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. 

Tyra Burton

Tyra Burton

Tyra Burton is a multi-award-winning professor from Kennesaw State University, where she hosts Coles College’s Building Bold Connections podcast. 

An eclectic creative force and coffee lover, she is the creator and producer of the Geek Meets Social podcast, where she explores living the digital life and her love of Disney, Star Wars, and all things geek. She writes sci-fi romance, cozy fantasy, and non-fiction and academic works on social media and fandom.

In her professional life, she is a social media and digital marketing strategist specializing in helping others discover their mission and develop a personal brand. She lives outside metro Atlanta with her husband and their socially engaging fur babies.

You can learn more about Tyra by visiting her website at https://www.tyraburton.com/

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