Debbie Yutko lives near Atlanta with her husband and two cats. When she isn’t gardening, rescuing homeless kittens, or cramming math formulas into teenagers’ brains, she can be found stringing words together at her computer and dreaming of adventures in far-off lands. She is a lifelong reader of Science Fiction and Fantasy and a veteran of Dragon Con, where she enjoys attending panels and working with the talented staff of the Daily Dragon.
This year’s Artist Guest of Honor, Donato Giancola, has created over 300 cover art illustrations and has earned a long list of awards almost as impressive as his paintings. Perusing his online gallery is captivating both visually and emotionally. Each of his works, even a deceptively simple depiction of hands, tells a vibrant story. Intricate battle scenes capture not only… Read more →
Authors Kevin J. Anderson, Jody Lynn Nye, and S.M. Stirling, distinguished judges of the Writers of the Future (WotF) contest, joined recent winners Randyn Bartholomew, Lauren Catherine McGuire, and T.R. Naus for the panel “Writers of the Future: Practical Skills/Insider Knowledge for Genre Fiction” at 1PM Saturday in Hyatt International North, to share tips on how to succeed as a… Read more →
Mortal Kombat actors Ludi Lin, Max Huang, and Mehcad Brooks joined moderator Ryan Segur for a discussion of the Mortal Kombat reboot and upcoming second movie at the panel “Next Round: Inside Mortal Kombat II and the Future of the Franchise” at 5:30PM on Saturday in the Hilton Salon. The panel began with Lin praising a costume he’d seen. Its… Read more →
Simon Pegg has played a wide variety of roles since his first in the British sitcom Spaced, which he co-wrote. From the straight-man cop in Hot Fuzz, to the reluctant but reliable Benji in the Mission Impossible films and the indomitable Scottie in the J.J. Abram’s Star Trek series, Pegg’s amazing ability to portray the relatable everyman makes his characters… Read more →
At the “Did a Wizard Do It? The Physics of High Fantasy” panel on Friday at 10AM in Marriott L401–403, panelists Davis Ashura, Jotham R. Austin II, Paige L. Christie, Dakota Krout, and moderator Mary Robinette Kowal proposed theories to reconcile physics and biology with various magical tropes in fantasy literature. To begin, Kowal asked the audience for questions to… Read more →
Guest speaker Toni Weisskopf, publisher and editor-in-chief of Baen Books, joined current and former attendees of Jody Lyn Nye’s Writers Workshop to share an insider’s view of publishing. With 35 years in publishing at Baen, Weisskopf sees her role as “protecting the reader from bad fiction.” Her main goal is to improve the genre with a focus on great storytelling… Read more →
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first Back to the Future movie. Although plutonium still isn’t available at the corner drugstore, Christopher Lloyd (Dr. Emmet Brown), James Tolkan (Mr. Strickland), and Claudia Wells (Jennifer Parker) emerged from the time-space continuum at the “Back to the Future 40th Anniversary!” panel on Friday at 2:30PM in Hyatt Centennial II-IV. Moderator… Read more →
Placing in the Writers of the Future (WotF) contest is the dream of many aspiring writers. Last year, Lauren Catherine McGuire, a resident of the quaint Georgia town of Senoia known for its role as the filming set of The Walking Dead, fulfilled that dream. McGuire was a quarterly second-place winner and earned the honor of having her story, “Karma… Read more →
