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The costumers and masquerade at MSC are...walking the halls, or across the stage--you'll want to bring your best Wookie costume to hang with these con-fites.
Amazing Filk and Dementia guests always grace the stages and ears of attendees at MidSouthCon.
We have announced the list of our Guests of Honor for MidSouthCon 28!
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Guests of Honor

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Author Co-Guest of Honor
Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin is the author of more than one hundred novels, 47 of which have appeared on national or international bestseller lists. He has over 20 million books in print in thirty languages. By any measure, he is one of the most popular writers currently working in the science fiction genre.
 

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Author Co-Guest of Honor
Rebecca Moesta
Rebecca Moesta (pronounced MESS-tuh) wanted to be an author since her early teens, but it wasn't until 1991 that she began writing in earnest. Her solo novels include Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Little Things (2002) and three novels in the Junior Jedi Knights series.
 

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Artist Guest of Honor
Billy Tackett
Award winning artist Billy Tackett hasn’t always been referred to as “The Creepiest Artist In America”. With humble beginnings in rural KY, the darkness came a-callin’ early on. His fondness for Famous Monsters of Filmland over Little Golden Books hinted at a dark future to come.
 

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Comics Guest of Honor
Gail Simone
Gail Simone is an American comics writer who has written for the DC titles Birds of Prey and The All-New Atom. She penned Wildstorm's Gen13 reboot and Welcome To Tranquility, and is currently writing Wonder Woman and Secret Six.
 

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Gaming Guest of Honor
James Ernest
2003 Vangaurd Award winner James Ernest founded Cheapass Games in 1996. Through this company, James has published more than 100 original games including Origins Award winning titles Kill Doctor Lucky, Give Me The Brain, Button Men, and BRAWL .  James has also done freelance game design for Wizards of the Coast, Microsoft, GAMES Magazine, and many others.
 

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Editor Guest of Honor
Lou Anders
A 2009/2008/2007 Hugo Award nominee, 2008 Philip K. Dick Award nominee, 2008/2006 Chesley Award winner/nominee, and 2006 World Fantasy Award nominee, Lou Anders is the editorial director of Prometheus Books' science fiction and fantasy imprint Pyr
 

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Multimedia Guest of Honor
Marc Gunn
Marc Gunn is Celtic American Musician and Podcaster. Good food, good drink and good company. Folk ballads, Irish drinking songs, fantasy, Sci Fi, and cats on the autoharp. Embrace independent Celtic music.
 

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Special Guest of Honor
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Sherrilyn is the leading pioneer of the current paranormal genre and is a #1 bestselling and award-winning US writer of both fiction and nonfiction.
 

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Toastmistress
Lee Martindale
A traditional bard tells two categories of tales: those of his or her own crafting and those learned from other bards, both contemporary and those who have come before. Lee keeps that tradition by being both a writer and an editor.
 

   

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Our primary focuses are literacy and education. To that end, we have held an annual convention in Memphis, TN for over two decades hosting numerous authors, editors, scientists, and artists. We also hold a free seminar for educators and librarians, a writers' conference with workshops by award winning authors and editors, and annual student art and writing contests.

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