ConQuesT 54

Kansas City’s Original Fan-Run Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

Noon, June 2, 2023 — 5:00p, June 4, 2023

Hilton Kansas City Airport

CONQUEST 54 INFO & REGISTRATION

GUESTS OF HONOR

MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL

Author | Guest Of Honor

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TBA

Artist | Guest Of Honor

JANCI PATTERSON

Author | Guest Of Honor

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FAN GUESTS OF HONOR

Tiphani & Tamorah Dixon

Fan | Guests Of Honor

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Photo of Mary Robinette Kowal Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of The Spare Man,The Glamourist Histories series, Ghost Talkers, and the Lady Astronaut Universe. She is part of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses and has received the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, four Hugo awards, the Nebula and Locus awards. Her stories appear in Asimov’s, Uncanny, and several Year’s Best anthologies.

Mary Robinette, a professional puppeteer, also performs as a voice actor (SAG/AFTRA), recording fiction for authors including Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow, and John Scalzi. She lives in Nashville with her husband Rob and over a dozen manual typewriters.

Visit maryrobinettekowal.com

Photo of Donato Giancola Donato Giancola's passion for narrative art has seen his work grace the covers of over three hundred science fiction and fantasy novels, placed in hundreds of private and public collections, and landed numerous peer honors including three Hugo Awards, two Gold and six Silver Medals from Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, the prestigious Hamilton King Award from the Society of Illustrators, and recognition from the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists with twenty-three Chesley Awards.

Donato recognizes the significant cultural role played by art and makes personal efforts to contribute to the expansion and appreciation of genre works; to that end he serves as an instructor at the SmArt School, the Illustration Master Class, and lectures extensively at conventions and universities worldwide. His current projects include themed works for exhibition at fine art galleries, ongoing commercial assignments, book projects for J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, and explorations on his developing themes of Empathetic Robots and astronauts.

Visit him online at donatoarts.com.

Photo of Janci Patterson Janci Patterson writes romantic comedy, epic fantasy, young adult urban fantasy, and contemporary young adult novels. She has co-authored several books with Brandon Sanderson, including novellas in his Skyward series and the final installment of Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians. She is also honored to have co-authored novels with James Goldberg, Lauren Janes, and Megan Walker.

Janci has a master's degree in creative writing from BYU, and lives in Orem, Utah with her family. When she's not writing, she can be found customizing Barbie dolls, playing geek games of all kinds, and watching reality TV.

Pros and Cons Cosplay are twin Master-level cosplayers from the Midwest who have a strong understanding of cosplay construction, cosplay competition and diversity, equity, and inclusion. They have competed and won numerous awards for cosplay craftsmanship and performance and focus on complex builds with multiple design elements including needlework, foamwork, wig styling, and intricate detailing.

They are dedicated to making the cosplay community a safe and inclusive space for all, and work personally and professionally on developing inclusive cosplay contest policies, educating the community on bystander intervention techniques, social justice and inclusion in the cosplay and costuming community.

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