Francesca Fiorentini @franifio.bsky.social Chinese-Italian Scallion • Correspondent, comedian • Host of The Bitchuation Room Podcast on YouTube and Twitch • Newsbroke on @ajplus• IG: @franifio
CVG Guests of Honor @cvgguests.bsky.social Information from the Guests of Honor department at @convergencecon.bsky.social! Come here to find out where the Guests of Honor are appearing during the convention, and to find out what they do outside of the con! #CVG2026
Muskrat 8647 @muskratjohn.bsky.social Bespoke cartoonist. Currently working on games (mostly for Steve Jackson games) and books (fiction, non-fiction, kidlit…the usual).
UmmSqueaky @ummsqueaky.bsky.social cats and books and bikes and minneapolis and tv and the courts and politics and religion - paralegal, geek, lapsed muslim convert
amanjo @amanjo.bsky.social I like to make stuff, walk, bike, hike, look at stars, and go to Kwik Trip. Minneapolis adjacent.
idk, some gay @yarnchicken.bsky.social South Mpls weirdo
they/them
Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social Troublemaker extraordinaire, CA AD 72 Candidate, www.kluweoc.com
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
Author M. I. Verras @miverr.bsky.social Renowned author, singer, pianist, music composer.
If not me, then no one else. Soon, you will know my name.
THE HIDDEN FACE is the metaphysical mystery book that STUNNED even people who didn't like reading! Get it here:
https://a.co/d/4lRdJee
o_oooo_Ø_____o_ @notiapetus.bsky.social Enby history geek, con runner, gamer, and general troublemaker.
They / Them
Wolfie74 @wolfie74.bsky.social Smol Colombian Native punk chef. I'm just a cook, just a lowly little cook.
Ben Ellis @benellis42.bsky.social Whovian,Geek ,Theater Director and Jack Of All Trades.
Ana Voltz 🏳️⚧️ @anavoltzart.bsky.social Paleo artist. Spaceshipeo artist. Roboteo artist.
Never going back again, the way it used to be is not the way that it is
No minors. Occasional NSFW content. She/her
https://anavoltzart.com/
Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social I write, do interviews, host podcasts, produce, & other stuff.
AUTHOR:
Go Team Venture/The Art Of DuckTales
linktr.ee/kenplume
Uncle Mikey (WDØOM) @belmikey.bsky.social Your Uncle Mikey. Everybody's Uncle Mikey.
(Except that guy over there; he's a nazi).
Amateur Radio callsign: WDØOM.
Old Nerd with Many Opinions.
https://www.radiofreetomorrow.org
https://youtube.com/@wd0omhamradio
#hamradio
Jerry Belich @jerrytron.com he/him - senior designer / team lead creative @ Squanch Games | creative tech making award-winning escape rooms & alt ctrl games, Choosatron, MFA in experience design, ping me for design/hacker/maker stuff - https://jerrytron.com/projects
Tom S. Tea is for Tentacles @tomstea.bsky.social theater artist and Twitch streamer | Minnesota's favorite deep sea horror | they/them | https://linktr.ee/tomstea
Mandy Tempel @atempel.bsky.social Disability Rights Activist, Mom & Nerd. Follows & RPs are not endorsements. HR, IT Accessibility, Non Profit + Civil Service Engagement, DEIA, Soccer, & Science.
Profile: Disability Rights are Civil Rights + Progress Pride Flag border
Banner: Aurora Sky
Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social Writer of SFF in TV, books, comics, audio and games! (Doctor Who, Saucer Country, Lychford.) Editor-in-Chief: Cosmic Lighthouse Comics. https://www.cosmiclighthouse.co.uk/ He/him. #comics #sciencefiction #doctorwho
Bonnie Burton ✍️ @bonniegrrl.bsky.social 👧🏻 WRITER: Books, Comics, TV, Games, Crafts, News & Podcasts. Clients: Lucasfilm, Disney, Microsoft, Penguin Random House, Hunt A Killer Games, CBS, NBC
👩🏻💻 https://linktr.ee/bonnieburton
Becca Patterson @mreauow.bsky.social Crazy cat lady, author, all around weirdo. She/Her
Romeo Azar @romeo1970.bsky.social Creative director, illustrator, movie and comics lover. Progressive Bleeding Heart Liberal.
Fe0 = 2 Fraggles + Trench Coat @ferrous0xide.bsky.social 
#1 Lifelong [FBS Team TBD] Fan Brandi 😾 🎡 @itsthebrandi.bsky.social I don't even do rollercoasters.
They're called slides. You can slide in em and go about ya business.
(No socks)
I feel like I could come to you because I always respected your hairline on television
Eph. Snack Caucus.MN.
https://linktr.ee/itsthebrandi
Lyda Morehouse 🏳️🌈 @lydamorehouse.bsky.social She/they. Author of the award-winning AngeLINK series. Pseudonymously also a paranormal romance writer (Tate Hallaway).
lesbian mom, resistance fighter, otaku, rpg GM and player, nerd, gardener, friend to cats (and furries).
Drew McWeeny @drewmcweeny.com Caustically optimistic. Potty mouth. FILM NERD 2.0. Netflix's VOIR. MASTERS OF HORROR. '80s ALL OVER. FEAR ITSELF. I helped break the Internet. Sorry about that. Keto for life. Visit drewmcweeny.com for all my shit.
Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social Bad Astronomer (formerly @BadAstronomer), SciCommer, Dork. Crash Course Astronomy guy. He/him. Newsletter: badastronomy.beehiiv.com
I'm self-employed so my opinions do in fact represent my company's.
Victor Raymond @badger2305.bsky.social Writer, game designer, social scientist, activist. More than the sum of the parts I've played.
Bisexual/Two Spirit, Multi-racial Native American.
Pronouns: he/him/his or they/them/theirs
House Karna @housekarna.bsky.social Money, time, and knowledge are power. How have you chosen to spend them? (Banner & avatar quotes are from Ursula K. Le Guin’s 2014 National Book Award speech)
Phil Hester @philhester.bsky.social Comic book maker.
Bob Alberti @a1batross.bsky.social Comedian, author, photographer, Internet pioneer (Gopher, RFC1436), MMORPG pioneer (GāmBit MultiSystems).
Website https://albatross.org
Banner image is my wife's art at https://joygrant.art
Barb Abney @barbabney.bsky.social Adoring mom to two grown adults. And Mamaw to my Granddaughter! Radio DJ. Podcast host. Friend. Afghan Whigs and Skyline Chili evangelist.
Mythbusty is tired @mythbusty.bsky.social Minnesotan, Nerd, baker, retired derby player, I hike stuff sometimes, prone to Wanderlust, typo just about everything. She/her 🏳️🌈
~~All views are my own ~~
Amanda @ilexv.bsky.social 
Ducking Grey Duck @duckinggreyduck.bsky.social Birder, 80HD, chaotic good, 📚 lover, atheist, nerd, stitcher, cat mom, she/they, ace, liberal, Mpls-Adjacent
Pfp: cartoon of a white woman with brown hair against an aqua background. Shirt is duck duck grey duck image.
https://ko-fi.com/duckinggreyduck
J Garth Wilcox @jgarthwilcox.bsky.social He/Him. Lives in Winnipeg, MB, Canada. Long time SF/F/H fan. These days I’m mostly into Doctor Who, Star Trek, RiffTrax, and weird horror films.
https://www.tldogh.com
bajingo megadoodoo @deadliestginger.bsky.social she/her | 💅🏻
Ickletayto @ickletayto.bsky.social Geeky with a hint of odd.. part-time artist.. full-time magpie
Cis: she/her sí/í
https://the-daily-drabble.ghost.io/
patguy @patguy.bsky.social Thing that writes, and sleeps. Not that other asshole.
The Sunday Scaries appear weekly at ghoulishdelights.com
pat-harrigan.com
Lilith @nicepersonality.social Certified Queer Elder™ (she/her). South Minneapolis. Black metal crone. Eventually successful roller derby retiree. I make websites for humans. Garak/Bashir OTP. Magneto was right. Dismantle DHS, abolish CBP, prosecute ICE
Defenestration Now @windelina.bsky.social The speckled hopping Windelina, while endangered, should not be presumed to be defenseless. Attack modes include:
- Singing Broadway musical show tunes until you comply with the sing along
- dronking all your whiskey
- ranting about late stage capitalism
Footnotegirl @footnotegirl.bsky.social Librarian. Geek. She/her. UU. TTRPG. Buying craft supplies and doing crafts are two different hobbies and I'm only skilled in the former. 
Vilification Tennis @vilificationtennis.bsky.social Vilification Tennis™ is a structured improvisational insult show. We perform in Minneapolis and your mom's bedroom.
Offensive. Disruptive. Inclusive.
Geeks Without God @geekswithoutgod.bsky.social Geeks Without God is a podcast that takes comedy, atheism, and geek stuff and smashes them together into one ball of conversational fun! New episodes every other Tuesday at geekswithoutgod.com or wherever you get your podcasts.
Ken Larson @modhran.bsky.social Underemployed Bodhrán Player and Irish Musician. 
AK‽ @akinterrobang.bsky.social Traveler, improviser, content strategist, and former trivia host. A neurodivergent queer trans woman's collection of hobbies and thoughts.
Image credit: Lauren Addy
Soup For My Family 🥣 🧦 🤖 @soupformyfam.meatjacker.social #influencer (Public Intellectual) (Downtown Minneapolis Walmart Enthusiast) (Certified Forklift Operator)
Tim is not in at the moment @petsnakereggie.bsky.social Writer, Comedian, Musician, and Podcaster. I like cats.
MostSmartest @mostsmartest.bsky.social I watch too much TV.
Claire A @minnesotatoast.bsky.social Burner, mom to a bee and a star, crafter, nerd
Zee @echoegami.bsky.social Mä oon ämmä
Speaker Växjö Åberg @jarrin.net Complainer.
Michael Lee @michaellorg.bsky.social He/Him. Used to be a science fiction convention runner, still work in IT, and still pet cats. Minnesotan.
Melissa Kaercher @chebutykin.bsky.social Queen of the Lizard People, a benevolent despot.
I also like dogs.
Gender Non-Newtonian Fluid @hedgiewan.bsky.social Probably not Templeton Lane.
Jodyth @jodyth.bsky.social I find the world a curious place. Sometimes an amazing place. As a librarian, I like to look things up. 
Kelvin (Not That One) @kelvinhatle.bsky.social Minneapolis-area poindexter, aficionado of fig newtons and ridiculous films. Gets nutty about his dog. Also does some acting and writing when permitted.
Skeetlet @skeetlet.bsky.social cat & cheese & skiing & gin & coffee & starwar & scotch & knitting & wrasslin & vengabus enthusiast who picks up heavy things and is very cruel to rocks
she/they - queer - crusty millennial - adhd chaos gremlin - minnesota bullshit - former robydoby
John Maddening! @johnmaddening.bsky.social Voice of F1rst Wrestling and various other detritus. Movies, traveling, board games, bicycling, women’s sports, Star Wars & 007. Owns more Lego than most children.
🌎: Saint Paul, Minnesota.
https://linktr.ee/johnmaddening
Hal @tlhinganhom.bsky.social Ugly bag of mostly water. Founder/Editor-in-Chief of @TwinCitiesGeek.com. Social media & webteam for @convergencecon.bsky.social. Also found on Mastodon at @tlhInganHom@mspsocial.net
Omnia Ostia @omniaostia.bsky.social 🐓🐈
A. L. Raden @radenstudios.bsky.social Multidisciplinary Storyteller (Writer, Illustrator, Designer) | Cosplayer | Newbie Gardener | Runner | Cat Mom | Lifelong Geek | She/Her
More >> linktr.ee/radenstudios
Kelly @thekelz.bsky.social She/they: queer, nutrition, fitness, witchy shit, roller derby, cosplay, comedy, nerd.
I contain multitudes.
Drag isn't a crime. BLM. TLM.
FAFO.
Kaz @kazaly.bsky.social Undefeated zamboni racer. she/her
📍MSP
Noel Thingvall @noelct.bsky.social Podcaster. Historian. Minnesotan. Collects far more comics, books, scripts, tv, and movies than I'll ever get to. He/Him. https://linktr.ee/noelct
CONvergence Connie @convergencecon.bsky.social CONvergence is a Sci-fi/Fantasy convention in Minneapolis, MN and Connie is its friendly robot mascot! cvgcon.org #CVG2026
Stephanie Cranford @stephcranford.bsky.social Writer, attorney, musician, #LongCovid. 🌈🎶🏒⚖️🖋️ Very possible I'm yelling about hockey. Also @steph.cranford & @stuffysstuffies on IG. she/her
Historical lesbian romance novella "A Gift of Honor" out from Dragonblade Press: https://a.co/d/9uiEDhz
We keep us safe @thequeengeek.bsky.social Disability self-advocate, PTA mom, political strategist, Minnesotan(ish), collector of cats. she/her
I cry a lot, but I am so productive. It’s an art. (Taylor Swift)
Auntie Jena @jenayoung.bsky.social "Full of comedy and heart and sad." -LW
Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com freelance editor and proofreader of books, comics, news, and other stuff • author of The Proofreader’s Guide to Comic Book Style • co-head and senior editor of @twincitiesgeek.com • she/her
🔗 madeleinevasaly.com/links
📖 comicbookstyle.com
Wesley Chu @wesleychu.bsky.social #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Prophecy, The Lives of Tao, and more!
weird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social fibre arts enthusiast
https://linktr.ee/weirdmedievalguys
Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social Cat wrangler, creative gremlin, professional house snooper, tired. They/he 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
strangepuppy @strangepuppy.bsky.social strangepuppy.net (currently offline)
ɹoʇᴉpƎ 'sᴉɹɹɐH ǝǝ˥ @leeharris.net Editor, writer, performer
Multiple Hugo-loser
Editor of the Murderbot Diaries, Wayward Children, Monk & Robot & more
Co-owner (with Paul Cornell) of Cosmic Lighthouse Comics
Newsletter, here: www.leeharris.net/newsletter/
Checking the perimeter.
Sisyphus @sisiphus.bsky.social Losercore girlcore sitting in her roomcore
Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social Retired air traffic controller. Intersectionality or GTFO. Opposed to the current governments of both the U.S. and Israel. You might know my writing or editing. PWHL fan. Minnesotan! Stan &TEAM, Enhyphen, MEOVV, Dreamcatcher, Ateez. Disabled & tired.
Seth / Pup Caius 🐾 @balladofcaius.bsky.social He/him | gay as fuck | likes video games, horror movies, and butts | pup 🐶 | NSFW so 18+ only | Home base = SF
Scott Pearson @scottpearson.bsky.social Writer/Editor for Hire, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mystery. Book and film fanatic. Works on Simon & Schuster’s Star Trek novels, IDW's Star Trek comic books, and Modiphius’s Star Trek Adventures RPG. scott-pearson.com He/Him 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇺🇦
Scott Lynch @scottlynch78.bsky.social 48, fantasy writer, author of THE LIES OF LOCKE LAMORA. Ex-firefighter, veteran MechWarrior. Minnesotan transplanted to Massachusetts. Gizmonic Institute (1989-92). Instructor at Viable Paradise.
Ryan Alexander @rnalexander.bsky.social (He/Him)
Culture, Code, Cooking, and Cocktails
I computered for a long time, then I peopled the people who computer, and I sometimes still do that while also peopleing the people who people the people who computer (and also people me)
rowan @beefyburrito.bsky.social CEO of gay sex
nicolette @nicolette.bsky.social I’m So Meta Even This Acronym
Deborah Beale @mrstad.bsky.social BOOKS, BABY, BOOKS. SF, fantasy & @TadWilliams, from publisher/editor/writer/mother of business/mother of 4/yarn freak. Bits of archaeo-anthropology & paleontology sprinkled in. Occasional fibre works.
Molly Gee @voolala.bsky.social (she/her) Card game producer, comedian, and all-around weirdo. I read a lot (mostly horror, always fiction), I swear a lot, I cook and bake a lot. Big fan of bikinis, biking, and sunshine. Antifascist. ACAB. Generative AI is for cowards. @mollydala on IG.
Mike Underwood @mikerunderwood.bsky.social They/he. 3x Gold ENNIE winner. Trans & non-binary Midwest Princex.
Author (Genrenauts, etc). Hugo & Stabby-Award finalist.
Game designer (Daggerheart, Dungeons of Drakkenheim: Daggerheart, Candela Obscura, etc.)
Back Hope Dies Last at ttrpg.fund/hdl
Michael Lee @drinkycode.bsky.social Making games in Pittsburgh and other places.
Michael Damian Thomas @michaeldthomas.bsky.social 10-time Hugo & World Fantasy Award-winning @uncannymagazine.bsky.social Publisher/Editor, & It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton podcast Content Editor. Former caregiver to my late daughter, Caitlin.
They/Them, he/him
Married to @kirstyislathomas.bsky.social
Lindsay Ellis @lindsayellis.bsky.social contact: christopher at nebula dot tv
Laura Anne Gilman @lauraannegilman.bsky.social Award-winning Writer. Freelance Editor. Introvert with an Attitude. Nominal head of a multi-species household. Olam Chesed Yibaneh, but Han shot first.
New Book: UNCANNY LIES coming 2026
and yes, it's Laura Anne, please and thank you.
Kelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social Author: WebMage and Fallen Blade series, School for Sidekicks, Numismancer, Dragon Diaries, Morning Arrived, etc. Also local elected—I might be the FORMER head of a small government in a purple state, but don’t tell anyone.
Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social Writer of books, short stories, comics, and other things. Friend to cats and sometimes people. She/her. https://www.kathowardbooks.com/ and https://epigraphtoepilogue.substack.com/
Julie (she/her) @darkhumorgirl.bsky.social Horror lover, fiber artist, pet enthusiast, tarot dabbler
https://linktr.ee/darkhumorgirl?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=29e2170b-b10b-4766-9fb8-63ec1ede04ba
JosephScrimshaw @josephscrimshaw.bsky.social Writer & director of new horror film, Dead Media. Coming soon to a theater, streamer & physical media near you. A frozen pizza + a martini = a gourmet meal (he/him)
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
Social Media FAQ: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/16/the-official-john-scalzi-social-media-faq/
Joe Hill @joe-hill.bsky.social Author of The Fireman, Strange Weather, and King Sorrow (out in October). Co-creator of Locke & Key (along with maestro Gabriel Rodriguez). Let's do a better job lookin after the kids: https://www.sandyhookpromise.org- S @stateofmind.bsky.social @stateofmind.bsky.social
Jaime @chapi.bsky.social