The People of Chattacon 

All guests of honor, panelists, performers, presenters, artists or any other individual who may present in some way at Chattacon are booked in good faith and we have their guarantee that they will appear when we announce they will be at the convention. However, unforeseen events (illness, family emergencies or production work) may cause a particular guest to cancel. 

Scott Baker

Scott Baker is writes an eclectic mix of science fiction and fantasy short stories from his home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Scott W. Baker is a recent winner of the Writers of the Future contest, the premiere competition for up-and-coming speculative fiction writers.  He’s been writing for over a decade, splitting keyboard time with teaching high school math and being Daddy to an adorable little girl.  His short stories can be found in place like Daily Science Fiction and Escape Pod.  His breakout story, “Poison Inside the Walls” is out in Writers of the Future volume 26.

A list of his other published works can be found here,  Even better, you can find a sampling of his best work in his collection Baker’s Dozen.

Programming Sessions

Late Night Double Feature Picture Show

Join our young couple, Brad and Janet, as they encounter unconventional conventionists and colorful characters in a night they will never forget. Warning: singing and

Vision Ballroom C

The Arctic and the Aether

A survey of the cultural traditions and fairy tales of the Inuit, their environment and the very real monsters which dwell within the Arctic. Stanley

Vision Ballroom B

Culture, Mythology and Spirituality

Moderated by Brian Cooksey The panelists discuss how the study of cultures, myths and legends, and spiritualism of past civilizations plays a part in the

Vision Ballroom A

Spontaneo-Painting

AGoH Melissa Gay asks the audience for key words and then makes a coherent painting out of all of those suggestions! Ongoing discussion will include