Every year, CONvergence welcomes many professionals, including past guests of honor, to our programs, panels and events.
Are you a professional who would like to attend our convention? Please contact the Invited Participants department for more information on how to apply.
2013 Invited Participants
Below is a list of previous guests of honor and other professionals scheduled to participate in CONvergence.
- Jeff Adams, audio theater director
- William Alexander, author
- Joel Arnold, author
- Dana M. Baird, author and artist
- Cam Banks, game designer
- Elizabeth Bear, author
- Ruth Berman, author
- Cynthia Booth, playwright and artist
- Roy C. Booth, playwright
- Matthew J. Boudreau, audio producer
- Julie Bowman, artist
- Steven Brust, author
- Emma Bull, author
- Kirsten Valentine Cadieux, scientist
- Rob Callahan, author and playwright
- C. Robert Cargill, author & screenwriter
- Haddayr Copley-Woods, author
- Matthew Duhan, Game Designer and Publisher
- J. Boone Dryden, author
- Sigrid Ellis, blogger & editor
- Clayton Faits, radio playwright
- Jeffrey Nils Gardener, Audio Producer
- Denise Garner, artist (former Guest of Honor)
- Fred Greenhalgh , audio drama producer
- Pete Hautman, author
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden,, editor
- Eric Heideman, editor and author
- S.D. Hintz, author and editor
- Doug Hulick, author
- JV Johnson, editor
- Christopher Jones, comics artist
- Melissa S. Kaercher, artist and comics colorist
- Dr. James Kakalios, scientist and author (former Guest of Honor)
- John Kovalic, comics creator & game designer (former Guest of Honor)
- Naomi Kritzer, author
- Greg Laden, scientist and author
- Troy LaFaye, filmmaker (former Guest of Honor)
- Bridget Landry, scientist and costumer (former Guest of Honor)
- Peter Lee, game designer
- Michael Levy, author & scholar
- Tim Lieder, author and publisher
- Matt Lowry, Skeptic, Blogger & Physics Teacher
- Catherine Lundoff, author
- Scott Lynch, author
- Mad Art Lab: Melissa S. Kaercher, Seelix, Surly Amy
- Tom Mahle, filmmaker & gaming blogger
- Amanda Marcotte, writer & feminist
- Elise Matthesen, poet & artist
- Kelly McCullough, author (former Guest of Honor)
- Michael Merriam, author
- Sean M. Murphy, author
- PZ Myers, Blogger and Writer
- Emma Newman, author
- Shawn Otto, author & scientist
- Douglas Paszkiewicz, comics creator
- Lars Pearson, publisher and author
- Scott Pearson, author
- Scotty Roberts, publisher
- Catherine Schaff-Stump, author & academic
- Desiree Schell, scientist & radio host
- David J. Schwartz, author
- Joseph Scrimshaw, Comedian and Writer
- Will Shetterly, author
- Skepchicks: Bug_Girl, DebGod, Heina, Melanie Mallon, Nicole, Surly Amy, Rebecca Watson
- Abra Staffin-Wiebe, author
- Jerry Stearns, audio producer and performer
- Mark Stegbauer, comics creator
- Adam Stemple, author and musician
- Caroline Stevermer, author
- Bill Stiteler, playwright and performer
- Sharon Stiteler, author & science blogger
- Kathryn Sullivan, author
- Lynne M. Thomas, editor & archivist (former Guest of Honor)
- Michael D. Thomas, editor and author
- Ruth Thompson, artist (former Guest of Honor)
- Tyler Tork, author (a/k/a Andre Guirard)
- Tim Uren, playwright & performer
- Monica Valentinell, author & game designer
- Shawn Van Briesen, comics creator & animator
- Joan Marie Verba, author
- Indre Viskontas, scientist & opera singer
- Daniel Wallace, author and editor
- Anna Waltz, author
- Paul Weimer, blogger & book reviewer
- Adam J. Whitlatch, author & editor
- Tim Wick, performer & producer
- Siouxsie Wiles, scientist
- Sean E. Williams, comics creator
- Jason Wittman, author
- Stephanie Zvan, science blogger