April 26-28, 2024 – Richmond, VA

Category: Author Guest (Page 3 of 8)

L. Ana Ellis

L. Ana Ellis, a sleep-deprived government worker by day, lets her imagination roam free while writing science fiction late into the night. After spending her days toiling over spreadsheets in a windowless cubicle with fluorescent lighting, and unbeknownst to her coworkers who think she spends her evenings watching cat videos, she spends her nights creating worlds that are more of a commentary on the present than an accurate prediction of the future. Speculating about how societies will change in the future fascinates her; she is undeterred that so far she has been wrong 100% of the time. When she’s not pondering how societies operate or writing about alternate realities, she enjoys Ren faires, conventions, and, as her coworkers suspect, watching cat videos. She lives in the Washington, DC area with her husband, two cats, and the occasional foster kitty.

L. Ana Ellis is the author of the Panacea science fiction trilogy. The trilogy has strong dystopian and cyberpunk vibes. Themes in the trilogy include artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and humanity’s relationship with technology. She publishes under the indie press Fire-Forged Books.

James Fadeley

James Fadeley is a software developer and writer from Vienna, VA. His works include tie-in novels for The Banner Saga game series, a piece for Arkham Horror, and as the editor for the San Cicaro series.

James Gaines

Jim and John Gaines are a father and son team based in Fredericksburg who write together under the byline J.M.R. Gaines. Their specialty is socially and biologically-based sci-fi as represented in their Forlani Universe novels, Life Sentence, Spy Station, and Earth Regained, as well as the related short stories. They also maintain the internationally followed blog gainesscifi.blogspot.com.

John Gaines

Jim and John Gaines are a father and son team based in Fredericksburg who write together under the byline J.M.R. Gaines. Their specialty is socially and biologically-based sci-fi as represented in their Forlani Universe novels, Life Sentence, Spy Station, and Earth Regained, as well as the related short stories. They also maintain the internationally followed blog gainesscifi.blogspot.com.

Adele Gardner

Adele Gardner (they/them, gardnercastle.com) has a poetry collection, Halloween Hearts, from Jackanapes Press and over 475 stories, poems, art, and articles in Analog, Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, PodCastle, Daily Science Fiction, and more. Gardner is a pro member of SFWA and HWA and a graduate of the Clarion West Writers Workshop with eleven poems that won or placed in the Poetry Society of Virginia Awards, Rhysling Award, and Balticon Poetry Contest. Gardner served as guest editor of Eye to the Telescope 27: Arthuriana.

Dr. Kyle R. Garton

Dr. Kyle R. Garton is an Assistant Professor of English at Christopher Newport University. His first book is Enlightened Individualism: Buddhism and Hinduism in American Literature from the Beats to the Present (The Ohio State University Press, 2019). He studies and writes science fiction, and is also interested in multicultural fiction, religion, and economics in literature.

Rebecca Gibson, PhD

Rebecca Gibson is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her published works include Desire in the Age of Robots and AI: An Investigation in Science Fiction and Fact (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) and The Corseted Skeleton: A Bioarchaeology of Binding (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020), Global Perspectives on the Liminality of the Supernatural: From Animus to Zombi (Lexington Books, 2022), and The Bad Corset: A Feminist Reimagining (Bloomsbury 2024). She holds a PhD in Anthropology from American University, and when not writing or teaching can be found reading mystery novels amidst a pile of stuffed animals.

Venessa Giunta

Venessa Giunta is a writer of weird things, an editrix extraordinaire, and a little bit of a nerd. She is a published author, with non-fiction essays, short stories, and the urban fantasy Soul Cavern series, and has been a professional editor, both freelance and contract, since 2008. Conventions are a big part of her life, mainly as a guest and organizer. She is the Senior Programming Director for Multiverse and second to the director of the Writers Track at Dragon Con, both in Atlanta, and has been a guest and volunteer at many others. Additionally, Venessa runs a writerly support group called The Writers’ Troupe (formerly The Writing Tribe) on Facebook, Discord, and Twitch.

She’s been called the sort of evil that inspires hugs.

D.A. Godwin

David A. Godwin was born in Tennessee, during a simpler era when daydreaming was still allowed. Though successful in a number of more practical pursuits he prefers to spend his time exploring made-up worlds filled with magical creatures and endless possibilities, and is often observed in deep conversation with his imaginary friends. An avid reader his entire life, he was drawn to fantasy and science-fiction from a young age. His first book, Eyes of the Blind, was released in 2018, with new books in the Guardian’s Prophecy series arriving every year thereafter. Mr. Godwin currently lives with his family in Virginia.

Salinee Goldenberg

Salinee Goldenberg is a speculative fiction writer and multimedia artist who lives in Washington, DC, and is drawn to outsider perspectives. A biracial, bisexual, diaspora writer, Sal often explores themes of identity, obsession, and alienation in her work. A gaming industry veteran, Sal has created narrative trailers for titles such as Skyrim, Fallout 4, Dishonored, and Minecraft. When not writing, she likes to paint, listen to records, and play in punk bands. Her debut novel, The Last Phi Hunter, was recently released in April on Angry Robot Books.

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