Forrest J. Ackerman is the living legend, a man who has been an author, agent, publisher, museum curator, and first and foremost, a science fiction fan.

Karen Anderson has written many works of science fiction and fantasy, and is also known for her collaborations with her late husband Poul.

Chaz Boston Baden is a gregarious, imperious, and friendly fellow, who takes digital photos for "Hazel's Picture Gallery." (See www.boston-baden.com.) He is a member of the L.A. in 2006 Worldcon bid, and also chair of Loscon 28.

Lynn Boston Baden is a practicing librarian who enjoys science fiction, fantasy, and cozy mysteries. She has a weakness for dark chocolate and burly men with teddy bear ears.

Kage Baker has attained considerable acclaim and several award nominations for her stories about The Company, a group of manipulative time travelers. Her most recent novel is The Graveyard Game.

Steve Barnes is an author and screenwriter who has written several best-selling books, some in collaboration with authors such as Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. He also created the Life Writing Program, designed to develop both writing skills and self-reliance.

Steve Bartlett is a space activist and science fiction fan who works with Microcosm Space Systems.

Jeremy Bloom is a freelance journalist, screenwriter, and the publisher of Frequency Magazine, published in audio compact disc format.

Emma Bull is renowned as an author, musician, singer, raconteur, and generally interesting person. She has written award-winning novels and performed on several CDs, and is half of the goth-folk duo The Flash Girls.

Chris Butler is an artist, an astronomer, and a steamship enthusiast. Read more about our Artist Guest of Honor.

Chuck Cady works for Exponent Technology, a company making specialized law enforcement and military hardware.

Marty Cantor first became notorious as the publisher of Holier Than Thou, a fanzine that set new records for bizarre topics and splendid writing. His current publication is called No Award, and is available on paper and on the Net.

Robert J. Cesarone is a mission specialist at Jet Propulsion Labs.

Shawn Crosby has been making something from nothing professionally for over 20 years - toys, action figures, display models, and props. Not just the President of Toy Club for Men, he is also a client, and secretly plots scenarios in which his large army of custom action figures and vehicles takes over the world.

Hugh Daniel is a computer security expert who is also an avid science fiction fan.

Sue Dawe is a well-known science fiction artist and costumer, as well as a Star Wars fanatic extraordinaire. She once turned a flamingo into a Sith lord.

John de Chancie has written novels and short stories in the field of science fiction, fantasy, and alternate history.

Buzz Dixon is an author, screenwriter, and story editor who enjoys cheesecake and sushi, presumably not in the same bite.

Don Dixon is an astronomical artist of considerable renown. His work has graced many prestigious magazines, and he is on the art staff at the Griffith Observatory.

Harlan Ellison has been hailed as a visionary both in the science fiction field and in mainstream literature. He has a rare ability to write tales that are both uplifting and profoundly disturbing.

Dr. Michael Engelberg is a film producer and writer who works to bring decent science fiction to the big screen.

Dr. William Ernoehazy is an internist and medical researcher who has assisted many authors in getting the bloody bits right.

Richard Foss is a journalist, travel agent, restaurant reviewer, and science fiction writer who has stories coming out in Analog and Alternate Generals II. He is also occasionally active in science fiction fandom and conrunning.

Laura Frankos has written mysteries and science fiction stories. Her most recent SF publication was "The Great White Way" in Analog Magazine.

Frank Kelly Freas is probably the best known science fiction artist and illustrator in the world, possibly the solar system.

Laura Brodian Freas is a science fiction artist who is also a classical music DJ.

Chris Garcia is the Curator of the Computer History Museum in San Jose.

David Gerrold has been an imaginary companion all of his life. That so many otherwise intelligent human beings continue to believe he exists represents hard evidence of the power of human imagination. If you prefer, you may imagine that he lives in Northridge with his son, three neurotic dogs, and several snooty cats, and that he is a renowned writer of books and screenplays.

Mel Gilden is one of the best known children's and Young Adult writers, and he has also written several media-related works.

Mike Glyer is the publisher of File 770, perhaps the world's best known science fiction fanzine.

Lynn Gold writes and performs her own songs, including "Buy Me a Whale" and "Iguanas (They're Not Just For Breakfast Anymore)," and is one of the net's living dinosaurs. Read more information on our Fan Guest of Honor online.

Robert Gounley is a mission specialist at Jet Propulsion Labs.

Ashley Grayson is the founder of The Ashley Grayson Literary Agency, where he represents many bestselling SF, fantasy, and children's authors.

Barbara Hambly has written science fiction, fantasy, historical novels, detective fiction, and works that cross these and other categories. When not writing and editing she pursues interests in classical dance and other arts.

Francis Hamit is an investigative journalist, military scholar, and author of computer-related books. He is currently working on a novel about the Confederate secret service.

Keith Hartman wrote the nonfiction book Congregations in Conflict and the critically acclaimed genre-bending novel The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse. His new book, The Gumshoe Gorilla, was released in September 2001.

Hazel the Bear is a quiet, friendly creature, who enjoys making Jell-O and hanging out at science fiction conventions.

John Hertz is an attorney, history and dance scholar, and fanwriter who is well known in the science fiction community. He is widely credited with introducing Regency dancing to science fiction conventions.

Eric Hoffmann is a film historian with a particular love of science fiction and horror.

Aleta Jackson is one of the principals of X-Cor Aerospace, a private rocket company based in Mojave, California.

Charles L. Jackson II, AKA The Emperor, is a reviewer, cartoonist, and film historian.

Roby James has written two science fiction novels, Commencement and Commitment, that have received excellent critical reviews. She is also a professional photographer and lives in Arizona.

Warren James is a published SF author and the host of Hour 25, a popular internet radio show about science fiction.

James Killus is an atmospheric scientist and SF writer who has published two novels and many short stories. His most recent work is "Aphrodite's Children," a story of the colonization of the atmosphere of Venus.

Dr. Alan Koslow is a surgeon who has been active in science fiction fandom for 35 years. He lives in Des Moines, Iowa.

William "Buzz" Lange is a helicopter pilot and rocket engine tester for X-Cor Aerospace.

Brad Linaweaver first became famous when his novelette "Moon of Ice" made everybody's short list of the best works of 1982. Since then he has written or co-authored a huge pile of novels, short stories, scripts for low-budget films, and other works.

Lux Theater is best known for its own brand of total immersion live theater events. Transcending its Enigmatic roots in improvisational comedy, the Lux team has presented such environments as Crosstime USO, Milliways, and the live 1940's radio broadcast of The Adventures of Luke Skywalker. Information is available at http://www.luxtheater.com.

Doctor Lynn Maners is a doctor of cultural anthropology, so please don't tell him about the pain in your abdomen. The good professor teaches in Tucson, where he is also a science fiction reviewer and author.

Craig Miller has chaired Worldcons, written screenplays for hit cartoon shows, and done all manner of things in the science fiction and fantasy field.

Vera Nazarian is an author, musician, artist, and teacher. She has two novels coming out in 2002, and probably dozens of songs and paintings by then.

Larry Niven is a master of thoughtful and intelligent science fiction and fantasy, and he has a shelf full of Hugo awards that prove that his work is appreciated.

Val Ontell is a teacher and librarian in the San Diego area who has been active in SF fandom for many years.

Phil Osborn is a former public school teacher who created the "Computer Gang Project," and pioneered several home schooling conferences. He has also written many articles about technology and education.

Dr. Jerry Pournelle is one of the leading authors of military SF, and he has made millions of people less afraid of their computers with his dispatches from Chaos Manor.

Tom Safer is a theater technician and serious cartoon fan.

J. Neil Schulman is a Libertarian SF author and publisher who runs Pulpless.com, an E-book publisher with over forty titles available.

Eric P. Scott has hosted many room parties, including @! (Internet fandom) parties at Loscon back in the days before the dot-com boom and bust.

Will Shetterly writes decidedly unusual fiction. His most recent novel is Dogland, about a Florida attraction that never was.

Sherwood Smith has written award winning books in several genres, among them science fiction, fantasy, and Young Adult fiction.

Sharon Sprague-Morgan is an opera singer and professional researcher.

Tadao Tomomatsu played the part of a Japanese tourist in Inspector Gadget, which was typecasting, since he actually is a tourist. He has also played various other characters in film, TV shows, and other productions and is very active in local SF fandom. Tadao will be chair of Loscon 29, next year.

Harry Turtledove is on everyone's list of the top alternate history authors, but he has also written historical fiction, fantasy, and SF.

Christine Valada, Esq. is an attorney specializing in the area of author's rights and is the Legal Counsel for the Science Fiction Writers of America.

Katie Waitman attracted immediate acclaim for her first novel, The Merro Tree, and followed this up with the darker The Divided. She is currently working on another book in the series.

Chris Weber is a comic book and Young Adult fiction writer, as well as an avid SF fan and filksong writer.

Ken Wharton is a physicist and science fiction writer whose new novel, Divine Intervention, was just released by Ace Books.

Lee Whiteside is the webmaster of SFTV.org and an avid fan from Arizona.

Karen Willson is not just a science fiction and Young Adult writer, she is also a screenwriter and the creator of "A Girl's World Clubhouse" at www.agirlsworld.com. When not writing, she is an avid costumer and filksinger.

Janet Wilson-Anderson is a famed costumer who has judged, won, and run more masquerades than just about anybody.

Patricia C. Wrede (pronounced REE-dee) is the author of a number of fantasy novels which can be enjoyed by both young people and adults. Her interests include sewing, embroidery, desultory attempts at gardening, chocolate, not mowing the lawn, High Tea, and, of course, reading. Read more about our Author Guest of Honor online.

Frank Wu is a professional science fiction and fantasy artist who won the Illustrators of the Future Grand Prize in 2000. His work has appeared in Fantastic Stories, Talebones, Darkling Plain, and Altair Magazine, among other outlets.

William F. Wu is the author of 14 novels and nearly 60 short stories in magazines and anthologies such as Star Wars: Tales From Jabba's Palace.

Doselle Young is the writer/creator of "The Monarchy" comic series from DC/Wildstorm, and has written for many other series and publishers, His first trade paperback, Bullets Over Babylon was just released this month.

Janine Ellen Young was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award for her first novel, and her second made the Locus Recommended Reading List. She's currently at work on the third.