H.P. Holo / Edie Skye
Guest of HonorH.P. Holo grew up in a family where it was dangerous to say, “I’m bored.” She’s also a smart aleck. So when her parents told her to fix her boredom by reading a dictionary, she did. And then, just to be extra sassy, she began writing novels that required them to keep that dictionary handy.
Her first ode to smart aleckery was The Wizard’s Way (with Jacob Holo), a tale of awkward steampunk wizards and dapper swordfighting pugs. She followed it with the redonkulous Monster Punk Horizon series, a love letter to all things monster hunting, collecting, and befriending.
When not writing smart fantasy adventure, she also writes spicy fantasy adventure as
Edie Skye, whose steampunk mecha harem series Titan Mage has become a runaway
Amazon bestseller.
She lives in South Carolina with her husband and a cat who thinks exactly as much of
herself as she deserves.
Jacob Holo
Literary Guest of HonorJacob Holo has been a recreational geek since childhood, when he discovered Star Wars
and Star Trek, and a professional geek since college, when he graduated from Youngstown State University with a degree in Electrical and Controls Engineering. He started writing when his parents bought that “new” IBM 286 desktop, and over the years, those powers combined to push him to the next level of nerddom: a sci-fi author who designs intricate worlds and tech systems…and promptly blows them up in a string of nonstop action.
He is the author of fourteen books, including the bestselling Gordian Division series (with David Weber), YA urban fantasy Time Reavers (a Kirkus Reviews Best Indie Book), YA steampunk fantasy The Wizard’s Way (with H.P. Holo), and fantasy adventure Monster Punk Horizon: Excess (with H.P. Holo).
Between novels, Jacob enjoys gaming of all sorts, whether video gaming, card gaming, miniature wargaming, or watching speed runs on YouTube. He is a former-Ohioan, former-Michigander who now lives in South Carolina with his wife/boss H.P., the ghost of his cat/boss Nova, and his new kitten/boss Dazzle, who is a very good boy even if he does try to lick light bulbs.
Dr. Robert E. Hampson
Science Guest of HonorDr. Robert E. Hampson is a scientific researcher, communicator, and author. By day, he is a professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine, studying how our brains encode memory. By night, he writes Science Fiction as well as nonfiction articles explaining science to the general public.
Dr. Hampson’s scientific career started in 1979, when he entered graduate school at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, intending to study the nascent field of “Bionics,” only to discover that the field didn’t actually exist. In those years “advanced prosthetics” generally consisted of new materials for artificial joints. Completing his Master of Science degree in 1981, he moved to Bowman Gray School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, to study how the brain encodes memory. where he studied the hippocampus, a brain structure involved in encoding and recalling new memories. He received his PhD in 1988 from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. At a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) meeting in 2015, Hampson looked around the room at the pioneers and advances in brain-computer interfaces and prosthetics, and realized that the field of Bionics finally arrived.
In forty years of research, he has studied how commonly abused drugs alter memory function, space radiation effects on the brain, and helped develop “replacement parts for the brain” in the form of implantable neurotech devices and tissue engineering. He is a professor of regenerative medicine, translational neuroscience and neurology at the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine where he teaches regularly in the neuroscience and biomedical graduate curriculum.
Robert Hampson’s SF writing career with a series of nonfiction articles on science themes for the Baen Books website. His first fiction sale was “They Also Serve,” a short story published in 2015 which included military-SF with hard-science elements of futuristic medical advancements. He has co-edited two anthologies, published more than 30 works of short fiction, two solo and three collaborative novels, plus two new novels in the works for 2025. His most recent novel: The Moon and the Desert (Baen Books, 2023) updates “The Six Million Dollar Man” with real bionics and science based on experience in the field.
Robert E. Hampson is a science futurism consultant through SIGMA – the Science Fiction Think Tank, the Science and Entertainment Exchange (a service of the National Academy of Sciences), and “Brain, and Brain Ink, LLC.” His website is http://REHampson.com.
Brad W. Foster
P-Con 2024 Badge ArtistBrad W. Foster, international jet setter and ex secret agent, sometimes dabbles in pen and ink. This tends to get him very dirty, and his friends avoid him at all the “right” clubs. However, other times he uses a pen almost correctly, and makes strange little pictures on paper. These have somehow managed to make their way into the hands of various publishers of, appropriately enough, various publications. This has resulted, at the last count, in his work having been published in literally over 3,000 diverse books, magazines, posters, prints, cards, and a little of everything else! Aside from the hundreds of science fiction fanzines to have used his work, magazines as broad-ranging in subjects as Amazing Stories, Highlights for Children, and Cavalier have carried his illustrations. (The man is nothing if not diverse in his choice of subjects!) He has illustrated computer instruction books, a children’s picture book, an over sized coloring album, advertising posters, role-playing games, book covers, comic books, and much more. He has started up and is still running his own small press publishing house, Jabberwocky Graphix, from which he issues a line of fine-art prints and art collections. He and his lovely wife Cindy travel around the country to show his work at various juried art festivals, as well as science fiction and comic conventions, cat shows, and they even participated in a two-month Renaissance Festival deep in the heart of Texas for eight years, though he eventually got over that.
Brad will draw for just about any reason or excuse, and found in science fiction fandom a group of folks who welcomed his output of odd illustrations and cartoons. Artworks done purely for the enjoyment of the creation of the work, with no thought toward “payment”, found the perfect home in SF fandom. And not only have these folks been kind enough to print his weird doodles and then send him free copies of those magazines, they’ve also been nice enough to bestow eight Hugo awards on him for, basically, just having fun. He hopes to move on to new worlds with his art–he and Cindy are slowly developing a huge cast of characters for a new project that will combine his fine art and comic-book sides, and there are always new prints and strange art projects planned through Jabberwocky Graphix. But in the meantime, and for all time, he’ll continue to draw whenever he can, just for the fun of it.
His motto says it all: “Leave no piece of paper blank!”
JL Curtis
Waffle Master
JL Curtis was born in Louisiana in 1951 and was raised in the Ark-La-Tex area. He is a retired Naval Flight Officer, serving over 20 years all over the world. He is also a retired engineer in the defense industry, specializing in Research and Development testing. A long time NRA instructor, he now lives in north Texas writing full time. JL Curtis has thirteen novels out in three different series, The Grey Man (urban fiction), Rimworld (military science fiction), and a new series, Showdown on the River (western). He also has written a number of novellas and short stories for over seventeen different anthologies.
He has also been a moderator and panelist at various conventions, including LibertyCon, LTUE, FantaSci, Writer’s Cantina, and others. He enjoys helping new authors to NOT make the same mistakes he has made.
He can be found on Amazon at this link, at oldnfo.org, and @oldnfo on Substack.
2024 Guest / Panelist Schedules
H.P. Holo / Edie Skye
| FRIDAY | 4 PM | Podcast Start up and Maintenance | MOD | Upstairs |
| 8 PM | The Way of the Pokemon | MOD/SANDWICHES | Boardroom | |
| SATURDAY | 11 AM | Isekai and Portal Fantasy! | MOD | Main |
| 2 PM | Hijinks With the Holos and Hampson | Main | ||
| 4 PM | Networking for Introverts | Boardroom | ||
| 6 PM | Get In The Robot! | Upstairs | ||
| 9 PM | Raunchy Romance (NSFW) | Main | ||
| 10 PM | The After Hours NSFW panel | Main | ||
| SUNDAY | 1 PM | Team Plotter vs Team Pantser | Boardroom |
Jacob Holo
| SATURDAY | 2 PM | Hijinks With the Holos and Hampson | Main |
Dr. Robert E. Hampson
| FRIDAY | 2 PM | Fred Hughes Interviews Dr. Hampson | 201P | |
| 4 PM | AI and You | Boardroom | ||
| 5 PM | Science in Science Fiction | Boardroom | ||
| 8 PM | Mad Scientist Round Table | Main | ||
| 9 PM | Mad Scientist RoundTable | Main | ||
| SATURDAY | 12PM | Ask a Neuroscientist | 201P | |
| 2 PM | Hijinks With the Holos and Hampson | Main | ||
| 6 PM | Supers and Stat Screens | Boardroom | ||
| 9 PM | Raunchy Romance (NSFW) | MOD | Main | |
| SUNDAY | 12PM | Cross-Discipline Collaboration | Boardroom |
Larry Atchley, Jr.
| FRIDAY | 4 PM | AI and You | Boardroom | |
| SATURDAY | 10 AM | Monsters VS Aliens | Main | |
| 1 PM | Dragons and Why We Love Them | Main | ||
| 4 PM | Where’s My Muse When I Need Her? | MOD | Main | |
| 10 PM | The After Hours NSFW panel | Main | ||
| SUNDAY | 12PM | Cross-Discipline Collaboration | Boardroom |
Matthew Bowman
| SATURDAY | 11 AM | Isekai and Portal Fantasy! | Main |
| 3 PM | Care and Feeding of Authors | Boardroom |
Bokerah Brumley
| Saturday | 1 PM | Dragons and Why We Love Them | Main |
| 4 PM | Networking for Introverts | Boardroom | |
| 9 PM | Raunchy Romance (NSFW) | Main | |
| Sunday | 11 AM | Reading | Reading Room |
| 12PM | Team Plotter vs Team Pantser | Boardroom |
Tom Carr
| FRIDAY | 4 PM | Podcast Start up and Maintenance | 201 P |
| 8 PM | Horror Movies | 201 R | |
| 9 PM | Horror Movies | 201 R | |
| SATURDAY | 10 AM | Ghost Hunting 101 | 201 |
| 12PM | Dungeon Master 101 | Main |
James Copley
| FRIDAY | 3 PM | The Other 98% of the Military | 201P |
| 10 PM | No Shit, There I was… | Main | |
| SATURDAY | 10 AM | Always Boom Tomorrow | Boardroom |
| 5 PM | Swearing in SciFi | Main | |
| SUNDAY | 10 AM | Cannon Free For All | Main |
| 12PM | Reading | 201R |
Paige E. Ewing
| FRIDAY | 4 PM | AI and You | Boardroom | |
| SATURDAY | 2 PM | Women Throughout SciFi | MOD | Boardroom |
| SUNDAY | 12PM | Team Plotter vs Team Pantser | MOD | 201P |
| 1 PM | Warlocks, Witches, Wizards! Oh My! | 201P |
Declan Finn
| FRIDAY | 5 PM | Reading | 201R |
| SATURDAY | 11 AM | Specter’s in Space | Boardroom |
| 4 PM | Where’s My Muse When I Need Her? | Main | |
| SUNDAY | 1 PM | Warlocks, Witches, Wizards! Oh My! | 201P |
JD Glasscock
| SATURDAY | 12PM | Dungeon Master 101 | Main |
| 5 PM | Reading | 201R | |
| 6 PM | Supers and Stat Screens | Boardroom |
Brian Lee Gnad
| SATURDAY | 5 PM | Swearing in SciFi | Main |
| 9 PM | Raunchy Romance (NSFW) | Main |
Abby Goldsmith
| FRIDAY | 8 PM | Mad Scientist Round Table | Main |
| SATURDAY | 10 AM | Monsters VS Aliens | Main |
| 11 AM | Specter’s in Space | Boardroom | |
| 6 PM | Supers and Stat Screens | Boardroom | |
| SUNDAY | 10 AM | Pulp Revival | Boardroom |
| 1 PM | Warlocks, Witches, Wizards! Oh My! | Upstairs |
Adam Goldsmith
| SATURDAY | 3 PM | Care and Feeding of Authors | Boardroom |
Kelly Grayson
| SATURDAY | 3 PM | Inside the Liar’s Studio | Main |
| 4 PM | Networking for Introverts | MOD | |
| 5 PM | Swearing in SciFi | Main | |
| 8 PM | Auction | Main | |
| SUNDAY | 10 AM | Reading | 201R |
| 12PM | Cross-Discipline Collaboration | Boardroom |
Al Hagan
| SUNDAY | 10 AM | Cannon Free For All | Main |
Fred Hughes
| FRIDAY | 2 PM | Fred Hughes Interviews Dr. Hampson | 201P | |
| 3 PM | The Other 98% of the Military | 201P | ||
| 5 PM | Science in Science Fiction | MOD | Boardroom | |
| 10 PM | No Shit, There I was… | Main | ||
| SATURDAY | 10 AM | Always Boom Tomorrow | Boardroom | |
| 2 PM | Women Throughout SciFi | Boardroom | ||
| 5 PM | Swearing in SciFi | Main | ||
| SUNDAY | 1 PM | Questions about History and Fandom | Main |
Ben Hunsinger
| FRIDAY | 4 PM | AI and You | MOD | Boardroom |
| SATURDAY | 12 PM | Dungeon Master 101 | Main | |
| 6 PM | Supers and Stat Screens | MOD | Boardroom |
Becky Jones
| FRIDAY | 3 PM | Reading | Reading Room | |
| SATURDAY | 1 PM | Dragons and Why We Love Them | Main | |
| SUNDAY | 1 PM | Questions about History and Fandom | Main | MOD |
Dara Kountz
| FRIDAY | 5 PM | Creative Self-Care | Presentation | 201P |
| SATURDAY | 10 AM | Monsters VS Aliens | Main | |
| 11 AM | Star Wars | 201P | ||
| 1 PM | The Gentle Art of Courtship | Boardroom | ||
| 2 PM | Women Throughout SciFi | Boardroom | ||
| 4 PM | Where’s My Muse When I Need Her? | Main |
Jonathan LaForce
| SATURDAY | 6 PM | Reading | 201R |
| SUNDAY | 10 AM | Cannon Free For All | Main |
William Leaf
| FRIDAY | 3 PM | How to design a SF Spaceship | Boardroom |
| SUNDAY | 2 PM | Firearms for Writers | 201P |
LawDog (Ian McMurtrie)
| SATURDAY | 11 AM | What’s New With Raconteur Press | Main |
| 8 PM | Auction | Main |
John McNichol
| SATURDAY | 11 AM | Specter’s in Space | Boardroom |
| 1 PM | The Gentle Art of Courtship | Boardroom | |
| 3 PM | Inside the Liar’s Studio | Main | |
| 6 PM | Get In The Robot! | 201P | |
| SUNDAY | 1 PM | Warlocks, Witches, Wizards! Oh My! | 201P |
Amanda Montandon
| SATURDAY | 10 AM | Always Boom Tomorrow | Boardroom | MOD |
| 11 AM | Star Wars | Upstairs | MOD | |
| 1 PM | The Gentle Art of Courtship | Boardroom | MOD | |
| 2 PM | Women Throughout SciFi | Boardroom | ||
| 3 PM | Care and Feeding of Authors | Boardroom | ||
| 5 PM | Swearing in SciFi | Main | MOD | |
| SUNDAY | 2 PM | Firearms for Writers | Upstairs | MOD |
Michael Morton
| FRIDAY | 3 PM | The Other 98% of the Military | MOD | 201P |
| 4 PM | Podcast Start up and Maintenance | 201P | ||
| 5 PM | Science in Science Fiction | Boardroom | ||
| 8 PM | Mad Scientist Round Table | Main | ||
| 10 PM | No Shit, There I was… | Main | ||
| SATURDAY | 10 AM | Monsters VS Aliens | Main | |
| 1 PM | Dragons and Why We Love Them | Main | ||
| 3 PM | Reading | 201R | ||
| SUNDAY | 10 AM | Cannon Free For All | MOD | Main |
| 11 AM | Space Debris 101 | Boardroom |
Stephen Patrick
| SATURDAY | 10 AM | Monsters VS Aliens | MOD | Main |
| 11 AM | Specter’s in Space | MOD | Boardroom | |
| 3 PM | Inside the Liar’s Studio | MOD | Main | |
| SUNDAY | 10 AM | Pulp Revival | MOD | Boardroom |
| 1 PM | Warlocks, Witches, Wizards! Oh My! | MOD | 201P |
Greg Radabaugh
| FRIDAY | 3 PM | Upstairs – The Other 98% of the Military | 201P |
| 10 PM | Main – No Shit, There I was… | Main | |
| SATURDAY | 5 PM | Boardroom – Remote Viewing | Boardroom |
David Rike
| FRIDAY | 5 PM | Science in Science Fiction | Boardroom |
| 8 PM | Mad Scientist Round Table | Main | |
| SATURDAY | 11 AM | Star Wars | 201P |
| 1 PM | The Gentle Art of Courtship | Boardroom | |
| 2 PM | Women Throughout SciFi | Boardroom | |
| 3 PM | Inside the Liar’s Studio | Main | |
| 4 PM | Where’s My Muse When I Need Her? | Main | |
| SUNDAY | 10 AM | Pulp Revival | Boardroom |
| 2 PM | Firearms for Writers | Main |
Sam Robb
| SATURDAY | 11 AM | Star Wars | 201P |
| 1 PM | Reading | 201R | |
| 4 PM | Networking for Introverts | Boardroom | |
| SUNDAY | 1 PM | Questions about History and Fandom | Boardroom |
Shari Robb
| SATURDAY | 3 PM | Care and Feeding of Authors | Boardroom |
Ken Ruffin
| 3 PM | How to design a SF Spaceship | Boardroom |
| 12PM | NASA & Commercial Spaceflight | Boardroom |
| 9 PM | Space Party | 201 |
| 10 PM | Space Party | 201 |
Cedar Sanderson
| FRIDAY | 4 PM | AI and You | Boardroom |
| SUNDAY | 10 AM | Pulp Revival | Boardroom |
| 11 AM | What’s New With Raconteur Press | Main | |
| 12PM | Cross-Discipline Collaboration | Main | |
| 1 PM | Questions about History and Fandom | Main |
John Stovall
| SATURDAY | 10 AM | Reading | 201R |
| 11 AM | Isekai and Portal Fantasy! | Main | |
| 6 PM | Supers and Stat Screens | Boardroom | |
| SUNDAY | 12PM | Team Plotter vs Team Pantser | 201P |
Shami Stovall
| FRIDAY | 8 pm | The Way of the Pokemon | Boardroom |
| SATURDAY | 11 AM | Isekai and Portal Fantasy! | Main |
| 12PM | Dungeon Master 101 | Main | |
| 2 PM | Reading | 201R | |
| 10 PM | The After Hours NSFW panel | Main | |
| SUNDAY | 2 PM | Self Publishing | Boardroom |
Wally Waltner
| FRIDAY | 2 PM | Boardroom – P-con | Boardroom | |
| 4 PM | AI and You | MOD | Boardroom | |
| SATURDAY | 11 AM | Reading | Main | |
| 12PM | Dungeon Master 101 | Main | ||
| 1 PM | Dragons and Why We Love Them | MOD | Main | |
| 3 PM | Inside the Liar’s Studio | Main | ||
| 6 PM | Get In The Robot! | MOD | 201P | |
| SUNDAY | 12PM | Gaming w/ the Holos | Main | |
| 1 PM | Gaming w/ the Holos | Main | ||
| 2 PM | Gaming w/ the Holos | Main |
Ben Yallow
| SUNDAY | 10 AM | Pulp Revival | Boardroom |
| 1 PM | Questions about History and Fandom | Main |
John & Leanne Yarrow
| FRIDAY | 4 PM | Reading | 201R |
| 5 PM | Science in Science Fiction | Boardroom | |
| SATURDAY | 10 AM | Always Boom Tomorrow | Boardroom |
| 3 PM | Care and Feeding of Authors | Boardroom | |
| 4 PM | Where’s My Muse When I Need Her? | Main | |
| 6 PM | Get In The Robot! | 201P | |
| SUNDAY | 12PM | Team Plotter vs Team Pantser | 201P |