Name: What's New from Raconteur Press
Start: 2025-06-21T13:00:00-0400
End: 2025-06-21T14:00:00-0400

Saturday June 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

CC - Ballroom E (Main Event Programming)

Ian McMurtrie (aka Lawdog) will moderate this roundtable on what's the year holds in store for Raconteur Press.

Moderators

Ian McMurtrie

Born on the island of Malta to an Oklahoma oil engineer and a Texas school teacher, author Ian McMurtrie a.k.a. LawDog was raised in Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. He has been a soldier, an EMT, a volunteer fireman, a short-order cook, the world's worst rodeo clown, and a peace... Read More →

Guests

Jonna Hayden

Jonna Hayden is a professional Costume Designer, clothing historian, and long-time SF geek. After many years of hiding in the Science Fiction section of the school library, she found her tribe when she attended Orycon 5. She builds shows for the Opera, Ballet, and anyone else who... Read More →

Rita Beeman

Rita Beeman lives with her wiener dogs in Texas, where she loves to tend plants that thrive on her level of neglect.

Laura Begley

As a copy editor for Raconteur Press, I have four anthologies to my credit: Goblin Bazaar; From the Brim to the Dregs; Coffee Capers; and Moggie Noir: Dames, Derringers, and Detectives. I also had the pleasure of copy editing “Storm-Dragon,” a boys SF/F action-adventure novel... Read More →

Lisa D. Moore

Lisa D. Moore is a copy editor at Raconteur Press and aspiring journalist in North Texas. She is a military brat, Chestertonian, and MSTie. Her latest undertaking is learning videography, currently documenting SF/fandom history with her infinitely patient friend, Ben Yalow.

Spearman Burke

After retiring from a globe spanning career of swashbuckling adventure in the U.S. Marine Corps, Spearman Burke decided to try his hand at this GI Bill thing he had been hearing about. He earned an interdisciplinary degree in English Literature and Creative Writing with a minor in... Read More →

Nick Nethery

Nick Nethery writes science fiction, fantasy, mystery, westerns and whatever else presents a challenge or will entertain his friends and family. He has been published by the United States Naval Institute, Foreign Policy, Dragon Soul Press, and Raconteur Press, among others. He works... Read More →

D. Jason Fleming

J. Kenton Pierce

J. Kenton Pierce’s Science Fiction short stories and novels known collectively as the Tales from the Long Night. He lives near Pittsburgh and enjoys writing, shooting, and cheese. His work has been published in Abyss & Apex, the Grantville Gazette Baen's Universe Annex, and several... Read More →

Ted Begley

Ted Begley's career has consisted of such fields as cook, farmer, lightning rod salesman, and accountant. He lives in Kentucky with his wife of more than thirty years, Laura, who acts in the capacity of his first reader and editor. He has several short stories published in as many... Read More →

Gregory Radabaugh

Greg Radabaugh, an author published by Raconteur Press and others, retired from the US Department of Defense after a 44-year career. He now works as a consultant for various commercial and government entities. Prior to his retirement, he was a member of the Department of Defense Senior... Read More →

Wally Waltner

Wally Waltner is a tech consulting executive and gentleman science fiction/fantasy author. Born and raised on a farm in South Dakota, his early creative muses led him down a musical path and earned music scholarships and eventually a BMus degree in brass performance from Saint Olaf... Read More →

Joe Salem

Joe Salem writes technothrillers such as "Arrow Storm", alternate history short stories and sci-fi. The sci-fi novel has been in progress for so long, it will soon be sci-fact. He works in the oilfield in Houston.

Zane Voss

Zane Voss holds bachelor's and master’s degrees in engineering from the Missouri University of Science & Technology. His day job is working as a partner in an engineering consulting firm in the steel industry. If you’re either interested or unable to flee quickly enough, he will... Read More →

Richard Cartwright

Richard Cartwright was born and raised in Tennessee when he was not bouncing around the country and Canada in the sleeper of his parents tractor trailer rig that his father bought after retiring from the Navy to go into trucking. His first reading lessons were road signs at four... Read More →

Amanda Montandon

Amanda Montandon is a Colorado mountain girl living in North Carolina with her husband, author Kal Spriggs, their son, & 4 mischievous felines. A Jane-of-All-Trades, she has experience in law enforcement, veterinary care, private security, & more. She runs her own editing business... Read More →

Janet Spaulding

Janet has taught English for over twenty years She holds a Doctorate in Creative Invective as well as a black belt in sarcasm. All her puns are 100% intentional. In addition to teaching and editing, she has been a military contractor, a mortgage officer, a stand-up comedian and a... Read More →

Jonathan Koan

Jonathan Koan is a Professional Book Reviewer on YouTube. His YouTube channel, "Jonathan Koan", features book reviews, author interviews, rankings, book hauls, unboxings, recommendations and more! He reviews Science Fiction, Fantasy, Media Tie-in Fiction, Thrillers, and more!

K. Anders

K. Anders is the author of multiple short stories including two which ranked #1 in their respective categories on the Amazon Best Seller list including Science fiction and comedy! His first novel "Dragonsworn" is set to be published by Jumpmaster Press in late summer 2025.

Saturday June 21, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
CC - Ballroom E (Main Event Programming) Chattanooga Convention Center 1 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402

Literary/Publishing, Round Table

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