RoundCon 2011 - Guests
The following guests will be making an appearance at RoundCon 2011. We'll be rolling out our guest list in phases so check back frequently to see who has been added.
Gamer Girl
Booth manager, cosplayer, saleswoman, gamer, geek and all around nutball! she is frequently seen traveling with Dan Johnson, author of Herc and Thor and other amazing books with Campfire, as his booth manager at comic conventions.
Gamer Girl has canceled her appearance at RoundCon 2011 due to personal matters. We hope to have her for our next convention.
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John G. Hartness
John G. Hartness is a recovering theatre geek who likes loud music, fried pickles and cold beer. He's been published or accepted online in several journals including The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, cc&d, Deuce Coupe and Truckin'. He can be found online at www.johnhartness.com and spends too much time on Twitter, especially after a few drinks. His first novel, The Chosen, is an urban fantasy about saving the world, snotty archangels, gambling, tattooed street preachers, immortals with family issues, bar brawls and the consequences of our decisions. He followed up The Chosen with Hard Day's Knight, a new twist on the vampire detective novel and the first in a planned series of five books. John has been called "the Kevin Smith of Charlotte," and fans of Joss Whedon and Jim Butcher should enjoy his snarky slant on the fantasy genre. His next novel, Back in Black is due out in the spring of 2011.
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Faith Hunter
Faith Hunter, fantasy writer, was born in Louisiana and raised all over the south. Her Rogue Mage novels, a dark, urban fantasy series-Bloodring, Seraphs, and Host-feature Thorn St. Croix, a stone mage in a post-apocalyptic, alternate reality, urban fantasy world. These novels are the basis for the role playing game, ROGUE MAGE. The Skinwalker series, featuring Jane Yellowrock is taking off like a rocket with Skinwalker, Blood Cross, and Mercy Blade.
Under her pen name Gwen Hunter, she writes action adventure, mysteries, and thrillers, and is tweaking a screenplay with a co-writer. As Faith and Gwen, she has 21 books in print in 26 countries.
Along with 8 other writers, Faith participates in a writing forum geared to helping writers of fantasy called www.magicalwords.net
Hunter fell in love with reading in fifth grade, and best loved SiFi, fantasy, and gothic mystery. She decided to become a writer in high school, when a teacher told her she had talent. Now, she writes full-time and works full-time in a hospital lab, (for the benefits) tries to keep house, and is a workaholic with a passion for travel, jewelry making, white-water kayaking, and writing. She and her husband love to RV, traveling with their dogs to whitewater rivers all over the Southeast.
For more, including a list of her books, see www.faithhunter.net , www.gwenhunter.com , and www.magicalwords.net
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Tailirne Irene
From the broiling streets of Savannah, GA comes Nerdcore hip-hop artist Tailirine Irine. A lover of all things Japanese, her unique musical fusion of electronica, dope rhymes, and hypnotic beats will floor you with megaton force before you can say "gomennasai". Her musical influences, which include mc chris, MC Lars, and MC Frontalot, would definitely be proud. Make sure to come by and get yourself a piece of Tail.
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Mike Kaczmarski
Founder / Editor-in-Chief of Rejected gamer podcast/gaming website
Rejected Gamer brings you a fresh look at news and reviews from regular gamers. The Rejected Gamers hold nothing back as they bring you their most honest opinions and thoughts about the news that effects our gaming world. Rejected Gamer covers all gaming platforms including Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, PC, Playstation 3, PSP, and Xbox 360.
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Joe Ketterer
What's there to know about Joe Ketterer? Blah blah blah... Kubert School Graduate, blah, blah, blah... Production Artist for DC Comics for three years, blah, blah, blah... Art Director and Graphic Designer, freelancing now, working with the Mrs. on raising the kids, staying true to God, and putting out stories through Manic Repressive.
Website: http://www.manicrepressive.com/
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Misty Massey
Misty Massey is the author of Mad Kestrel, a rollicking adventure of magic on the high seas from Tor Books. She has short stories in the recent anthologies Rum and Runestones and Dragon's Lure. When she's not writing, Misty studies Middle Eastern dance and is a member of the Beledi Beat dance troupe. Kestrel's Dance, the second volume of Kestrel's exploits, is in production, and Misty is currently working on a Weird Western novel. Misty is one of the featured writers on the Magical Words blog (magicalwords.net).
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Sean McGuinness
The Twisted Kaiju Theater webcomic went online August 11, 2000. Honoring, spoofing and lampooning the giant monsters of Japanese cinema, it has become a corner of the interwebs known for its vinyl flavor of infamy. When you're ready to have your inner child be touched inappropriately, Twisted Kaiju Theater will be waiting for you, armed with candy. You have been warned.
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Kalayna Price
Kalayna Price is the author of the Alex Craft Novels, a new dark urban fantasy series from Roc, and the author of the Novels of Haven from Bell Bridge Books. She draws her ideas from the world around her, her studies into ancient mythologies, and her obsession with classic folklore. Her stories contain not only the mystical elements of fantasy, but also a dash of romance, a bit of gritty horror, some humor, and a large serving of mystery. She is a member of SFWA and RWA, and an avid hula-hoop dancer who has been known light her hoop on fire. To find out more, please visit her at www.kalayna.com.
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Greg "M Sipher" Sepelak
A long-time fan and current artist and writer for various Transformers ventures, primarily for Fun Publications. So far, he has not beaten anyone to death with a crowbar.
That we know of.
He tends to partner with Trent Troop on virtually everything he does for Fun Publications, and vice-versa.
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Christina Stiles
Christina Stiles is a role-playing game writer/editor living in South Carolina who also occasionally writes fiction. She is a member of Misfit Studios, and recently joined Troll Lord Games as their primary editor (July 2010). She has done work for such companies as Goodman Games, White Wolf Studios, Green Ronin Publishing, Eden Studios, Misfit Studios, Troll Lord Games, and Atlas Games. She is currently at work on the Rogue Mage RPG, based on Faith Hunter's Rogue Mage novels.
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Thor Thorvaldson, Jr.
Thor Thorvaldson, Jr. is the creator of the web/print comic, "Tales of Marga". He has worked with Antarctic Press (Ninja High School, Gold Digger), Radio Comix (Furrlough, Milk, Hit The Beach), Brainstorm Comics (various vampire comics) and T Campbell (Fans, Search). Thor is a complete nut for video games from the 80's (well, basically anything from the 80's) and is an unapologetic Pokemaniac.
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Elysabeth Williams
Elysabeth Williams is the author of the paranormal/historical romance, DEVIL IN A RED KILT and the steampunk historical adventure, THE ELECTRIFYING EXPLOITS OF THE ENGLISH THREE. A retired LARPer turned avid WoW addict, Elysabeth lives and plays in the suburbs of Atlanta with her husband and two kids and two birds and two, no three cats. When she's not writing, playing or chasing small children, Elysabeth likes coffee. Lots of coffee...oh. and sweet tarts. For more information about her and upcoming projects, visit
www.elysabethwilliams.com.
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