Name: The Allure of Dark Fantasy
Start: 2026-06-27T11:00:00-0400
End: 2026-06-27T12:00:00-0400

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

What is the core of our fascination with dark fantasy? Is it the imagery? The shiver down the spine that follows the finely crafted word? Join our intrepid panel as they explore all it's alluring aspects.

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Tim Akers

Author

Tim Akers is a fantasy novelist, a gamer, and utterly unemployable in the traditional sense. His novels include the dark fantasy Wraithbound, lighter portal series Knight Watch, and high action hard magic world of Bladecaster. He lives in Chicago with his indefatigable wife and a... Read More →

Guests

Cassandra Morgan

Author

Cassandra Morgan is an award-winning, multi-genre author residing in NW Ohio with her husband, daughter, and five ferocious felines. She is best known for her Silver Fox Mysteries series. When she’s not writing, she enjoys traveling, trying new foods, hitting the movies, and wrangling... Read More →

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

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.

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

LibertyCon 38

Tim Akers

Cassandra Morgan

Claire Merrick

Michael Bielaczyc

Tamara Lowery

Dane Clark Collins

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LibertyCon 38

Tim Akers

Cassandra Morgan

Claire Merrick

Michael Bielaczyc

Tamara Lowery

Dane Clark Collins

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