LibertyCon 38: Full Schedule

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8:30am EDT

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT

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

Toni Weisskopf hosts Walking with the Pros, a chance to get a little exercise before the con on Saturday morning. Meet outside the dealer's room.

Guests

Toni Weisskopf

Author, Editor, Publisher, Past Special GoH

Toni Weisskopf is the publisher of Baen Books, a leading publisher of SF and fantasy for 40 years. She is also a member of the Interstellar Research Group board of advisors. She is the mother of a delightful daughter, and presides over a household that includes three dogs, one cat... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
CC - Ballroom F/G (Dealer's Room) - Autographs in Hall Outside Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Main Program, Event

10:00am EDT

Authors Alley: Jamie Garner, Mary Hare, Robert Hampson, David (Brena) Bock, M.D. Boncher, Karl Gallagher, C.S. Brown, James P. Nettles, Zane Voss

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley

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 →

Zane Voss

Author

Zane Voss holds bachelor's and master’s degrees in engineering from the Missouri University of Science & Technology. His day job is working as a partner in an engineering consulting firm in the steel industry. If you’re either interested or unable to flee quickly enough, he will... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Authors Alley, Authors Alley

10:00am EDT

Autograph Session: PGOHs Jody Lynn Nye and Bill Fawcett, Julie Frost

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am 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

Julie Frost

Author

Julie Frost is an award-winning author of every shade of speculative fiction. She lives in Utah with a herd of guinea pigs, her husband, and a “kitten” who thinks she’s a warrior princess. She enjoys birding, and is on a quest to photograph 500 bird species in a calendar year... Read More →

Jody Lynn Nye

Author, Past LGoH

Jody Lynn Nye lists her main career activity as ‘spoiling cats.’ When not engaged upon this worthy occupation, she writes fantasy and science fiction books and short stories.

Before breaking away from gainful employment to write full time, Jody worked as a file clerk, book-kee... Read More →

Bill Fawcett

Author, Editor, Publisher, PGOH

Bill Fawcett is an American writer, editor, anthologist, and game designer. He co-authored the official Mycroft Holmes Mysteries and over a dozen other novels. Bill has also written almost a dozen historical non-fiction books. He founded Mayfair Games and also designs board and computer... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am 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

10:00am EDT

Cats in Science Fiction and Fantasy

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event)

From the Cat Who Walked Through Walls to David Weber's Treecats, cats have been a fixture in SF&F for decades. Listen to these authors who have published genre cat stories expound on why cats will remain a fixture for the foreseeable future.

Moderators

Rita Beeman

Publisher

Author

Molly Ann McDonough is an author, poet, and multidisciplinary engineer. Her short fiction has been featured in science fiction and fantasy anthologies. Her debut poetry collection, Hope in Hateful Times (2026), examines resilience, the divine feminine, and how to foster joy and empathy... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Literary/Publishing, Round Table

10:00am EDT

Managing Murderhobos

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom C

How do you manage a party of free-wheeling murderhobos, whether they're players in a game or characters in your novel. When the shortest point from A to B is killing everything and everyone in their path, how do you keep them inside the limits... or should you even bother? Kal Spriggs (moderator)

Moderators

Kal Spriggs

Author

Kal Spriggs is a US Army combat veteran, gamer, and science fiction and fantasy author. He has visited over 35 countries and has worked in a variety of industries including environmental remediation, farming, civil engineering, the military, and transportation. Kal has drawn upon... Read More →

Guests

Justin Watson

Author

Justin Watson was a field artilleryman in the United States Army for ten years. He deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. He doesn’t count his deployment to Kuwait, but his wife sure does. Medically retired from the Army due to wounds sustained in Iraq, he now lives in... Read More →

William S. Frisbee

Author

Marine. Veteran. Martial artist. Gamer. Consultant. Father.

William S. Frisbee was forged in the Cold War, tempered in a Marine SOC unit, and reborn as a storyteller, he blends battlefield grit with boundless imagination. From Jules Verne to galactic wars—he’s lived the stories he now writes... Read More →

James Schardt

Author

James Schardt is a 21 year veteran of the US Army as an AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Armament Systems Repairer and a graduate of Austin Peay State University. He lives in Kentucky with his wife and too many cats. He enjoys shooting muzzleloaders, painting toy soldiers, and miniatures... Read More →

Jamie Ibson

Author

Jamie Ibson is a medically retired redcoat from north of the ice wall. He's edited six anthologies for Chris Kennedy Publishing and now two for Baen, and is one of Buff Orpington's two editors for bringing his memoirs to light for the first time.

Nathan Balyeat

Author

A USMC veteran, Nathan has written the fantasy short stories in the "Fellblade" and "Powers of the Night" settings and is working on a science fiction novel based on the life of the William Marshal. He has a degree in history and his hobbies include weightlifting, martial arts, and... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C

Literary/Publishing, Panel

10:00am EDT

Reading: Isaac Craft and Bjorn Hasseler

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

Isaac Craft

Author

Isaac Craft writes science fiction and fantasy with horror elements. His flash-fiction stories are in nearly a dozen of the Cornerscribblers anthologies via Three Ravens Publishing and continues to work toward honing his craft. When not writing or reading, Isaac does digital illustration... 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 →

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

10:00am EDT

Reading: Tamara Lowery and William Joseph Roberts

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

William Joseph Roberts

Author, Publisher

William Joseph Roberts has been called a Renaissance man, and an insane squirrel wrangler by his peers. Since his enlistment ended, he has pursued careers as an industrial and architectural designer, design engineer, and is now an award-winning author, editor, and publisher with Three... Read More →

Tamara Lowery

Author

Tamara Lowery, author of The Adventures of Pigg & Woolfe serial and the Waves of Darkness series, is a native of Chattanooga. She writes pirates that aren't nice and vampires that don't sparkle as well as high-flying steampunk adventure.

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Readings 2, Reading

10:00am EDT

Can Military Science Fiction Inform Culture?

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

CC - Ballroom E (Main Event)

The stories we tell ourselves shape our culture, and EVERYTHING is downstream of culture. How do we avoid the poor choices that led to the US Civil War and WW1 when warfare was initially viewed as a lark? What do you want YOUR grandkids to remember? Panelists select enduring works as examples of a generational MilSF library, fueled by audience prompts.

Moderators

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 →

Guests

Wil McCarthy

Author

Engineer/Novelist/Journalist/Entrepreneur Wil McCarthy has been a professional writer since the mid-1980s. He is a former contributing editor for WIRED magazine and science columnist for the SyFy channel (previously SciFi channel), where his popular "Lab Notes" column ran from 1999 through 2009. A lifetime member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, he is a two-time winner of the AnLab award, and has been a finalist... Read More →

Brent Roeder

Author, STEM

Brent Roeder, PhD, is a neuroscience researcher that is exploring how to restore damaged memory function. A lifelong geek, he enjoys writing sci-fi and fantasy to relax from work. Very occasionally, he even remembers to finish a story

Monalisa Foster

Author

Monalisa is an award-winning science fiction author whose writing career really began when she taught herself English by translating Heinlein juveniles at the public library. She would copy sentences in English, translate them into Romanian, and then write out new words ten times... Read More →

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Guest of Honor Brunch Banquet / Guest of Honor Speeches

Guests

VL Stuart

Author

VL ‘Tori’ Stuart is a journalist, novelist, and poet who resides between two volcanoes in Costa Rica. Their unique home lies between two volcanoes—a location that sparks curiosity, but as she assures, "No worries; only one of them is active."

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 →

Keith Hedger

Author, Guest

Keith Hedger escaped Iowa at 19 to serve in the US Army which led to his (current) career in information technology. When not saving other people's data, he enjoys exercising, fishing, and hunting. He lives in Pella, Iowa with his wife. Fortunately, she tolerates his workouts and... Read More →

Morgan Metz

Artist

Morgan Metz: Stuck in nature with a mother who loves everything full of art and color, it was only natural to do the one thing she wouldn't touch, digital art! I've been forced to express myself through a variety of other mediums and even won an award for some of my work! Although... 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 →

David Sherrer

Gaming, Publisher

David Sherrer is a born storyteller and has been an obsessive gamer ever since he was seduced by Magic: The Gathering at the tender age of fourteen. He has alternately owned a gaming store, street performed for a living, and survived eleven years in the soul-crushing world of telecommunications. He lucked out by marrying a force of nature (otherwise known as his wife), determined to making living... Read More →

Ann Robards

Director of Art, Professional Panelist, LibertyCon™

Reading her way through the children's section of the local Public Library, 10-year-old Ann found Ray Bradbury's R is For Rocket and S is For Space in the back corner. Thank you, Mr. Bradbury, for sparking a lifelong love of the Science Fiction and Fantasy genres. Both parents (Mom the traditional artist, Dad the photographer) ignited an interest in and appreciation of art, so it is no surprise that Ann has what she thinks is... Read More →

David Truesdale

Editor

Dave Truesdale has edited Tangent Online since 1993. It has been nominated for the Hugo Award six times, and the World Fantasy Award once. A former editor of the Bulletin of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, he also served as a World Fantasy Award judge in 1998, and... Read More →

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 →

Debbie Reynolds

Author, Editor

Debbie Reynolds is a writer, dreamer, and voracious reader who has always lived in the wilds of northern Pennsylvania. She works as an editor and proofreader for Sunbury Press and does freelance work when time permits. Her first book, Mending Shattered Dreams, a memoir, will be out... Read More →

Greg Eden

STEM

Greg Eden is from New Zealand where he trained in radio communications and has worked in England, Wales, Austria, Ghana Nigeria, Sudan and Chad. He has installed radio equipment in garbage trucks, has been a communications officer for the UK Fire Service, has set up paging networks... Read More →

Sarah Martin

Treasurer, Professional Panelist, LibertyCon™

Sarah has been hanging around LibertyCon for years, so it was only a matter of time till Brandy and Don roped her into volunteering as staff and even convincing her to join the Board of Directors, now serving as LibertyCon's Treasurer and Webmaster. Conveniently, she has years of... Read More →

Jonna Hayden

Artist, Author, Publisher

Jonna Hayden is a professional Costume Designer, clothing historian, and long-time SF geek. After many years of hiding in the Science Fiction section of the school library, she found her tribe when she attended Orycon 5. She builds shows for the Opera, Ballet, and anyone else who... Read More →

M.G. Martin

Author

M.G. Martin was born to a flamenco dancer and an International Man of Mystery in the great state of New York, ‘lo these many years ago. A precocious child, she began writing stories in elementary school and dreamed of one day becoming a published author. As an adult, she eschewed... Read More →

Donald Crankshaw

Author, Editor, Publisher

Despite having a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Donald Crankshaw much prefers to read and write fantasy instead of science fiction. He has previously published stories in Nature Futures, Intergalactic Medicine Show, and Black Gate. He currently publishes the Mysterion online magazine... Read More →

Kristin Janz

Author, Editor, Publisher

Kristin Janz is co-editor/publisher of online fantasy and science fiction magazine Mysterion (MysterionOnline.com), and three Mysterion anthologies. Mysterion stories have been finalists for the WSFA Small Press and Realm Awards, and are about Christianity, but not always Christian... Read More →

William Lehman

Author

William Lehman can’t stay out of hot water… or cold water, either. After retiring from two careers in and around submarines, and a decade as a Reserve Police Officer for the City of Bremerton, Washington, (where far more things go on than you’d think) he’s traded in his police... Read More →

Justin C. Feng

STEM

Justin C. Feng is a postdoctoral physicist specializing in general relativity (GR) and gravitation, currently at CEICO at the Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague, Czechia. He obtained his Ph.D. from UT Austin in 2017, and has held postdoctoral positions... Read More →

James S. Aaron

Author

James S. Aaron's most recent novel is Retreat Hell, coming soon from Aethon Books. He served in the U.S. Army as an operator and battery commander for the Patriot missile system. Now he wrangles chickens in Oregon. Learn more at jamesaaron.net.

Lee Ellis

Author

Lee Ellis is a fantasy, sci-fi author with a background in filmmaking. He is most known for the Kildash series, as well as his horror short story, The River’s End, featured in Three Raven’s Trailer Park series. His other works include Exodus, God Blood, and The Devil’s Up T... 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 →

Becky McCauley Rench

LibertyCon 38 STEM Guest of Honor, STEM

Rebecca (Becky) McCauley Rench is the Astrobiology Program Scientist in the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters. She leads the Interdisciplinary Consortia for Astrobiology Research (ICAR)), which supports large, interdisciplinary astrobiology research teams, and the Planetary... Read More →

Nicholas Sansbury Smith

LibertyCon 38 Literary Guest of Honor, Author

Nicholas Sansbury Smith is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Hell Divers series. His other work includes the Extinction Cycle series, the Trackers series, and the Orbs series. He worked for Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management in disaster planning... Read More →

John Kovalic

LibertyCon 38 Artist Guest of Honor, Artist

John Kovalic is an award-winning cartoonist, game designer and writer. His works appeared everywhere from the NEW YORK TIMES to ROLLING STONE and DRAGON MAGAZINE. His world of geeky goodies includes DORK TOWER – one of the very first webcomics, debuting online in 1996.

John was a co-founder of Out of the Box Games, and helped in the creation of the revolutionary party game, APPLES TO APPLES. John is also responsible for the look of the fan-favorite perennial best-seller MUNCHKIN card game. He’s drawn more than 7,000 cards for the game... Read More →

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 →

Ken Roy

STEM

Kenneth Roy is a retired, professional engineer who is currently living in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. As a long-time hobby he has been working with the idea of terraforming. He invented the “Shell Worlds” concept as a way to terraform planets well outside a star’s Goldilocks’ zone... Read More →

Jeff Greason

Author, STEM

I grew up with middle class parents in rural Oregon, with some of my earliest memories being Star Trek, the Apollo 17 launch, and reading classic science fiction. As far as I know, I've always been interested in science and technology. I thought that by the time I was an adult, there... Read More →

Bart Kemper

Author

Bart is a writer, photographer, inventor, and consulting Professional Engineer based in South Louisiana. He served over 34 years in the US Army, Active and Reserve, enlisted and officer, including as a Sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division up to a Lt. Colonel engineer officer in... 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 →

Gary W. Shelton

Gaming, STEM

Recently retired and returned to the Family farm in North Alabama. 30 years of experience working with the USDA - Agricultural research service in Mississippi, specializing in soybean genetics. Also Known as "Da Fish," has traveled the continental US in search of card games, good... 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 →

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 →

Stewart Cobb

STEM

Stewart Cobb designs satellite navigation systems for a living and reads SF&F for inspiration. He earned a PhD in Aerospace Engineering and holds more than a dozen patents. He's been an Air Force officer and a flight controller for the Space Shuttle, but hasn't yet reached orbit... Read More →

STEM, Boostphase

At various times, Stephen Fleming has been paid to be an optical physicist, laser fabricator, software developer, field engineer, product manager, corporate trainer, marketing executive, salesman, general manager, entrepreneur, author, venture capitalist, board member, investment... Read More →

Kara Metz

Artist, Tri-ME

Kara captures the unique beauty of nature from the enchanted forests of Maine to the stars above. Fantastical creatures, fictional planets, and popular references are just the first few layers in the labrynth of her mind. Watercolors and Spraypaint are her current focus but anything... Read More →

Ben Yalow

Author, Past Special GoH

Ben Yalow’s very first convention he attended as a fan was Lunacon in 1971, followed later that year by his first Worldcon, Noreascon. Ben first started staffing conventions at the very first Star Trek convention in January 1972, followed by the Worldcon in 1973, Torcon 2. He has... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 12:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom A/B Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Main Program, Banquet

10:00am EDT

Open Crafting & Artist Space

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 10:00pm EDT

M - East/West (Craft Room)

Open Crafting & Artist Space: Make It Take It Costuming, Sit 'n' Stitch - Knitting, Crocheting, etc., Miniature Painting, etc. Instructors Available

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00am - 10:00pm EDT
M - East/West (Craft Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Art/Workshops, Demonstration

11:00am EDT

Authors Alley: Jamie Garner, Mary Hare, Robert Hampson, David (Brena) Bock, M.D. Boncher, Karl Gallagher, Laura Montgomery, James P. Nettles, Zane Voss

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley

Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!

Guests

Mary Hare

Author

Laura Montgomery

Author

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

Les Johnson

Author, STEM, Past SGoH

Les Johnson is a physicist, author, CEO of Infinite Frontiers Consulting, and former Chief Technologist at the NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center. While at NASA, Les was developing the next generation of space technologies, from advanced space propulsion and power to human... Read More →

Melissa Gay

Artist, Author, Past AGoH

Melissa Gay paints primarily in acrylic and draws inspiration from mythology, folk legends, and fairy tales, as well as astrophotography, cosmology, and Earth sciences. Her paintings often combine sci-fi, fantasy, and wildlife art. She loves to build up dozens of thin layers of acrylic... Read More →

Griffin Barber

Author, Editor

Griffin spent his youth in four different countries, learning three languages, and burning all his bridges. Finally settled in East Tennessee and retired from a day job as a police officer in a major metropolitan department out west, he lives the good life with his lovely wife, crazy-smart... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm 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

11:00am EDT

Azul

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

In the game Azul, players take turns drafting colored tiles from suppliers to their player board. Players score points based on how they've placed their tiles to decorate the palace. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins. 2-4 players, 1 hr, age 8+, Amanda hosts

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

11:00am EDT

Salvage Title Universe Roundtable

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom E (Main Event)

Kevin Steverson moderates the Salvage Title Universe Roundtable.

Moderators

Kevin Steverson

Author

Kevin Steverson is a retired veteran of the U.S. Army. With several best-selling novels, including the Salvage Title Trilogy, picked up for development into feature film, he is also a published songwriter. When not at a convention or concert, he can be found in the foothills of the... Read More →

Guests

David Alan Jones

Author

David Alan Jones is a veteran of the United States Air Force, where he served as an Arabic linguist, a role that sharpened his ear for language and deepened his appreciation for complex storytelling. A 2016 Writers of the Future Silver Honorable Mention recipient, David writes across... Read More →

David Appleby

Author

Dave Appleby is a Scottish electrician by day and writer by night, returning to LibertyCon for the third time. Writing in the Last Brigade Universe and with a foray into an alt-history of the Roman Empire, plus several works in progress. Areas of interest included research methodology... Read More →

Guests

Cassandra Morgan

Author

Claire Merrick

Author

Tired of writing about bad news as a broadcast TV producer, Claire Merrick began using her free time to write urban fantasy stories, set to be released in 2025. Merrick's work is inspired by her love of small town mill smokestacks and the secrets they hide.

Michael Bielaczyc

Artist, Gaming

Michael Bielaczyc has been working professionally in the art field since 2001 when he founded Aradani Studios with his brother Paul. Together they have exhibited across America selling both their artwork and costuming. He works in many mediums from oil paint to latex prosthetics... Read More →

Tamara Lowery

Author

Dane Clark Collins

Author

Dane Clark Collins is a writer of fantasy, science fiction, horror and the occasional nonfiction currently living in the Nashville, TN area. He is also an experimental, atmospheric psych rock musician, and some of his work can be found at https://www.creativegrimoire.com/.

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Literary/Publishing, Panel

11:00am EDT

Wait, Are We The Bad Guys?

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom C

Wait, Are We The Bad Guys?: How to use MilSF to explore themes around insurgencies and ethics. Understanding rebellion and insurgency is at least as important as understanding institutionalized militaries. From Revolt in 2100 to Andor, plucky revolutionaries are painted as the “good guys.” When are MilSF revolutionaries the “bad guys?” Are they ever? Should they be? What does this tell us about ourselves?

Moderators

Andy Presby

STEM

Literary/Publishing, Panel

11:00am EDT

Reading: Frank Hood and Nic Plume

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

Nic Plume

Author

Nic Plume is the author of the military science fiction series ’Shadows of Peace’ and the short story ‘Rebels’ Cause’ in the Lost Brigade Universe’s anthology Standing Fast on Foreign Shores. She has also edited over forty science fiction novels for a best-selling aut... Read More →

Frank Hood

Author

When I graduated college I wanted to be a great writer like Shakespeare, Bradbury, Hardy, or Heinlein. Five years later and $14 richer off my writing career, I decided I needed a career that put food on the table as well. My wife, a chemist and wonderful writer herself (S. T. Gaffney... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

11:00am EDT

Reading: Julie Frost and Tim Gilliland

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

Tim Gilliland

Author

Born in the malarial fever swamps of Memphis TN, Tim was raised on corn squeezin’s, bent nails and broken glass. After a rough-and-tumble childhood in the upper middle class, he went to high school at old-line catholic school for 'bad boys.' Once the bruises healed he went into... Read More →

Julie Frost

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Readings 2, Reading

11:00am EDT

Fusion Primer

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track)

Jim Beall presents a primer on Fusion - Where it "began," how we got "here," a run-down of the types of fusion, and then a round-up of most of the current fusion research paths and their relative promises

Moderators

Jim Beall

STEM, Past SGoH

Jim Beall (BS-Math, MBA, PE) has been a nuclear engineer for 50 years, beginning as a nuclear engineering officer in the US Navy. Civilian experience includes design, construction, inspection, enforcement, and assessment with a nuclear utility, an architect engineering firm, and the... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

STEM, Presentation

11:00am EDT

Open Crafting & Artist Space

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 10:00pm EDT

M - East/West (Craft Room)

Open Crafting & Artist Space: Make It Take It Costuming, Sit 'n' Stitch - Knitting, Crocheting, etc., Miniature Painting, etc. Instructors Available

Guests

James Schardt

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00am - 10:00pm EDT
M - East/West (Craft Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Art/Workshops, Demonstration

12:00pm EDT

Exploring First Principles

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track)

Exploring First Principles: Do the organizational roots of the society behind the military constrain or enable capacity? Panelists consider meta-social/technic architecture of a society to determine the best and worst options. Star Wars or Star Trek? Dune or Starship Troopers – the stories and outcomes vary. Panelists consider philosophy, religious orders, technical education, social homogeneity, nationalism, economic status – what are the differential results and how are they explored in speculative Mil SF?

Moderators

Rob Howell

Author, Publisher

Guests

Devon Eriksen

Author

Devon Eriksen is a recent Chattanooga transplant, marksman, and life-long reader, with a particular fondness for classics from the golden age of science fiction. After growing up with images of the galaxy brought home by his JPL engineer father, he spent most of his career as a software... Read More →

Jim Curtis

Author

JL Curtis is a retired Naval Flight Officer, retired engineer in the defense industry, an NRA instructor, and now lives in north Texas writing full time. He has novels out in three different series, The Grey Man (urban fiction), Rimworld (military science fiction), and a new series... Read More →

Jonna Hayden

Artist, Author, Publisher

Jon R. Osborne

Author

Jon R. Osborne turned a journalism education and a passion for role-playing games into writing science fiction and fantasy. His second book in The Milesian Accords modern fantasy trilogy, “A Tempered Warrior”, was a 2018 Dragon Awards finalist for Best Fantasy Novel. Jon is a... Read More →

David M. Weber

Author, Past LGoH

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

12:00pm EDT

SF Battlefield Medicine and Bacta Tanks: No Easy Answers

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event)

Science Fiction Battlefield Medicine and Bacta Tanks: No Easy Answers. Most MILSF handwaves solutions to future battlefield trauma (“Put him in the magic medic box!”,) yet MILSF can provocatively anticipate more realistic options, such as blood substitutes, and robotic surgery. What flavor of future medical technology is potentially achievable, and how should we represent it in MILSF?

Moderators

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 →

Guests

Reggi Broach

Author

Reggi Broach is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She works as an RN in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. In her “other” life, she trained for several years in the USAF civilian auxiliary known as the Civil Air Patrol, as a squadron commander, safety officer, and emergency services... Read More →

Paul Sparks

Author

Lucas Marcum

Author

Lucas Marcum is a critical care nurse practitioner, Army reservist, and independent author. Since high school, he has written recreationally; but never really took the idea of publishing a book seriously until 2017, when he wandered into a Facebook group curated by and populated with... Read More →

Dave Sarnow

STEM

Brent Roeder

Author, STEM

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

12:00pm EDT

Teaching the Next Generation of Creatives

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom E (Main Event)

Join these artists and hear about how they're not only making a difference in mentoring the next generation, hear from those they're teaching about their experience, and how it's redirected their creative course.

Moderators

Leia Powell

Artist, Author, Past AGoH

Master Stained Glass Artisan Leia Powell has been creating glass masterpieces, breaking down barriers, and rejuvenating the old world artistry for over 25 years. The first stained glass artist to be nominated for the coveted Chesley Award, Leia is also the first glass artist in history... Read More →

Guests

Caitlin Roppoli

Artist

Caitlin Roppoli is a Senior Apprentice to Master Stained Glass Artist Leia Powell. She takes great inspiration from her grandfather, who was also a glazier, and she is following in his footsteps, learning as much as she can about the old world art medium. She travels to Wildcat Mountain... Read More →

Anita Moore

Artist

Kara Metz

Artist, Tri-ME

Morgan Metz

Artist

Tina Pierce

Artist

Tina Pierce is a third year Senior Apprentice to Master Stained Glass Artisan Leia Powell. A resident of Syracuse, New York, she learned exclusively through video chat during the covid shutdown. She is also the Art Show Director for JordanCon and is devoted to encouraging and promoting... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Art/Workshops, Panel

12:00pm EDT

Authors Alley: Gray Rinehart, Keith Hedger, Robert Hampson, David Sherrer/Lydia Sherrer, M.D. Boncher, Karl Gallagher, Dane Clark Collins, Shami Stovall, Zane Voss

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

Author, STEM

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.

Zane Voss

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Authors Alley, Authors Alley

12:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: David Boop, Lloyd Watson

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm 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

David Boop

Author

David Boop is a Denver-based speculative fiction author & editor. He’s also an award-winning essayist, and screenwriter. Before turning to fiction, David worked as a DJ, film critic, journalist, and actor.

David’s novels run the gamut, such as the sci-fi/noir She Murdered Me with Science, the Weird Western, The Drowned Horse Chronicle, and Rippers Resurrected:The Soul Changers, a historical, dark fantasy. Dave recently had a tribute collaborative mosaic novel come out in the late... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm 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

12:00pm EDT

Munchkin Tournament

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

Kat Waller will host a multi-round Munchkin Tournament. Final round will on Sunday with Steve Jackson.

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

12:00pm EDT

The Romance of Steampunk

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom C

Dan Hollifield moderates this panel discussion on the myriad worlds of the Steampunk genre.

Moderators

Dan Hollifield

Author, Publisher

Dan L. Hollifield is the author of the ‘Mare Inebrium Spaceport Bar’ series of short stories. Other works include the “Adventures of Tom Darby” ongoing series of stories, one of which is titled ‘Abducted,’ and is available on Amazon. Further Tom Darby stories are awaiting... Read More →

Guests

Philip Ligon

Author

Philip Ligon has been trying to satisfy the writing bug that took hold since before he can remember. He fell in love with science fiction and fantasy in high school and began dabbling with writing fantastical stories, a passion which continues to this day. Adding an engineering background... Read More →

Mark Huston

Author

Mark Huston is a Chicago based author. He is published in Eric Flint's Ring of Fire Series and is a long-time contributor to the Grantville Gazette. His first novel, "Up-time Pride and Down-time Prejudice", was a Dragon Award Finalist. His work has also appeared in F&SF. Mark is and... Read More →

Matthew Skaggs

Author

Matthew Skaggs has Noir, SF, both Traditional and Weird Westerns, Steampunk, GameLit, and Alt-History short stories in print. So far. When not traveling, taking photos, researching, or writing, he relaxes in the Florida Panhandle sunshine with his totally awesome wife, their Swamp-doodle... Read More →

Geoffrey Mandragora

Author

Geoffrey Mandragora is a storyteller, not an author. He refuses to take himself seriously, or write anything too serious. His work is exciting, scary, and thrilling; but overall he strives to make his books fun, both to write and read. Which is why he writes in different genres.

H.P. Holo

LibertyCon 38 Master of Ceremonies, Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C

Literary/Publishing, Panel

12:00pm EDT

Banquet Cleanup

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Room Reset

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom A/B Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Main Program, Banquet

12:00pm EDT

Raconteur Press Authors Read Fantasy!

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2)

Raconteur Press Authors Read Fantasy! Sam Robb (mod.)

Moderators

Sam Robb

Author

Sam Robb is an urban fantasy writer from Pittsburgh who draws inspiration from back alleys, graffiti, and urban exploration. He’s published in his flash fiction collection, One October Night, as well as multiple anthologies, and edited the Stories in the Key of Tull anthologies... Read More →

Guests

Wally Waltner

Author

Wally Waltner is a tech consulting executive and gentleman science fiction/fantasy author. Born and raised on a farm in South Dakota, his early creative muses led him down a musical path and earned music scholarships and eventually a BMus degree in brass performance from Saint Olaf... Read More →

T.C. Ross

Author

TC Ross is an Urban Fantasy author who also dabbles in related Historical Fantasy, Romantic Comedies, Gaslamp, Horror, and short stories. She resides in Texas with her family, feeding the Fae and watching out for shifters. Hopefully they never find her.

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Readings 1, Reading

12:00pm EDT

Reading: Monalisa Foster and Jay Peterson

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

Jay Peterson

Author

Jay Peterson has been everything from a nightclub bouncer to a chess coach. He once considered taking over the world, but balked once he had a look at the paperwork involved. His debut novel, Renfield Blues, was released in 2023. A sequel, Ghost Light, is currently in the works.
When not writing, Jay is a film and TV actor, usually known for playing supernatural creatures. He most recently appeared in Red One, The Piano Lesson, and The Conjuring:The Devil Made Me Do It... Read More →

Monalisa Foster

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 3, Reading

12:00pm EDT

Electricity, Water, and AI

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track)

As artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and hyper-scale digital infrastructure expands, data centers are becoming one of the defining industrial systems of the 21st century. But these facilities are more than anonymous buildings full of servers—they reshape electrical grids, water resources, regional economics, and even the geography of computation itself. This panel will try to explores the social and infrastructure impacts of hyperscale computing, including energy demand, cooling water consumption, environmental tradeoffs, rural versus urban deployment, and the growing concentration of computational power. The discussion examines how massive computational systems may influence the future of the electric grid, governance, infrastructure, and daily life.

Moderators

Jim Beall

STEM, Past SGoH

12:00pm EDT

Blood on the Clocktower

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

Blood on the Clocktower is a social deduction game where players assume secret roles and work to identify and execute a hidden Demon among them, all while engaging in strategic discussions and deception. Galen Tackett hosts, 7-20 players, 2 hours, age 15+

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

12:00pm EDT

Introduction to Dungeons and Dragons, 3rd Edition

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

Kat Hosmum will host a beginners session of intro to D&D - 2-6 players, pre-made character sheets. Age 16+

Saturday June 27, 2026 12:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

1:00pm EDT

MILSF Talk Like A Pirate Day

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom C

MilSF Talk Like A Pirate Day: Space pirates are a recurring trope, and recent RL discussion about reviving national letters or marque to deal with rogue actors refreshes the topic. How can MilSF make space pirates realistic? Resupply, personnel, battle damage, etc. Is space begun enough to hide in and small enough to let an honest space pirate make a buck?

Moderators

Rick Partlow

Author

Rick Partlow is an Army veteran with a degree in History from Florida Southern College. He is the author of 51 military SF and space opera novels, including the Dragon Award finalist Direct Fire.

Guests

Kal Spriggs

Author

William S. Frisbee

Author

Fred Hughes

Author

The International Bestselling Amazon Author of seven books of 'The Prince of Britannia' series. I'm currently working on my new series, 'The First Solar War.'

Having served 20 years in the US Navy, most of it on submarines, I developed a great appreciation for the written word... Read More →

Author

Jon R. Osborne

Author

Daniel Allen Butler

Author

Daniel Allen Butler is a best-selling author, historian, and college-educated semi-professional beach bum. His previous works include "Unsinkable"--the Full Story of RMS Titanic; The Day the Lusitania Died; Warrior Queens - The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in World War II; The Age... Read More →

Monalisa Foster

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

about <br>

1:00pm EDT

Artist Guest of Honor Guided Tour of the Art Show

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 4 - (Art Show)

Leia Powell will give a Guided Tour of the Art Show with AGOH John Kovalic and Art Show Participants.

Guests

Robert S. Evans

Artist, Author

Robert S. Evans is a Georgia native film writer and director. He attended the New York Film Academy, and shortly afterwards caught the attention of industry veteran Jeff Burr (Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3) . Robert caught his first break with the film "The Last Piece Standing... Read More →

Ross Hathaway

Artist, Author

Melissa Gay

Artist, Author, Past AGoH

Anita Moore

Artist

Nancy Edwards

Artist

Nancy Edwards has been in fandom for 40+ years and has the stories to back it up. She was the FGOH at the ninth NASFC, Tuckercon, due to her long friendship with Bob Tucker. She threw an adult relaxicon for several years called Czarcon which was totally non-PC.

Julia Morgan Scott

Artist

Scientific illustration has been my "day job" for over twenty years, and I'm a member of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. My drawings of fossil and living mammals have appeared in many scientific journals and books, most recently published by Smithsonian Scholarly Press... Read More →

Robert Zielke

Sara Glassman

Artist

Sara Glassman is a jewelry artist who focuses on bringing fiber art techniques to wire jewelry. She also has an interest in combining books with jewelry and has designed pieces around books or characters as well as used upcycled books in her art. In 2006 she founded Medusa’s Mirror... Read More →

Ann Robards

Director of Art, Professional Panelist, LibertyCon™

Kara Metz

Artist, Tri-ME

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 4 - (Art Show) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Art/Workshops, Event

1:00pm EDT

Dream Weaving with Kendra

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

M - Director's Room

Join fiber artist Kendra Irwin for an up close demonstration and a chance to try your hand at weaving. A limited amount of fiber starter kits will be available for $20 during the demo.

Moderators

Kendra Irwin

Artist

Kendra Irwin is a tapestry and woven fiber artist and jewelry maker. Kendra has always been interested in various crafted arts such as calligraphy, embroidery, working with clay, drawing, painting, floral arrangements and making displays, among other things. Kendra became interested... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
M - Director's Room Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Art/Workshops, Demonstration

1:00pm EDT

Authors Alley: Les Johnson, Jay Maynard, Nathan Brindle, David Sherrer/Lydia Sherrer, Casey Moores/Jamie Ibson, David R.R. Greenberg, April Kelley Jones, Terry Maggert, D.S. Watson

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley

Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!

Guests

Jamie Ibson

Author

Lydia Sherrer

Author

David Sherrer

Gaming, Publisher

Les Johnson

Author, STEM, Past SGoH

Jay Maynard

Author

Jay Maynard is a lifelong computer geek whose career spans everything from embedded systems — like the ones in microwave ovens — to IBM mainframes. When he’s not in front of a keyboard, he’s on ham radio, serving on the Fairmont, Minnesota city council, tinkering with his... Read More →

Nathan Brindle

Author

Authors Alley, Authors Alley

1:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: Kevin Ikenberry, Chris Kennedy, James Fox

Saturday June 27, 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

James Fox

Author

Native Californian, James Fox is a natural storyteller. After graduating from the Academy of Art in San Francisco, with a BFA in Directing, he became the Founder of Dawnrunner Inc. and has championed the company through numerous award-winning projects over fifteen years. As a writer... Read More →

Chris Kennedy

Author, Publisher, Past GoH

Kevin Ikenberry

Author

Saturday June 27, 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

1:00pm EDT

How History Works

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track)

Special Guest of Honor S.M. Stirling presents "How History Works" and will illustrate how a lot of history is the result of low-probability accidents bouncing off each other, and will provide examples.

Guests

S.M. Stirling

LibertyCon 38 Special Guest of Honor, Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Literary/Publishing, Presentation

1:00pm EDT

Vampires in Pop Culture - Heroes or Monsters?

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Vampires in today's Pop Culture are portrayed in strikingly different ways. Can their reputations truly be rehabilitated? Our panel of authors who write vampires will tackle the core of the argument - are they Heroes or Monsters?

Moderators

Geoffrey Mandragora

Author

CC - Ballroom E (Main Event)

Ian McMurtrie (aka Lawdog) will moderate this roundtable on what's the year holds in store for Raconteur Press.

Moderators

Ian McMurtrie

Author, Publisher

Born on the island of Malta to an Oklahoma oil engineer and a Texas school teacher, author Ian McMurtrie a.k.a. LawDog was raised in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. He has been a soldier, an EMT, a volunteer fireman, a short-order cook, the world's worst rodeo clown, and a peace... Read More →

Guests

Bill Willingham

Author, Artist

Bill Willingham has been writing and drawing professionally for close to 50 years. His best known comic book creations have been his Elementals and Fables series. Recently his forthcoming sword and sorcery prose novel trilogy called Outrider has been announced by Raconteur Press... Read More →

Chris DiNote

Author

Chris “MOGS” DiNote retired from the United States Air Force as a full colonel with 25 years, 7 months, and 29 days of service, but who's counting? He deployed for Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and Noble Eagle, served in South Korea and Germany. Chris is a graduate... Read More →

Jonna Hayden

Artist, Author, Publisher

Rita Beeman

Publisher

Rita Beeman lives with her wiener dogs in Texas, where she loves to tend plants that thrive on her level of neglect.

Spearman Burke

Author, Editor

After retiring from a globe spanning career of swashbuckling adventure in the U.S. Marine Corps, Spearman Burke decided to try his hand at this GI Bill thing he had been hearing about. He earned an interdisciplinary degree in English Literature and Creative Writing with a minor in... Read More →

Nick Nethery

Author, Editor

Nick Nethery writes science fiction, fantasy, mystery, westerns and whatever else presents a challenge or will entertain his friends and family. He has been published by the United States Naval Institute, Foreign Policy, Dragon Soul Press, and Raconteur Press, among others. He works... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Literary/Publishing, Panel

1:00pm EDT

Reading: Jenny Wren and Nathan Toronto

Saturday June 27, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

Nathan Toronto

Author

Nathan W. Toronto has taught strategy and planning to military officers for twenty years and is the author of How Militaries Learn and the Saga of the Emerald Moon. He publishes Bullet Points, a military science fiction magazine. Find him at nathantoronto.com or on Blue Sky (@bul... Read More →

Jenny Wren

Author

2:00pm EDT

Letting Go of Control

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

M - Director's Room

Stop picking at it! Did your mom ever tell you that? Discuss the art of letting go with these artists and how they know when the art is done. Perfectionists? Who us? Nahhhh.

Moderators

M. M. Schill

Artist, Editor, Past AGoH

Guests

Amy Brewer-Davenport

Artist

Kara Metz

Artist, Tri-ME

Julia Morgan Scott

Artist

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
M - Director's Room Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Art/Workshops, Panel

2:00pm EDT

Technical Writing - My Journey as an Influencer

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track)

Donald Mark Haynes presents Technical Writing - My Journey as an Influencer, where he will cover such topics as types of technical writing, business models, writing styles, finding a publisher, etc.

Moderators

Mark Haynes

STEM, Dmarkhaynes Consulting

I’m a renaissance man trapped in a specialist’s body. My degree is in biology. That’s why I’m IT. I’ve worked as a software developer, with an elegant language for a more civilized age. I became a QA guy because breaking things is therapeutic. I became a process specialist... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Art/Workshops, Presentation

2:00pm EDT

Authors Alley: M.G.Martin, Jay Maynard, Nathan Brindle, Gini Koch, Jesse James Fain, David R.R. Greenberg, Lyndie Ferguson, William Frisbee, D.S. Watson

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley

Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!

Guests

M.G. Martin

Author

William S. Frisbee

Author

Jay Maynard

Author

Nathan Brindle

Author

Gini Koch

Author

Gini Koch started writing in the American Southwest as something to do in between staring at pictures of good-looking leading men, but now sweats out the words, both literally and figuratively, in Hotlanta and dreams of dry heat.

She has over 70 titles but is best known for her... Read More →

Jesse James Fain

Author

Jesse James Fain is a Science Fiction and Fantasy Author, Editor, and retired powerlifting champion. Jesse’s extensive experience in martial arts and weapons training leads to vibrant martial tales of revenge and combat that bring a taste of reality to fictional battles, along with... Read More →

David R.R. Greenberg

Author

Lyndie Ferguson

Author

Lyndie Ferguson is the author of the Urban Fantasy Series, THE ANGELQUEST CHRONICLES. She loves paranormal books and movies with quirky characters and larger-than-life storylines. When she’s not writing, she loves to travel and spend time with her family.

D.S. Watson

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Authors Alley, Authors Alley

2:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: William Lehman

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

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

Reading for Kids - K.B. Carlisle

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2)

YA Author K.B. Carlisle will read from his works.

Guests

K.B. Carlisle

Author

KB Carlisle is a husband, father, panda enthusiast, former time traveler and professional desk chair warmer.

His debut novel The Book of Rose won the 2024 Imadjin Award for Best Young Adult Novel.

Check out all of his work at kbcarlisle.com.

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Kids Program, Kids Program

2:00pm EDT

Orchetypes

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom C

Orchetypes: A discussion of orcs throughout fantasy, including their historical origins, interspecies relations, phenotypes and roles in classic and current fantasy.

Moderators

Brian Gifford

Author

A 27 year veteran, Cannon author Brian Gifford is a science fiction and fantasy nerd of the highest order. A lifelong student of physics and the arcana of IT alike, Brian spent a lifetime accumulating his unique view of the world. Unfortunately, he now insists on sharing it with... Read More →

Lucas Marcum

Author

Guests

BK Gibson

Author, Gaming

Ben Gibson is a writer, reviewer, and publisher of TTRPG adventures under Coldlight Press, releasing multiple award-winning modules for a decade. Along with his wife, Karen, he also writes fiction under the pen name B. K. Gibson, including short stories for Raconteur Press and Autarch... Read More →

Tony Andarian

Author, Publisher, Andarian Publishing

Tony Andarian is the author of the Sanctum of the Archmage epic fantasy novels and games. They are published by his personal imprint, Andarian Publishing.

Invested from a young age with an overactive imagination, he's had a lifelong love of science fiction, fantasy, computer gam... Read More →

Rob Howell

Author, Publisher

Tim Akers

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C

Literary/Publishing, Panel

2:00pm EDT

The Mystique of the Paranormal

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Come explore the mystique of the paranormal - apparations, esp, auras, clairvoyance, pschokinesis and why it still fascinates us. Debi Chowdhury (mod)

Moderators

Debi Chowdhury

Professional Panelist

Member of International Costumers Guild, Sick Pups and Noel. Worldcon Masquerade Judge 2023 Chicago, Worldcon Masquerade CoDirector Helsinki 2017, Asst Director Worldcon Masquerade london 2014, Masquerade judge at Philcon, Balticon, Masquerade staff at many conventions. Costume panelist... Read More →

Guests

Rob Reed

Author

Rob Reed writes science fiction, fantasy, mysteries and thrillers. His fiction has been featured in the best-selling anthologies “Forged in Blood” and “Freehold: Resistance,” both edited by Michael Z. Williamson.

Rob co-edited (with Amie Gibbons) and published the urban... Read More →

David (Brena) Bock

Author

Louise Herring-Jones

Author

Louise Herring-Jones writes speculative fiction including science fiction, fantasy, historical fantasy, and alternate mystery. Her stories, appearing in fourteen anthologies, include “The Poulterer’s Tale” in God Bless Us, Every One—Christmas Carols beyond Dickens (Voodoo... Read More →

Gregory Radabaugh

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom A/B Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Literary/Publishing, Panel

2:00pm EDT

Building the Ultimate Bug Out Bag

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event)

Panel discussion of the pro and cons of bugging in vs. bugging out and why you always should have a bug out bag. John Locke moderator.

Guests

Tammie Darden

STEM

Tammie Darden is an everyday scientist in charge of a small production lab. Much to her surprise her work and insight has been found useful to story development by author friends.
Academically she continues her studies independently with a special emphasis on food science (which... Read More →

Kevin Pulliam

STEM

Kevin Pulliam, an Aerospace engineer, farms 130 acres of woods and pasture in North Alabama producing Grass Finished Beef, Forest Raised Pork, and Pastured Poultry and markets his regenerative farmstead’s products direct to the consumer. Regenerative farming improves the land through... Read More →

Tim Bischoff

Author / Owner, Southern Wilds

Tim “Cajun” Bischoff, born in Kentucky and raised in Bourbon country on a dairy farm. Writing along with cooking, fishing and cruising in his restored 1973 Chevelle are some of his passions. Tim has had three short stories published, the newest as author Timothy Hardy in 3 Ravens... Read More →

Bethanne Kim

Author, Publisher

Bethanne Kim is a publisher with the new alternate history magazine “Eric Flint’s 1632 & Beyond” and a writer in the 1632verse. She also writes about emergency preparedness (including on TheSurvivalMom.com), zombies, being a Scout leader, the US Constitution, and whatever else... Read More →

John Locke

Professional Panelist

John M. Locke is a Retired Veteran of the United States Army. Notable assignments included the 3rd Armored Div, 82nd Airborne Div and 2nd Infantry Division. He served in the first Gulf War with 3rd Bn, 73rd Armor, the only Airborne Armor unit in the free world. John retired from the... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Main Program, Panel

2:00pm EDT

Reading: Amy DuBoff and Bill Willingham

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

Bill Willingham

Author, Artist

Amy DuBoff

Author

A.K. (Amy) DuBoff is an award-winning and USA Today bestselling indie author and screenwriter. She’s a lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy in all its forms, including books, movies, shows, and games—and if it involves outer space, even better! Bringing her love of the... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

2:00pm EDT

Where's My Flying Car, Dammit!

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track)

Former STEM GOH Dr. Ben Davis presents: Where's My Flying Car, Dammit!

Moderators

Dr. Ben Davis

STEM, Past SGoH

Ben Davis has a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics and an M.S. in Nuclear Astrophysics from the University of Notre Dame. He taught at the college level for several years on a number of technical subjects ranging from computer programming and math to, of course, astronomy and physics. In the... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

STEM, Presentation

2:00pm EDT

Charity Art Jam

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 4 - (Art Show)

Watch the Artists bounce around ideas and complete their vision before time runs out. All the pieces will go to the Charity Auction to be auctioned off! Ann Robards moderates.

Moderators

Ann Robards

Director of Art, Professional Panelist, LibertyCon™

Guests

Michael Bielaczyc

Artist, Gaming

Sara Glassman

Artist

Melissa Gay

Artist, Author, Past AGoH

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 4 - (Art Show) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Art/Workshops, Event

2:00pm EDT

Rules of Engagement - Savage Worlds

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

Jon Osborne and Mark Wandrey will host Rules of Engagement - Four Horsemen Universe (4HU) RPG using Savage Worlds.. First come first served.

Guests

Jon R. Osborne

Author

Mark Wandrey

Author

International bestselling author of military sci-fi, space opera, and zombie apocalypse, Mark Wandrey is also the only 4 time DragonCon Dragon Award finalist!

Newest Release - Winged Hussars: Andromeda - Book 9 in the 4HU Phoenix Initiative series, set in the Four Horsemen mil-s... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

2:00pm EDT

Baen Travelling Road Show

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom E (Main Event)

Toni Weisskopf will be running the crowd through the best of what's going on in the Baen universe in this perennial event. (And there will be giveaways!)

Moderators

Toni Weisskopf

Author, Editor, Publisher, Past Special GoH

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 →

Robert E. Hampson

Author, STEM, Past SGoH

Shami Stovall

Author

Aaron Haskins

Author

A.C. Haskins is an economist, data geek, and combat veteran, and occasionally he writes stuff related to his many interests, including (but not limited to) ancient and medieval history, mythology, martial arts, guns, and theoretical economics. He lives in Michigan with his lovely... Read More →

Jacob Holo

LibertyCon 38 Master of Ceremonies, Author

H.P. Holo

LibertyCon 38 Master of Ceremonies, Author

Sam R. Kennedy

Artist

S.M. Stirling

LibertyCon 38 Special Guest of Honor, Author

Joelle Presby

Author, STEM

Joelle Presby is a former U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and recovering corporate consultant who grew up in West Africa. Her first reader husband works in the space industry. Look for news, funny stories, and book release info on her website: joellepresby.com.

David M. Weber

Author, Past LGoH

Les Johnson

Author, STEM, Past SGoH

Lydia Sherrer

Author

Jody Lynn Nye

Author, Past LGoH

Marisa Wolf

Author

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 →

Casey Moores

Author

Mike Massa

Author, Past GoH

Mike Massa has lived an adventurous life, including stints as a sailor, a banker, and a tech-head. He's lived outside the US for several years, beyond the usual military deployments. Mike writes novels and shorts in MilSF, SF, Fantasy, Horror, and non-fiction.

A lover of Liberty Con, he has been attending since 2007. Mike is married with three sons, and a growing cohort of grandsons, who check daily to see if today is the day they can pull down the old lion. Not yet... Read More →

Charles E. Gannon

Author, Past LGoH

Dr. Charles E. Gannon is best known for the Caine Riordan series of hard sf novels, which include multiple best-sellers, 4 finalists for the Nebula, 2 for the Dragon, and a Compton Crook winner. His epic fantasy series, The Vortex of Worlds, has also been an awards finalist and a... Read More →

Griffin Barber

Author, Editor

Melissa Olthoff

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Main Program, Event

2:00pm EDT

Call of Cthulhu: The Brockford House

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

Anita Moore will GM Call of Cthulhu: The Brockford House. The new house is a very old house, and as it turns out has very dangerous secrets. 2-6 Players Format will be a surprise.....Because it's really really more fun that way!
Game will run approximately 3 hours.

Guests

Anita Moore

Artist

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

2:00pm EDT

Open Crafting & Artist Space

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

M - East/West (Craft Room)

Open Crafting & Artist Space: Make It Take It Costuming, Sit 'n' Stitch - Knitting, Crocheting, etc., Miniature Painting, etc. Instructors Available

Artists

Jonna Hayden

Artist, Author, Publisher

Saturday June 27, 2026 2:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
M - East/West (Craft Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Art/Workshops, Demonstration

3:00pm EDT

Authors Alley: M.G.Martin, Justin Feng, Al Hagan, Gini Koch, Kristin Janz/Donald Crankshaw, Julie Frost, Lyndie Ferguson, William Frisbee, D.S. Watson

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley

Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!

Autograph Session: Robert S. Evans, Lee Ellis, Frank Hood

Saturday June 27, 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

Frank Hood

Author

Lee Ellis

Author

Robert S. Evans

Artist, Author

Saturday June 27, 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

3:00pm EDT

Spades Tournament (Final Round)

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE! Will you be the one?

Moderators

Dr. Mark Paulk

STEM

Dr. Mark Paulk is a retired member of the faculty at the University of Texas at Dallas, teaching software engineering. Before UTD, he was with Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for 25 years, researching and teaching on best practices for software engineering and service management... Read More →

Guests

Gary W. Shelton

Gaming, STEM

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

3:00pm EDT

AI Copyright Suits and the Fight for Authors and Publishers Rights

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track)

Lawyer Courtney Lytle Sarnow will discuss the proliferation of AI copyright lawsuits and how it affects authors and publishers.

Moderators

Courtney Lytle Sarnow

Professional Panelist

Courtney Lytle Sarnow is a partner at Culhane Meadows and an Adjunct Professor at Emory Law. Her practice focuses on protecting creative works and providing consulting for innovative businesses. She has written a law school text book and several academic articles which are not really... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Literary/Publishing, Presentation

3:00pm EDT

Tales of the E4 Mafia

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

The E4 Mafia isn’t a myth. They’re how tasks get handled. Rank says one thing. Reality says another. Meet the folks behind the stories.

Moderators

Keith Hedger

Author, Guest

Guests

Daniel Kemp

Author

Michael LaVoice

Author

Michael LaVoice is a Science Fiction/Fantasy writer. He is the author of the Galaxy’s Most Wanted series from Aethon Books, the Gladius Leagues series from Chris Kennedy Publishing, as well as the upcoming SARCOM series with co-author Peter Stanley. He has multiple short stories... Read More →

David Hensley

Author

David Hensley is an East Coast Hepaw born and raised in southwest Colorado. The town of Dolores, to be specific. He’s been to a lot of places and done a lot of things since then, including cowboying in the Utah desert, twenty years as an Aviation Structural Mechanic for the United... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom A/B Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Literary/Publishing, Panel

3:00pm EDT

The Art of Editing for Anthologies

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom C

The Art of Editing for Anthologies explores the nuances that make it different from say, editing short stories and examines factors such as continuity, time lines, history, and co-dependency, depending on the type of anthology you are writing for.

Moderators

Jamie Henson

Editor

Jamie Henson is the founder of Alpha Mercs, a private fellowship of writers forging craft, resilience, and timeless virtues. Together they stand for what storytelling was—and must be again. The forge is lit. Join the fellowship at omicronstation.com.

Guests

Amanda Montandon

Author, Editor

Daniel M. Hoyt

Author, STEM, Past Special GoH

Daniel M. Hoyt is a systems architect for trajectory physics software, when not writing or wrangling royalty calculations. Dan has appeared in premier magazines like Analog and several anthologies, notably the recent Paladins of Valor and Bonds of Valor, with connected stories in... Read More →

Shari Robb

Editor

Shari Robb is a loving wife, mother, technical writer, and counselor. She has worked as an editor for political campaigns, multiple non-fiction books, and shorts from the Alpha Mercs. Her work as a freelance editor includes multiple SF/Fantasy anthologies, including game fiction... Read More →

Laura Begley

Editor

Laura has one husband (author Ted Begley), five cats, and a comfy chair from which she enjoys working as a copy editor for Raconteur Press. Laura has been specializing in editing the boys adventure books along with almost a dozen anthologies. She’s a little shy, but enjoys meeting... Read More →

Debbie Reynolds

Author, Editor

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C

Literary/Publishing, Panel

3:00pm EDT

Writing for Kids and Young Adults

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event)

What captures the imagination of the young and turns them into lifelong readers? How is writing for kids and young adults different from writing for adults (and not just the obvious i.e. the avoidance of "adult" content) Come join our panelists to explore what makes for good children's literature.

Moderators

Nick Nethery

Author, Editor

Guests

Janet Spaulding

Editor

Janet has taught English for over twenty years She holds a Doctorate in Creative Invective as well as a black belt in sarcasm. All her puns are 100% intentional. In addition to teaching and editing, she has been a military contractor, a mortgage officer, a stand-up comedian and a... Read More →

K.B. Carlisle

Author

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 →

Jared Austin

Author

Reading: David Badurina

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2)

Come hear author David Badurina read from his works.

Guests

David Badurina

Author

C.S. Ferguson

Author

C. S. Ferguson is the #1 bestselling author of the Transhuman War series. In his spare time he enjoys rock collecting, hiking, kenjutsu, escrima, jiu jitsu, and gardening. He lives in the PNW with a very special dog, an assassin cat, two birds, two aquascapes, and a hundred house... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Kids Program, Gaming

4:00pm EDT

Technological Future of War

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 4:15pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track)

Past Master of Ceremonies Mike Massa moderates this roundtable on the Technological Future of War and how the steady march of technology makes combat across all spheres more lethal.

Moderators

Mike Massa

Author, Past GoH

Guests

Chris DiNote

Author

Rick Partlow

Author

Rick Partlow is an Army veteran with a degree in History from Florida Southern College. He is the author of 51 military SF and space opera novels, including the Dragon Award finalist Direct Fire.

Charles E. Gannon

Author

Julie Frost

Author

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 →

Justin C. Feng

STEM

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Authors Alley, Authors Alley

4:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: LGOH Nicholas Sansbury Smith, Nathan Toronto

Saturday June 27, 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

Nathan Toronto

Author

Nicholas Sansbury Smith

LibertyCon 38 Literary Guest of Honor, Author

Saturday June 27, 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

4:00pm EDT

Cat Magic the Game

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

David Sherrer will host the card game for lovers of cats, snark, and magical fun, based on the bestselling "Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus book series." You must collect (or steal) the 5 items necessary to build your assigned artifact, while simultaneously trying to prevent the other players from collecting theirs. The first to successfully assemble their artifact will save the magical library and gain the favor of Sir Edgar Allan Kipling, Magical Talking Cat Extraordinaire.

Moderators

David Sherrer

Gaming, Publisher

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

4:00pm EDT

Anthromech Roundtable

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom E (Main Event)

Anthromech is an anthology that was conceived by Bill Webb, where a senior author works with a junior author to develop their story, illustrating the concept of "paying it forward." Roundtable will discuss the dynamics and introduce some of the junior authors. Chis Kennedy (mod.)

Moderators

Chris Kennedy

Author, Publisher, Past GoH

Guests

M.D. Boncher

Author

Joseph Hower

Author

Joseph Hower is a former active-duty Marine from West Michigan. He and his wife share five children and four granddaughters. He is a professional musician and a retired electrical engineer. He spends his free time performing with two bands across West Michigan and tending to his lawn... Read More →

Robert E. Hampson

Author, STEM, Past SGoH

Kevin Steverson

Author

Craig Bell

Author

A native Californian, Craig Bell and his wife Sara reside in the Pacific NW along with two terrorist cats named Arty and Tank. Along with the Gangrel War series, he's currently working on three distinct military sci-fi projects, one with the amazing Kevin Steverson.

Scott Swoope

Author

Scott Swoope is a speculative fiction writer whose work blends the sweep of history with the imagination of science fiction and fantasy. His stories explore power, loyalty, and the human cost of ambition across worlds both ancient and futuristic.

When he’s not writing, Scott wo... Read More →

William S. Frisbee

Author

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 →

David Appleby

Author

April Kelley Jones

Author, Editor

Mark Stallings

Author

Mark Stallings is an Internationally published and Amazon Best Selling author, speaker at International conferences on technology topics, is a writer of Wuxia, Fantasy, and Military Sci-Fi. He is a competitive shooter, avid martial artist, drinker of craft beer, and motorcycle enthusiast.You... Read More →

Jay Burr

Author

Jay Burr spent years navigating the complex logic of the IT world before realizing that building entire galaxies was far more compelling than debugging code. A lifelong reader with a passion for the "what if," they have traded server racks for world-building and system architectures... Read More →

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 →

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Literary/Publishing, Round Table

4:00pm EDT

Historical Research and How it Affects Worldbuilding

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event)

Historian Daniel Butler will moderate this discussion on historical research and how it affects worldbuilding

Moderators

Daniel Allen Butler

Author

Guests

G. Scott Huggins

Author

Having been born in California and raised in Kansas, Scott Huggins grew up as confused as one might expect. He began writing whilst traveling in post-Soviet Russia and Germany, and was one of the 20th Century’s last Writers of the Future (1999). The future arrived immediately thereafter... Read More →

S.M. Stirling

LibertyCon 38 Special Guest of Honor, Author

Matthew Skaggs

Author

Daniel Kemp

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Literary/Publishing, Panel

4:00pm EDT

The Worlds of Edie Skye and Jacob Holo

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Come join our Masters of Ceremonies as they discuss the literary Worlds of Edie Skye and Jacob Holo

Moderators

H.P. Holo

LibertyCon 38 Master of Ceremonies, Author

Jacob Holo

LibertyCon 38 Master of Ceremonies, Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom A/B Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Literary/Publishing, Panel

4:00pm EDT

Worst Writing Advice

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom C

Kal Spriggs moderates a panel discussion going over some of the worst writing advice we have ever received, much of it from professional writers, editors, and publishers. We'll talk about what the advice was, why it was bad, and what to do instead.

Moderators

Kal Spriggs

Author

Guests

Amy DuBoff

Author

Terry Maggert

Author, Editor, Publisher, Past GoH

Jason Cordova

Author, Editor

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C

Literary/Publishing, Panel

4:00pm EDT

What's New from Steve Jackson Games

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track)

Steve Jackson dishes on the latest developments from his secret games laboratory. Will include autograph session at the end of the presentation.

Moderators

Steve Jackson

Author, Gaming, Publisher, Past Special GoH

Steve Jackson, founder and editor-in-chief of Steve Jackson Games, is a longtime SF fan, and gets away to cons when he can. He has been playing games for over 50 years, and designing them since 1976. He graduated from Rice University, where a lot of his time went to wargames and the... Read More →

Guests

John Kovalic

LibertyCon 38 Artist Guest of Honor, Artist

Irene Zielinski

Gaming

Irene Zielinski is a game designer, editor, performer, and menace from Atlanta, Georgia. She created Scurvy Buggers, a troupe-style dramedy about found family and romance in the Golden Age of Piracy. Her newest project, Dahlia's Diversions for Peculiar Parties, is an anthology of... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Main Program, Presentation

4:00pm EDT

Reading: Tim Akers and J.E. Pittman

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

J. E. Pittman

Author

J.E. Pittman dabbles in many speculative worlds. He blurs the borders between genre and crafts salient lies to tell a measure of truth. His work has been described as: capriciously chimeric, dreamlike, and a vivid enigma with indelible images stamped on your brain. His published works... Read More →

Tim Akers

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

4:00pm EDT

Reading: J.B. Garner and Bethanne Kim

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

Bethanne Kim

Author, Publisher

J.B. Garner

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Readings 2, Reading

5:00pm EDT

The Great Stained Glass Race

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

M - Director's Room

Past AGoH, Head of Art Track, and Master Stained Glass Artisan Leia Powell has brought in two of her senior apprentices in this battle to the dea….. Band-Aid! Watch three stained glass artists cut the same pattern out in a timed exercise to see if Leia's still got the chops, or if her shining stars have left her in the dust.

Moderators

Leia Powell

Artist, Author, Past AGoH

Guests

Caitlin Roppoli

Artist

Tina Pierce

Artist

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
M - Director's Room Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Art/Workshops, Event

5:00pm EDT

Authors Alley: Al Hagan/Dan Kemp/Brian Gifford/Lucas Marcum, Philip Ligon, Ross Hathaway, K.B. Carlisle, Kevin Steverson, Teresa Howard/Tim Gilliland, Wayland Smith, Nick Braker, Reggi Broach

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley

Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!

Wayland Smith

Author

WAYLAND SMITH is the pen name for a native Texan who has lived in Massachusetts, New York, Washington DC, and presently makes his home in Virginia. His rather unlikely list of jobs includes private investigator, comic book shop owner, ring crew for a circus (then he ran away from... Read More →

Reggi Broach

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Authors Alley, Authors Alley

5:00pm EDT

Autograph Session: David Bock, Rick Cutler

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm 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

Rick Cutler

Author

Rick is a former click-monkey for a major corporation, an advertising salesman for a different and still major corporation, and now a writer of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Noted for his “Space Cowboy” series with Colt Ostergaard, he also has stories in “Glitched Grimm” and... Read More →

David (Brena) Bock

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm 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

5:00pm EDT

Escape! The Devouring Ooze

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

Escape! The Devouring Ooze is a chaotic, competitive board game set in the dangerous sewers beneath Kowal. You lead a gang of boggarts trying to outrun a massive, ever-hungry Devouring Ooze. As you race through twisting sewer tiles, you’ll fight rivals, grab loot, and push your luck — only the smartest and fastest gang survives! Age 10+ 2-4 players, 1 hr. M. Bielaczyc hosts

Guests

Michael Bielaczyc

Artist, Gaming

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

5:00pm EDT

Building and Sustaining the Culture of Your Writing Group

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event)

Building and Sustaining the Culture of Your Writing Group Discuss core values (e.g., trust, accountability, fun), why they matter for productivity, and how to evolve them. Emphasizes long-term benefits of culture in a writing group, appealing to both new and veteran attendees. Alpha Mercs hosts.

Moderators

Jamie Henson

Editor

Destroyer of Worlds

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom C

LGOH Nicholas Sansbury Smith will moderate "Destroyer of Worlds", an in-depth look at writing post apocalyptic fiction.

Moderators

Nicholas Sansbury Smith

LibertyCon 38 Literary Guest of Honor, Author

Guests

Chris Woods

Author, Past Special GoH

Christopher Woods, writer of fiction, teller of tales, and professional liar was born way too long ago to be talking about it and has spent the majority of his life with a book in hand. He is known for his popular Soulguard series and creating the shared universe in The Fallen World... Read More →

M.D. Boncher

Author

Sarah A. Hoyt

Author, Past LGoH

Sarah A. Hoyt writes... Almost everything. And has. But this last year she's been wrestling with a monstrous-size space opera. She lives with her husband and a plethora of cats. Sons and daughters-in-law sometimes visit.

Sarah has published, she thinks, about fifty novels. She doesn't want to count. Don't make her count. She has won the Prometheus Award, the Dragon Award and been a finalist for the Colorado Book Award and the Mythopoeic. If she looks at you cross-eyed, it's because she'd rather be... Read More →

Marina Fontaine

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C

Literary/Publishing, Panel

5:00pm EDT

On Writing Boy's Adventure Books

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

On Writing Boy's Adventure Books - Raconteur Press authors discuss the art of writing adventure books for boys. Chris DiNote hosts.

Moderators

Chris DiNote

Author

Guests

Nick Nethery

Author, Editor

Rita Beeman

Publisher

Rita Beeman lives with her wiener dogs in Texas, where she loves to tend plants that thrive on her level of neglect.

Fred Phillips

Author

Fred Phillips has been writing stories since elementary school. Back then, he pecked them out with two fingers on a turquoise Remington manual typewriter he found in his grandparents’ closet. In those days, they were about thinly veiled versions of his friends and himself saving... Read More →

Laura Begley

Editor

Janet Spaulding

Editor

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom A/B Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Literary/Publishing, Panel

5:00pm EDT

Putting the Science in Science Fiction

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track)

Wil McCarthy hosts "Putting the Science in Science Fiction," a discussion on how to translate technical and scientific fact into accessible fiction.

Moderators

Wil McCarthy

Author

Guests

James P. Nettles

Author

Fred Hughes

Author

Devon Eriksen

Author

Stephanie Osborn

Author, STEM, Past SGoH

Few can claim the varied background of award-winning author Stephanie Osborn, the Interstellar Woman of Mystery. Veteran of more than 20 years in the civilian space program, as well as various military space defense programs, she worked on numerous space shuttle flights and the International... Read More →

Karl Gallagher

Author, STEM

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Literary/Publishing, Panel

5:00pm EDT

Atlanta Radio Theatre Company (ARTC) Setup - Closed

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom E (Main Event)

Room closed for Atlanta Radio Theatre Company setup

Guests

Atlanta Radio Theatre Company

Performer

Since 1984, the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company has been performing, recording, and broadcasting dramatic audio -- fully dramatized, fully sound-scaped audio drama, far beyond the readings and "audio books" you can find in every bookstore. We like to think that what we do is classic... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Main Program, Event

5:00pm EDT

Reading: Jesse James Fain and Matthew Skaggs

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

Matthew Skaggs

Author

Jesse James Fain

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

5:00pm EDT

Reading: PGOH Gray Rinehart

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2)

Come hear PGOH Gray Rinehart read from his works.

Guests

Gray Rinehart

Author, Performer, Past GoH

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Readings 2, Reading

5:00pm EDT

Interstellar Research Group (IRG) (Formerly TVIW) Update Panel

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track)

The IRG Update Panel will cover the recent activities of the Interstellar Research Group along with our vision for the future of space exploration both within our solar system and eventually to planets orbiting other stars. Stephen Euin Cobb moderator.

Guests

Jeff Greason

Author, STEM

Ken Roy

STEM

Les Johnson

Author, STEM, Past SGoH

Justin C. Feng

STEM

Doug Loss

STEM

Doug Loss is retired, but was an IT security analyst from Maryville, TN. He has been an SF reader since childhood (more than 55 years) and a war gamer for over 50 years. He's an avid blues music fan and is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the Interstellar Research Group... Read More →

Martha Knowles

Professional Panelist

Stephen Fleming

STEM, Boostphase

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

STEM, Round Table

5:00pm EDT

Introduction to Dungeons and Dragons for Kids, 3rd Edition

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

Kat Hosmum will host a beginners sessions of intro to D&D - 2-6 players, pre-made character sheets. No experience necessary.

Saturday June 27, 2026 5:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

6:00pm EDT

The Affect of AI on Professional Artists

Saturday June 27, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

M - Director's Room

Why yes, we did put this on the schedule. Why? Because more and more traditional artists are having to get part-time jobs to pay their bills and we need YOU to know why AI Art may seem all the rage, but without the diligence and training of these humans, it wouldn't exist to begin with.

Moderators

M. M. Schill

Artist, Editor, Past AGoH

Authors Alley: Al Hagan/Brian Gifford/Lucas Marcum, Cassandra Morgan, Tim Akers, Kevin Steverson, Teresa Howard/Tim Gilliland, Wayland Smith, Nick Braker, Reggi Broach, Frank Hood

Saturday June 27, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley

Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!

Autograph Session: A.G. Thompson, MG Martin, Stephanie Osborn

Saturday June 27, 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

Stephanie Osborn

Author, STEM, Past SGoH

M.G. Martin

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track)

David Sherrer presents "Facebook Ads for Authors: Turning Clicks into Readers." Step-by-step insights into creating, targeting, and scaling Facebook ad campaigns that convert browsers into loyal fans. Focus will be on Ad creative, audiences, ROI, scaling campaigns, and adapting to algorithm changes.

Guests

David Sherrer

Gaming, Publisher

Saturday June 27, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Literary/Publishing, Presentation

6:00pm EDT

Spec-Ops in Spaaaaaaace!

Saturday June 27, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Spec-Ops in Spaaaaaaace!: The popularization of Special Operations military formations continues, even though they represent a small minority of the world’s military forces. How can speculative Mil SF inform readers/watchers of the strengths and weaknesses of these “high-speed, low-drag” groups? Which MilSF properties incorporate SpecOps realistically? Can SpecOps over-exposure translate into humor for MilSF?

Moderators

Rick Partlow

Author

Rick Partlow is an Army veteran with a degree in History from Florida Southern College. He is the author of 51 military SF and space opera novels, including the Dragon Award finalist Direct Fire.

What's New in Paranormal Romance?

Saturday June 27, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom C

Gini Koch will moderate this roundtable discussion on what's new in Paranormal Romance.

Moderators

Gini Koch

Author

Guests

C.V. Walter

Author, Editor

Get ready to blast off into a galaxy of romance with C.V. Walter, the mastermind behind the pulse-pounding alien love story, “The Alien’s Accidental Bride”! This interstellar indie sensation is just the beginning – C.V. is currently crafting a whole universe of out-of-this-world... Read More →

Lydia Sherrer

Author

Nancy Northcott

Author

Nancy Northcott has loved comic books, mysteries, fantasy, history, and romance since childhood. A sucker for fast action and wrenching emotion, she combines the action and high stakes she loves in the books she writes.

On the way to becoming a published author, she taught courses... Read More →

Lyndie Ferguson

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C

Literary/Publishing, Panel

6:00pm EDT

Art and Charity Auction Setup - Closed

LibertyCon 38 STEM Guest of Honor, STEM

Saturday June 27, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

STEM, Presentation

6:00pm EDT

Atlanta Radio Theatre Company (ARTC)

Saturday June 27, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom E (Main Event)

Atlanta Radio Theatre Company (ARTC) presents, from the Dean of American Science Fiction, Robert A. Heinlein, a story more prescient than anyone could have imagined, “Solution Unsatisfactory”. Also included in this year’s offering, Ron N. Butler’s “Rory Rammer, Space Marshal: The Angel of Destruction”.

Guests

William Alan Ritch

Author

As President, Technician, Writer, Director, Producer - Bill Ritch is a long-serving member of ARTC and has directed and produced countless live and studio productions. He is the author of The Doom of the Mummy, The Menace From Earth (adapted from the Robert A. Heinlein short story... Read More →

Dave Schroeder

Author, Performer

Dave Schroeder (SHRAY-der) is the author of the Guardian Keeps and Congruent Mage fantasy series as well as the Xenotech Support science fiction humor series. He is a retired IT executive from Atlanta who enjoys performing with the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company.

Dave also runs a small publishing house called Spiral Arm Press that primarily handles his own work, including an audiobook version of Xenotech Rising, the first book in his SF Humor series. Podium Publishing, from Toronto, Canada, produces audiobook versions of Dave's Congruent... Read More →

Atlanta Radio Theatre Company

Performer

Saturday June 27, 2026 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Main Program, Event

7:00pm EDT

Five Mercs, Five Takes: A Live Critique Workshop

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track)

Five Alpha Mercs critique short excerpts from volunteer authors (pre-submitted or on-the-spot, 500 word limit). Highlight diverse perspectives. Workshop with timed segments; provides feedback forms as handouts and gives attendees something dynamic and educational—see critiques in action.

Guests

Jesse James Fain

Author

Spearman Burke

Author, Editor

T.C. Ross

Author

Shari Robb

Editor

BK Gibson

Author, Gaming

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Art/Workshops, Workshop

7:00pm EDT

Authors Alley: Michael Morton/Charli Cox, Cassandra Morgan, Tim Akers, Kevin Steverson, Teresa Howard/Tim Gilliland, Wayland Smith, Kevin Ikenberry, David Boop, Frank Hood

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley

Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!

Guests

Tim Gilliland

Author

David Boop

Author

Charli Cox

Author

Michael Morton

Author

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

The Night Cage is an atmospheric horror board game where players will work together to explore the ever changing maze and escape. Players must each collect a key, find a gate, and escape as a group. Age 14+, 1-5 players, 1 hour. Emma Booker hosts.

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

7:00pm EDT

Flamecraft

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

Flamecraft is a cute and strategic board game where players take on the role of artisans who work with magical dragons to craft enchanted items and enhance their shops to become the most successful Flamekeeper in town. Age 10+, 1-5 players, 1 hour. Elizabeth Rowland hosts.

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Kids Program, Gaming

7:00pm EDT

Uno

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

Uno is a card-shedding game where the goal of the game is to be the first to discard all of your cards. Age 7+, 2 - 6 players. Katelyn hosts.

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Kids Program, Gaming

7:00pm EDT

What's New in Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Shami Stovall moderates this roundtable discussion on what's new in Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Moderators

Shami Stovall

Author

Author

Guests

Lyndie Ferguson

Author

Claire Merrick

Author

April Kelley Jones

Author, Editor

Jay Peterson

Author

Megan Miller

Author

Megan Miller holds a Masters of Science from NC State University and is a proud PhD dropout from the University of Arizona at Tucson. She is currently the Executive Director of one of the largest non-profits fighting food scarcity in western North Carolina. A mother, stand-up comedian... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C

Literary/Publishing, Panel

7:00pm EDT

Reading: M.D. Boncher and VL Stuart

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

Readings 3, Reading

7:00pm EDT

Waiting for Warp Drives

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track)

Warp drives may or may not be possible. But there are plenty of technologies necessary for deep-space exploration that don’t require any exotic physics, just good old fashioned engineering. We’ll talk about some of the most useful, as well as ways to get from here to here in a time of constrained NASA funding. Jeff Greason presents.

Guests

Jeff Greason

Author, STEM

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

STEM, Presentation

7:00pm EDT

Art and Charity Auction

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event)

Come out and bid at LC 38's Art and Charity Auction. Our charity of choice this year is ART 120.

Moderators

Everette Beach

Auctioneer

Guests

Ann Robards

Director of Art, Professional Panelist, LibertyCon™

John Kovalic

LibertyCon 38 Artist Guest of Honor, Artist

Brandy Bolgeo Hendren

Chairman, Presenter, LibertyCon™

Brandy Bolgeo Hendren is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of LibertyCon and the daughter of the founder of LibertyCon, Richard T. "Uncle Timmy" Bolgeo. Brandys first convention was Chattacon 2 in 1976 and since that time she has been actively involved in the fandom community... Read More →

Steve Jackson

Author, Gaming, Publisher, Past Special GoH

Dr. Mark Paulk

STEM

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Main Program, Event

8:00pm EDT

ARTC Improv Show

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom E (Main Event)

ARTC Improv Show

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

8:00pm EDT

Authors Alley: Michael Morton/Charli Cox/B.K. Gibson/Claire Merrick, Kelly Grayson, 1632 (Bethanne Kim/Bjorn Hasseler), Kevin Steverson, Teresa Howard/Tim Gilliland, Wayland Smith, Kevin Ikenberry, Nic Plume, David Boop

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley

Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!

Autograph Session: Gini Koch, Keith Hedger

Saturday June 27, 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

Keith Hedger

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Writing exceptional or unusual events into Mil/SF is easier when the real world is so unpredictable, so often. Panelists discuss how White Swan mentality reflects on works/events past and how it affects their writing.

Moderators

James P. Nettles

Author

M - Plaza Ballroom C

What are the skillsets that make for a good editor? Editor's across several areas dish on the essential skills that are across the board.

Moderators

Patricia McIntosh-Mize

Editor

Patty McIntosh-Mize is a lifelong nerd-girl and freelance editor. Most recently, she edited Theft of Fire, the amazing debut novel in the Orbital Space series by Devon Ericksen (now available in audiobook form!). When not editing, she knits and enjoys spending quality time with the Best Husband Ever... Read More →

Guests

Jesse James Fain

Author

Megan Sloane

Editor

Megan Sloane is an editor of prose and comic book stories. She is a senior editor at 1First Comics and received her editing certificate from the University of California: Berkeley. Yes, she will receive your (written) comic book pitches and evaluate your comic sample pages.

Amanda Montandon

Author, Editor

D. Jason Fleming

Author, Editor

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Debbie Reynolds

Author, Editor

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom C

Literary/Publishing, Panel

8:00pm EDT

Reading: Daniel Kemp and Jonathan LaForce

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

M - Director's Room

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

Daniel Kemp

Author

Jonathan LaForce

Author

Born in southern Arizona, Jonathan LaForce spent his formative years in northern Los Angeles County before moving to Texas at the age of 19. Two years later, he enlisted in the USMC and found himself stationed in Hawaii. Had it not been so expensive, he'd have stayed in Hawaii at... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
M - Director's Room Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

8:00pm EDT

Reading: Past SPGOH Chris Woods

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2)

Come hear Past Special GOH Chris Woods read from his works.

Guests

Chris Woods

Author, Past Special GoH

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Readings 1, Reading

8:00pm EDT

Reading: The Writing Hoyts

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear the legendary Hoyts read from their works.

Guests

Marshall Hoyt

Author

E. Marshall Hoyt is – under protest -- one of the writing Hoyts Taken in by the allure of science fiction and character driven stories, he's been integral in helping Sarah Hoyt (His mother) adapt to comic writing, and is helping both Daniel and Sarah in crafting the space adventure... Read More →

Sarah A. Hoyt

Author, Past LGoH

Daniel M. Hoyt

Author, STEM, Past Special GoH

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

8:00pm EDT

Remote Viewing and the World of Intelligence

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track)

Remote Viewing and the World of Intelligence: Learn about the practice, terminology, and data collection capabilities in use today with a focus on the US intelligence community (IC). Find out why the IC was interested in remote viewing and how it was used in actual operations.

Moderators

Gregory Radabaugh

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

STEM, Presentation

8:00pm EDT

The Art and Science of Gunsmithing

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track)

Master Gunsmith Oren Truitt will moderate this panel discussion on the art and science of gunsmithing.

Moderators

Oren Truitt

Artist

Oren Truitt suffers from chronic insatiable curiosity. With a thirst to learn something new, he’s been a biologist, chemist, photographer, jeweler, gunsmith, actor, stuntman and teacher. Working on adding WRITER to the list. His passion is history. Oren needs a time machine and... Read More →

Guests

Rob Reed

Author

Aaron Haskins

Author

Michael Z. Williamson

Author

Michael Z. Williamson is an SF author, military consultant, and Editor at Large for Survivalblog. His novels include the popular Freehold universe, and "The Hero" (with John Ringo). He has consulted for productions on Discovery Networks, the Outdoor Channel, and National Geographic... Read More →

Jim Curtis

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

STEM, Panel

8:00pm EDT

Alien RPG

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

Alien: Life on LV-426 is mostly hard labor. But a few days ago something unusual happened. A colonist on an exploration run came back from infected with something. Then your team was sent out to survey Sacrum Range to the south of the colony. Your vehicle suffered a malfunction, though, and calls back to the colony have gone unanswered. Your food and water are running out. Hadley's Hope is a day's walk away. Your team has no option but to make the trek back and see what is going on. CS Ferguson Gamemaster.

Guests

C.S. Ferguson

Author

Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

9:00pm EDT

ARTC Teardown - Closed

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom E (Main Event)

ARTC Teardown - Closed

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

9:00pm EDT

Toned Paper Magic with Melissa Gay

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

M - Director's Room

Work with Artist Melissa Gay in this hands-on workshop about using cool and warm-toned paper to practice shading low tones and highlights, while she teaches you how much fun it is to start with a mid-tone as your paper color. Pre-registration not necessary, but ensures your seat. Seats are limited at the door. Cost per seat $25. 10 Seats.

Moderators

Melissa Gay

Artist, Author, Past AGoH

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
M - Director's Room Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Art/Workshops, Workshop

9:00pm EDT

Authors Alley: Dan Kemp/Jonathan Laforce/Claire Merrick, Daniel Allen Butler, Kelly Grayson, 1632 (Bethanne Kim/Bjorn Hasseler), Kevin Steverson, Teresa Howard/Tim Gilliland, Wayland Smith, Daniel Butler, Tamara Lowery, Nic Plume

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

Moderators

Nancy Northcott

Author

Guests

Sarah A. Hoyt

Author, Past LGoH

John Ringo

Author, Past LGoH

David Boop

Author

Bill Willingham

Author, Artist

Megan Sloane

Editor

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom A/B Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Literary/Publishing, Panel

9:00pm EDT

Art and Charity Auction Teardown - Closed

STEM

Guests

Brian Lee Gnad

Author, STEM

Jay Maynard

M - Plaza Ballroom Mezzanine - Authors Alley

Come by the Author's/Artist's Alley to chat, buy a book or get an autograph!

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

Tasty villagers trying to root out hungry werewolves from their village. Duncan Pickard hosts this classic edition of Are You a Werewolf? Age 15+

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

10:00pm EDT

Masters of Military Science Fiction

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 5 (Main Event)

The Masters of Military SF discuss their craft. Mike Massa moderates.

Moderators

Mike Massa

Author, Past GoH

CC - Ballroom E (Main Event)

Jonathan Koan will host "The Art of Interviewing" with fellow seasoned interviewers, and discuss how to formulate and conduct an insightful and entertaining interview.

Moderators

Jonathan Koan

Professional Book Reviewer

Guests

Roger and Janet Carden

Gaming

Roger and Janet Carden are the husband-and-wife team behind The Halfling and the Spaceman: Journeys In Active Fandom. (2022-present) The Halfling and the Spaceman is a podcast featuring a series of conversations with creators as they detail their personal journey from becoming inspired... Read More →

Gary Poole

Editor

Gary Poole is the founder and longtime host of Robot Battles, has edited three national bestselling anthologies set in John Ringo's "Black Tide Rising" universe (which a fourth coming in 2023), and runs the Southern Fandom Resource Guide website.

And if that wasn't enough, he has been in radio for over thirty years (currently hosting a popular morning show in Chattanooga), is the managing editor of a longstanding alt-weekly news site, is a developmental editor for Baen Books, has voiced over 3,000 radio and television commercials... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Literary/Publishing, Panel

10:00pm EDT

Monster Hunting for Fun and Profit

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom C

Monster Hunting for Fun and Profit - H.P. Holo moderates - kill monsters, get paid (or maybe build armor out of their bones)! Join these authors as they chat about what goes into writing a good monster hunting story.

Moderators

H.P. Holo

LibertyCon 38 Master of Ceremonies, Author

Guests

Philip K. Booker

Author, Editor

M - Director's Room

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

Mary Hare

Author

Logan Stovall

Author

Logan Stovall is a native to Chattanooga Tennessee. Having seen the tail end of the era before broadband internet and smart phones, Logan grew up on a healthy diet of Sci-Fi and Fantasy stories. X-Men comics, the DragonRiders of Pern, and the movie Dragonheart might have had too much... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
M - Director's Room Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 3, Reading

10:00pm EDT

Streaming 103 Workshop

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track)

Learn the basics of the technical and business sides of steaming, to include netiquette, internet security, and personal security as a streamer.

Guests

James Schardt

Author

Danette Schardt-Cordova

Gaming

Danette Schardt-Cordova started tabletop gaming at twelve and computer gaming at fourteen with a TRaSh-80 from Radio Shack. Now she regularly streams her gaming (RPGs, Minecraft and whatever Charles(Ghost_Prime) drags her into) under the name Tamriel Mother in between taking care... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 6 (Science Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

STEM, Presentation

10:00pm EDT

It Came From the Trailer Park Game

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00pm - 11:59pm EDT

M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room)

You know those stories about the stuff that came from the trailer park? It’s your turn to crawl, run or ooze into the story! D20 system with The Hillbilly himself guiding you through the twists and convoluted turns of the trailer park! Up to 6 players

Moderators

William Joseph Roberts

Author, Publisher

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00pm - 11:59pm EDT
M - Tennessee River Room (Gaming Room) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Gaming, Gaming

10:00pm EDT

Mad Scientist Guest of Honor Edition Roundtable

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00pm - Sunday June 28, 2026 12:00am EDT

M - Plaza Ballroom A/B

Roundtable discussion of various and timely science topics moderated by Les Johnson. This is a remarkable panel dating back to the earliest LibertyCons. Everyone gets a say but no one gets to say too much. This year the participants will be the current STEM GOH and 4 Past Science Guests of Honor.

Moderators

STEM, Round Table

11:00pm EDT

Open Filking with Gray Rinehart

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00pm - Sunday June 28, 2026 1:00am EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Open Filking hosted by Gray Rinehart - come and participate!

Guests

Gray Rinehart

Author, Performer, Past GoH

Saturday June 27, 2026 11:00pm - Sunday June 28, 2026 1:00am EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Main Program, Filk