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< Back JT Thomas Music Filk JT Thomas is a filker, SCAdian, and general gigantic nerd. Most of his free time is spent writing, researching, adding patches to his jacket, and training his service dog. JT was dragged into staffing the music track not quite kicking and screaming, and is probably an adult ... ish. Other Socials

Balticon’s Dealers Room is like a pop-up mini mall of geeky goodness. You’ll find an assortment of vendors with all sorts of fannish delights, including books, games and gaming accessories, collectibles, clothing, jewelry, and more! Just outside the Dealers Room, you’ll find Artists Alley, where you can meet the artists behind the tables, browse a selection of fine art and handcrafted goods, and even commission custom art! Dealers Room & Artist Alley Balticon’s Dealers Room is like a pop-up mini mall of geeky goodness. You’ll find an assortment of vendors with all sorts of fannish delights, including books, games and gaming accessories, collectibles, clothing, jewelry, and more! Dealers Room Hours: Just outside the Dealers Room, you’ll find Artists Alley, where you can meet the artists behind the tables, browse a selection of fine art and handcrafted goods, and even commission custom art! Day Open Closed Friday, May 22, 2026 2 p.m. 7 p.m. Saturday, May23, 2026 10 a.m. 7 p.m. Sunday, May 24, 2026 10 a.m. 7 p.m. Monday, May 25, 2026 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Dealers & Artists Adventures of Cobasfang, The Four family oriented fantasy novels with coloring books and memorabilia Dealer's Room Read More Art By Brittany Cole Original fantasy, sci fi and whimsical art and art prints. Dealer's Room Read More Bayside Books of Maryland Rare and Used Books of all kinds, but specialized in SF, Fantasy, Weird and genre adjacent Dealer's Room Read More Caezik SF & Fantasy An award-winning small press based in Rockville, Maryland. Dealer's Room Read More Crit Harder Imminent Peril; Potions of Fidgeting; Geeky Arts and Crafts Dealer's Room Read More Dealers Wanted Check out our list of confirmed vendors closer to the con! Read more to learn about becoming a Dealer! Dealer's Room Read More Distractia Kilts, costumes, accessories, and the soap with the dice in it! Dealer's Room Read More Fantaminals Designer of free standing jigsaw puzzles, fretwork, and dragons of all types... Dealer's Room Read More Fantastic Books Independent book publisher. Dealer's Room Read More French, John L. John is an author of science fiction, pulp, horror, fantasy, and, of course, crime fiction. Dealer's Room Read More Games By Bee TTRPG accessories - dice bags, dice trays, pencil cases, and more Dealer's Room Read More Greek Gods Giggling Handmade woodburned home decor and novelty items. Graphic designer. Dealer's Room Read More Heroes' Hoard Heroes Hoard sells handmade gear for those of the geek persuasion, including but not limited to: Cloaks, dice bags, trays, plushes, and keychains. All items are handmade using embroidery and/or sewing. Dealer's Room Read More Jolley, Dan I'm an author, but I'll also be offering some laser-cut wood decorative items. Dealer's Room Read More Jones, N. D. Kuumba Publisher, Fantasy Author fantasy novels, coloring books, and notebooks/journals. Dealer's Room Read More Larry Smith Book Seller, LLC New books: science fiction, fantasy, mystery and oddities Dealer's Room Read More Looking for Artists Check out our list of confirmed Artists closer to the con. Read more if you're interested in joining Artist Alley. Artist Alley Read More Magical Mysteries-Fairy Hair Sparkles Fairy Hair-Silk Sparkle Strands are delicate strands of Sparkling Thai Silk which are hand-tied to individual hairs. Artist Alley Read More Mahali Pengine Ent LLC Novels, Graphic Novels, Comics, Art Prints, and Stickers. Dealer's Room Read More Maryland Writers' Association The Maryland Writers' Association (MWA) is a voluntary, not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting the art, business, and craft of writing in all its forms. Dealer's Room Read More Mind’s Eye Bookstore, The used SF&F books Dealer's Room Read More Molly's Sundries Fiber Art Dealer's Room Read More Old Earth Books Publicaions of Old Earth Books Dealer's Room Read More Omnihedral Omnihedral is committed to "enriching life, learning, and doing through curated creative play". Dealer's Room Read More Painting Dragon Feathers Stop by Painting Dragon Feathers to find all kinds of real, extinct, and fantastical animals, from mythozoological specimens, fossil reproductions, dioramas and terrariums, original artworks in block print, scratchboard, watercolor, tarot decks and zines, and novels such as CryptoZoo. Dealer's Room Read More Patrick Thomas Author of Fantasy, SF, Horror, and Mystery books inlcuing Murphy's Lore, Dear Cthulhu, Mystic Investigators, and Bikini Jones. Author or YA, Middle Readers and kids' books as Patrick T. Fibbs. Dealer's Room Read More Pink Lotus Company, The We have crystals, fairies, dragons, tarot cards, accessories of mystical and mythical. Dealer's Room Read More Rare Dandy Gothic fashion, handmade with vintage and secondhand materials. Dealer's Room Read More Running2Write Ben Pick is an indie author of several novels and related merchandise - magnets, bookmarks, and stickers. Dealer's Room Read More Sign of the Unicorn Hand made jewelry in Science Fiction and Fantasy themes, mostly one-of-a-kind, in sterling silver and unusual semi-precious stones; commissions invited. Dealer's Room Read More Silver Satyr Designs Fantasy themed crafts including dioramas in glass jars, jewelry/keychains made from wood, resin, and pu leather. Wooden etched items including coasters, cutting boards, and boxes. A few self published coloring books. Hand painted resin figures. Dealer's Room Read More Sol, Jonathan Jonathan Sol is a Science Fiction & Fantasy author Dealer's Room Read More Steampunk Garage Heavy-duty chainmaille jewelry and scalemaille made from stainless steel and titanium. I'll have some scalemaille dice bags as well as a couple aluminum shoulder pieces. Dealer's Room Read More Tadesse, Besu Books (horror novels and short story collections): The Ghosts of Poplar Valley (ISBN: 979-8986302218), Broken Persons (ISBN: 979-8986302225) Dealer's Room Read More Tigereyes Press Books, mostly small press and imports. Specializing in slipstream and post-new wave sf. Dealer's Room Read More Undiscovered Treasures Jewelry and curios Dealer's Room Read More WOW! Fudge and WOW! Spices fudge, truffles, turtles, toffee, spices Dealer's Room Read More Walt's Cards and Games Cards & Collectables Dealer's Room Read More Wendra Colleen Modern fantasy author: books, short stories, and screenplays Dealer's Room Read More White, Richard C. Author of: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dark Fantasy, New Pulp/Noir, Non-Fiction, Fantasy Noir. Dealer's Room Read More

Fan Tables & Parties Fan Tables Fan Tables are available to fan groups, clubs, and organizations within the local community to showcase their group or event during the convention. Fan Tables are a great opportunity to promote, recruit new members, raise awareness, and do community outreach. Select the Fan Table button below for more information. Fan Tables Open Room Parties Promote Your Fan Group or Event Balticon has a long history of open-room parties for event promotion and socialization! We group all Room Parties on the same floor to minimize disturbing other attendees and hotel guests. If you're planning a party, whether open or not, let us know and we'll make sure you're on the Party floor. Open Room Parties may only be hosted by someone with a paid Balticon badge. Party Rooms are assigned for the entirety of the event on a first come, first served basis. There are a limited number of adjoining rooms in the Party Block. To request a Party Room, first make a hotel reservation for the room, and then fill out the Party Request form. You will need your hotel reservation number(s) to reserve a space in the Party Block. Our Party Coordinator and Hotel Liaison will reply with a confirmation that you are in the Party Block and, if requested, you will also be informed if an adjoining room is possible. We recommend that you make your reservation as early as possible as sometimes the hotel sells out, and no rooms are reserved from the convention block for parties. Parties may be asked to lower the volume if other hotel guests are disturbed outside of the Party Room block. Balticon does pay the cleaning fee for the first ten (10) rooms, one per party, but if more Party Rooms are requested, the registrant would be responsible for the cleaning fee. The Balticon Hotel Liaison and/or Party Coordinator do a tour of the Party Rooms prior to the convention and catalog any damage(s) they find. Any damage caused by the party to the room outside of what the hotel considers standard wear and tear is the financial responsibility of the party host. Due to Baltimore corkage laws, no alcohol is permitted to be distributed in Open Party Rooms. Parties may not charge an admission fee. Food and non-alcoholic drink may be served. Parties caught breaking these rules may be shut down or banned from future party assignments. Balticon also has limited rental space for larger events like book launch parties, etc. Please contact the Hotel Liaison for more information. Party requests should be made as early as possible and before May 1st of the convention year. If you would like to hold a party in your room, please fill out this form. (To be linked soon.)

< Back Jim Beall Science Scientist Jim Beall (BS-Math, MBA, PE) has been a nuclear engineer for over 50 years and an avid science fiction reader for even longer. His experience began as a naval officer aboard USS Long Beach (CGN-9), then design, construction, inspection, and assessment with a nuclear utility, an architect engineering firm, and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC). USNRC assignments included senior resident inspector and policy assistant for reactors to three different USNRC Commissioners, earning the agency’s Meritorious and Distinguished Service awards. Duties included research into alternative and speculative energy sources, including coal, oil, hydro, geothermal, tidal, solar, wind, fracking, space-based, heavy water reactors, breeder reactors, fusion, and even anti-matter. These studies supported reviewing energy proposals, assessing technical reports, and drafting speeches. JBIS, Elsevier, Baen Books, and the Interstellar Research Group have published several of his non-fiction articles. Other Socials

< Back Wendy Van Camp Literary Author Wendy Van Camp writes science fiction, fantasy, historical regency, along with poetry and non-fiction essays. Her poetry and essays have appeared in Indie Author Magazine, Star*Line, Scifaikuest, and Worlds of IF. She has edited four issues of the sci-fi poetry anthology series Eccentric Orbits, was inaugural editor of Anaheim Poetry Review. Van Camp was also an editor for SFPA's Eye to the Telescope. Her latest project is the speculative poetry journal, "Starwoven." She appears as a guest podcaster regularly, but also produces her own podcast, "No Wasted Ink Ramblecast." Wendy was named Anaheim Poet Laureate (2022-2024) and served a two-year term as community organizer, poetry editor, and mentor. Currently, she is Co-Chair of the Poetry Committee at SFWA and works at her woman-owned imprint "Indigoskye Press," an editorial and writing coach business. She lives between a writing desk and painting easel in Anaheim, CA. You can learn more at her website. Other Socials http://wendyvancamp.com

< Back Morgan Hazelwood Literary Author Morgan Hazelwood (she/her) writes from her lair in Northern Virginia. She’s been sharing “Writing Tips & Writerly Musings” with writing tips from the pros and her own writerly musings since 2015, first as a blogger, and now as a vlogger and podcaster. An actively querying fantasy author, her short story, “Just a Hike In The Woods” was published by the Dark Recesses webzine in January 2022. When not writing, you can find her devouring book series on her Kindle, learning to scroll saw, or feeding her webcomic addiction. A volunteer for her local science fiction and fantasy convention: Balticon, she is also a voice actor for Anansi Storytelling — a fairytale audio drama podcast. Other Socials

< List of Vendors Adventures of Cobasfang, The Dealer's Room The Adventures of Cobasfang Your Gateway to Adventure! Trapped within the pages of The Adventures of Cobasfang exists a world ravaged by creatures so savage that they ride on the backs of giant cave rats through the underworld of the great Crystal Mountain. There’s no turning back and escaping this nightmare is almost impossible. If you’re looking for another worn-out book about flesh eating aliens your definitely in the wrong place. Because this action-packed saga is jam-packed with swords, fangs, and a bucket load of bad decisions and drowning in desperate. The Adventures of Cobasfang is a fantasy adventure with characters so lifelike you might start to hear the crackling of their laughter and feel the sweat roll down their brow while they bicker amongst themselves and cross swords to survive another step. It’s a story so rich you’ll disappear from the comfort of your home and experience their thrills first hand as you stumble through the pitched black caverns until you finally find yourself helplessly snared in the moss dripping trees within the dark forest hungry for its next victim. That’s the difference between reading another author’s desperate attempt to push out another book, from someone sitting next to a gloomy, flickering fire, painting a heart-pounding adventure and unleashing the wonderous excitement caged in our hidden imagination. So don’t forget to bundle up tight. You might even experience the bitter, icy wind sweeping across your back as you tremble to turn the next page. Four family oriented fantasy novels with coloring books and memorabilia http://cobasfang.com

< Back Shahid Mahmud Literary Editor Shahid Mahmud created Arc Manor; a Maryland based small press in 2006. Since then, the company has become a significant small SF and fantasy publisher and authors published include George R.R. Martin, Orson Scott Card, Mercedes Lackey, Lois McMaster Bujold, and Harry Turtledove. In 2020 Arc Manor published Rober A. Heinlein’s last published work, The Pursuit of the Pankera, under an exclusive contract from the Heinlein Estate. Arc Manor also published Galaxy’s Edge magazine and co-sponsors the Mike Resnick Memorial Short Fiction Award in partnership with Dragon Con. Arc Manor uses a mix of old and new technologies to stay at the forefront of the publishing business. Arc Manor’s Caezik imprint is currently represented by Consortium, one of the preeminent full-service distributors in the World catering to independent presses. Prior to becoming a publisher, Shahid was a money manager and San Diego’s acting mayor declared November 7, 2005, to be “Shahid Mahmud” day for his services. Other Socials

< Back D. H. Timpko Literary Author D. H. Timpko is the author of “The Firma Twins and the Purple Staff of Death” and "The Firma Twins and the Flute of Enchantment," science fantasy novels for middle grade children (aged 9-12) in which identical twins learn they have fantastical powers far beyond anything they could have imagined. She is currently writing the third novel in the Firma twins adventures, "The Firma Twins and the Paisley Egg," and "Stranders," a middle grade sf novel about a telekinetic girl stranded on a lost planet. Under her nonfiction pseudonym Alexis Dupree, she wrote "Knee Replacement Advice, Checklists, and Journal: 5 Steps for Successful Recovery Even If You Have Complications," and, recently, "Managing Major Chronic Diseases: Advice from a Patient." Other Socials

< Back Mari Ness Literary Author Mari Ness is the author of Resistance and Transformation: On Fairy Tales, from Aqueduct Press; Through Immortal Shadows Singing, from Papaveria Press; Dancing in Silver Lands, the 2021 Outwrite Fiction Chapbook winner, available from Neon Hemlock Press; and Let me tell you of that garden, a mini-chapbook from Sword & Kettle Press. Her fiction and poetry have also appeared in Tor.com, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, Nightmare, Uncanny, Nature Futures, Apex, Baffling, Fireside, Diabolical Plots, and Daily Science Fiction; her flash fiction piece, "Verisya," was a finalist for the Canopus Award. She lives in central Florida, near a large lake haunted by alligators. For more, follow her on her website or social media. Other Socials http://marikness.wordpress.com

< Back A.L. Kaplan Literary Author A. L. Kaplan’s love of books started as a child and sparked a creative imagination. Born on a cold winter morning in scenic northern New Jersey, her stories and poems have been included in several anthologies and magazines. Her most recent publications are Hummingbird and Mark of the Goddess. She is a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association, is the past president of Maryland Writers’ Association and holds an MFA in sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art. When not writing or indulging in her fascination with wolves, this proud mother of two lives in Maryland with her husband and dog. Other Socials http://ALKaplanauthor.com

< Back Mike Luoma Literary Author Mike Luoma writes and publishes science fiction and comics, narrates audiobooks, creates the long-running "Glow-in-the-Dark Radio" podcast, and curates the Adult Alternative music mix on WBKM.org radio out of Burlington, Vermont. His Vatican Assassin introduced BC, a killer for the New catholic Church whose story unfolds in Vatican Ambassador and Vatican Abdicator. He recently released a 15th Anniversary Edition of the novel, with an audiobook featuring voice cameos from podcasting luminaries. Info at MikeLuoma.com / glowinthedarkradio.com. Other Socials https://www.glowinthedarkradio.com/