LibertyCon 38: Full Schedule

1:00pm EDT

Reading: PGOH David M. Weber

Friday June 26, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

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

Come hear Past Literary GOH David M. Weber read from his works.

Guests

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 →

Friday June 26, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Readings 1, Reading

2:00pm EDT

Reading: Lee Ellis and David (Brena) Bock

Friday June 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

David (Brena) Bock

Author

David Bock (also listed under the nom de plume Brena Bock) is a proud member of #TeamAndMore in several anthologies, including Space Force: Building the Legacy, Can't Go Home Again, and Saint's of Malta. Other stories are in the works along with a full length novel.

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 →

Friday June 26, 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

Reading: LGOH Charles E. Gannon

Friday June 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

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

Come hear Literary GOH Charles E. Gannon read from his works.

Guests

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 →

Friday June 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Readings 1, Reading

3:00pm EDT

Reading: Jamie Ibson and Casey Moores

Friday June 26, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

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Guests

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.

Casey Moores

Author

Casey Moores was a USAF rescue/special ops C-130 pilot for over 17 years- airdropping, air refueling, and flying into tiny blacked-out dirt airstrips in bad places using night vision goggles. He’s been to those places and done those things with those people. Now he lives a quieter... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

4:00pm EDT

Reading: Devon Eriksen and Wil McCarthy

Friday June 26, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

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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 →

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 →

Friday June 26, 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

6:00pm EDT

Reading: Rick Cartwright and James P. Nettles

Friday June 26, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

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Guests

James P. Nettles

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 →

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 →

Friday June 26, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

7:00pm EDT

Reading: Michael Morton and Rob Howell

Friday June 26, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

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Guests

Michael Morton

Author

Michael Morton is a retired USAF space officer and now works for the Space Force as a civilian. He writes award-winning military sci-fi and fantasy and lives in Colorado Springs with his family. When he’s not writing, he enjoys camping and sampling the local adult beverages.

Rob Howell

Author, Publisher

Rob is the the creator of the Firehall Sagas, a contributor in Luke Gygax’s World of Okkorim, and an author in the Four Horsemen Universe. He writes epic fantasy, space opera, hard-boiled detective stories, alternate history, and whatever else seems fun.

His parents discovered b... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

7:00pm EDT

Reading: PGOH Robert Hampson

Friday June 26, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

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

Come hear Past STEM GOH Robert Hampson read from his works.

Guests

Robert E. Hampson

Author, STEM, Past SGoH

Dr. Robert E. Hampson is a scientist and author whose passion for both neuroscience and storytelling drives his hard science fiction writing. With a Ph.D. in Physiology & Pharmacology, Dr. Hampson has spent over four decades researching how the brain encodes memory and developing... Read More →

Friday June 26, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm 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: B.K. Gibson and Donald Mark Haynes

Friday June 26, 2026 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

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Guests

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 →

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 →

Friday June 26, 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

9:00pm EDT

Reading: Nathan Balyeat and

Friday June 26, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

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Guests

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 →

Friday June 26, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

9:00pm EDT

Reading: Past Literary GOH John Ringo

Friday June 26, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT

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

Come hear Past Literary GOH John Ringo read from his works.

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 →

Friday June 26, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Readings 1, Reading

10:00pm EDT

Reading: Aaron Haskins and James S. Aaron

Friday June 26, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

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.

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 →

Friday June 26, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

10:00pm EDT

Readings: Masters of Ceremonies Jacob Holo and H.P. Holo

Friday June 26, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT

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

Come hear Masters of Ceremonies Jacob Holo and H.P. Holo read from their works.

Guests

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 →

Friday June 26, 2026 10:00pm - 11:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Readings 1, Reading

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

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

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

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

Jenny grew up in the wilds of South Florida; trading beaches for mountains she moved to Tennessee for college. After graduating and spending a few years as a freelance ASL Interpreter she decided to plant some professional roots and picked up a corporate day job.

After several years of working her way through the labyrinth of getting published, she found Three Ravens Publishing. In the few years since then she’s picked up several Corner Scribblers flash fiction author credits and short stories in both Trailer Park volume I and II and most... Read More →

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

Readings 1, Reading

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

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 →

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

3:00pm EDT

Reading: Molly McDonough and LL Richman

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

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

Molly McDonough

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 →

LL Richman

Author

L.L. Richman has a diverse career background, having spent more than a decade working in radiation physics, and twice that as a director of film and video. Richman is also a pilot and has close ties to the special forces community.

Richman's series feature the pulse-pounding act... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

4:00pm EDT

Reading: 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

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 →

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

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

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 →

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 →

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

6:00pm EDT

Reading: Robert S. Evans and William Lehman

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

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

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 →

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 →

Saturday June 27, 2026 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

7:00pm EDT

Reading: M.D. Boncher and VL Stuart

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

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

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."

M.D. Boncher

Author

As an author, artist and musician, M. D. Boncher has lead a “Writer’s Life”. With several careers in many varied industries from security to hospitality to trucking logistics providing him a wide breadth of experience with the human condition from which to draw on for his work... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

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

A couple history degrees, the Army, and a turbulent personal life inspired the Athenaeum Inc military thriller trilogy at Cannon (Door Number Three, Doubling Down and Triple Play). He’s also done shorts on everything from the sinking of the Bismarck to feeding dragons.

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

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

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 →

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

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

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 →

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 →

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

9:00pm EDT

Reading: Jason Cordova and Kevin Ikenberry

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

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

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 →

Kevin Ikenberry

Author

Kevin Ikenberry is a life-long space geek and retired Army officer. As an adult, he managed the U.S. Space Camp program, two Challenger Learning Centers, and served on active duty in space operations before Space Force was a thing. He’s an international bestselling science fiction... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1) Chattanooga Marriott Downtown 2 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Readings 1, Reading

10:00pm EDT

Reading: Zane Voss and Keith Hedger

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

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

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 →

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

Readings 1, Reading

10:00am EDT

Reading: David Appleby and Philip Booker

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

Philip K. Booker

Author, Editor

An award-winning editor and genre writer, Philip K. Booker lives near Chattanooga, Tennessee, with his wife and five children collectively known as Clan Booker (trademark pending).

Writing stories across any genre, but he focuses on Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror-comedy. His stories are littered with humor, snark, and pop culture references. He is convinced that if his characters were alive and aware he's to blame for their problems, they'd be waiting... 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 →

Sunday June 28, 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: PGOH Jody Lynn Nye

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

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

Come hear Past Special GOH Jody Lynn Nye read from her works.

Guests

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 →

Sunday June 28, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

Readings 1, Reading

11:00am EDT

Reading: Karen Bogen and Michael LaVoice

Sunday June 28, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

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 →

Karen Bogen

Author

A cat-loving native of Texas, K.B. Bogen is a self-confessed knit-/yarn-aholic. She spends much time knitting something (with the help of her three cats), inventorying her stash (also with the help of the cats), or fondling yarn anywhere within driving range (the cats don’t like... Read More →

Sunday June 28, 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

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Raconteur Press Authors Read Sci/Fi!

Sunday June 28, 2026 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

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

Raconteur Press Authors Read Sci/Fi! Nick Nethery (mod.)

Moderators

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 →

Guests

J. Kenton Pierce

Author

J. Kenton Pierce’s Science Fiction short stories and novels known collectively as the Tales from the Long Night. He lives near Pittsburgh and enjoys writing, shooting, and cheese. His work has been published in Abyss & Apex, the Grantville Gazette Baen's Universe Annex, and several... Read More →

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 →

Sunday June 28, 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

1:00pm EDT

Reading: William S. Frisbee and Karl Gallagher

Sunday June 28, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

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 →

Karl Gallagher

Author, STEM

Karl K. Gallagher is a systems engineer, currently performing data analysis for a major aerospace company. In the past he calculated trajectories for a commercial launch rocket start-up, operated satellites as a US Air Force officer, and selected orbits for government and commercial... Read More →

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

Readings 1, Reading

2:00pm EDT

Reading: Jay Maynard and Cedar Sanderson

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

M - Signal Mountain Room (Readings 1)

Come hear our authors read from their works.

Guests

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 →

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 →

Sunday June 28, 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

Reading: Special GOH S.M. Stirling

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

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

Come hear Special GOH S.M. Stirling read from his works.

Guests

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 →

Sunday June 28, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
CC - Meeting Room 2 (Kids Program/Readings 2) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37403

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