LibertyCon 38: Full Schedule

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1:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: Masters of Ceremonies Jacob and H.P. Holo, Special Guest of Honor S.M. Stirling, Marina Fontaine

Friday June 26, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Autograph sessions will be directly in front of the Dealer's Room. Authors will cycle through hourly. Limit 5 books (if you bring more, get 5 signed and go to the back of the line.)

Guests

S.M. Stirling

LibertyCon 38 Special Guest of Honor, Author

S.M. Stirling was born in France in 1953, to Canadian parents -- although his mother was born in England and grew up in Peru. After that he lived in Europe, Canada, Africa, and the US and visited several other continents. He graduated from law school in Canada but had his dorsal fin... Read More →

Marina Fontaine

Author

Marina Fontaine is a Russian by birth, an American by choice, and a writer of
optimistic fiction.

She uses her experience of living in a totalitarian society to demonstrate how human yearning for freedom and love endures in the darkest of circumstances.

Her dystopian works incl... Read More →

Jacob Holo

LibertyCon 38 Master of Ceremonies, Author

Jacob Holo has been a recreational geek since childhood, when he discovered Star Wars and Star Trek, and a professional geek since college, when he graduated from Youngstown State University with a degree in Electrical and Controls Engineering. He started writing when his parents... Read More →

H.P. Holo

LibertyCon 38 Master of Ceremonies, Author

H.P. Holo grew up in a family where it was dangerous to say, “I’m bored.” She’s also an incorrigible smart aleck. So when her parents told her to fix her boredom by reading a dictionary, she did. And then, just to be extra sassy, she began writing novels that required them... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Autograph Session, Autograph Session

2:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: Cedar Sanderson, Rick Cartwright, Kelly Grayson

Friday June 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Autograph sessions will be directly in front of the Dealer's Room. Authors will cycle through hourly. Limit 5 books (if you bring more, get 5 signed and go to the back of the line.)

Guests

Kelly Grayson

Author

Kelly Grayson is a highly-regarded critical care paramedic with a national reputation, award-winning EMS columnist, author and popular public speaker. When he isn’t prowling the seamy underbelly of the city looking for little old ladies who have fallen and can’t get up, Kelly... Read More →

Richard Cartwright

Author

Richard Cartwright was born and raised in Tennessee when he was not bouncing around the country and Canada in the sleeper of his parents tractor trailer rig that his father bought after retiring from the Navy to go into trucking.

His first reading lessons were road signs at four. His education was disrupted at five when he was forced to start spending the school year at school. After acquiring a note at six to allow him to check out "advanced " books from the library, he discovered Heinlein and never looked... Read More →

Cedar Sanderson

Author

Cedar Sanderson is a multifaceted creator whose work spans both the literary and visual arts. Cedar is celebrated for her engaging storytelling and her ability to captivate audiences with her vibrant imagery and thoughtful narratives. Her work not only entertains but also invites... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Autograph Session, Autograph Session

3:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: D.S. Watson, PGOH Robert Hampson

Friday June 26, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Autograph sessions will be directly in front of the Dealer's Room. Authors will cycle through hourly. Limit 5 books (if you bring more, get 5 signed and go to the back of the line.)

Guests

Robert E. Hampson

Author, STEM, Past SGoH

Dr. Robert E. Hampson is a scientist and author whose passion for both neuroscience and storytelling drives his hard science fiction writing. With a Ph.D. in Physiology & Pharmacology, Dr. Hampson has spent over four decades researching how the brain encodes memory and developing... Read More →

D.S. Watson

Author

D.S. Watson started his professional writing career as a reporter for the Shelbyville Times Gazette. He also worked for the U.S.D.A Forest Service, and as a writer-editor for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. He wrote disability opinions for the Social Security Administration... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Autograph Session, Autograph Session

4:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: PGOH Julie Cochrane, J.B. Garner, Teresa Howard

Friday June 26, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Autograph sessions will be directly in front of the Dealer's Room. Authors will cycle through hourly. Limit 5 books (if you bring more, get 5 signed and go to the back of the line.)

Guests

Teresa Howard

Author

Teresa Howard was raised in Birmingham Alabama and lives there with her furry dachshund friend, Gracie Jane. She is a life-long fan of science fiction and fantasy and her dream since childhood has been to see her books in libraries and bookstores. This is a dream now fulfilled.

I... Read More →

J.B. Garner

Author

Talented top flight author and editor Jamie Beth "J. B." Garner has written over twenty novels across multiple genres and edited hundreds more. J.B.’s seen and done many things in her life, from honors student to factory worker to garbage collector to construction worker. In addition... Read More →

Julie Cochrane

Author

Julie Cochrane was born in Ohio and begin crafting her first stories when she was five years old. She made her first attempts at novels in Social Studies and English classes. Cally's War with John Ringo was the first manuscript she ever finished. Sister Time and Honor of the Clan... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Autograph Session, Autograph Session

6:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: Karen Bogen, Lloyd Watson

Friday June 26, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Autograph sessions will be directly in front of the Dealer's Room. Authors will cycle through hourly. Limit 5 books (if you bring more, get 5 signed and go to the back of the line.)

Guests

Lloyd Watson

Author

Lloyd Watson is the pen name used by the otherwise unremarkable Pediatrician, Hospitalist, Medical Educator, and Palliative Care Physician, Dr Scott Stephens. Feeling a need to make his life more complicated, he decided his lifelong hobby of writing Sci-fi and fantasy stories should... Read More →

Karen Bogen

Author

A cat-loving native of Texas, K.B. Bogen is a self-confessed knit-/yarn-aholic. She spends much time knitting something (with the help of her three cats), inventorying her stash (also with the help of the cats), or fondling yarn anywhere within driving range (the cats don’t like... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Autograph Session, Autograph Session

7:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: John Ringo, Casey Moores, Lydia Sherrer

Friday June 26, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Autograph sessions will be directly in front of the Dealer's Room. Authors will cycle through hourly. Limit 5 books (if you bring more, get 5 signed and go to the back of the line.)

Guests

John Ringo

Author, Past LGoH

John Ringo's science fiction is action-oriented and abounding in characters to root for. He is the creator of the New York Times best-selling military science fiction series The Posleen Wars, with over one million copies in print. Ringo is also the author of the far-future science... Read More →

Casey Moores

Author

Casey Moores was a USAF rescue/special ops C-130 pilot for over 17 years- airdropping, air refueling, and flying into tiny blacked-out dirt airstrips in bad places using night vision goggles. He’s been to those places and done those things with those people. Now he lives a quieter... Read More →

Lydia Sherrer

Author

Award-winning and USA Today-bestselling author of snark-filled adventures, Lydia Sherrer thrives on creating stories you love to love, and hate to leave. She is the author of the bestselling urban fantasy Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus universe of books featuring several series, which... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Autograph Session, Autograph Session

8:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: Jason Cordova, Melissa Olthoff

Friday June 26, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Autograph sessions will be directly in front of the Dealer's Room. Authors will cycle through hourly. Limit 5 books (if you bring more, get 5 signed and go to the back of the line.)

Guests

Melissa Olthoff

Author

Melissa Olthoff spent her youth daydreaming about riding dragons and slaying monsters. After joining the United States Air Force, she might not have gotten to ride any dragons, but she had plenty of real-world adventures over the years—including flying the T-6, becoming a certified... Read More →

Jason Cordova

Author, Editor

National bestselling author Jason Cordova is both a John W. Campbell Award and Dragon Award finalist (though not in the same year). He is the author of Mountain of Fire, To Tread Obsidian Shores (w/ Melissa Olthoff), and Monster Hunter Memoirs: Fever (w/ Larry Correia), and edito... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Autograph Session, Autograph Session

9:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: PGOH David M. Weber (30 minutes - 3 book limit), Charli Cox, Shami Stovall

Friday June 26, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Autograph sessions will be directly in front of the Dealer's Room. Authors will cycle through hourly. Limit 5 books (if you bring more, get 5 signed and go to the back of the line.) For David Weber, only a 30 minute session and a 3 book limit.

Guests

Shami Stovall

Author

Shami Stovall is a multi-award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction. Before that, she taught history and criminal law at the college level. She loves John, reading, and writing about herself in the third person.

Charli Cox

Author

Charli Cox is a best-selling Military Sci-Fi, Military Fantasy, and Horror Comedy author. She also writes Sci-Fi and Alternate History stories.
If you enjoyed Fae Wars: Northwest Front and want to see more stories about Ash and “Gunny,” Cannon Publishing has you covered. "Sasq... Read More →

David M. Weber

Author, Past LGoH

David Weber was born in Cleveland a long, long time ago and grew up in rural South Carolina. He was a bookworm from childhood, blessed with a father who collected autographed copies of every E. E. Smith hardcover and introduced him to Jack Williamson at the tender age of 10, and a... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Autograph Session, Autograph Session

10:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: PGOH Terry Maggert, Bjorn Hasseler, James P. Nettles

Friday June 26, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside

Autograph sessions will be directly in front of the Dealer's Room. Authors will cycle through hourly. Limit 5 books (if you bring more, get 5 signed and go to the back of the line.)

Guests

James P. Nettles

Author

With a 30-plus-year career in consulting, Nettles has advised a diverse range of clients, from startups to Fortune 100 companies in financial technologies, media, entertainment, and green technologies. His work focuses on privacy, futurism, and disruptive technologies, exploring how... Read More →

Bjorn Hasseler

Author, Editor

Bjorn Hasseler found Eric Flint's novel 1632 in a public library. Then he discovered that fans were not just allowed but encouraged to write in the 1632 universe. He writes the Neustatter's European Security Service thread (A Matter of Security, Missions of Security, Security Threats... Read More →

Terry Maggert

Author, Editor, Publisher, Past GoH

Terry likes dragons, caffeine, space, giraffes, and books; order unimportant. He's the author of the Backyard Starship, Gold Medal Marine, Messenger, and Starcaster series, with more on the way. Join the gang on Facebook at the Cosmic Cantina for a laugh or three, and say hello if... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Autograph Session, Autograph Session

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