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Kaffeeklatsch - Ryan Rose, Ray Tabler, and Kyle E. Miller
Friday March 27, 2026 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Speakers 
Author, Science Fiction You Can Enjoy
My aim is to write science fiction you can enjoy. So far that's manifested as what I call Light Space Opera. Imagine Starship Troopers, hijacked by Monty Python, or space opera as produced by Gilbert and Sullivan, while bankrolled and bullied by Flo Ziegfeld. Additional links:
Ray...
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Friday March 27, 2026 4:00pm - 4:50pm
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Hamlin
5:00pm EDT
Kaffeeklatsch - Ken MacGregor, Leslie Gulvas, and Michael Cieslak
Friday March 27, 2026 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
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Ken is a Speculative Fiction (mostly Horror) author with four story collections, an award-winning YA/MG novella, and a novel he co-wrote with Kerry Lipp. He has edited three original anthologies (one co-edited with Douglas Gwilym), one of which was a finalist for the Shirley Jackson...
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I'm a collector of experiences and writer of both fact and fiction. I live on a farm with a giant wolf hound, a disgruntled guard pig, silly cats and an old gray horseMy books are:
Carnival Charlatan an urban fantasy,
Brenda's House a middle grade ghost story, and
Off the Reservatio...
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Friday March 27, 2026 5:00pm - 5:50pm
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Hamlin
11:00am EDT
Kaffeeklatsch - David Weber, Jarod K. Anderson, and Richard C. White
Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
Speakers 
Jarod K. Anderson is a writer and poet from Ohio. His new fantasy novel Strange Animals was called "a wholly captivating tale of magic and nature" by Publishers Weekly. His book about nature and mental health Something in the Woods Loves You was praised as a "brilliantly poignant...
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Original and Media Tie-in Author. I write Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy Noir, Action-Adventure, Historical Fantasy, and Non-Fiction. I will be releasing up to 4 new books in 2026 and have been a panelist/guest at MystiCon nine times in the pre-Covid shows.
My works can be found at http://www.richardcwhite.com/bibliography...
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Saturday March 28, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am
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Hamlin
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10:00am EDT
Kaffeeklatsch - Katie Spina, Jean Davis, and Fyra B. Ginn
Sunday March 29, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Speakers 
Author, Awesome Authors Kids
Ms. Katie is an award-winning kidlit author who writes stories for kids where finding your fit means trusting in who you are. An avid reader, she loves all sorts of books across a wide spectrum. With a Bachelor's degree in Writing from the University of Michigan-Flint, she is a professional...
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Sci-fi & Fantasy Author
Jean Davis writes an array of speculative fiction and plays with chickens. She has written short story collections, a space opera series, stand-alone novels, children’s books about her chickens, many projects that aren’t yet finished, and a lot of pages that you will never se...
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Sunday March 29, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am
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Hamlin
11:00am EDT
Kaffeeklatsch - Tracy Barnett and Paul Michael Peters
Sunday March 29, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am EDT
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Paul Michael Peters is an American author known for his genre-blending narratives that span thrillers, suspense, science fiction, and literary fiction. His stories often delve into the unexpected, exploring life's quirky tangents with a unique voice that combines humor and darkness...
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Penguicon, Guest of Honor, Penguicon 2022
Tracy Barnett (they/them) is an award-winning non-binary games designer, podcast and game editor, and project manager from Ohio. They have been making games for almost 10 years. They specialize in games prompted by feelings and deep with story. You can find them online, anywhere...
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Sunday March 29, 2026 11:00am - 11:50am
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Hamlin
1:00pm EDT
Kaffeeklatsch - Jennifer Blackstream and Vera West
Sunday March 29, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Author
"Jennifer Blackstream is a USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy and fantasy romance. She is amazed and grateful to have made a writing career out of a Master’s degree in Psychology, hours of couch-detecting watching Murder She Wrote, and endless research into mythology...
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Sunday March 29, 2026 1:00pm - 1:50pm
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Hamlin
