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< Back Mark L. Van Name Literary Author Mark L. Van Name is a writer, technologist, and spoken word performer. He has published five novels (One Jump Ahead, Slanted Jack, Overthrowing Heaven, Children No More, & No Going Back), as well as an omnibus collection of his first two books (Jump Gate Twist); edited or co-edited four anthologies (Intersections: The Sycamore Hill Anthology, Transhuman, The Wild Side, and Onward, Drake!), and written many short stories. Those stories have appeared in a wide variety of books and magazines. As a technologist, he is the CEO of a fact-based marketing and learning services firm, Principled Technologies, Inc. He has published over a thousand articles in the computer trade press, as well as a broad assortment of essays and reviews. As a spoken word artist, he has created and performed five shows—Science Magic Sex; Wake Up Horny, Wake Up Angry; Mr. Poor Choices; Mr. Poor Choices II: I Don’t Understand; and Mr. Poor Choices III: That Moment When. Other Socials

Advertise in BSFAN: The Balticon 61 Souvenir Book! The BSFAN is an award-winning annual publication of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc. (www.bsfs.org ). It features original art, science fiction and fantasy writing, and highlights the accomplishments of guests and program participants at the annual science fiction convention known as Balticon. Ad space is available for purchase or exchange in the next issue of the BSFAN , the Balticon convention souvenir book. Deadline for receipt of copy is April 30 . We can accept electronic files or camera-ready hard copy for scanning. Circulation: Estimated readership/distribution is app. 1,200-1,500, based on previous in-person conventions. "A Long Time Ago When the Earth Was Red" Frank Wu Copyright © 2026 Rates: Advertising Rates (B/W): Size (W x H) Pro Rate Fan Rate (50% discount) Full page: 7.5” x 10” $430.00 $215.00 Half page (horizontal): 7.5” x 5” $250.00 $125.00 Half page (vertical): 3.75" x 10" $250.00 $125.00 Quarter page (horizontal): 7.5" x 2.5" $200.00 $100.00 Quarter page (vertical): 3.75" x 5" $200.00 $100.00 Business card: 3.5" x 2" $100.00 $50.00 Advertisement (Color) Size (W x H) Pro Rate Fan Rate (50% discount) Half page (horizontal): 7.5” x 5” $400.00 $200.00 Full page (inside front or inside back cover): 7.5” x 5” $600.00 $300.00 Full page (color insert, center of booklet): 7.5” x 10” $560.00 $280.00 Legitimate non-profit fan organizations are eligible for a 50% discount off the pro rates. Please email your reservation request along with your advertising deadlines and specifications to bsfan@bsfs.org . Purchase two or more ads and receive an additional discount (please query). Publication Format for Ads: Two column format, 8.5” x 11" (W x H). Ads may run either vertically or horizontally. Please allow 1/2” border on all sides (please size ads to the above print specifications). Bleed to edge may be charged extra. Acceptable Printing Materials: Please provide camera-ready copy via one of the following methods (please include a SASE with adequate postage if you would like your materials returned; otherwise, they will be discarded after Balticon): PREFERRED: Email attachment (pdf, psd, png, jpeg) to bsfan@bsfs.org . A minimum of 300 dpi resolution is suggested for electronic files. Alternate sharing arrangements for large files (e.g., Dropbox, GoogleDrive) are available upon request. Portable media (readable on a Windows-based PC) mailed to the address below. Hardcopy, camera-ready and suitable for scanning, mailed to the address below. Closing Date: Final camera-ready copy must be received no later than April 30. Please query concerning other arrangements. Mailing Address: Balticon 61 Attn: Advertising PO Box 686 Baltimore, MD 21203-0686 Email Address: bsfan@bsfs.org Payment: Please make all monies payable in U.S. currency to: Balticon 61 An invoice will be automatically emailed unless other arrangements are made. Paypal: patti@bsfs.org . If payment is not received by the due date on the invoice, BSFS and Balticon reserve the right, at our discretion, to remove your ad from publication in the souvenir book. For more information on Balticon, visit: www.balticon.org . Balticon TM is a service mark of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society. © 2026 Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc.

< Back Bill Snee Gaming Gamer Bill Snee has been involved in a number of TTRPG systems over the last 40 years. He has created his own fantasy RPG called Unlimited which he has been a lead storyteller for over 30 years. Bill has also created an online space strategy game called Dark Expanse. He has published two books in the Dark Expanse universe and had read over 1,000 science fiction and fantasy books during his lifetime. Other Socials

< List of Vendors Wendra Colleen Dealer's Room YOUR WEIRDNESS IS YOUR SUPER POWER. How do I know? 'Cuz I'm a weirdo too! I have a PhD in experimental psychology, deployed to Iraq as a civilian, and value rescue dogs even more than writing. Come one and all and enter my STRANGE STORY WORLDS of the unique, the unusual, and the unconventional. You can also explore resources for writing and learn how to empower yourself. Modern fantasy author: books, short stories, and screenplays http://www.wendracolleen.com

< Back Gaia Eirich Costuming Cosplay Gaia Eirich (she/her) is a master costumer with over 20 years of sewing and costume experience. As someone with a drive for creation, she has worked on wedding dresses, dance costumes, masquerades, commissions of all sorts, accessories, quilting, theater projects, and many things in between. Gaia ran the Costume Con 37 Single Pattern contest and has been a Costume-con co-chair. She loves working on group costumes and herding cats. Her current passion is working with 3D printers, lasers, and many other forms of technology and innovation in her costumes. Other Socials

< Back Dr. Gandalf Operations Tech Eric J Fleischer, MD, known in fandom as Dr Gandalf Mundanely, I am a retired ophthalmologist. In Fandom I have been:Attending Science Fiction Conventions since 1978. A Baltimore Science Fiction Society member since about 1997. A Life member of BSFS since 2004. An At Large member of the BSFS Board of Directors for 15 years. I’ve been doing Tech at Balticon and other conventions including several Worldcons since 1984. My main tech interest is video, mostly for the main tent. I have been running main tent video at Balticon for over 20 years. I’ve been the Art Show Auctioneer at Balticon since 1994. I have also been the charity auctioneer for Balticon since 1999. One of my personal projects at Balticon since 2008 is the Promo Loop. This is a slide show displaying descriptions of events happening during the con. I create the graphics for most of the slides, organize them and keep the shows running and updated throughout the con. Other Socials

< Back Joan Wendland Literary Author Joan Wendland is a Renaissance woman. Engineer, game designer, author, juggler, and sometimes stand up comic. She can do almost anything but sew or draw. She lives in both Ottawa Canada and northern Virginia but is still a Jersey girl at heart. She lives with her husband and a disturbing lack of cats. Joan’s fine card games can be found at www.blood-and-cardstock.com. Her genre defying fiction can be found on Amazon. There are three Joan Wendlands there so be sure look for Backstage and her other works through her author page. Her writing blog is located at www.zoo-illuminati.com Her Twitter and Blue Sky handles are both BandCGames Other Socials

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< Back Alex Shvartsman Literary Author Alex Shvartsman is the author of Kakistocracy (2023), The Middling Affliction (2022) and Eridani’s Crown (2019) fantasy novels. Over 120 of his stories have appeared in Analog, Nature, Strange Horizons, etc. He won the WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction (2014) and was a three-time finalist for the Canopus Award for Excellence in Interstellar Fiction. His translations from Russian have appeared in F&SF, Clarkesworld, Tor.com, Analog, Asimov’s, etc. Alex has edited over a dozen anthologies, including the long-running Unidentified Funny Objects series. He’s the editor-in-chief of Future Science Fiction Digest. Alex resides in Brooklyn, NY. Other Socials http://www.alexshvartsman.com.

< List of Vendors Larry Smith Book Seller, LLC Dealer's Room New books: science fiction, fantasy, mystery and oddities

< Back Elijah Kinch Spector Literary Author Elijah Kinch Spector is a novelist and dandy raised in the Bay Area counterculture who now lives in Brooklyn. He is a British Fantasy Award finalist whose writing has received acclaim from NPR, Reactor, Nerds of a Feather, Foreword, and Paste Magazine, among others. Other Socials

< Back Mitch Bustillos Gaming Designer Creator of tabletop role-playing games. What games , who knows. You might have to visit the game room to find out. Other Socials