LibertyCon 38: Full Schedule

4:00pm EDT

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

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

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 →

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

10:00pm EDT

Musings on Nantucket and the Emberverse

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

CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track)

Special GOH S.M. Stirling presents "Musings on Nantucket and the Emberverse," a retrospective look at these interconnected alternate history series.

Moderators

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 →

Saturday June 27, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 3 (Workshop Track) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403