David Weber
Guest of HonorDavid Weber was born in Cleveland a long, long time ago, and grew up in rural South Carolina. He was a bookworm from childhood, blessed with a father who collected autographed copies of every E. E. Smith hardcover and introduced him to Jack Williamson at the tender age of 10 and a mother who ran her own ad agency and encouraged him to write. From that start, with a love of history from a very early age and as a practitioner of RPGs before the world had ever heard of something called Dungeons & Dragons, it was inevitable he would fall into evil company and become a writer of science fiction himself. He sold his first novel to Jim Baen, his enabler at Baen Books, in 1989. Since that time, he has perpetrated 75 solo and collaborative novels and an unconscionable number of anthologies upon an innocent and unsuspecting public. Thirty-three of his books have been New York Times bestsellers. He is perhaps best known for his character Honor Harrington, whom he hopes never to meet in a dark alley, given all the bones she has to pick with him. P-Con attendees should be warned never to press his “talk button,” because they will never get him to shut up again.
Sharon Rice-Weber
Guest of HonorSharon Rice-Weber was the science fiction and fantasy manager in a Waldenbooks Store in 1990, when she had the misfortune to meet David Weber. Her initial reaction was “I thought you had to read before you shopped in bookstores,” but she persevered and started recommending science fiction novels to him. At which point, he said the dread words “I’ve written a novel, you know.” Rather than running away, she let him hand her a copy of the manuscript. And, when his first novel came out in 1991, she called him and said “David! Your books have come in, and we’ve already sold half of them! . . . Should I keep the other one for you?” She also got him invited to his first science fiction convention, got him invited back the next year, and sponsored his first book signing in the very store in which they met. And in 1998, she married him, thus proving the questionable nature of her judgment.
For the ensuing 27 years, she has been his constant support, the manager of his schedule, the mother of his children, and the love of his life, and he could not imagine being without her.
Jacob Holo
Literary Guest of Honor V2.0Jacob 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.
Cedar Sanderson
P-Con 2025 ArtistCedar Sanderson is an author with twelve novels and countless short stories in print. She also is an artist who designs book covers, logos, and more for Raconteur Press, indie authors, and other weird and wonderful clients. She lives in North Texas with a very patient husband and two cats who conspire to keep her humble and also wake her up at oh dark thirty every morning without fail. You can find her daily blog at https://cedarlila.substack.com/ and follow her on X for art, cat pics, and much more.
Daryl Mayfield
Special GuestAn engaging audiobook narrator with a smooth tone that’s been considered sexy on occasion. Daryl had acted in both the stage and the booth for the past 15 years. He’s lent his voice to a wide range of genres, including fantasy, drama, and comedy. Daryl has performed in both animation and video games, is huge nerd for all things mecha and anime, and he uses that to his advantage when working on science fiction and LitRPG. Daryl lives in the Dallas area with his wife and 3 kids (who are his biggest critics) and his massive Transformers collection!
Wally Waltner
Waffle MasterWally Waltner is a tech consulting executive with ambitions to become a gentleman science fiction/fantasy novelist as his second career. Born and raised on a farm in South Dakota, his early creative muses led him down a musical path, and earned music scholarships and eventually a BMus degree in brass performance from Saint Olaf College.
He currently resides in the Kansas City area. He is a proud member of the Raconteur Press stable, and published his debut novel, Muses’ War: Overture of Shadow through them, along with a half-dozen other short stories in Rac Press anthologies.
Find Wally on Substack: https://wallbangercreative.substack.com/
Wally’s Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Wally-Waltner/author/B0BXWMSGLW
Wally’s X: https://x.com/wallywaltner
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 |