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


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James P. Nettles

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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 →
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Henry Brown

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Henry Brown was born to a fierce Mongol chieftain and a mighty Viking warrior-queen who were promptly kidnapped by alien wargamers from another dimension, leaving him to be raised by wolves on the frozen steppes.

Trapped in an avalanche caused by a tremendous meteor strike and frozen alive, he stood in suspended animation as the centuries passed until a team of nubile swimsuit model archaeologists rescued him in 2010, nursed him back to peak health, fell in love with him, bought him a state-of-the-art... Read More →
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Fred Hughes

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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 →
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Wally Waltner

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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 →
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A.G. Thompson

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Reared on a West Texas ranch, A.G. Thompson is a veteran of the US Air Force, having served during the Cold War and earned the rank of Staff Sergeant. He earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in both English Literature and History from the University of Louisville.

He has been a competition shooter for around a decade, is an avid reader (as most authors are), and is extremely knowledgeable in military history, especially as regards World War II. He is retired from a 29-year career at UPS, a devoted cat-person with a pair of large four foot... Read More →
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Stewart Cobb

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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 →
Saturday June 27, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
M - Plaza Ballroom A/B Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

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