Nancy Northcott is the Comics Track Director for ConTinual. She's also a lifelong fan of comics, science fiction, fantasy, and history. Her published works include the Boar King's Honor historical fantasy trilogy and the Arachnid Files romantic suspense series. Collaborating with Jeanne Adams, she also writes the Outcast Station science fiction mystery series.
Dragon Con’s science track brought five experts to Room 202 of the Hilton on Saturday at 1 PM to discuss ways to get away with murder. Emily Finke, Joseph Meany, Raychelle Burks, and John Cmar entered into the topic with gusto. Burks, the moderator, opened the program by asking the other panelists to assume they needed to get rid of… Read more →
In a program called “What Is Historic Steel Combat?” (Hyatt Kennesaw, 1PM Friday), Armory staffers explained different types of historic combat being practiced today. Allen Johnson explained that combat sports span historical periods and different methods but explore accuracy and are dedicated to historic accuracy, not only what works in a situation. His fellow presenters set out a wide range… Read more →
C. L. Wilson’s unique blend of epic fantasy and romance has carried her onto numerous bestseller lists, including The New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly. Her debut novel, Lord of the Fading Lands, the first in her Tairen Soul quintet, won the National Readers’ Choice Awards for Best First Book and Best Paranormal/Fantasy Romance. The other books in… Read more →
If you’ve spent much time at Dragon Con, you’ve seen the people with the big cameras and the red Dragon Con Photography armbands. Whatever the time, day or night, they’re present at all the major events. The Daily Dragon sat down with Fong Dong, Director of Photography for Dragon Con, to find out how the Con’s roving photographers do their… Read more →
By 8:30 on Saturday morning, parade-goers were lining Peachtree Street. Mike, Kevin, and Katie from the Aliens Legacy Colonial Marines were getting coffee at the Westin Starbucks. When asked why they chose to participate, Mike said, “It’s more fun to participate.” As Kevin agreed, Mike added, “We have a tradition to keep up. The Colonial Marines have led the parade… Read more →
Author A. J. Hartley wears several different hats. In addition to writing various types of fiction, he’s the Russell Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare Studies in the theater department of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He’s also affiliated with the English department there. He was editor of the performance journal Shakespeare Bulletin for a decade and served as… Read more →
Kathryn Hinds started writing stories early, but her first publications were nonfiction books for children and middleschoolers about various historical cultures. To date, she has written more than 50 of these as well as numerous short stories and poems and several novels. Christy English, author of the Shakespeare in Love series, described Hinds’s 2015 epic fantasy, The Healer’s Choice, as… Read more →
Anyone sitting in a DragonCon audience, whether it’s in a small track workshop or a giant ballroom, expects to see and hear the guests who’re presenting. In all but the smallest track rooms, that wouldn’t be possible if not for DragonCon TechOps. Wiring all those rooms is a big job. To find out more about it, the Daily Dragon sat… Read more →
