GUESTS Rebecca Borgstrom | Lynn Flewlling | Mari Morimoto | Lillian Olsen | Patricia C. Wrede

Rebecca Borgstrom As her weblog says, "Rebecca is a freelance writer living in Seattle." Her fans would say something more along the lines of Rebecca being a huge success in the gaming world with fabulous writing in such books from Exalted as "The Sidereals" and a both witty and humorous weblog! A graduate from John Hopkins, Ms. RS Borgstrom says that it was Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" that has most inspired in her work "Nobilis". The fanbase of this game in particular raves profusely of this high-quality game and it's well-written style! What to know what it's like to be a woman breaking into the gaming world? Come to Rebecca's panel to hear about her experiences, plans, and learn about the fasinating world of RPG-employment! The list of her works includes: Nobilis Exalted: The Sidereals Warcraft: Manual of Monsters Sidereal Charm section Photo & Info found at Hitherby Dragons © 2003-4 http://rebecca.hitherby.com/

Lynn Flewelling Born on October 20, 1958, in Maine, Flewelling's fantasy novels have received worldwide acclaim and currently appear in ten languages! This inspirational author also wrote the widely popular "Night Runner" series and she will be at Conbust this April to enlighten and inspire all her fans here! She's worked on and off as an instructor of workshops--on creativity and fiction writing. Her article "the Complete Nobody's Guide to Query Letters" has recently been reprinted as a chapter in Moira Allen's excellent book, Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches & Proposals, and on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America website. She is also currently writing a line of children's books for the Fisher Price toy company. The list of her works includes: "Letter To Alexi" Prisoners of the Night Magazine 1996. The Nightrunner Series (ongoing): Luck in the Shadows, Bantam Spectra 1996 Stalking Darkness, Bantam Spectra 1997 Traitor's Moon, Bantam Spectra 1999 "Raven's Cut" Assassin Fantastic, 2001 Daw Books The Tamir Triad (ongoing): The Bone Doll's Twin, Bantam Spectra 2001 Hidden Warrior, Bantam Spectra 2003 The Oracle's Queen (to come) Photo by Eric Demme © 2003 Acquired from http://www.sff.net/people/Lynn.Flewelling/

Mari Morimoto Osaka-born and Manhattan-raised, Ms. Morimoto never strayed far from urbanity until she spent 9 years at Cornell. Actually, it's Dr. Morimoto, whose "real job" as a big city veterinarian often wars with her "moonlighting" as a freelance manga literal translator. She got her foot in the door with VIZ LLC through luck and circumstance, and since then has expanded her resume to include panelist (Anime Expo NY), panel leader (Anime Boston and Big Apple Anime Fest), and GOH personal assistant and interpreter (Yuricon, Shojocon). The highlight of her translating career was rubbing elbows with Dragonball creator Akira Toriyama, although as a child, she once had the great honor of meeting the late Osamu Tezuka as well. Although the Doc's main appearances will be with the translation panel on Saturday and the Guest FAQ's hour on Sunday, watch out for her to pop her head into several other panels throughout the weekend, for she always enjoys a lively discourse among good company! Having had a background in cultural anthropology, she loves talking about magic, myth, and religion, gender politics, and pop culture… actually, she just loves talking. The list of her works includes: Di Gi Charat anthology manga Dragon Ball manga Inu-yasha manga Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya) manga Lum: Uresei Yatsura manga Maison Ikkoku Naruto manga Neon Genesis Evangelion manga No Need for Tenchi! One Pound Gospel Translations of interviews with Yoshihiro Togashi, Eiichiro Oda, and Akira Toriyama for American Shonen Jump! manga periodical Knights of the Zodiac preview article for American Shonen Jump! manga periodical

Lillian Olsen I'm a freelancer, but almost all of my work is with Viz. I've been working since 1994 - part-time at first, now full-time. I also actually was born in Japan, and lived there for the first nine years of my life, so I had an early start on anime! I've always wanted to help make anime and manga more accessible to more people, so I'm glad I'm doing my part! I have also done one anime (so far) called Beast Musketeers! The list of her works includes: Basara manga Battle Angel Alita: Last Order manga Big O manga Ceres: Celestial Legend manga Chicago manga DBZ Evangelion Please Save My Earth Revolutionary Girl Utena manga Rumic Theater manga Shaman King manga X manga Yu Yu Hakusho manga

Patricia C. Wrede A true writer since 7th grade, Patricia Wrede has contributed to the sci-fi world since her first novel, Shadow Magic in 1978 and will be coming to Conbust this spring! Her well-known works include her "Lyra" series, The Chronicles of the Enchanted Forest, and other short-stories related to the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. She has also participated in a collaboration with fellow Minneapolis author Caroline Stevermer, Sorcery and Cecelia, as well as a collection of short stories titled Book of Enchantments. She is also part of the Liavek shared-world anthology. The list of her works includes: Shadow Magic Daughter of Witches The Seven Towers Talking to Dragons The Harp of Imach Thyssel Caught in Crystal Snow White and Rose Red Dealing with Dragons (personal SSFFS fave!) Mairelon the Magician Searching for Dragons Calling on Dragons The Raven Ring © 1996 Patricia C Wrede PWrede6492@aol.com Acquired from http://www.dendarii.co.uk/Wrede/