We’re excited to share this list of confirmed program participants who will be joining us, both virtually and onsite, for Chicon 8. More names will be added as they are confirmed, and this list will be updated up until the convention.
Guests of Honor
Steven Barnes
Tananarive Due
Erle Korshak (Erle Korshak died on August 25, 2021, but will still be honored at the convention)
Joe Siclari
Edie Stern
Toastmasters
Charlie Jane Anders
Annalee Newitz
Special Guests
Dr. Eve L. Ewing
Gene Ha
Eric Wilkerson
Confirmed Panelists
| Iana A. virtual only Vivian Abraham onsite only Marc Abrahams virtual only David Abzug onsite only Lyri Ahnam virtual only Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi virtual only Jen R. Albert Alma Alexander Colin Alexander Phoenix Alexander onsite only Ira Alexandre David M Allan onsite only Alverant onsite only E. C. Ambrose Christine Amsden onsite only Charlie Jane Anders onsite only K.G. Anderson Scott H. Andrews onsite only David Angus (Dave the Planetbuilder) onsite only Ryka Aoki onsite only John Appel virtual only Katrina Archer virtual only Bobbi Armbruster Catherine Asaro Terri Ash onsite only Derek Tyler Attico Dr. Jason Aukerman Avani Emad El-Din Aysha virtual only Eugen Bacon virtual only James Bacon onsite only Darcie Little Badger virtual only Yasser Bahjatt Alan Bailey Peter D Balestrieri onsite only Chris the Bard onsite only Chris M. Barkley Steven Barnes onsite only barbara s barnett Polina Baron Yaroslav Barsukov virtual only Phoebe Barton virtual only Liz Batty Peter S. Beagle onsite only Elizabeth Bear onsite only Tom Becker Peter Adrian Behravesh Leonardo Espinoza Benavides virtual only Daniel M. Bensen virtual only Dan Berger Marina Berlin virtual only Gautam Bhatia virtual only Joshua Bilmes onsite only Blind Lemming Chiffon onsite only Blue, Overly Sarcastic Productions onsite only Lizzy Boden onsite only Paula Boer virtual only Toni Lichtenstein Bogolub Dawn Bonanno onsite only Kathy Bond onsite only Paul Booth onsite only Roderick “Jesse” Bowes Ken Bradley onsite only Jonathan Brazee Marie Brennan virtual only Sarah Rees Brennan Luke Bretscher onsite only Debbie Bretschneider Ric Bretschneider! onsite only Craig Brewer Steven D. BREWER Jason V Brock onsite only Sunni K Brock onsite only Casella Brookins onsite only Alex Brown virtual only Jennifer Brozek virtual only Cora Buhlert virtual only Sue Burke Jean Bürlesk Ted Butler onsite only Paul Calhoun James L. Cambias Wendy Van Camp virtual only Rebecca Campbell Cari virtual only Kirstyn Carlson onsite only Keith Carmack onsite only Lauren Carroll onsite only David Cartwright virtual only Jeffrey A. Carver virtual only Zhui Ning Chang virtual only Ash Charlton virtual only Tania Chen Amanda Cherry virtual only Ed Cho onsite only Eric Choi onsite only Piotr W. Cholewa virtual only Wesley Chu onsite only Nino Cipri TJ Burnside Clapp onsite only C.L. Clark virtual only Cassandra Rose Clarke virtual only Neil Clarke onsite only Kat Clay virtual only Gillian Clinton Samantha Close Steen Comer onsite only Gwyn Conaway virtual only Byron Connell onsite only Carol Connolly virtual only Brenda Cooper Joshua Corey onsite only N. C. Christopher Couch F. Brett Cox John Coxon Elliot Craggs onsite only Travis Creason onsite only Dave Creek onsite only Deirdre Crimmins onsite only Marie Croke onsite only Dr. Mary Crowell onsite only Daniel Shank Cruz virtual only Vida Cruz-Borja virtual only Leah Cypess virtual only Gordon D Sarah J Daley onsite only Tad Daley onsite only Marinda Darnell Ellen Datlow onsite only N.E. Davenport Blair Davis onsite only Randee Dawn J.R. Dawson Miranda Debenham virtual only A.L.DeLeon Alyx Dellamonica onsite only David Demchuk Linda Deneroff onsite only Jason Denzel Brendan Detzner onsite only Jeanne DeVore onsite only Dfex onsite only Andy Dibble onsite only Mame Bougouma Diene virtual only S.B. Divya onsite only Vincent Docherty K.A. Doore virtual only J. L. Doty onsite only Andy Dudak Tananarive Due onsite only Shaun Duke Eboni Dunbar virtual only Richard Dutcher onsite only Allan Dyen-Shapiro Scott Edelman onsite only Terilee Edwards-Hewitt Elias Eells Gary Ehrlich Anthony W. Eichenlaub onsite only Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki Eva L. Elasigue Meg Elison onsite only Luke Elliott onsite only Zetta Elliott Douglas Ellis onsite only Stephen Embleton virtual only Ruthanna Emrys onsite only Cecilia A. Eng Glen Engel-Cox onsite only Jill Engel-Cox onsite only Lorelei Esther onsite only Eve L. Ewing virtual only Summer Y. Farah virtual only Vincent Di Fate Terri Favro virtual only Aaron Feldman Sara Felix onsite only J.S. Fields onsite only Stacey Filak onsite only Reija (The Book Finch) onsite only Carl Fink Kelli Fitzpatrick onsite only Ryann Fletcher onsite only Leadie Jo Flowers onsite only Penelope Flynn Clif Flynt onsite only Phil Foglio onsite only Terry Fong Matt Forbeck Mike Fortner onsite only Meg Frank Will “scifantasy” Frank Valerie Estelle Frankel Terry Franklin Terry Gant onsite only Chris Garcia Jaime Garmendia Janice Gelb onsite only Denise A. Gendron onsite only Chris Gerrib David Gerrold onsite only Jerry Gilio onsite only Amy Henrie Gillett onsite only Richard Gilliam virtual only Laura Anne Gilman Peter N. Glaskowsky Jack Glassman Debora Godfrey onsite only A.L. Goldfuss virtual only Jennie Goloboy Laura E. Goodin virtual only Joan Gordon onsite only Edgar Governo Jasmine Gower virtual only J.T. Greathouse onsite only Cathy Green Michael Green Jr. onsite only Dex Greenbright onsite only R.W.W. Greene onsite only Kania Greer onsite only Daryl Gregory onsite only Keith D. Gremban onsite only Magenta Griffith Sally Wiener Grotta onsite only Sarah T. Guan onsite only Eileen Gunn Alex Gurevich onsite only Rachel Gutin Daniela L. Guzmán virtual only Carol Gyzander onsite only Gene Ha onsite only Auston Habershaw Theresa Halbert onsite only Gay Haldeman onsite only Joe Haldeman onsite only Lyda Morehouse / Tate Hallaway virtual only Elektra Hammond Jenna Hanchey onsite only Stephanie Hans onsite only Frances Hardinge virtual only C Stuart Hardwick Reina Hardy Sumana Harihareswara virtual only Jason M. Harley Jed Hartman virtual only Maria Haskins virtual only Michael Haynes Morgan Hazelwood Kate Heartfield virtual only Amanda Helms virtual only Veronica G. Henry virtual only K. M. Herkes onsite only Julia Meitov Hersey virtual only John Hertz onsite only laura herzing onsite only Patrick Hester onsite only William S. Higgins Aleksandra (Ola) Hill David Hirsch onsite only Kenneth Hite onsite only Emily Hockaday onsite only James Mendez Hodes onsite only P. C. Hodgell onsite only Nate Hoffelder virtual only Erica Holcomb Dave Hook onsite only Akua Lezli Hope virtual only Rich Horton onsite only Ariela Housman Dave Howell onsite only Lynelle Howell onsite only Bob Hranek Nick Hubble virtual only Jennifer Hudak onsite only Mark Huston onsite only Elle E. Ire onsite only José Pablo Iriarte onsite only Valentin D. Ivanov virtual only Maquel A. Jacob Marissa James virtual only Naseem Jamnia Claire Light/Jadie Jang Jason onsite only Alex Jennings virtual only Tina L. Jens onsite only Danian Darrell Jerry Micaiah Johnson Frog Jones onsite only Heather Rose Jones Rick Jones Wyn J Jones Dr. Jeana Jorgensen onsite only Anya Leigh Josephs George Jreije Micheal Kabunga onsite only Brenda Kalt onsite only A.L. Kaplan onsite only Bitter Karella Fia Karlsson onsite only Aaron Kashtan onsite only Allan Kaster onsite only Jerry Kaufman onsite only Gareth Kavanagh onsite only Níamh Kearney virtual only Kehkashan onsite only Diane Kelly onsite only James Patrick Kelly onsite only Kerri-Ellen Kelly James Kennedy Jeffe Kennedy Sim Kern Brandon Ketchum onsite only Clare S. Kim onsite only LP Kindred onsite only Benjamin C. Kinney onsite only Marcin “Alqua” Klak virtual only Dr. Anastasia Klimchynskaya Hildur Knútsdóttir onsite only Dan Koboldt Bob J. Koester Mica Scotti Kole onsite only Eric Koll, LCSW onsite only Eleanor Konik onsite only David Kopaska-Merkel onsite only Stephen Korshak Mari Kotani Mary Robinette Kowal Daniel Kraus Dina S. Krause Naomi Kritzer onsite only Andrea Kriz onsite only Siobhan Krzywicki onsite only Tommy Kucera onsite only Derek Kunsken Jordan Kurella virtual only Watson Ladd onsite only Mur Lafferty Thiago Ambrósio Lage virtual only Carolina Gomez Lagerlöf onsite only Geoffrey A. Landis onsite only Samantha Lane Bill Laubenheimer William Ledbetter onsite only | F. D. Lee onsite only Fonda Lee onsite only Evergreen Lee virtual only P H Lee onsite only Sharon Lee virtual only Yoon Ha Lee onsite only Scott Lefton onsite only Heshe Leontess onsite only Leslie David D. Levine onsite only L. D. Lewis Ray Of Light onsite only Sandra J Lindow onsite only Neal Litherland onsite only Dana L. Little virtual only Dominic Loise Tabitha Lord Eddie Louise Luna (Not) Lovegood onsite only “Orange Mike” Lowrey onsite only Catherine Lundoff Rae Lundquist onsite only Valya Dudycz Lupescu onsite only Perrianne Lurie Dr. Bradford Lyau Meg MacDonald Jennifer Mace onsite only Vanessa MacLaren-Wray Bob Madle virtual only Shahid Mahmud onsite only Nick Mamatas virtual only Michael Mammay onsite only Victor Manibo Laurie Mann PJ Manney virtual only Sandy Manning Darryl Mansel onsite only Maurizio Manzieri onsite only Gideon Marcus onsite only Marshall Ryan Maresca onsite only Darlene Marshall onsite only Freya Marske virtual only Mark Martell onsite only Jean Martin onsite only Arkady Martine Juan Martinez onsite only Lauren A. R. Masterson Ele Matelan onsite only Rebecca Matte onsite only Maciej Matuszewski virtual only Claire McCague Gretchen McCulloch onsite only Seanan McGuire onsite only Iain McIntyre virtual only Cathy McManamon onsite only Gloria McMillan Amy McNally onsite only Leigha McReynolds Sean Mead Foz Meadows onsite only Jeanne Mealy onsite only Maya MacGregor / Emmie Mears virtual only M V Melcer (Mel) virtual only Farah Mendlesohn virtual only Sean Menke, onsite only Margaret Middleton onsite only Jo Miles virtual only Danny Miller onsite only Heath Miller onsite only Nick Miller onsite only Rowenna Miller onsite only Steve Miller virtual only D-Nick The Microphone Misfit onsite only Mel L. The Microphone Misfit Beth Mitcham Miguel O. Mitchell, PhD virtual only Petrea Mitchell onsite only Mary Anne Mohanraj Helen Montgomery onsite only Fiona Moore onsite only Mary-Michelle Moore onsite only Tonya R. Moore virtual only SunnyJim Morgan onsite only N. Frances Moritz onsite only Amber Morrell Cass Morris onsite only Stephanie Malia Morris onsite only Lisa Nohealani Morton Sara A Mueller Seaboe Muffinchucker onsite only S E Mulholland virtual only Ian Muneshwar onsite only Donna J. W. Munro John P Murphy onsite only Marta Murvosh Mark L. Van Name onsite only Nana onsite only T. R. Napper virtual only Yvette Lisa Ndlovu Jason J. Nebergall onsite only Jason Neerenberg onsite only Kalin M. Nenov virtual only Andrew Nette virtual only Rachel Neumeier onsite only Blue Neustifter onsite only Alec Nevala-Lee Annalee Newitz onsite only Benjamin Newman virtual only Janice L. Newman onsite only Meridel Newton Ada Nnadi virtual only Brenda Noiseux onsite only G. David Nordley Julie Nováková virtual only Brandon O’Brien Dave O’Neill onsite only AJ Odasso Aimee Ogden virtual only Kat Tanaka Okopnik virtual only Suyi Davies Okungbowa virtual only Hannah Onoguwe virtual only Margaret Organ-Kean Emma Osborne virtual only Neil Ottenstein onsite only Lisa Padol onsite only Mark Painter onsite only Joshua Palmatier onsite only Ada Palmer Suzanne Palmer onsite only Chris Panatier Kurt Pankau onsite only Dennis Parslow onsite only Sandy Parsons Rebecca Inch Partridge onsite only Charles Payseur virtual only Laura Pearlman virtual only Leon Perniciaro onsite only Stephanie Perniciaro David M Perry onsite only Lincoln Peters Cassandra Phoenix Tamora Pierce onsite only Terese Mason Pierre Sarah Pinsker Jim Plaxco onsite only Beth Plutchak virtual only Gillian Polack virtual only C. L. Polk onsite only Samuel Poots onsite only Andrija Popovic Mason A. Porter virtual only Lettie Prell virtual only Paul Price onsite only Angeli Primlani Mary Prince onsite only Emma Johanna Puranen virtual only Karen Purcell onsite only Steven Radecki virtual only Jenny Rae Rappaport Sultana Raza virtual only Red onsite only Renée onsite only Joyce Reynolds-Ward virtual only Jennifer Rhorer virtual only Abraham Riesman onsite only Mike Riley onsite only D. Wes Rist onsite only Daniel Ritter onsite only David Ritter Rebecca Roanhorse Erin Roberts Kelly Robson onsite only Lezli Robyn onsite only Kevin Roche Steve Rogerson onsite only Roberta Rogow onsite only Olav Rokne onsite only Leah Roman Randall Roman Ben Root onsite only Aaron M. Roth onsite only Matthew S. Rotundo Ana Rüsche virtual only Jerika Sanderson virtual only Ruth Sanderson onsite only Christine Sandquist Jason Sanford Juan Sanmiguel Erica L. Satifka virtual only Gina Saucier Sumiko Saulson Sharon Sbarsky John Scalzi onsite only Isabel Schechter onsite only Katie Schenkel Lauren Schiller onsite only Lawrence M. Schoen onsite only Spring Schoenhuth onsite only Newton Schottelkotte virtual only Maria Schrater onsite only Karl Schroeder onsite only Alison Scott Stephen Segal onsite only Effie Seiberg virtual only Nibedita Sen Chuck Serface onsite only Tessa Sermet onsite only Catherine Sharp virtual only Sharon Sheffield Peng Shepherd Alex Shvartsman onsite only Joe Siclari onsite only Alina Sidorova virtual only Alona Silina virtual only Steven H Silver onsite only Nikhil Singh Elsa Sjunneson Emily C. Skaftun onsite only Alan Smale Luke CJ Smith Marguerite Smith Rosemary Claire Smith Sherwood Smith virtual only Kris “Nchanter” Snyder Su J Sokol onsite only Arley Sorg onsite only Daniel M. Spector onsite only Elijah Kinch Spector Henry Spencer Devo Spice onsite only Priya Sridhar Emily St. James onsite only Will Staehle onsite only Jesper Stage L.J. Stanton Adam Stemple onsite only Elise Stephens onsite only Edie Stern onsite only Raven Stern Caroline Stevermer onsite only Alan Stewart virtual only John E. Stith David Stokes onsite only Jonathan Strahan onsite only Charlie Stross J. J. Styles onsite only Mike Substelny Sonia Sulaiman virtual only Geri Sullivan Kathryn Sullivan Bill Sutton Michael Swanwick Rachel Swirsky onsite only K.M. Szpara onsite only Wole Talabi virtual only Cecilia Tan Takayuki Tatsumi onsite only Ronald Taylor C. Taylor-Butler Matthew B. Tepper onsite only Lynne M Thomas onsite only Sheree Renée Thomas W A Thomasson onsite only Mary G. Thompson onsite only TieDyeEric onsite only Carol Tilley onsite only D. H. Timpko Suzanne Tompkins onsite only Zac Topping onsite only Nathan W. Toronto Michael A Torregrossa virtual only Tracy Townsend William C. Tracy Rebecca E. Treasure onsite only Eugenia Triantafyllou virtual only TrishEM LIZA GROEN TROMBI onsite only Michi Trota Tlotlo Tsamaase virtual only Cadwell Turnbull onsite only Mary A. Turzillo Michael R. Underwood virtual only The Shake Ups onsite only Valerie Valdes virtual only Catherynne M. Valente onsite only Travis Vengroff virtual only Leane Verhulst onsite only Aparna Verma onsite only Marie Vibbert Alexander Dan Vilhjálmsson onsite only Pat Virzi Leah Rachel von Essen onsite only Kevin Wabaunsee onsite only Tim Waggoner onsite only Phoebe Wagner Thomas Wagner Amanda Wakaruk Benjamin Wallin Michael Wallis onsite only Holly Lyn Walrath Jo Walton onsite only Karma Waltonen onsite only LaShawn M. Wanak Janine Wardale onsite only T. C. Weber virtual only M. Darusha Wehm virtual only Paul Weimer onsite only Susan Weiner onsite only Martha Wells virtual only Mindi Welton-Mitchell onsite only Alexander Whitaker Ursula Whitcher Tom Whitmore Rick Wilber onsite only Fran Wilde onsite only Eric Wilkerson onsite only Eli K.P. William Sheila Williams onsite only Walter Jon Williams onsite only W.B.J. Williams Susie Williamson virtual only Connie Willis onsite only Gregory A. Wilson virtual only Alyssa Winans John Wiswell virtual only Gary K Wolfe onsite only Navah Wolfe virtual only Khan Wong onsite only L. Marie Wood virtual only Shana Worthen Mike Wyant Jr onsite only Ben Yalow Neon Yang virtual only Lisa Yaszek virtual only Caroline M. Yoachim onsite only E. Lily Yu onsite only Joey Yu onsite only Michael Zapata onsite only Ben Zeller onsite only Xiran Jay Zhao onsite only teri.zin Jennifer Zwahr-Castro onsite only |
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