Panelists
John Appel
John Appel is a science fiction, fantasy, and RPG adventure writer. His debut novel ASSASSIN’S ORBIT was published by Rebellion in July 2021 and was a finalist for the 2022 Compton Crook Award. John is a graduate of the Viable […]
Katrina Archer
Katrina Archer is the author of dark fantasy The Tree of Souls and YA fantasy Untalented. A former software engineer, she has worked in aerospace, video games, and film, and is a freelance copy editor and publisher of climate fiction […]
Elizabeth Argall
Liz Argall’s work can be found in places like Uncanny Magazine, Strange Horizons, Apex Magazine, and frequently on the stage with the Pulp Stage. She’s worked on roleplaying games like Geist 2nd Edition and 13th Age, and creates the webcomic […]
Chris Arnone
Chris M. Arnone (he/him) was weaned on comic books and Hardy Boys novels, finding his first literary love in Lord of the Flies, though his longest-lasting is a love for Ray Bradbury. He reads and writes nerdy fiction in equal […]
Madeline Ashby
Madeline Ashby is a consulting futurist and science fiction writer based in Toronto. She is the author of the Machine Dynasty series, Company Town, and contributor to How to Future: Leading and Sense-making in an Age of Hyperchange. She has […]
Sam Asher
Sam is a writer, teacher, Clarion grad, and editor of The Cosmic Background, a pro-paying magazine for speculative flash fiction.
Sam Kabo Ashwell
Sam Kabo Ashwell makes and writes about interactive fiction, procedural generation art, narrative TTRPGs, theatre LARP and other forms of oddly-enjambed media; he is the current organizer of interactive fiction’s XYZZY Awards, and you can find his games criticism at […]
Margot Atwell
Margot Atwell is the Head of Publishing at Kickstarter, where she helps authors and publishers build community and find support for their creative projects. Previously, Margot was Publisher at Beaufort Books, an independent publisher of fiction and non-fiction books. Her […]
Douglas Austin
Douglas is a writer and game designer, teaming up with some wonderfully talented individuals at Worldwalker Games. He was an enthusiast of books and games from an early age, and studied Creative Writing at UC Santa Barbara. He’s particularly interested […]