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< Back John Tilden Operations Heinlein Society In past years you saw John Tilden (or JT as he gladly goes by) as the coordinator for the Heinlein Blood drive, but he is sometimes moderator or panelist on Heinlein or related panels. He also has been reading and collecting comic books since a very young age. John is the current Operations Chair for the Heinlein Society and recognized as a Charter and Lifetime Member. He has enjoyed attending and participating with BSFS at Balticon since the mid-90s and became a Lifetime Member of BSFS in 2020....possibly the only good thing to come out of that year! John has published several poems in small press and had a poem used in the PBS show "Earthscape". Please stop by the Heinlein Society fan table during the con however it is set up and donate blood in your community if you can! Other Socials

< Back Hannah Fors Costuming Cosplay CA Army National Guard veteran, clothier/ textile artist, crocheter & knitter, traditional artist, photographer, belly dancer, weightlifter. Other Socials

< Back Jim Wilmerling Maker 3D Printer Tech I am a founding member of MACRObot (Maryland Area Combat Robotics). I have been 3d printing since 2015. I currently own 11+ 3d printers of various shapes and sizes. I enjoy helping others with their 3d printers and 3d printing projects. I have a basic knowledge and understanding of Fusion360. I have been a member of fandom since the 1990s. I attended my first Balticon in Hunt Valley at the Hunt Valley Inn when the gaming room was in the wine cellar. I have been on staff / volunteer at Balticon since 2006. Other Socials

< Back Gary Ehrlich Music Filk Gary Ehrlich stalks the hallways of Northeast conventions and assorted filk conventions. In mundania he is a mild-mannered structural engineer for a major trade association, representing them on material design standards committees and at building code hearings. At cons he can be found on a stage or in the filk room, offering songs of space flight, lunar colonies and hyperspace hotels. Gary is a three-time chair of Conterpoint, the DC area's incarnation of NEFilk, the Floating Northeast Filk Con, has filled other roles for Conterpoint and for 1997's Second Concerto, and is currently Balticon’s Director of Filk and Other Musical Mayhem. In April 2012 Gary was inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame for his contributions to the filk community. Other Socials

< Back Friday Night Filk Circle TBA TBA The filk circles are your chance to share a favorite song or two. All songs are welcome: filk, folk, Celtic, SCA, and more. Or bring an instrument and play along. Join us to sing the night away, or just stop by for a listen!

< Back Marie Vibbert Literary Author Hugo and Nebula nominee Marie Vibbert has over 90 works in print, including multiple appearances in Analog, F&SF, and Lightspeed. Her work has been translated into Vietnamese and Chinese and called "Everything science fiction should be" by the Oxford Culture Review. Her debut novel Galactic Hellcats, about a female biker gang in outer space rescuing a gay prince, was long-listed for the BSFA award. Publisher's Weekly called it "A rip-roaring space heist." The sequel comes out July 2025. Other Socials

< Back Evelyn Lewis Costuming, Science, Content Creator Cosplay Evelyn Lewis is the producer, editor, and one of the hosts for the podcast Tolkien About It. Evelyn's father, Professor Robert Lewis, has used Tolkien and Lord of the Rings in his masters and doctorate publications, along with now using it in the college courses he teaches. Evelyn, despite reading many fantasy books, never read Lord of the Rings before. Starting as a pandemic project, Evelyn and Robert started the podcast discussing the Lord of the Rings chapter by chapter as Evelyn reads it for the first time and Robert for about the Hundredth. Now, Evelyn has been converted into a Tolkien fan and the Podcast continues talking about all things Tolkien with the aim of having interesting topics for new and seasoned fans from a multi generational perspective. Evelyn is also a comic and fandom historian, as well as part of the LGBT+ community and works for inclusion of everyone in fandom. She also is a multi-award winning cosplayer and an experienced GM for ttrpg. Other Socials

< Back Sheila Jenné Literary Author Sheila Jenné is the author of Black Sails to Sunward, The Sea of Clouds, and Bisection. Her trademarks are obsessive worldbuilding, neurodivergent characters, and hope for the future. Naturally, that means she's a Star Trek fan. When she's not writing, she's playing with conlangs, trying every fiber art she can get her hands on, and wrangling four children. Other Socials

< Back Lisa Ashton Costuming Costumer Lisa Ashton is a master division costumer for whom Balticon is home. From Isis in "Magic of the Ancients", Rainbows & Unicorns, alien brides, Bad Harem Day, Urban Legends, a Tequila Sunrise, Kali and various pirates, to the "Sweet Sixteens", as well as 2019's BIS "Mystic Legacy" (with Alanna Whitestar), her Balticon masquerade costumes have been many and varied. She also is a quilter and beader, and restores antique parasols, quilts and Victorian clothing. She is the Founder of Miss Lizzy's Traveling Historical Fashion Show, a 501 (3)(c) organization. In 2016 she was awarded the ICG "Lifetime Achievement Award" at Costume Con. Teaching beadwork, costuming and sewing techniques is another part of her Balticon experience. She loves coffee and is generally considered friendly at cons. Other Socials

< Back Christiane Knight Literary Author Christiane Knight [she/they] is an artist, musician, writer, and author of the contemporary fantasy series Stories of the Eleriannan. Her most recent book is A Third Kind of Madness. A former club and FM radio DJ, Xiane’s love of dark subculture and music infuses their work. They write hopeful, magical stories often set in the Fae infused version of their already quirky hometown, Baltimore MD. She is a lifelong enthusiast of faerie, folktales, forests and fauna, especially combined in copious amounts with all-black clothing and some Joy Division or Bauhaus playing in the headphones. Other Socials

< Back Anne E.G. Nydam Literary, Artist Author, Artist Anne E.G. Nydam has been celebrating worlds both real and imaginary since she could hold a crayon, bringing them to life in both art and writing. She makes relief block prints glorifying wonders all around, and writes and illustrates books, short stories, and poems about adventure, creativity, and finding sometimes unexpected joy. With an undergraduate degree in linguistics, a background teaching middle school art, and an abiding interest in world history, natural history, and art history, she can’t go far without encountering something fascinating. She is the first Poet Laureate of Needham, MA. Beyond Pomegranate & Thorns, her second collection of speculative short stories, poems, and art was released in April. Learn more about her art and writing at her website.. Other Socials http://NydamPrints.com

< Back Tom Doyle Literary Author Tom Doyle is the award-winning author of the American Craftsmen trilogy from Tor Books, a saga of modern-day magician soldiers and psychic spies fighting their way through nightmares from the worlds of Hawthorne and Poe. Tom's latest work for Graphic Audio is the Agent of Exiles series of supernatural spy adventures in the 6th century BCE. His recent SF novel, Border Crosser, follows the far-future journeys of Eris, a psychologically extreme secret agent whose shifting loyalties cause chaos wherever she goes in the galaxy. Text and readings of Tom's short fiction are available on his website: www.tomdoyleauthor.com. He has survived Harvard, Stanford, and cancer. Other Socials