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< Back Nate Hoffelder Fan Fan Nate has been helping people fix broken tech since 2010. He turns broken down Wordpress sites into sites which convert visitors into superfans, also builds sites from scratch, and helps authors with their social media and newsletters. Nate is on the board of the Florida Writers Foundation, and works with SF conventions as a webmaster. When he is not volunteering, he writes bad jokes on Bluesky and creates memes and graphics. His current obsessions include collecting autographs, designing con badges, and finding novel uses for a thermal postage printer. Other Socials

< Back Nicole Givens Kurtz Literary Author Nicole Givens Kurtz has been called “a genre polymath who does crime, horror, and Science Fiction and Fantasy (Book Riot).” They’ve named her as one of the 6 Black SFF Indie Writers You Should be Reading, 30 Must-Read SFF Books by Black Authors, and The Best of the West: 8 Alternative History Westerns. She’s a two-time Atomacon Palmetto Scribe Award winner. With over 20 years in publishing, she’s written for Pseudopod, Fiyah, Apex Magazine, White Wolf, The Realm (formerly Serial Box), Subsume, and Baen. Nicole has over 50 published short stories and is the author of the Cybil Lewis and Death Violations cybernoir series as well as the Kingdom of Aves fantasy mystery series. She’s written the critically acclaimed, weird western anthology, Sisters of the Wild Sage: A Weird West Collection. She has conducted workshops for Clarion West online and is the owner of Mocha Memoirs Press. She’s the editor for the groundbreaking SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire anthology. Other Socials

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< Back Bob Oliver Gaming Gamer I am a professional historian with some 25 years of experience, 17 with the U.S. Air Force. I have been a sci-fi/fantasy fan since the 1970s, and have been a player of RPGs and boardgames for more than 30 years. I currently serve on the board of the Games Club of Maryland, and I sit on the organizing committee for the annual EuroQuest gaming convention. Other Socials

< Back Charity Auctions Fandom has a history of giving. At Balticon, you will have opportunities to contribute to several causes. BSFS also maintains a Little Free Library in front of its building in East Baltimore. Books for Kids money is used to purchase books to be distributed through the LFL. Over 900 books have been distributed this year. BSFS Books for Kids raises money at Balticon in several ways. BSFS Books for Kids Balticon holds two auctions to raise money for the BSFS Books for Kids program: Saturday evening during the Masquerade intermission and Sunday afternoon after the Art Auction. Funds raised will be used to purchase books for students to keep on their own. BSFS Books for Kids also collects book donations for local school libraries. Items for the auction are donated by individuals and companies and generally have a Science Fiction or Fantasy theme. To donate items for the auction, contact booksforkids@balticon.org .

< Back Alan Smale Literary Author Alan Smale writes alternate history, historical fantasy, and hard SF. His novella of a Roman invasion of ancient America, “A Clash of Eagles”, won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, and his novels set in the same universe, Clash of Eagles, Eagle in Exile, and Eagle and Empire (2015-2017), are available from Del Rey. His “Roman baseball” collaboration with Rick Wilber, The Wandering Warriors, came out from WordFire Press in 2020, and Hot Moon, his alternate-Apollo thriller set entirely on and around the Moon, was launched by CAEZIK SF & Fantasy in July 2022, with sequel Radiant Sky released in November 2024. Alan has sold 50+ pieces of short fiction to Asimov’s, Galaxy’s Edge, Abyss & Apex, and numerous other magazines and original anthologies, and his non-fiction essays have appeared in Lightspeed, Journey Planet, and Galaxy's Edge. Check out his Web site or follow him on social media. Other Socials https://www.alansmale.com

< Back Dr. Pamela Gay Science Scientist I am an astronomer, technologist, and creative focused on using new media to engage people in learning and doing science. Join me as we map our Solar System in unprecedented detail through our citizen science projects at CosmoQuest.org, and learn astronomy through media productions like Astronomy Cast and Escape Velocity Space News. In addition to hosting these shows, I post science articles and essays on Medium, and write articles that have appeared in Astronomy, Sky and Telescope, and Lightspeed magazines. I’ve had the chance to appear on TV shows like The Universe and was part of the Weather Channel's eclipse coverage. Other Socials

< Back C.D. Brown Literary Author C.D. Brown is a writer and filmmaker from New Orleans. He edits and publishes the fantasy magazine Dirty Magick and is the author of the fantasy novels "Fate's Stiletto" and "Vamp City," along with the literary novel "Looking Back On Sodom" and one short story collection (both as Charles D. Brown). He has made two feature films (as Charlie Brown) and his short fiction has recently appeared in the anthologies "Aeon 2020," "Generation X-ed," and "Unicorns vs. Clowns in Hell." Over the past four years, he has directed "Escape From the Secret Lab," a live streaming musical game show featuring local New Orleans bands. He is a full-time instructor of First Year Writing at Tulane University and is a member of the Horror Writers Association. Other Socials

< Back Caleb Gaming Game Master Just a guy who likes running tabletop games. I've run for two years previously, and will be running for the third this year. Other Socials

< Back Lisa Hodorovych Literary Author Writing has always been a constant for Lisa. Ever since she was little, she knew she was going to be an author and now, she is living her dream. When she is not working on her own writing, she is working with others on their stories through her company, Quoth the Writer. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband, John. When she is not working at all, she is either watching her favorite movies or TV shows, reading, or spending time with her family, friends, and husband. Other Socials

< Back Terra Luna A scientist working alone finds herself in a situation...something is not right... Annie is the lone inhabitant of a lunar research facility with nobody to talk to but the AI robot programmed to monitor her health and annoy her. In the midst of her increasing loneliness, she discovers something on her computer that changes everything. https://www.lentzfilm.com/terraluna Previous Next

< Back Zack Be Literary Author Zack Be is an author, obscure songwriter, and psychotherapist trapped in the Washington, D.C. area gravity well. His fiction has appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Asimov's Science Fiction, Writers of the Future Vol. 36, and The Science Fiction Tarot anthology. In 2024, he was named the grand prize winner of the Jim Baen Memorial Science Fiction Award for excellence in near-future, forward-thinking science fiction for his story "Locus of Control." He is also the editor of Inner Workings, an anthology of SFF stories and craft writing essays available now from Calendar of Fools. More info about Zack's writing and music can be found at zackbe.com or anywhere @bezackbe. Other Socials