Stormraven has a knack for hyperfixating to an annoying degree on fictional characters. An avid 3D printer and aspiring clay artist, she’s normally found at home surrounded by fluffy critters and their well-loved chew toys.
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Jacque Strapp is a new RVA Drag King and has been having fun coming up with show ideas and costumes! He’s here to prevent chafing, protect the essentials, and enhance performance.
Tangent Artists, founded in 2009, has had the privilege of providing entertaining stories in the form of comics, gaming books, merch and now novels and videos. Starting with their best seller: The Handbook for Saucy Bards their Guild Guide series is expanding to include The Barbarian’s Coloring and Activity Book (for reading levels 2-4). And Monica Marier’s Must Love Dragons series is launching the prequel: Must Love Humans! Find out how Linus met Deirdre in this meet-cute gone wrong.
Mary Terrani lives a chaotic life as the mother of two boys of the 20-something variety. They keep her on her toes on a regular basis, so she’s happy to get lost in other worlds. Her long-standing passion for the written word drives her need to create chaos with her pen that only she can solve. She loves to dabble in many genres, from young adult to paranormal, and a post-apocalyptic piece she’s co-written with fellow author, Sarah Cass.
When she’s not writing, Mary can be found in a variety of activities including knitting, gaming, and anything involving her favorite geekdoms. Mom, author and all around geek she loves spending time with her family. You can find Mary on Instagram, Facebook, and her website.
Dr. Bob Tesla is the official horror host for Saint Euphoria Pictures. We had a monthly live show until 2020 (I wonder what happened then?) but we now have a weekly show on Twitch!
A self-proclaimed techie and foodie, Toi Thomas was born in Texas but considers Virginia to be home. She enjoys cooking, all things geek, and collecting vinyl records, teapots, and books. Toi is an animal lover and reading advocate, believing there is a book out there for everyone. Currently working as a behavioral clinician, Toi and her husband, Eric, share their home with a feisty tortoise named Betty.
Toi writes clean, adult, multi-genre fiction as well as nonfiction. Toi also writes and illustrates the Chip and Joe series, Carnie Loves Books, and Margie “The Scaredy Dog” Finds a Home. Toi actively creates with her fans at Patreon, where she caters to both paid and unpaid subscribers with video and original content.
Toi continues to develop and share long- and short-form fiction, in addition to insights and recipes from her ongoing food journey. From collecting to commentary, world building to recipes, Toi has something for the whole family.
D. H. Timpko is the author of the Firma Twins adventures, science fiction novels for middle grade children (ages 8-12). Book 1, The Firma Twins and the Purple Staff of Death—identical twins learn they have fantastical powers far beyond anything they could have imagined. Book 2, The Firma Twins and the Flute of Enchantment, takes place at a science fiction convention and was shortlisted for the 2021 Gertrude Warner Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction.
Timpko has just finished the first two books in the Mariah Rhodes series (Book 1: Escaping to Space and Book 2: Surviving the Danger Planet)—science fiction novels for middle grade kids about an abused teenage girl in the future whose uncontrolled telekinesis leaves her stranded in a lost colony on an unstable planet. She is now writing Book 3 in the series: Joining Space Fleet.
Under the pseudonym Alexis Dupree, she wrote Managing Major Chronic Diseases: Advice from a Patient and Knee Replacement Advice, Checklists, and Journal.
Cos-Slayers is a Virginia-based cosplay group. They organize and participate in state-wide cosplay events such as conventions, competitions, and photoshoots. Their goal is to foster a welcoming community for anyone who wants to bring their favorite characters to life.
The UnCastables are a Richmond, VA improv comedy group creating wild, side-splitting shows fueled by audience ideas and big comedic risks. From theaters to conventions, they deliver fast, chaotic, bold improv shows that deliver unforgettable laughs!
Valentine is an internationally published cosplayer, panelist, and content creator. Her guesting, judging, and paneling endeavors have led her all over the east coast to conventions such as Galaxycon Richmond, Galaxycon Raleigh, Cosplay World Richmond, Tekko, Triad Anime Con, RavenCon, and Colossalcon East. Despite living with a chronic illness herself, she uses her platform to uplift and educate others in her efforts to make the cosplay community a place where everyone truly belongs. Her passion and skill for cosplay has opened a path to new opportunities such as partnering with the brand, MoeFlavor, and even being selected as an official Cosplay Creator for NIKKE: Goddess of Victory. Valentine constantly uses her platform to lift up other cosplayers, including her prior position as Monthly Q&A Manager for Carolina Cosplayers. She is always reminding her community to do everything for the love of cosplay.
