Guests
VERICON IX Novelists
- KIM STANLEY ROBINSON(Guest of Honor)
- Elizabeth Bear
- Paul Di Filippo
- Allen Steele
- Robert V.S. Redick
- Catherynne Valente
- Don D'Ammassa
- Marie Brennan
VERICON IX Webcomic Authors
KIM STANLEY ROBINSON
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Elizabeth BearElizabeth Bear was born on the same day as Frodo and Bilbo, but in a different year. She is the author or co-author of over fifteen published books and over fifty published short stories, the coexecutive producer of and a staff writer at the ongoing hyperfiction project www.shadowunit.org, a recipient of a Hugo Award for Best Short Story, a Sturgeon Award, a Locus Award for Best First Novel, the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and an Asimov Reader's Choice Award.Elizabeth Bear is her real name, but not all of it. She lives near Hartford, CT, with a cat who sidelines as an internet celebrity. http://www.elizabethbear.com/ | 
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| Paul Di FilippoPaul Di Filippo sold his first story in 1977, and has since had 25 books of fiction published. He also contributes reviews to many venues. He has lived in Providence for over 30 years, with his mate Deborah Newton. They currently share their house with Brownie the cocker spaniel and Penny Century the calico cat.http://www.pauldifilippo.com/ |
Allen SteeleAllen Steele is professional science fiction writer, with fourteen novels, five collections of short fiction, and a collection of essays to his name; his work has received numerous awards, including two Hugos. A former journalist, he has worked for newspapers and business magazines in Massachusetts, Missouri, and Tennessee, and once spent a brief tenure in Washington D.C. as a Capitol Hill correspondent. He earned a B.A. in Communications from New England College in Henniker, N.H., and a M.A. in Journalism from the University of Missouri. He serves on the Board of Advisors for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the Space Frontier Foundation, and has testified before the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives. He and wife live in western Massachusetts.http://www.allensteele.com/ | 
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| Robert V.S. RedickRobert Redick grew up in Charlottesville Virginia and has formerly been an international development worker and a stage critic. "Uncrossed River," a memoir of Redick's chance encounters with the late actor River Phoenix, won the 2005 New Millennium Writings Award for nonfiction. Redick is currently at work on a new fantasy trilogy, The Chathrand Voyage. Book One, The Red Wolf Conspiracy, was published by Gollancz on February 1st, 2008. He lives in Three Rivers, Massachusetts with his compaņera, Kiran Asher; Chloe the giant poodle; two semi-feral cats; and a Florida lake turtle.http://redwolfconspiracy.com/ |
Catherynne ValenteBorn in the Pacific Northwest in 1979, Catherynne M. Valente is the author of the Orphan's Tales series, as well as The Labyrinth, Yume no Hon: The Book of Dreams, The Grass-Cutting Sword, and five books of poetry. She is the winner of the Tiptree Award, the Mythopoeic Award, the Rhysling Award, and the Million Writers Award. She currently lives in Peaks Island, Maine with her partner and two dogs. Her newest novel, Palimpsest, will be released on February 24th, 2009.http://www.catherynnemvalente.com/ | 
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| Don D'AmmassaDon D'Ammassa has been reading and collecting science fiction for almost fifty years. He is the author of Blood Beast, Servants of Chaos, Scarab, Haven, Narcissus, and more than one hundred short stories. Don has reviewed for various magazines including nearly thirty years as book reviewer for Science Fiction Chronicle. He was nominated twice for a Hugo as editor of the amateur magazine MYTHOLOGIES and also wrote The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction, both published by Facts on File. The Encyclopedia of Adventure Fiction will be published late in 2008.http://www.dondammassa.com/ |
Marie BrennanMarie Brennan (Bryn Neuenschwander '02) is the author of two dozen short stories and three novels, including the Elizabethan faerie spy fantasy Midnight Never Come. The sequel, In Ashes Lie, which is due out in June of '09, continues to put her folk & myth degree to profitable use.http://www.swantower.com/ | 
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| Brad GuigarEisner Award nominee Brad Guigar began posting comics on the Web in February 2000, and has been producing a daily comic ever since. Besides his main comic, Evil Inc, he has produced two other comics. Courting Disaster is a single-panel comic about sex, love and relationships, and Phables is a full-page comic about life in Philadelphia. Guigar is the author of "The Everything Cartooning Book," and the co-author of the seminal "How To Make Webcomics" book. He is the co-host of the fan-favorite "Webcomics Weekly" podcast. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and two boys.http://www.evil-inc.com/ |
Kristofer StraubKris Straub is a cartoonist and graphic designer in Dallas, TX. His work includes the online comic strips Starslip Crisis, F Chords, Chainsawsuit, and Checkerboard Nightmare. He also is co-author of the acclaimed How To Make Webcomics, published by Image Comics. He also writes music and washes dishes.http://krisstraub.com/ | 
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