Below are the many luminous guest authors, artists, editors, and fans who have brought their light to our convention over the years:
T. Aaron Cisco
Sybil Smith (Special Guest)
Michael Merriam
Abra Staffin-Wiebe
Nisi Shawl
Ben Huset
Charlie Jane Anders
Bryan Thao Worra
Ursula Murray Husted
Eleanor Arnason
Melissa Scott
Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Naomi Kritzer
Ytasha L. Womack
Rob Callahan
Carolyn Ives Gilman
Terry A. Garey
“I can’t remember ever having more fun at a con”
—Jack McDevitt
Jack McDevitt
Catherine Lundoff
Roy C. Booth
Tananarive Due
Steven Barnes
(10 years after their appearances at Diversicon 10)
David G. Hartwell
John Calvin Rezmerski
Lyda Morehouse
Joan Slonczewski
“Thanks for a wonderful weekend! Diversicon is one of the most enjoyable conventions I have ever been to… in over 30 years of con-going”
—Rob Chilson
William F. Wu
Rob Chilson
Kay Kenyon
Michael Levy
Sandra Lindow
Anne Frasier
Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, PhD
Andrea Hairston
Christopher Jones
Melissa S. Kaercher
“How wonderful to attend a con where the diversity of culture in speculative literature is considered a strength, not a liability!”
—Bryan Thao Worra
Kelly Link
Bryan Thao Worra
Sheree R. Thomas
Minister Faust (aka Malcolm Azania)
S. P. Somtow (aka Somtow Sucharitkul)
Mark Rich
Melissa Scott
Martha A. Hood
“Your Programming is better than a lot I’ve seen at much larger cons. I really enjoyed the way people actually discussed subjects rather than making unrelated statements. It was great fun!”
—Melissa Scott
Steven Barnes
Tananarive Due
Stephen Pagel
Keith Hartman
Lois McMaster Bujold
Laurel Winter
Suzy McKee Charnas
“Diversicon is an experience. Great conversations, warm and welcoming, with a broad range of ideas, interests, and offbeat humor. I loved it! Had a great time! Will be back again!”
—Sheree R. Thomas
L. A. Graf (aka Julia Ecklar and Karen Rose Cercone)
Nalo Hopkinson
Karen Joy Fowler
Pat Murphy
Tanya Huff
Pam Keesey
Maureen F. McHugh
Doug Friauf (July 8, 1955–April 25, 2007)
Rodger Gerberding
L. A. Taylor (aka Laurie Aylama Taylor Sparer; September 3, 1939–May 29, 1996)
Joan Slonczewski
Earl C. Joseph
“People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like.”
—Abraham Lincoln
Paul Park
Bruce Hyde
Sybil M. Smith
Eleanor Arnason
A. C. Crispin
Ruth Berman