Guests and Panelists

David Weber

Guest of Honor

David 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 Honor

Sharon 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 V2.0

Jacob 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.

 

Holo Writing

Cedar Sanderson

P-Con 2025 Artist

Cedar 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 Guest

An 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!

He is @dmayjrsounds on all social media
Discord
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Wally Waltner

Waffle Master

Wally 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