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Jennifer R. Povey

March 22, 2026 / ravenchair

Born in Nottingham, England, Jennifer R. Povey (she/her) now lives in Northern Virginia, where she writes everything from heroic fantasy to stories for Analog. She has written a number of novels across multiple sub-genres. She is a full member of SFWA. Her interests include horseback riding, Doctor Who, and attempting to out-weird her various friends and professional colleagues. Find her on Facebook at facebook.com/jrpovey/, Mastodon at @NinjaFingers@universeodon.com, or Bluesky at @NinjaFingers.

Stella Price

March 22, 2026 / ravenchair

A twenty-year veteran of the industry, Stella Price has explored many avenues of the industry including owning a small press, and working as a cover designer for several small presses and traditional publishers on top of being a published author. An author of over 100 books, with a specific focus on paranormal and romance, she believes “happily ever after” isn’t just for fairy tales, and monsters need love too. She lives in South Carolina with her husband and dogs in a house where everyday is Halloween.

Re: The Music of Jonathan Coulton

March 21, 2026 / ravenchair

Alex Taylor first picked up a guitar at age 13, and by 20, he was touring the world—playing everywhere from local bars to cruise ships. He has shared the stage with a range of musicians, from local talents to internationally acclaimed artists such as Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Taj Mahal. In the convention world, he was a founding member of Paradox Machine and has served as a technical director and sound engineer for numerous conventions, including RavenCon and ConVivial.

Steve Taylor holds a Master’s degree in Vocal Performance and has been performing worldwide since the 1970s. A former Guinness World Record holder for the most performances of Handel’s Messiah, he has appeared at Carnegie Hall, performed at Disney alongside Rock Hudson, and collaborated with many other renowned artists.

Together, this father/son duo makes up the cover band, Re: The Music of Jonathan Coulton and continues rocking the convention circuit.

M.T. Reiten

March 14, 2026 / ravenchair

M.T. Reiten served in the military, with deployments to Bosnia and Afghanistan, and worked as a scientist at a national lab in NM for over a decade proving that there is such a thing as too much research for writing science fiction. He practices aikido, makes pizza, and now lives near Washington, DC with his family. A Writers of the Future and Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Contest winner, he has published stories in Analog and DreamForge and several anthologies to include S. M. Stirling’s The Change, “Higher Ground” in Robosoldiers: Thank You for Your Servos, and the newly released “Defense of Waygo Port” in Tales of the United States Space Force. Visit him online at mtreiten.com.

Kate Ressman

March 14, 2026 / ravenchair

Kate Ressman has been writing for her entire life. It’s true—she has proof of a second grade story where a cat inherits his human’s money. She is the author of Cherry Blossom Express, To Market, and Sugar and Spice. A bit of a nomad in the past, she has settled down and currently lives in Northern Virginia. She has two businesses, a day job, and an imaginary cat.

Miss Robinette

March 14, 2026 / ravenchair

Miss Robinette of the Science Fiction Double Feature Drag Show is RVA’s rockin’ drag thing who loves to rock and roll! They’re also a musical theater actor and singer. You can catch them hosting drag brunches every month at the Gold Lion Community Café.

RVA Katana

March 14, 2026 / ravenchair

RVA Katana is the Richmond area’s best sword store… by default. With over 750 different kinds of swords in shop, from wooden cosplay to 700-year-old antiques, our staff has an extensive knowledge of swords, history, and metallurgy.

Noah Scalin, League of Space Pirates

March 14, 2026 / ravenchair

“Like GWAR and the B52’s had babies that were raised by Buck Rogers.”–Vexine

League of Space Pirates is a band of scallywags from the future who kick out the jams while fighting the ultimate evil corporation: Übercorp. Captain Orlok and his gang of assorted thieves, scoundrels, and robots play high-energy 25th century rock-n-roll in the name of saving the universe. They provide the very latest in multivalent entertainment: incorporating music, costumes, and comedy while broadcasting from their tourship and making periodic stops at their favorite rest stop—planet Earth. The brainchild of artist Noah Scalin, League of Space Pirates is a collaborative science-fiction universe that manifests in a range of media, including live performances, internet broadcasts, music releases, novels, comic books, and more.

Sam Scheiner

March 12, 2026 / ravenchair

Sam Scheiner is a long-time fan and scientist. He grew up in the Pittsburgh area and got involved in fandom during college. At the University of Chicago, he reincarnated their science fiction club. He met his wife at Windycon in Chicago, and his child attended their first con at the age of 4 weeks, sleeping underneath a huckster table. He was the CFO for DisCon III and currently is involved in the Washington Science Fiction Association and is a past chair of the local convention—Capclave.

His scientific areas of expertise are ecology and evolution, and he has published 11 books, including The Ecology of Plants and The Theory of Ecology, and over 120 scientific papers. He also co-authored a book with SF author Phyllis Eisenstein on arthritis. He retired after working for 26 years as a Program Director at the U.S. National Science Foundation, having escaped just in time, but continues as an active researcher.

Katika Schneider

March 11, 2026 / ravenchair

Introduced to the art of writing by her fourth grade teacher, Kat’s been an obsessive writer for most of her life. She started out writing for herself, then her characters, and began pursuing publication in 2014. She’s a firm believer that everyone has a story to tell.

Holding her degree in Animal Science, Kat planned on attending veterinary school until incisions started making her faint. She is now a roving writer, living with her husband, son, and their family of critters.

Kat is the author of The Afflicted Saga, a character-driven epic fantasy for epic readers.