Meet the Pros

Rev. 24-Aug-2000

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Meet The Pros Party

8:00 PM on Thursday, 31-Aug-2000, in the Crystal and Regent rooms (i.e. entired 3rd floor) the Fairmont Hotel.

Chicon 2000 is proud to announce the Meet-the-Pros reception this year will be a massive autograph party. With SFWA's support, Chicon 2000 will provide an opportunity for fans to get autographs from attending authors, artists, editors, publishers, and agents in a party atmosphere. All authors at Worldcon will be invited (whether or not SFWA members). In addition in support of the literacy programs set up by RWA (Romance Writers of America) with Laubach Literacy* SFWA has extended a special invitation to members of RWA to attend Worldcon and the Meet-the-Pros party. As an added attraction SFWA and RWA will be raffling off packets that include autographed books and other gifts provided by the authors. (Details on how to buy raffle tickets will be posted to this website at a later date.) All proceeds to go to the Laubach Literacy Programs.

These are some of the pros planning to attend the meet the pros party, available for autographing:

Catherine Asaro
Jim Baen
Paul Barnett
Stephen Baxter
Jim Belfiore
Hilari Bell
Carol Berg
Holly Bird
Bob Blackwood
Diane Blackwood
N.Taylor Blanchard
Charles Brown
Suzy Charnas
Brenda Clough
David B. Coe
Guy Consolmagno, Astronomer to the Vatican
Sheila Cooper
H. Ed Cox
Michael Dashow
Joy Day
Keith Decandido
Cory Doctorow
James Dorr
Lee Driver
Colleen Doran
Lisa DuMond
Linda Dunn
Bob Eggleton
Kate Elliott
Bill Fawcett
Jocelin Foxe
Howard Frank
Jane Frank
Kelly Freas
Laura Freas
Kate Freiman
Dave Freer (Baen Books)
Carolyn Ives Gilman
James Glass
Stephen Goldin
John Grant
Kristine Grayson
Katherine Greyle
Anne Groell
Eileen Gunn
Joe Haldeman
Winifred Halsey
Harry Harrison (Tor)
Kit Hawkins
Brenda Hiatt
Alexandra Honigsberg
David Honigsberg
Johnna Klukas
Greg Kostikyan
Marguerite Krause
Nancy Kress
Susan Krinard
Edward M. Lerner
Paul Levinson
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
Todd Lockwood
Jean Lorrah
Lubov
Catherine Lundoff
Derwin Mak
Jude Mandell (Simon and Schuster) ROMANCE
Louise Marley
David Marusek
Mary Mason
Wil McCarthy
Ron Miller
Kelly McClymer
Henry Melton
Lissa Michaels
Melisa Michaels
Elizabeth Moon
Chris Moore
Yvonne Navarro
Ingrid Neilson
Jody Nye
Margaret Organ-Kean
Teresa Patterson
L.W.Perkins
Andrew Porter
Madelein E. Robins
Roberta Rogow (St. Martins/Minotaur) Mystery
Patricia Rosemoor
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Fred Saberhagen
Karl Schroeder
Rebecca Schumacher (doll maker!)
Charles Sheffield
Rick Shelley
Josepha Sherman
Robert Silverberg
Brad Sinor
Susan Sizemore
Kristine Smith
Allen Steele
James Stevens-Arce
Ian Randal Strock
Mark W. Tiedemann
James Van Pelt
Katie Waitman
Ron Walotsky
Catherine Wells
K.D. Wentworth
Walter John Williams
Laurel Winter
Janine Ellen Young
Sarah Zettel

At con, the most up-to-date list will be available at registration, at the event itself, on the onsite web server [www] and in the dealers room (along with the names and locations of the dealers who will have works by the authors, artists, editors and publishers, available for purchase). Of course, there will still be autograph sessions throughout the convention to catch up to anyone you miss!

There will be refreshments available to help fans and pros keep up their strength and energy to meet the demands of autographing and tracking down everyone!

See you there.

*Laubach Literacy is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to helping adults of all ages improve their lives and their communities by learning reading, writing, math and problem solving skills. Anyone wishing additional information on the Laubach Literacy Programs will be able to get brochures at the Meet-the-Pros party (as well as speak to a representative of the program), the freebie tables and at the Laubach Literacy table located in the concourse area during the entire convention.