LibertyCon 25
The South's Friendliest Science Fiction ConventionJuly 20 - 22, 2012
has found a new hotel!
That's right, in 2012 we'll be down at the
historic Chattanooga Choo-Choo!
Here are a few sites you might want to check out in your websurfing. If there are any others you think might go well on here, drop me a line.
Pro's Pages
The official webpage for our LibertyCon 24 Literary Guest.
The official webpage for our LibertyCon 24 Artist Guest.
The official webpage for our LibertyCon 24 Science Guest.
The official webpage for our LibertyCon 24 Master of Ceremony.
Fantasy master Terry Brooks headed up our LibertyCon 23 lineup as our Literary Guest of Honor. (Much like his friend Ben Bova, Terry is a phenomenally great guy)
One of our absolute favorite artists out there, not to mention being one of the most prolific cover artists alive... and our Artist Guest for LC23.
Over the years LibertyCon has 'adopted' many authors. Our LC23 Special Guest, Sarah Hoyt, on the other hand has made it feel like she's adopted us! (And if you know her family, that puts us in pretty good company)
LibertyCon has always attracted some of the greatest Literary authors in Sci/Fi, and LC22 was no exception. I mean come on, our LGoH was Ben Bova for crying out loud! (Who incidentally was one of the nicest and completely down to earth guests we've had)
For LC22 we had a rather unusual guest to act as our MC. Not that Tom Smith is unusua... no, I can't say it. He is unusual, and that makes him one heck of a great entertainer. Check out his site to get a taste of the filk that made him famous.
One of the true masters of Alternative History, and our LC21 Literary Guest... well, at least in THIS timeline.
Our AGoH for LC21, who is one of my 'all time top favorite' artists. Which has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I have a small cameo in one of his covers, really!
Returning to once again perform his duty as Master of Ceremony at LC23, we have another master in the realm of Alternative History. And someone I have to give kudos to on writing the most interesting and innovative 'Tuckerization' I've ever heard of.
Having David as our Special Guest for LC21 is going to be great, not only is he already an established member of the LibertyCon Family (no breaking in period required), but he also gave us a reason to think about bringing in a team of Sports Illustrated models. (Brandy overruled us, darnit. And see Program Book for details)
For our 20th Anniversary LGoH we have another 'been everywhere and done everything' sort of guest. From his bio: "...is a former English teacher, naval officer, Philadelphia taxi driver, customs officer, and motivational trainer."
We're incredibly fortunate to have Vincent DiFate back as our 20th Anniversary AGoH. Considering we think of this man everytime we look at our own logo, you might get an idea of what this means for us.
One of our previous AGoHs is returning for our 20th Anniversary, which is great for me since I've gotten a few more of the Deryni books since last time. ;-)
Pete 'Sluggy Freelance' Abrams
Pete Abrams is the creator & artist of Sluggy Freelance, one of the most popular web-comics out there. If you haven't checked out the comic, be sure to hit the archives. When you have plenty of time that is, since he has archives going back to 1997. (And hey, do you actually have anything better to do at work today?)
I love the title. "The Official Unofficial John Steakley Site". And I have to admit, before hitting that site I had no idea he'd been a stock car racer and football player.
Author, PhD, Space & Defense Contractor, and all around really really smart guy. (We're talking scary-smart. You know, the 'thank god he uses his powers for good' sort of smart).
A great site with
an absolute ton of gallery pages
with work by our LC16 Artist Guest
Wondering what the
Special Guest for LC16 has written?
Check his homepage!
Want to know about
Miles or his creator?
Check out all about Lois at the Bujold Nexus.
A small fanpage devoted to Tom Deitz's works.
David Drake’s
official homepage. Very well done, which is fitting
for the LC15 Literary Guest
A _FANTASTIC_ page
from our resident Romance writer.
(Which somehow escaped getting on this list for FAR too long.).
The self-made (& A heckuva lot better than this one) page for that spunky little artist with the large husband (So think again, guys!)
One of the best fanpages for Liberty's resident Star Wars expert. :^)
Our own resident Rocket Scientist, and our mole into the inner workings of NASA... shhh... don't tell anyone... (And most recently, our first ever Science Guest of Honor! Woohoo!)
Group Pages
These guys are phenomenal. If you haven't caught them at Liberty yet, do yourself a favor and be sure to attend one of their presentations as soon as you possibly can. No, not after dinner. Now.
Other Conventions
The Southern Fandom Resource Guide
(Excellent site, run by the ever popular Kelly Lockhart)