Guests Of Honor
Writer Guest of Honor:
Philip Ligon
International Bestselling and Dragon Award nominated author Philip Ligon fell in love with fantasy when he tried to read The Sword of Shannara for a book report in high school. Though he had to choose a different book for the report, he was forever hooked on epic adventures, quests, and fantastic realms. He proceeded to read every Terry Brooks book he could find, and soon discovered the works of Raymond Feist, Michael Moorcock, and threw in a heavy dose of Orson Scott Card, to name a few.
Philip Ligon lives in north Alabama, where he sometimes imagines the hills, valleys, and rivers are part of a mysterious land where pirates and rogues are hiding their airships.
Artist Guest of Honor: Greg Cravens
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Cravens was awarded the National Cartoonists Society Tim Rosenthal award in 2006
Gaming Guest of Honor: Wade "The Weasel" Walker
Wade "the Weasel" Walker is continuing to run "Day Care Kids" a West Memphis toys collectables and game shop. He took over the store when his father know to us as "Mr. Robert" passed. He has kept a place for gamers, collectors, and big kids going. This is his first time being a GOH.
Burlesque Guest of Honor:
Ginger Oh Snap
Influenced by her background in musical theatre and dance, Ginger Oh Snap crafts a special brand of storytelling burlesque. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, she has won awards as both a costumer and performer. Ginger has performed at conventions and festivals all across the world, from Toronto to London to the absolute middle-of-nowhere Midwestern US, plus the DragonCon parade as Mary Jane Watson alongside Stan Lee. In addition to hauling her tassels all over the country as a traveling showpony, Ginger is also a resident performer at the World Famous Skull’s Rainbow Room.
A true Queen of Nerds, Ginger is the Producer of Full Frontal Nerdity Burlesque, which creates naughty, nerdy entertainment for fandom conventions and events, in addition to appearing and emceeing as a cosplay guest throughout the US