Name: Five Mercs, Five Takes: A Live Critique Workshop
Start: 2026-06-27T19:00:00-0400
End: 2026-06-27T20:00:00-0400

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

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 →

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 →

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.

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 →

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 →

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

LibertyCon 38

Jesse James Fain

Spearman Burke

T.C. Ross

Shari Robb

BK Gibson

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LibertyCon 38

Jesse James Fain

Spearman Burke

T.C. Ross

Shari Robb

BK Gibson

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