered for release on CD by Firebird Arts years of experience. I believe that if you do not for criminal and civil purposes, testifying to the her family in Portland, Oregon, and her website I was born in the Pacific Northwest and He is chairman of the Endeavour Award and the & Music, which also produced her second CD, consciously move forward, you will always be results in court if necessary. We help the medical is tinaconnolly.com. though my work took me around the world, Clayton Memorial Medical Fund. Harmony in Practice. Cecilia has also contrib- catching up. examiner, immigration, and with identity theft I have always returned here. I study and write Meredith Cook uted to a number of albums based on the writ- also. about archaeology, military history spiritual- Meredith is a self-employed graphic artist and ings of fantasy writer Mercedes Lackey as well ism, and the paranormal. I have written nearly a technical writer with hobbies ranging from mu- as doing behind-the-scenes midi arrangements dozen books on these subjects. People can find ral painting to costume design. Her latest graph- and orchestration for some of Michael Longcor’s Clayton Memorial Medical Fund more about me on my website:www.ghostsand- ics work can be seen flying across the screen in CD’s. critters.com. the iPhone game ‚ÄúFlip the Bird.‚Äù In be- For over two decades, she has been helping to The Clayton Fund helps professional writers of tween graphics jobs, Meredith has the challeng- Stacy Spangler bring music performers to OryCon and other Science Fiction, Fantasy, ing task of raising her two small girls and keeping Stacy is a professional creative/weird person. conventions in the Pacific Northwest through her work-from-home husband out of trouble. Her passions/talents include mixed media, wa- the non-profit association, Friends of Filk, and Horror, and Mystery Meredith’s artistic endeavours can be found on tercolor, illustration, fiber arts, graphic/web can often be found raising money behind their her blog and gallery mulchmedia.com. design and excessive use of “/”s. She consid- dealers tables at conventions in the area. She has Living in the Pacific Northwest Daniel Cortopassi ers herself to be overeducated with degrees in also been a featured music guest at Dreamcon (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska) archaeology and graphic design. She loves art (Everett WA), Congenial(Racine WI), Tropicon Daniel Cortopassi is a visual artist and illustra- throughout history (and pre-history) and cats. (Palm Beach FL), Boskone (Boston MA), tor. Daniel is known for his fantasy, science fic- Pay their medical bills in an emergency OVFF (Columbus OH), Consonance (San Jose tion, and cat art. Nick Dixon CA), Coppercon (Phoenix AZ) and Conflikt If you need help, or know a writer who does, Stephen Couchman Dan Dubrick (SeaTac WA). Please Contact Us Stephen Couchman operates alt-pop-culture Daniel D. Dubrick is an Aerospace Historian. In April 2013 she was inducted into the Filk events in & beyond Portland, Oregon, includ- Known to many in northwest US fandom since Hall of Fame at FilkOntario (Toronto, Canada) Painting by Jo Clayton. © 1998 Clayton Estate. Used by permission. ing the Steampunk Film Festival and its touring 1980 as a regular volunteer of his man manage- and will be a Guest of Honor at FilkOntario in arm, the Marvelous Meandering Cinema Salon; ment and organizing skills, Kahboi (pronounced April 2016. The Clayton Memorial Medical Fund was founded in July 1996 as the Oregon SF Emergency Fund by Oregon Science Cowboy in English) has for many years been the Fiction Conventions, Inc. (OSFCI) in response to the illness of Portland writer Jo Clayton. GEAR Con, Portland’s annual steampunk lit/ Kyle Engen art/music fest; HOWL CON, the horror/ Editor for the H.R. McMillan Planetarium’s af- The Fund is sponsored by OSFCI, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Kyle Engen is co-founder, along with his wife fantasy convention for werewolf lovers; and filiated space and astronomy educational BBS Carol Mathewson, of the Interactive Museum of TO REQUEST HELP Clayton Memorial Fund Or By E-mail: the Festival of Literature for Young Adults aka “SpaceBase(tm)” At the peak of Fidonet’s suc- Gaming and Puzzlery (IMOGAP) in Beaverton, Or to Make a Donation c/o OSFCI James Fiscus, Chairman FLYA. He co-curates film & media at Clockwork cess, the results of Dan’s editing effort were Oregon. The first museum in the United States CONTACT: P.O. Box 5703 Clayton Memorial Fund, at: Alchemy, godfathered Furlandia as operations reaching out to over 5,000 amateur BBS’s world devoted to board games. He has worked for Web Site: www.osfci.org/clayton Portland, Oregon 97228 [email protected] manager and consulting co-chair, organized wide weekly and a readership estimated in the tens of thousands. many years with non-profits organizations, and Portland’s 50th anniversary Doctor Who mini- Send donations to "Clayton Memorial Medical Fund/OSFCI" at the above address. Dan has also witnessed space launches as an has been a gamer all his life. convention, and presents on assorted topics Or use the PayPal link on our Web site. throughout the Northwest convention calendar. accredited journalist representing SpaceBase (in- Follow him on Twitter as @pdxsteampunkff. cluding the US Space Shuttle) and on his annual 24 25 Lorien (stormfeather) Fletcher anthologies. Her longer books run the gamut Frank Hayes Founder of costume enthusiast communities from urban fantasy to paranormal romance. Frank Hayes edits Computerworld’s Daily including, PDX Time Traveler Costume Guild, She’s published over 30 books to date, with sev- Shark feature -- true tales of IT life, fresh every PDX Jellyfish Smack, Pirates of Portlandia, eral more contracted for 2015 and beyond. weekday -- and is a filk songwriter (“Never Set Rose City Steampunks. and fearless leader of A husband, grown children, grandchildren the Cat on Fire,” “When I Was a Boy”) whose Goodwill Hunting expeditions. She has crewed and three wolf hybrids round out her family. Her voice was used to wake up shuttle astronauts in aboard the tall ship Lady Washington, rode Shai- website is www.anngimpel.com, she has a blog space -- twice. at http://anngimpel.blogspot.com, find her on Hulud on the Black Rock Desert, floated the Jessica F. Hebert seven seas as a Jellyfish and was recently included amazong at http://www.amazon.com/author/ Jessica Hebert leads a double life: scientist by in two “Portlandia” TV show episodes. anngimpel, Facbook at http://www.facebook. com/anngimpel.author, and on Twitter at @ day, geek and filk singer/songwriter by...well, Manny Frishberg AnnGimpel. always. Jessica is a PhD candidate in biology at Manny Frishberg was born just south of New Portland State University with more than 13 York City but he has made his home on the West John R. Gray III years of scientific research experience, currently Coast for more than 35 years. John R. Gray III has been showing his art- specializing in pregnancy and placental develop- He studied writing and journalism at Portland work at convention art shows nationally since ment. She has a passion for teaching and scien- State University and spent four year stint cov- 1981. He is also currently working as a freelance tific outreach. When she’s not in the lab, Jessica ering the Puget Sound area for Wired News commercial artist and as a luthier, building cus- is a singer-songwriter with the nerdband The online, writing on technology as the dot-coms tom autoharps. PDX Broadsides and Shantymistress Greta of boomed, busted. He recently became interested in Filk Portland privateers PDXYAR. Manny has been lucky enough to learn Sf writ- and soon joined up with the filk group, John Hedtke ing from a couple of dozen brilliant writers and “Starlight“. His website is www.johnrgrayiii. John Hedtke is the award-winning author of teachers, well known and not, for the past 30 com 27 non-fiction books and close to 200 maga- years. He has been selling stories for the last five. zine articles. He owns and operates Double Tall For the past several years he and his partner have Lupa Greenwolf Consulting, a company that provides writing, made their home just south of Seattle Airport, Lupa is a pagan author, hide and bone artist, consulting, and training services, and Double where they work, play and wait for the children and amateur naturalist in Portland, OR. She is Tall Press, which specializes in nonfiction books. to call. the organizer for Curious Gallery, a two-day arts festival every January that celebrates cabinets of John blogs about writing on “Hey, Kids! Become Andrew S. Fuller curiosity and their contents, and is the creator of an Author at Home in Your Spare Time and Andrew S. Fuller is a fiction writer with sto- the forthcoming Tarot of Bones. All things Lupa Earn Big Bucks!” at tradebookauthor.com. Lists ries appearing in On Spec, Crossed Genres, may be found at http://www.thegreenwolf.com of his books, articles, projects, and awards can be Daily Science Fiction, The Pedestal, the antholo- found online at his web site, www.hedtke.com. gies FISH, Bibliotheca Fantastica, A Darke Hugh S. Gregory John is also a Fellow of the Society for Technical Phantastique, and The Circus Wagon novelette. A survivor of a recent battle with cancer, Hugh Communication. His screenplay Effulgence won the Deep One is an avid professional Spaceflight Historian When not occupied writing books and con- Best Screenwriter Award at the H.P. Lovecraft based in Vancouver, Canada. Hugh has worked sulting, John plays the banjo and sleeps late as Film Festival. Since 1999, he has edited Three- as an Engineers’ Surveyor and an Industrial much as possible. John and his amazing wife Lobed Burning Eye magazine. He lives and Paramedic. He has produced and sold videos on Marilyn sing together, travel, and go bowling. writes in Portland, Oregon. Find him online at spaceflight history. His latest research includes They live in Fircrest, WA, with three cats. andrewsfuller.com and Twitter @andrewsfuller. the conceptual theory for the ELDSRR space re- actor, Project MOSS for the Musk Observatory, Rhiannon Held David Gallaher the Project MAST for the Mars Society and Rhiannon Held is the author of the urban Joan Gaustad recently co-authored a paper in Cartographica fantasy SILVER series from Tor. She lives in Seattle, where she works as an archaeologist for Joan and her husband, Roy Torley, perform about mapping on Mars. an environmental compliance firm. Working in Eastern European, American folk, and filk music Vandy Hall both archaeology and writing, she’s ‚Äúlucky‚Äù under the name “North of the Black Sea.” Her Vandy H. Hall is a multi-media artist. Her cur- enough to have two sexy careers that don’t make day job involves driving around the Portland rent projects involve blowing glass, multi-media her much money. metro area delivering blood samples, computer painting and drawings, illuminated sculptures, parts and other small packages, with side trips to research on historical glass blowing techniques Barb Hendee “Grimm” filming locations between deliveries. and furnace technology, and acting as Prop Barb Hendee lives in Oregon and writes the Ann Gimpel Master for Runestone, a viking-themed PNW best-selling Noble Dead Saga in collaboration with her husband J.C. Hendee. She also writes Ann Gimpel is a national bestselling author. TV show. Vandy has degrees in Sculpture and The Mist-Torn Witches series independently. She’s also a clinical psychologist, with a Jungian Art History, and has enjoyed a varied profes- She teaches college writing online for Umpqua bent and a vagabond at heart. Avocations include sional career in many interesting places such as: Community College. Check out the Noble mountaineering, skiing, wilderness photography an internship in rights and reproduction at the and, of course, writing. A lifelong aficionado of Smithsonian, performing in the Hot glass show Dead website at: www.nobledead.org the unusual, she began writing speculative fic- at the Corning Museum of Glass, selling her tion a few years ago. Since then her short fic- work at medieval markets in Europe, and jug- tion has appeared in a number of webzines and gling with Circus Artemis, an all-female Portland OR based circus. 26 27 J.C. Hendee Jr. For a list of Nina’s publications, check out: Bill Johnson Stonecoast Creative Writing MFA Program at Worldcon, as recipient of OSFCI’s first John Conference, and HOW Design Live. J.C. Hendee’s earliest poetry, non-fiction, http://ofearna.us/books/hoffman.html. Bill Johnson is author of A Story is a Promise the University of Southern Maine. You can listen Andrews Memorial Worldcon Scholarship and Sunnie Larsen and short fiction appeared in many genre and and The Spirit of Storytelling, a writing work- to Jim read his stories on the Free Reads Podcast is deeply, eternally grateful for the honor. So far, Brian J. Hunt Sunnie Larsen is a life-long performer who industry publications. Along with his spouse / book, and web master of Essays on the Craft of http://feeds2.feedburner.com/freereads as a freelance editor, she’s edited fantasy novels, Until recently Brian believed that his mark often claims that music is her first language. She co-author Barb, they wrote the 15 volumes of Dramatic Writing, a site that explores principles self-help books, art instruction manuals, mid- on the world would be the creation of www. Bart Kemper began violin lessons at the age of 3, and over the the Noble Dead Saga (a.k.a. the Noble Dead of storytelling through reviews of popular mov- wifery textbooks, conbooks, activist journals, a PelTorro.com the Lionel Fanthorpe Badger Bart Kemper is a Professional Engineer and years branched out into piano, viola, mandolin, Series). They will soon begin a new series called ies, books and plays (www.storyispromise.com). hip-hop magazine, part of one screenplay (trans- Book website and his editing of The Outlandish based in Louisiana. When he is not there, he and ukulele. She splits her time between her pro- The Dead Seekers aside from solo projects. (see He has done script work with Neal McDonough, lating another into Spanish subtitles), a comput- Art of Mahlon Blaine, a book dedicated to the is somewhere else, such as Iraq, Afghanistan, fessional career as a 911 dispatcher and her per- NobleDead.org and NDAuthorServices.com) a Hollywood actor, and Billy Snowden, a screen- er science research paper awarded a scholarship works of a forgotten and under-appreciated Vietnam, or Washington State. He’s a writer, sonal life as a rock musician. You can find Sunnie writer. He has read manuscript submissions for and presented in the UK (and many compa- William Hertling Oregon born artist. That is until recently when soldier, engineer, photographer, father, inventor, performing with Seattle groups Vixy & Tony, literary agents. His afterlife play, The Baggage rable CS papers, since), and, of course, fanfic. William Hertling is the author of Avogadro his flash stories were published by Every Day and problem solver. Using explosives. No boom Bone Poets Orchestra, Eleusyve Productions, Handler, was chosen as one of the best ten min- She recently began studying Health Informatics Corp, A.I. Apocalypse, The Last Firewall, and Fiction and 10Flash Magazine. Links to his sto- today. Maybe boom tomorrow. Engineering and others. ute plays and published by Smith and Kraus. (health records tech and computer science) on a The Turing Exception. Wired called Avogadro ries can be found on www.GumballFiction.com background includes subsea and diving; aero- Handler also won the Stage This! New York play scholarship awarded for activism/service to the David Lathrop Corp “chilling and compelling,” and Hertling space; equipment design and troubleshooting; Matt Huntley festival. Other plays have been produced around LGBTQ and PLWA communities, and pres- has been twice nominated for the Prometheus fabrication and manufacturing; failure analysis Fonda Lee Born and raised in New England, spent many the United States. Bill is currently office manager ently seeks any sources of funding to continue Award. and forensics; blast and ballistics. Fonda Lee is the author of (Flux/ years in southern California, now residing in for Willamette Writers, a Pacific Northwest non- such studies. Zeroboxer He currently resides in Portland, Oregon. Llewellyn, April 2015) and a second YA action Portland Oregon. Matt is a self taught artist spe- profit writing group with 1,500 members. He Sandra King Follow him on twitter at @hertling or visit his Claude Lalumi science fiction novel to be released by Scholastic cializing in bodypainting and special effects. works with new authors to help them avoid writ- Phoebe Kitanidis Claude Lalumi (claudepages.info) is the au- in early 2017. A recovering corporate strategist, blog williamhertling.com. ing scams and explore new forms of publishing. Blake Hutchins Phoebe Kitanidis runs Enigmatic Books, a thor of Objects of Worship, The Door to Lost when she is not writing, she can be found train- Shyrl Hester Blake is a fantasy and science fiction writer Esther Jones new press devoted to paranormal and urban Pages, and Nocturnes and Other Nocturnes. ing in kung fu or searching out tasty breakfasts. Shyrl Hester is the Chair of OryCon 37. from Eugene with an enormous bucket list and Esther Jones is a freelance writer and specula- fantasy fiction. She herself has authored several He has edited fourteen anthologies in various Born and raised in Canada, Fonda now lives in Laurel Anne Hill a modest publication history. The latter includes tive fiction author who writes with her husband, novels (including WHISPER, GLIMMER, genres, most recently Super Stories of Heroes Portland, Oregon. You can find Fonda at www. & Villains (Tachyon 2013), The Exile Book of Laurel Anne Hill’s award-winning novel, a number of videogame scripts and backstories, Frog Jones. She has published 2 novels, 5 short and RESCUED) as well as numerous magazine fondalee.com and on Twitter @fondajlee. New Canadian Noir (Exile Editions 2015), and “Heroes Arise,” was published in 2007. Her a webcomic, novels, and short stories. He can be stories, and numerous articles and blog posts. articles and one non-fiction book. Her work has Jessica TC Lee found messing around with swords, trumpets, She also runs a weekly literary review blog called been translated and optioned for TV. She lives in Superhero Universe: Tesseracts Nineteen (forth- many short stories (over 25) and nonfiction Jessica TC Lee is a concept artist and illustra- and cats. Be assured he can tell these things apart. the Friday Indie Review at blog.jonestales.com. Seattle in her secret lair deep inside a blackberry coming from Edge in 2016). Originally from pieces have appeared in a variety of publica- tor, born and raised in Taiwan. She later came to When she’s not writing, she volunteers at the lo- bramble, and she’s served as Norwescon’s Editing Montreal, he currently divides his time between tions, most recently in the anthologies “Horror Melinda Hutson San Francisco to obtain her MFA degree in illus- cal library, researches grants, and enjoys hiking in & Publishing track lead for the last three years. Vancouver, BC, and Portland, OR. Addicts Guide to Life,” “A Bard Day’s Knight,” I was an early reader (before the age of 4) who tration. She is a winner of both national and in- the Olympic Peninsula. “Fault Zone,” and “Shanghai Steam.” “Shanghai graduated from fairy tales to fantasy and science Katie Klecker Creede Lambard ternational awards, and plays a critical role on her Steam,” nominated for an Aurora Award in 2013, fiction, and then on to science. I got degrees is Frog Jones This will be my first time as a panelist, and I Creede and his banjo Tuneslayer are happy project team. Her art work are featured on issue is recommended by “Writing Fantasy & Science geophysics, geology, and planetary science, and Frog and Esther Jones are Authors that Cons am very excited! I look forward to sharing how to be back at Orycon after a couple of years’ 126 of ImagineFX and October issue of Fantasy Fiction.” More at www.laurelannehill.com. specialized in meteorites (rocks from space), Built. After winning the League of Extraordinary to write in Gallifreyan. absence. By day he writes computer code and Scroll Magazine. She also gives back to her art manages servers as a devops engineer; in layman’s Callie Hills which makes me a meteoriticist (not a meteorol- Writers competition and meeting their publish- Jim Kling community by writing tutorials for 3DTotal, ogist). I currently teach a variety of geology/as- er at this very convention, Frog and Esther have terms, that means he gets to play with computers 2DArtist and 3DCreative. She is constantly Callie Hills is a native of the Pacific Northwest. Jim Kling writes about science and the future, tronomy classes at Portland Community College gone on to author the Gift of Grace series as well all day and get paid for it. At night he still plays seeking inspiration in life, and motivated to put An acoustic musician, computer geek, and fiber but tries not to think too deeply about either and Portland State University, and am the cura- as many short stories in anthologies like How with computers, and although he doesn’t get out more engaging art works. artist, Callie enjoys expanding her knowledge in topic as he resides near an active volcano. His tor at the Cascadia Meteorite Laboratory at PSU. Beer Saved the World! paid for it, he can play the banjo while he’s do- each of these areas. An accomplished performer work has appeared in Analog, Nature, Scientific Andie Letourneau I enjoy doing research and mentoring students Frog is also one of the 3 Unwise Men, and ap- ing it. He lives in Shoreline, Washington with his who enjoys improvisation and “insta-band” col- American, The Washington Post, Science maga- Andie Letourneau is a Database Administrator through research projects. With the exception of pears weekly in a podcast devoted to sci-fi, fan- wife and assorted other family members. laborations, Callie’s motto is “have flutes, will zine, Technology Review, WebMD, and news- with a costuming habit. Despite making many a couple of popular science books, all of my writ- tasy, literature, and con culture. travel”, and she can frequently be found plotting letters of the Harvard Business School, among Kristin Landon garments every year, her fabric stash has a life of ing is for journals and conference abstracts. In his mundane life, Frog works as an attorney to commit harmonic mayhem on unsuspecting other places. He has also published three short Kristin Landon is the author of The Hidden its own and is threatening to take over yet anoth- in Mason County. audiences, who usually find the results delightful. Adam James science fiction stories in the scientific journal Worlds, The Cold Minds, and The Dark Reaches, er room in the house. Occasionally, she will try to Nina Kiriki Hoffman My name is Adam James and am a semi-re- Bob Kanefsky Nature. In his spare time he competes in sheep- a post-Singularity SF trilogy from Ace Books. tame the fabric by embroidering all over it, how- Her novelette “From the Depths” will appear Over the past thirty years, Nina Kiriki cent transfer to the Pacific Northwest by way of Bob Kanefsky is a filk parodist. His lyrics are herding trials with his two border collies and ever that often results in additional trips to the in the spring of 2016 in , Hoffman has sold adult and YA novels and more Illinois. I am a father of a four-year old and have available on www.songworm.com. In his mun- chases his toddler. Visit his web site at http:// To Shape The Dark fabric store to purchase more thread - and more Athena Andreadis’s follow-up anthology to than 250 short stories. Her works have been been married to a wonderful woman for nine dane day job, which is neither, he writes soft- nasw.org/users/jkling The yard of fabric inevitably follow her home. In ad- Other Half Of The Sky, and is the seed of a new finalists for the World Fantasy, Mythopoeic, years! I enjoy comics, art, Star Wars, and music. ware used for day-to-day operation of pretend Ellen Klowden, MSW dition to costuming, she has a great appreciation I am a member of the Oregon-based chapter of human missions to Mars and asteroids, real ro- novel currently in progress. for dark chocolate, French wine and port. Sturgeon, Philip K. Dick, and Endeavour Ellen Klowden (“Rem”), Creation Station the Mandalorian Mercs and have a Star Wars/ botic missions to Mars and the Moon, and the awards. Her fiction has won a Stoker and a Founder & Manager, innovated her first fanfic- Katie Lane Guy Letourneau Misfits punk band called The MisFetts. I’m really International Space Station. Nebula Award. focused room at an anime convention in 2004. I’m an attorney and negotiation coach helping Guy Letourneau has been attending SF con- enjoying the PNW and all that it has to offer. I’m A collection of Hoffman’s short stories, James Patrick Kelly She has coordinated Creation Stations, rooms freelancers and independent artists of all stripes ventions and been active in fandom since 1978. always interested in meeting like-minded indi- Permeable Borders, was published in 2012 by James Patrick Kelly has won the Hugo, Nebula wherein fans of all skill levels learn, share, & protect their rights and get paid fairly for the He has worked as a mechanical engineer for viduals to converse and debate about our various Fairwood Press. and Locus awards; his fiction has been trans- teach writing, editing, arts, cosplay, crafts, & im- work they do. My blog, Work Made For Hire, is over 25 years and designed (or reduced the cost loves of nerd-dom. Nina does production work for the Magazine lated into twenty-two languages. He writes a prov, directly at 20 conventions in OR, WA, & full of creative business advice for creative people. of ) mechanisms from teeny, shirt-button sized of Fantasy & Science Fiction. She teaches writing column on the internet for Asimov’s Science BC in 11 years, and indirectly at 4 others in WA I’m a regular presenter at comics, writing, and de- medical devices, automotive parts, to cast steel through Lane Community College. She lives in Fiction Magazine and is on the faculty of the & Alberta. She attended Renovation, her first sign conventions such as Emerald City Comicon, dredging cutterheads of around 30 tons. He Eugene, Oregon. GeekGirlCon, the Surrey International Writers’ 28 29 has written engineering licensing exam prob- authors` work but has never published anything Keith Lofstrom law professor, and holder of a B.S. in astrophys- Emerald City 2015, Galacticon 4 and Rose up two geeklings. Follow Hunter’s musings on lems and acted as a score monitor and proctor other than technical papers himself. His day job ics. His book, Phantom Sense and Other Stories, City 2015! I love to cosplay; currently, I cosplay twitter @orionnoir and development blog at for the PE exam. Besides engineering, his other has him supporting the Linux operating system David Lohkamp is available from Strange Wolf Press. Kaylee Frye, Starbuck and River Tam with more codeworxstudios.com where he drones on about technical interests include historical inventions, at IBM; his night job is currently helping out Rhiannon Louve James Lozlink in the works!. I’m also the Shindig Coordinator his love affair with Dwarf Fortress if he’s not mechanical measuring instruments, and calculat- programming for OryCon 37, Westercon 69, for the PDX Browncoats -- come check us out! playing around with Minecraft. Rhiannon Louve is a freelance writer. She’s Stepping out of the video game and into the ing machines from the 1820s through the 1950s, and occasionally Radcon. He has been a GM, a published steampunk short stories, many ta- cosplay scene in 2010 to current is Loz Link. Renae Marie Vanessa MacLellan with an arm-chair interest in firearms and mili- DM, and also a WM (webmaster for the 2011 ble-top role-playing books, and contemporary He’s also know as the Seattle Link for wander- A champion of NaNoWriMo, Vanessa tary machinery. While working in Japan in the Worldcon in Reno). Carol Mathewson Pagan theology. She’s also completed somewhere ing around dressed as Link and many other co- MacLellan is an avid reader of anything with early 1990s he re-encountered anime and has Carol Mathewson is co-founder, along with Gra Linnaea around 10 novels in the last few years, and occa- splays whenever and where ever. pizzazz. Words have been her companions since run Kumoricon’s AMV (anime music video) her husband Kyle Engen, of the Interactive Gra edits Shimmer Magazine and and sionally writes short fiction for hire. Recently, He’s always in character and happy to meet she was ten, forcing atrocious adverbs upon her competition for over 10 years, and often runs an- Museum of Gaming and Puzzlery (IMOGAP) is a member of the Science Fiction Writers she’s dipped a toe into the world of video game people and make friends with everyone. mother. Her debut fantasy novel, Three Great ime room video tracks and “AMV overnighters” in Beaverton, Oregon. It is the first museum in Association. He won Writers of the Future dialogue! His favorite things are smiles and warm hugs! Lies, published by Hadley Rille Books was re- at Kumoricon, Orycon, Radcon, Newcon, and the United States devoted to board games. and attended the 2008 Clarion Workshop. In addition, Rhiannon has a Master of Arts leased in August. She’s had five short stories pub- Gamestorm. Guy is also a registered US Patent L. Pierce Ludke His Stoker Award nominated story “Messages in Applied Theology and has taught World Susan R. Matthews lished by magazines and an anthology. When Agent, an FCC Amatuer Extra Class operator, Religions at the college level. In her spare time, Pierce is an artist whose primary tool is a From Valerie Polichar” was featured in Shock I’ve been working on the Jurisdiction series for not in the office or writing, she bird watches and and a member of the Knights of Columbus. Rhiannon games (Pathfinder, Dominion, old computer. Her work usually begins with either Totem magazine and other of his fiction can be thirty years and more -- I’m running out of time hikes. Vanessa can be found at http://vanmaclel- school Magic the Gathering - Ice Age yo! - and a scanned-in or digital sketch. It is then used as Kenneth Lett found in recent issues of Apex and Daily Science to get it right (grin). My Jurisdiction novels are lan.com. others), sings and plays keyboard on various proj- a reference for object and scene creation work- Ken is a writer, blacksmith, professional Open Fiction. Read his serial novel, “The Curious available from audible.com (read by the wonder- ects with Anthony Pryor, and cuddles with fam- ing with Bryce, Carrara, and Silo. The result- Hollyanna McCollom Source developer andoccasional podcaster Investigations of Miranda McGee.” of his site, ful, wonderful Stefan Rudnicki) or as e-books ily dogs and cat. She can also crochet and speak ing image render is finished and printed using Hollyanna is the author of all three editions whose degree in physics in no way qualifies him http://www.gralinnaea.com/ from Baen at www.baenebooks.com. Additional French. Photoshop. Alternately the initial idea sketch is of the Moon Portland guidebook. She repre- for these vocations. Creator of the 52 project, content (including the novella Proving Cruise) is Christian Lipski instead simply refined and finished using Painter. sents one-third of the PDX Broadsides, a musical Ken wrote a short storyevery week for a year and available free at www.susanrmatthews.com. Christian has been a comics journalist, con- Richard A. Lovett trio of nerd enthusiasts who sing about stuff like hopes to build tools to help enable this sort of in- Rob MacFarlane “Blood Enemies,” the novel that completes the vention panelist, and judge for the 2014 Eisner Richard A. Lovett is the only writer ever to books, science, comics and pirates. She is also a sanity for others. I started building sculptures back in the mid story of Andrej Koscuisko, will be published by Awards. He is also the guitarist for the geek folk win ten of Analog`s annual AnLab reader’s representative for the Alter Egos Society, a cos- 90’s, mostly standalone sculpts, using mixed me- Baen Books in 2016. Baen Books is also bring- David D. Levine group The PDX Broadsides. Christian lives in choice awards. A 140-time contributor to tume and prop fabrication organization, a gradu- dia and fiberglass, basing most of my work on ing the Jurisdiction backlist back into print David D. Levine is the author of novel Arabella Portland OR. Analog, he writes a mix of science fact and ate of the Rose City school of Burlesque and a fantasy and sci-fi. From there, I began making with two omnibus editions of the preceding six of Mars (Tor 2016) and over fifty science fiction short fiction. His 50 science fiction stories have performer with the live music and fire dancing Ken Lizzi prop lightsabers for fun, as well as star wars cos- Jurisdiction novels. Come to my reading and I’ll and fantasy stories. His story ‚“Tk’Tk’Tk” won also appeared in Cosmos, Nature, Abyss & troupe, Fire Kraken. Ken Lizzi is determined to provide literature a tumes and other fantasy based costumes. I only tell you all about it (grin). the Hugo Award, and he has been shortlisted for Apex, Wisconsin Magazine, Running Times, shot of two-fisted fabulism. So far his forays have began accepting commissions in July 2014. It’s Tod McCoy awards including the Hugo, Nebula, Campbell, Marathon & Beyond, and have been translated Hunter Mayer included crime fiction, fantasy, science fiction, into Russian, Polish, Finnish, and Portuguese. been a great journey and there’s so much more Tod McCoy moved to Seattle from Phoenix and Sturgeon. Stories have appeared in Asimov’s, Independent game developer in a small strike and mystery. He is the author of ‚ÄúReunion‚Äù Lovett writes a popular series on how to write to learn. in 1994 and never looked back except to make Analog, F&SF, five Year’s Best anthologies, and team of two working on Appsomniacs titles. (2014 Twilight Times Books), a post-apoc- short stories, as well as Analog`s “Biolog” profile sure it wasn’t following him. He is a Clarion West his award-winning collection Space Magic. His Paige Mackmer He is mostly focused on creating games for mo- alyptic, science fiction action/adventure fan- column. He makes his day job as a writer, free- alumni and his work has appeared in the anthol- web page can be found at http://www.david- I’m a Portland-based geek who loves hard bile platforms, but in past lives he has run [and tasy, and “Under Strange Suns” (2015 Twilight lancing for such publications as Nature, New ogies The People’s Apocalypse and Bronies: For dlevine.com. sci-fi! My first con was RCCC ‘13 but the first played] with gamers of all walks, across many Times Books), a planetary romance. Ken lives Scientist, National Geographic News, Scientific the Love of Ponies, as well as on AntipodeanSF. con at which I was a panelist was OryCon 36 genres and forms. In between hours spent de- Rick Lindsley in Portland, Oregon with his wife Isa, daughter American, and many others. He is a running com, Qarrtsiluni.com, and The Gloaming. He (Creation Station)! I’ve since given panels at signing and coding games he actively helps level Rick Lindsley has helped critique other V.V., and growing collections of novels and an- coach, sports writer, Ph.D. economist, former runs Hydra House, a small press dedicated to tique weapons. www.kenlizzi.net

30 31 publishing West Coast science fiction and fanta- EM Prazeman National Best Selling Kris Longknife science sy, which currently includes the Faerie Tales from EM Prazeman, aka Kamila Z Miller, is a writer, fiction saga, the latest being Kris Longknife - the White Forest series by Danika Dinsmore, artist and book designer who lives in the Pacific Unrelenting. Mike is also enjoying the antics of Snapshots from a Black Hole & Other Oddities NW with her husband, international man of Kris’s frienemy, Vicky Peterwald ‚Äì Survivor out by K.C. Ball, The Twelve Ways of Christmas mystery Rory Miller. She primarily writes fan- in June 2015. All are available at Audible.com. by Sandra Odell, and Near+Far, a collection of tasy. Her short stories can be found in Beneath As Mike Shepherd writing as Mike Moscoe, short stories by Cat Rambo which has earned her Ceaseless Skies and Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Mike is publishing several collections of his a Nebula nomination. Wristlet. She writes non-fiction as Tammy award nominated short stories as well as bring- Martin McDermott Owen, and LGBT-friendly historical fantasy ing several of his out-of-print books back as e- as E.M. Prazeman. She’s traveled to some neat books. Visit his web site www.mikeshepherd.org Shauna McKain-Storey places, including Belize, the Czech Republic, to learn about his latest. I work in a public library, but that’s just my Greece, several places in Canada and has gone Lee Moyer day job. I also enjoy gardening and making art in round Ireland counter-clockwise. She has fired Lee Moyer: Award-winning Illustrator, many ways, e.g. sculpture, painting, collage, poet- some archaic weapons including a flintlock pis- Designer, Art Director. Films: Laurel & Hardy, ry. I love to travel, mostly in Oregon and Ireland tol, a primitive revolver, and longbow. She en- Spider-Man 2, Call of Cthulhu; Plays: Stephen (Yes, I like to be wet!) My recent move to rural joys sailing and has studied celestial navigation. Sondheim, Mel Brooks, Stephen King; Pin-Ups: Hillsboro has enabled me to spend more time Whatever you do, don’t ask her about gardening. Ray Bradbury, Charlaine Harris, George RR with trees and small creatures, and to set aside She’ll talk your ear off, sometimes using the latin Martin, Neil Gaiman; Music: Tori Amos, von a room to fill with hundreds, nay thousands, of names of plants in the process. For more info go Trapps, Amanda Palmer; Essays: Elements of books. I’m also fond of children and think it’s to emprazeman.com or kzmiller.com. Illustration, Kickstarter White Paper; Games: important to indoctrinate, er, introduce, them Seth Milstein The Doom That Came to Atlantic City, D&D, to the wonders of SF&F fandom. So this will be Seth Milstein is a standup comedian and Gloom, 13th Age; Gallery Shows: NYC, LA, the 6th year that I have organized and run chil- writer in Oregon. He writes for Savage Henry London & the Smithsonian Institution; Books dren’s programming, also known as OryKids, at Magazine and can be seen on stages all over the and Merchandise forthcoming! Orycon! Yay, OryKids! west coast. He is heavily featured in the comedy Sara A .Mueller Donna McMahon documentary “I Am Road Comic” and lightly featured in the documentary “Harmontown”. Sara is a Pacific Northwest writer, and a real Rob McMonigal Seth’s comedy is a mix of personal stories and ir- live escaped Yooper. She has been through every Rob McMonigal lives in Portland, Oregon, reverent thoughts. state in the lower 48, and has lived in six of them. with their spouse (fellow writer Erica Satifka) Petrea Mitchell She has ridden horses in multiple disciplines, and entirely too many cats. Rob has appeared in including dressage, reining, jumping, vaulting, Petrea Mitchell is a lifelong fan of sf in all its as- Fireside Magazine, and runs a comics-themed and side saddle. She is informed by reliable par- pects, from books to gaming to zines and more. website, www.panelpatter.com, that focuses on ties that her attachment to ‘project horses’ is a She reviews anime at Amazing Stories (amaz- indie and lesser-known titles. They are also a form of mental instability. Among other things, ingstoriesmag), reads books for the Endeavour reviewer of speculative fiction and comics for Sara has worked as a paid Elizabethan recre- Award, and has just survived running the first Publisher’s Weekly and serve as first reader for ator, a knitting instructor, and a stage hand. She ever Worldcon audio theater program track. Nightmare Magazine and other projects of graduated from Sweet Briar College (English, John Joseph Adams. Find Rob on Twitter @ Roberta Monaghan-Christensen Anthropology, and History) and had post-grad- rob_mcmonigal. I have been attending conventions since 2003. uate training in education at the University of Nevada, Reno. Laura McShane My first con was Orycon. I’ve decided it’s time to give back. My personal biography would never Self proclaimed “expert” on women’s lingerie. Edward Muller fit here, but I’m interested in speaking on cos- Professional fashion designer seventeen years, Edward Muller is a programmer who lives tuming on a budget, or thrift store costuming. I former employee of Oregon Shakespearean and works in Vancouver, Washington along with dress steampunk/Victoriana on a daily basis, and Festival. Four decades experience on stage sing- his wife, Dr. Tera Rich, and a pride of five cats. am not really a person who sews. I’ve acquired ing, dancing, modeling, etc. Producer of fashion He got interested in writing at age five when his most of what I own and wear on a daily basis shows and other fancy disasters. Twenty plus Aunt Anne transcribed one of his spoken stories from 2nd hand stores. I am also the Treasurer years experience as “full contact RN.” and showed him what his words looked like on of the local non profit group Time Travelers paper. In his early teens he started watching Star Costume Guild. Darragh Metzger Trek and soon migrated to reading Sir Arthur Darragh makes her living in the world’s two Deborah Morera Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and Larry Niven. His lowest-paying professions: acting and writing. Deborah Morera is a multi-talented costume first published work was the short story Charity’s Her resume includes stage and screen credits, designer and serial craft technique acquirer. She Case in the Autumn 2000 edition of Artemis and umpteen years performing with The Seattle works with artists to facilitate promoting and Magazine. Since then he has been published Knights. Publishing credits include nine novels selling their work, and also raises chickens, which in several magazines including Analog. Ed is and two short story collections, available from have few, if any, artistic aspirations. also known for having invented the Antimatter TFA Press. A non-fiction work, On Wings of Calculator. More information is available on his Eagles: Operation Magic Carpet is currently Mike Shepherd Moscoe website www.EdwardMuller.com with Macmillans. She really misses singing and Mike is a multifaceted writer. As Mike writing songs. If she had any free time, she’d Shepherd, he has thirteen books out in the spend it with horses. 32 33 Sally Newman with C. S. Lowe, from Variationspublishing. Defense League. nominee. Her most recent book is BEASTS OF Irish music and dance, and she can sometimes be Mary Rosenblum com. and the latest publication at this writing is a TABAT; its sequel, HEARTS OF TABAT, and found in medieval garb on a caparisoned horse, Mark Niemann-Ross Robert Plamondon A Clarion West graduate, and 2008 and 2012 Haumea, in the Extreme Planets anthology also a fantasy collection, NEITHER HERE NOR throwing javelins into innocent hay bales that instructor, Mary Rosenblum has published 8 Mark writes Science Fiction and has appeared from Variations. His website is www.gdnordley. Mir Plemmons THERE appear this winter. She is the current never did anything to her. novels and more than 60 short stories with ma- in Analog Magazine and Stupefying Stories. com. Mir Plemmons recovered from the colli- President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy jor magazines since 1990. She has been a Nebula During the day he works for lynda.com and Joyce Reynolds-Ward sion of Sasquan and the start of the school year Writers of America (SFWA). For more about and Hugo finalist and a winner of the Compton linkedin.com, plays bass and raises chickens. His Doug Odell Joyce Reynolds-Ward divides her time be- just in time to attend the Neuroplasticity and her, as well as links to her fiction and informa- Crook and Sideways awards. A teacher of writing current project is a murder mystery solved by a Former Managing Editor for Science tween Portland, Oregon, and Enterprise, Education conference. Mir probably hasn’t yet tion about her online classes, see http://www. for 15 years she is now a literary midwife, guiding refrigerator. Fiction Review and current publisher for MVP Oregon. Recent short story publications are recovered from the brain dump expected there! kittywumpus.net new writers through today’s world of publishing Publishing. Doug Odell has co-authored two in First Contact Caf√©, Trust and Treachery, William F. Nolan Mir Is single, but various critters willingly com- and self-promoting. books in the Nanoclone Trilogy (PRINCE OF Roget Ratchford How Beer Saved the World, and Tales from an William F. Nolan writes mostly in the bat quiet with an assortment of opinions. Mir’s EUROPE and BISHOP OF ROME) as well as “Mechanical engineer by day, body painter Alien Campfire. Book-length works are available Andrew Ross science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. most recent publication is Deafening Silence, the short story A Quantum Field of Ghosts and by night” sounds like the tag line to a very bad through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other Andrew Ross disguises himself as a stodgy, Though best known for coauthoring the in the anthology Widowmakers. The biggest Shadows (all with Elton Elliott). bit of late night cable fare, yet also pretty much sources. Alien Savvy is available as an audiobook high-priced Alpha Male attorney and subur- acclaimed dystopian science fiction novel bragging point Mir claims is the bittersweetness describes me and my passion for both robotics on Audible, iTunes, and Amazon. Follow Joyce’s ban father of two in the mundane world, in an Shannon Page ‚ of being first runner up for a $1000 prize in the Logan’s Run with George Clayton Johnson, and photography/body as canvas. I approach adventures through her blog at www.joycereyn- effort to hide his (poorly kept)secret existence Shannon Page has published more than two 2013 Imagining Indigenous Futurisms writing Nolan is the author of more than 2000 piec- both disciplines with the same style, infusing my oldsward.com. as a musician, parody lyricist, book blogger dozen short stories. Novels include Our Lady of contest. Mir edits for Editors International, Inc., es (fiction, nonfiction, articles, and books), engineering solutions with as much creativity and space mercenary. He has been an OryCon the Islands (co-written with Jay Lake), named Solstice Publishing, Posh Rat Productions, Six Jake Richmond and has edited twenty-six anthologies in his as the market (and my boss!) will allow, as well regular since 1997 and helped to run the music a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2014; Eel Point Press and various small firms. Mir loves Jake is the creator of the popular webcomic as using sophisticated technical tools to solve programming since 2005. He has been a guest fifty-plus year career. River, a hippie horror tale; and the forthcom- to talk about brain training, cognitive rebuild- Modest Medusa and the award winning de- practical problems in body painting. From paint- at GaFilk, ConFlikt and Conterpoint, and ap- Of his numerous awards, there are a few ing Nightcraft Quartet. She edits, copy edits, ing and the Eaton Arrowsmith programs. Mir is signer of the role playing games Panty Explosion ing with laser light and long exposure, to using peared on the Pegasus ballot for best songwriter of which he is most proud: ‘Living Legend and proofreads on a freelance basis and lives in also an interfaith chaplain who does all sorts of Perfect, Ocean, Sea Dracula, G x B (Girl x Boy) an airbrush to apply lubricants and adhesives and best badass song. in Dark Fantasy’ by the International Portland, Oregon. Website: www.shannonpage. community and disaster volunteering, a disabled and Classroom Deathmatch. to mechanisms, I enjoy combining worlds that Horror Guild in 2002; twice winning the net. special education teacher and advocate, and does might not otherwise meet. Micky Rivera Lea Rush ‘Edgar Allan Poe Award’ from the Mystery other freelance / contract editing and writing. Lea has been involved with Portland con- Nora Paxton Timmerman Micky Rivera has a Bachelors Degree in Music Talk to Mir if you’d like to discuss a project! Wolf Read ventions for many years. She helped with Writers of America; the honorary title Education and has played in various musical en- SD Perry Wolf is a scientist, writer and illustrator. He Publications for OryCon 22 and 23, ran the ‘Author Emeritus’ by the Science Fiction Wolfcat sembles in different genres, including classical, SD Perry has written media tie-ins and nov- holds a BSc in Natural Resource Management Dealers’ Room for OryCons 23, 32, 33 and and Fantasy Writers of America in 2006, Wolfcat has been sewing in one form or an- jazz, folk, rock, and metal. elizations for most of her career, working in the from Oregon State University’s College of 34, Vice Chair at OryCon 34, and Chair of and the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ from other since the early 70’s. Her love of science universes of Star Trek, Aliens, and Resident Evil. Forestry, and a PhD in Forest Science from the Sean Robinson the highly successful OryCon 35, in which at- the Horror Writers Association in 2010. In fiction and fantasy actually predates the fascina- Plus, you know, other stuff. In her spare time she University of British Columbia. His research Dr. Sean Robinson is a research scientist work- tendance rose a record-breaking 24.7% over the 2013 he was a recipient, along with Brian W. tion with sewing because she snuck her father’s reads and writes horror. interests include Pacific Northwest windstorms, ing in the areas of radiation detection, social previous year to an all-time high. She is now Asimov and Heinlein books instead of “Dick Aldiss, of the World Fantasy ‘Convention forest ecology, wind and tree interactions, media analysis, nuclear materials characteriza- the chair of Westercon 69, taking place at the Steve Perry and Jane”; even doing more gaming than home- Award’ in Brighton, England. In May 2014, weather instrument operation and climatology. tion and data science for national security. Sean Doubletree Portland in July of 2016. Lots of books, animated TV scripts, short sto- work in college. She owns more sf books than her Nolan was presented with another Stoker He has presented his research at over two dozen has led a variety of simulation, modeling and ries, spec movie scripts, yadda, yadda, yadda ... local library; does medieval, science fiction, and Kier Salmon for ‘Superior Achievement in Nonfiction’ conferences, and has recently begun publishing analysis tasks pertinent to detection algorithm full-bore fantasy competition costumes, and de- My name is Kier Salmon. I am 58 years old. I for Nolan On Bradbury: Sixty Years Of Rachel Phillips his windstorm analysis in peer-reviewed periodi- development, search for items of interest, the lights in learning or sharing new concepts. have lived in Mexico (18 years) and the USA. I cals, including the Journal of Coastal Research. protection of U.S. borders and the development Writing About The Master Of Science have worked many different jobs. The one thing J. A. Pitts Anthony Pryor Wolf has had his science fiction stories appear in of signatures of anomalies and rare events. He Fiction; additionally, he was honored with that has remained consistent in my life is my love John A Pitts learned to love science fiction Anthony Pryor has been writing for the rpg Analog Science Fiction and Fact, along with illus- earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University the ‘Grand Master Award’ from the World of reading. I began reading (and writing) very at the knee of his grandmother, listening to her industry for... Well for a sufficiently long time trations including cover art. His art has appeared of Washington, developing source characteriza- Horror Society in 2015. A vegetarian, Nolan early on, and started being a total aficionado read authors like Edgar Rice Burroughs and that he’s been described as “older than dirt.” He in other magazines, too, including Asimov’s tion algorithms for a NASA/DOE Gamma Ray resides in Vancouver, WA. of fantasy and SciFi by the time I was 9 or 10. Robert E. Howard during his childhood in ru- has produced roleplaying material for FASA’s Science Fiction, Talebones and TransVersions. Telescope. I’ve never looked back. I have published a few G. David Nordley ral Kentucky.He lives his life surrounded by Battletech, Bard Games’ Talislanta series, TSR Theresa (Darklady) Reed Sharon Joss things, and I maintain a fan-fiction web page G. David Nordley is the pen name of Gerald books and story. Selling his own tales still comes and WotC’s Dungeons and Dragons, Green Award-winning author Sharon Joss writes sci- for SM Stirling which I ride with an iron hand. I David Nordley, an author and astronautical en- as a surprise to him.The first three books in the Ronin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, among many Alex C Renwick ence fiction, fantasy and horror. She is the 2015 require decent top-of-the-slush-pile quality and gineer. A retired Air Force officer, he has exten- Sarah Beauhall urban fantasy series (Black Blade others. Anthony also served as writer, editor Alex C. Renwick was designed in Toronto and winner of the Writers of the Future Golden I also make sure they either fit canon or are al- sive experience in spacecraft systems operations, Blues, Honeyed Words,Forged in Fire) are and developer for Sword and Sorcery Studios’ built in Texas, but functions best in the Pacific Pen award for her story, “Stars that Make Dark lowed by the main author as variants. I do a lot of engineering, and testing as well as research in out from Tor Publishing (http://us.macmillan. award-winning Scarred Lands rpg series. His Northwest. She has written dozens of weird, Heaven Light”. The author of five novels and work editing and first reading for Steve and the advanced spacecraft propulsion. As a writer, his com/TorForge.aspx). His first short story new trilogy of supernatural thriller novels, noir, and mythpunk stories as Camille Alexa, dozens of short stories, she has worked as a bar- fan fiction site and also for friends in the Seattle main interest is the future of human exploration “The Shepherd” is scheduled for publication by including those in her Endeavour Award finalist collection, Bravado’s House of Blues, came tender, software developer and technical pro- SteamRats. Recently I have begun work as an in- and settlement of space, and his stories typically Permuted Press in 2016. collection Push of the Sky. out fall of 2013 from Fairwood Press. He gram manager in the high-tech industry. She dependent editor and a writer for pay. And my focuses on the dramatic aspects of individual lives is currently wrapping the fifth book in the Cat Rambo Shawna Reppert now lives amid a thicket of blackberry vines in funnest game is always to work with costumes, within the broad sweep of a plausible human fu- Cat Rambo lives, writes, and teaches by the Shawna is an award-winning author of fan- Oregon and writes full-time. basing them on a wide variety of ethnic clothes. ture. He is a past Hugo and nebula award nomi- Sarah Beauhall series and is plotting his next shores of an eagle-haunted lake in the Pacific tasy and steampunk who keeps her readers up all nee as well as a four-time winner of the Analog project. David Rogers Erica L. Satifka Northwest. Her 200+ fiction publications night and makes them miss work deadlines. Her Science Fiction/Science Fact annual “AnLab” John has a BA in English and a Masters of Singer-songwriter and classical guitarist. Self Erica L. Satifka’s short fiction has appeared in include stories in Asimov’s, Clarkesworld fiction asks questions for which there are no easy reader’s poll. He lives in Sunnyvale, CA, with Library Science from University of Kentucky. produced recording artist. Clarkesworld Magazine, Shimmer, and Daily Magazine, and Tor.com. She has been an answers while taking readers on a fine adventure his wife, a retired Apple Computer programmer. John is a member of the Science Fiction and Science Fiction. She lives in Portland, OR with Endeavour, Nebula and World Fantasy Award that grips them heart and soul. Shawna is fond of His His latest novel is The Black Hole Project, Fantasy Writers of America and the Dark Forces Jennifer Rosenberg 34 35 her husband Rob and three needy cats. Visit her F&SF, Realms of Fantasy, Sword and Sorceress, many years most notably Electronic Arts before online at www.ericasatifka.com. Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn, Year’s Best turning to illustrating and painting full time. Jeff Shane Sauby Horror 7, David Copperfield’s Tales of the is working on his own book project for WordFire Impossible, Full Spectrum 4, Nanodreams, and Press called Jeff Sturgeon’s Last Cities of Earth If I played an instrument, I would join the The Shimmering Door. His forthcoming novel due summer of 2016. Jeff lives in the Cascade Hong Kong Cavaliers. After getting my degree in is The Wizard’s Nemesis. foothills with sons Duncan and Corwin. Online Biology from Caltech, I attended Whittier Law School and worked in the financial industry for Dale Ivan Smith at www.jeffsturgeon.com, email at jeffstur- [email protected] five years. Then I walked away from that career to Jeff Soesbe teach high school for a dozen years. I am currently Patrick Swenson back in school, since two degrees is not enough, DongWon Song Patrick Swenson’s first novel is entitled The and working on becoming a Criminology DongWon Song is an agent with Howard Ultra Thin Man, which appeared from Tor Professor. I also am the Boardgames Supervisor Morhaim Literary Agency. He was formerly an Books in August 2014. A graduate of Clarion for the Strategicon Conventions, which runs editor at Orbit, an imprint of Hachette Book West, he has sold stories to the anthology Like three gaming conventions each year. Group. There, he launched multiple New York Water for Quarks, and magazines such as Ken Scholes Times bestselling series, including FEED by Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine, Mira Grant and LEVIATHAN WAKES by Ken Scholes is the author of the internation- Figment, and others. He owns Fairwood Press, a James S.A. Corey. He was the first hire at a pub- ally acclaimed, award-winning Psalms of Isaak small book press, and runs a writers retreat on the lishing startup, Zola Books, and while there series, published in the US by Tor. Ken’s short Olympic Peninsula. A high school teacher for 30 oversaw content and eventually became the head fiction has been appearing in various magazines years, he lives in Bonney Lake, Washington with of product for the ecommerce and ebook apps. and anthologies since 2000 and has been collect- his 13-year-old son Orion. You’ll find more in- He now lives in Portland, OR. ed into three volumes by Fairwood Press. He is a formation at www.patrickswenson.net. winner of the Writers of the Future contest, the Katrina Spillman Elaine Teadtke Endeavour Award, and France’s Prix Imaginales Tristian Spillman I have been a part of the costuming commu- for best translated novel. Ken a frequent present- nity for the past 19 years. My interests are eclectic er and panelist at conventions and workshops. Debra Stansbury and diverse, depending on - Ooh, Shiny! Ken lives in Saint Helens, OR, with his wife Debra is a long time Orycon volunteer. Not Wynne Tegyn Jen and their two daughters, Lizzy and Rae. knowing when to stop, she also volunteers for You can learn more about Ken and his books GameStorm, OSFCI, and Kumoricon. Linnea Thompson at www.kenscholes.com In addition to this, she writes fiction, is a tal- Linnea Thompson is Head of Programming ented crocheter and embroiderer, organizes peo- for OryCon 37. She works as a school teacher in Anna Sheehan ple and their things, and wanders the internet the greater Portland area. Anna Sheehan is the author of the Hal looking for shiny things. Clement Golden Duck award winning novel, A Contessa Timmerman Long, Long Sleep. Her latest novel, No Life But Renee Stern Contessa Paxton Timmerman is a transplant This, was released in December, 2014. Renee Stern is a former newspaper reporter from California. Her costuming talents began turned freelance writer whose short fiction has in 1986 at Gavilan College in Gilroy, CA. She Sheila Simonson appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Black Gate, has been quilting for many years. Her love of Sheila Simonson is a longtime fan and a mem- Aeon Speculative Fiction, and the antholo- Conventions began in the 1980’s. She belongs ber of the Endeavour Award committee. She gies Gears and Levers 3, Looking Landwards, to NIWA (Northwest Independent Writers taught both science fiction and fiction writing Human Tales, and Sails & Sorcery: Tales of Association). She enjoys teaching people how at Clark College for many years. Her fourteenth Nautical Fantasy. She is currently working on a to use yarn. Contessa has been a part of Orycon novel, Beyond Confusion, a mystery, is available historical fantasy novel. since 2011 with Katrina Spillman. They taught from Perseverance Press or Amazon.com in both Edward Stiner and wrote the book, ‚ÄúMaking Simple Tunics regular and eBook formats. Her latest regency, for Beginners‚Äù. The Young Pretender, is available from Uncial Timothy Storey Press in e-book format. Betsy Tinney Jeff Sturgeon Betsy¬†Tinney¬†is a Northwest cellist/ Amber D. Sistla Jeff is a northwest artist known for his beauti- songwriter whose solo cello work has been called I was born in Oklahoma, but I now live in the ful award winning metal paintings and is consid- “captivating,” “mesmerizing,” and “a rich texture Pacific Northwest. I have a degree in computer ered one of the top astronomical and science fic- for the ear, reminiscent of fine dark chocolate science and have six U.S. and E.U. patents. My fic- tion artists working in the field today with guest and red wine.” Betsy also performs regularly tion has appeared in Nature, Jim Baen’s Universe, of honor appearance at exhibitions and conven- with Tricky Pixie, S.J. Tucker, Vixy & Tony, and Postcripts, Cosmos, Bull Spec, and Daily Science tions around the country and his newest works Heather Dale (among many others), does session Fiction. are highly sought after by collectors. Jeff paints work, and teaches. When not behind her cello, Dave Smeds primarily with acrylics on textured aluminum Betsy is a web designer/developer and part-time Dave Smeds is the author of novels The Sorcery and over the years has gatherered an impressive pixie.Website:¬†www.betsytinney.com. Within, The Schemes of Dragons, and X-Men: client list from book, music and magazine pub- Suzanne Tompkins Law of the Jungle, along with many pieces of short lishers to JPL NASA. Jeff was an art director and game designer in the computer game buisness for Since discovering SF fandom in the mid-60’s, fiction published in such venues as Asimov’s SF, Suzanne (aka Suzle) has co-edited four fanzines 36 37 (The Spanish Inquisition and Mainstream, with Chris Waffle plays games of all sorts. Director of NIWA’s Seal of Quality program Christy Fifield ‚Ä®Photo: http:// husband Jerry Kaufman, were nominated for Chris Waffle (lead vocals and bass for Going Leslie What (NSQ) and the editor of both the 2014 and programming.orycon.org/admin/ Hugos); helped found an SF club (WPSFA in Viral) moved to Portland from a state to the 2015 NIWA Anthology volumes. Find her at Leslie What is a Nebula Award-winning writ- img.php?iid=0 Pittsburgh); and helped run numerous SF cons south which shall not be named. He started writ- jennifer-willis.com. er and Oregon Book Award finalist. She is a fic- Chris has never met a genre she doesn’t like. (Seattle Potlatches; the 2011, 2013 & 2015 ing and releasing nerd rock albums in 2005 as tion Editor of “Phantom Drift: New Fabulism.” Scott Alan Woodard From SF to fantasy to mystery to romance and Worldcons). The 2005 TransAtlantic FanFund part of his former band Hot Waffles. The origin Her writing has appeared in numerous journals Scott Woodard is a writer, game designer, most stops in between, she treats writing like a winner, Suzle served as the North American of his clever, goofy, nerd rock songwriting super and anthologies, including “Asimov’s,” “Strange podcast producer, and voice actor. He has writ- smorgasbord and samples a bit of each. She lives TAFF administrator until 2008. She and Jerry power is said to have begun when, after endless Horizons,” “Best New Horror,” “Unstuck,” ten feature-length audio drama scripts for Big just blocks from the Pacific Ocean with writer/ publish Littlebrook, available on line at http:// hours of playing Castlevania, he finally beat the “Interfictions,” “Los Angeles Review,””Utne Finish Productions (including three Doctor husband J. Steven York, where she works under www.efanzines.com/. final boss. In a raw, visceral, joy, he threw his Reader,” “Bending the Landscape,” “Calyx,” Who adventures), and War of the Elementals strict feline supervision. controller down and danced like Carlton only to Roy Torley “Parabola,” “Portland Weird,” and other for Colonial Radio Theatre. He is also the writer watch on in horror as a gargoyle dropped down J. Steven York ‚Ä®Photo: http:// Roy Torley started playing the upright string places. Her novel “Olympic Games” received of The Sixth Gun Role-Playing Game from to begin a second final fight. With virtually no bass in fourth grade. He is recognized as a virtu- starred reviews from “Publishers Weekly” and Pinnacle Entertainment. In his spare time (?), programming.orycon.org/admin/ life left, and the controller half way across the oso on the Ukrainian bandura and Russian bala- “Booklist” and was named one of the most in- Scott is the producer and co-host of four pop img.php?iid=0 room, he watched helplessly as he died on the laika. He regularly performs with his wife, Joan teresting books of the year by the “San Francisco culture podcasts available at www.g2vpodcast. Steve has written in the world of Star Trek, brink of greatness. In rage and grief, he vowed to Gaustad, at the Northwest Folklife Festival and Chronicle.” She’s taught writing at UCLA X and com. Marvel Comics, Conan and many others, plus find greatness one day in the only way he knew in the Portland-metro area, Oregon. He helped at the Clarion Writers Conference and lives in original science fiction, written for games for how - writing songs, singing about nerd pop Clint “C.D.” Woodbury create and develop the first wind energy technol- Portland, Oregon, where she writes, edits, cooks, Sierra. and has recently embarked on a Florida- culture, and perhaps one day facing the gargoyle CD Woodbury is a music geek who occasion- ogy program at Columbia Gorge Community and volunteers for hospice. based historical mystery series, “Panorama Beach again - face to face, man to man. ally works as a software tester. In what he joking- College in 2006. He currently tutors, does web Mysteries.” For six years he produced the cult, Laura Whitcomb’s books include YA ly calls his “music for mundanes project” in fan site development, and gives lecture-demos at lo- Wendy N. Wagner photo, web-comic “Minions at Work,” which will supernatural novels A Certain Slant of Light, circles, he is a multiple award winner from the cal retirement communities. Wendy N. Wagner is the Guest Editor-in- be relaunching soon at www.MinionAtWork. Under the Light, and The Fetch as well as the Washington Blues Society for Blues Performer, Chief of Nightmare Magazine’s Queers Destroy com Tammy Tripp writing books Novel Shortcuts and Your First Songwriter, NW recording and a three time Horror! Special issue, and the Associate/ Tammy is a PNW artist known for her color- Novel (co-authored by literary agent Ann winner for Electric Guitar. The CD ‚ÄúMonday Arashi Young Managing Editor of both Nightmare and the ful esoteric themes and whimsical fantasy art. Rittenberg.) Her fiction has been published Night‚Äù charted internationally in its genre. Arashi Young is a multimedia visual artist, Hugo award-winning Lightspeed Magazine. She Inspired by imaginative visions, she translates in 11 languages. She sings in a madrigal choir CD has performed filk and fan music concerts at writer and journalist. She enjoys artistic chal- is also the author of Skinwalkers, a Pathfinder her musings into art that engages the viewer. She at Renaissance faire throughout Oregon and Conflikt, Norwescon, GaFilk, and Orycon. lenge, travel, exploration, collaboration, cooking Tales novel. Her short fiction has appeared in works full time and besides art, her ‚Äúoff‚Äù Washington, hosts monthly supernatural tea for a small army and playing the guitar badly. Her Farrago’s Wainscot, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Autumn Wright hours are devoted to her home and helping her parties, and is now writing an adventure about work can be found at www.arashimedia.com. anthologies like Cthulhu Fhtagn!, Armored, and husband manage a small hobby farm where they fairies. Rob Wynne The Way of the Wizard. She lives in Milwaukie, raise their own beef, garden, occasional pigs, Rob Wynne is a musician, podcaster, gamer, Oregon, with her very understanding family. Theo Williams noisy chickens, and a goat. She’s recently been con runner, and occasional blogger who current- Longtime contributor to NW cons, includ- published in the Fantasy Illustrators Library Vol. Erik Wecks ly lives in the Seattle area. In 1997, he helped Dan ing Video programming for ORYCONS from 1. Hollifield create Aphelion Webzine, an amateur Dean Wells 1982-1985, Portland WESTERCONS in 1984 original fiction website which is still publishing Vincent P. Vaughn Dean Wells is author of the ongoing and 1992, and Media S-F panels. Archivist and today. He has been on the committee of Gafilk, Vincent makes his home in Portland, OR “Clockwork Millennials” series published in Director of The Science Fiction Museum of WA the Georgia filk convention, since 1999.. in where he lives with 2 loveable pit bulls and the 2 Beneath Ceaseless Skies. His other works have and OR. Presentations on live S-F television 2011, he helped launch the podcast Tadpoolery, cats who have the dogs “well trained”. He is mar- appeared in Ideomancer, 10Flash Quarterly, and radio, using audio/videotape and moni- a weekly, general interest geek-oriented show. ried to an exceptionally talented and gifted wom- Demensions, ShadowKeep, The Nocturnal tors. Second-degree Wiccan clergy, and origi- an who has a wide range of interests and abilities. Lyric, Eldritch Tales, and the anthologies nator of public Wiccan rituals at ORYCON/ Ben Yalow When he is not working for a company that does Ceaseless Steam and The Best of BCS Year 4. He Portland WESTERCON; panel discussions on I’ve been to almost 800 conventions, and database and web services support for the auto- has also written for the performimg arts in vari- Paganism, the Witchcrazes of Medieval Europe/ worked on about a third of them, ranging from motive industry, he is working on several pieces ous capacities, having procured a degree in the- the Salem Witch Trials, and legal battles of the gofering to chairing regionals and Worldcon of artwork, doing living history re-enactment, atre back when the world was new. Dean is an ac- West Memphis Three. Longtime partner of art- Division Head. playing RPG’s and MMO computer games. tive member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy ist Gail J. Butler, and assisted at Art Show setup/ I’ve also edited four books for NESFA Press, Peter Wacks Writers of America. teardown. two of which were nominated for the Hugo Django Wexler ‚Ä®Photo: http:// Jennifer Willis Award. Throughout the course of his life, Peter has Jake Yazici acted in movies, he has designed‚Äîand written programming.orycon.org/admin/ Jennifer Willis is the author of the Valhalla story-lines for‚Äîgames, written novels and other img.php?iid=0 series and has a soft spot for urban fantasy and Jake Yazici: Sociable electrical playful mayhem. In the world of journalism, she fiction, and was nominated for a Bram Stoker Django Wexler graduated from Carnegie dork and general thinkerer. is the writer behind the Northwest Love Stories Award for his first graphic novel. Mellon University in Pittsburgh with degrees From the ashes of ancient Smyrna, Jake arose series in The Oregonian; her work has also ap- Over the years Peter has worked on in creative writing and computer science, and with a soldering iron in one hand and a Linux peared in publications like The Christian Science Cyberpunk games, on the set of Alias, and is the worked for the university in artificial intelligence manual in the other. His soul is 73% caffeine, and Monitor, Salon.com, The Portland Tribune, The writing partner of Kevin J. Anderson on Heroes research. Eventually he migrated to Microsoft in as a first time panelist, his goal is to spark interest Writer, Religion and Politics, and Spirituality Reborn and the upcoming Uncharted novel. His Seattle, where he now lives with two cats and a and creativity through entertaining education. & Health. As an editor, Jennifer was the 2013 Urban Fantasy series; Stone Cold Case Files re- teetering mountain of books. 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