CyberCon 2 - Oct 2001Guest Speakers of CyberCon 2Monte Cook
A graduate of the Clarion West writer's workshop, Monte also has published short stories and two novels. In his spare time, he runs anywhere from one to three games per week, holds a yearly game convention at his house, builds vast dioramas out of LEGO building bricks, and reads a lot of comics. Visit his website at www.montecook.com. Tracy Hickman
Since that time in 1985, they have jointly authored over forty book titles. Tracy's first two solo novels, "Requiem of Stars" and "The Immortals" were published in the spring of 1996. Tracy currently resides in St. George, Utah where his children enjoy the sunshine and neighborhood friends. His official web site is located at www.trhickman.com. Welcome, Tracy, to CyberCon II! Elaine CunninghamThe publication of her first book, ELFSHADOW, started Elaine Cunningham on a twelve-year trek through the Forgotten Realms. After a dozen books and about as many short stories, she has become known for her depiction of elves and elf-friends, particularly Arilyn Moonblade, Danilo Thann, Elaith Craulnober, and the drow princess Liriel Baenre. A former music and history teacher, Elaine approaches RPG-related novels as if they were historical fiction. (She considers the fact that this "history" is detailed only in game supplements interesting, but basically irrelevant.) Although most of her stories are set in the Forgotten Realms, she is also working on DARK JOURNEY, book #10 in the Star Wars "New Jedi Order" series. Her next game-related book will be THE WIZARDWAR, the final book in the "Counselors & Kings" trilogy. A third book in the "Starlight & Shadows" trilogy, the story of Liriel Baenre, is planned for 2003. Loy Ellen GrossLoy is a new media designer by trade, currently working for an East Coast Internet Services Provider. She has held the titles of director of marketing, advertising layout manager, Unix system administrator and database consultant. She is also a computer trainer, creating and running corporate training classes in everything from Windows to Search Engine Optimization. Loy runs RPGGateway.com in cooperation with the RPG Host Network and also offers a Top Sites list on RPGTopSites.com, a weekly newsletter, a monthly RPG webmaster newsletter and coordinates the Games for CyberCon. Loy will be presenting several RPG webmastering workshops aimed at creating, preparing, organizing and marketing your RPG Web Site. Neal Hallford
Jana (Jayna) OndrechenJana ("Jayna") Ondrechen Hallford started out as an art critic, then moved on to public relations and marketing. She spent over five years promoting books and authors for an international publishing company. Jana has also supplied background material for two Sci Fi Channel specials, and has spoken at science fiction and fantasy conventions in the U.S. and the U.K. Speaker InformationAre you an industry professional with a tale to tell? Interested in presenting a workshop or seminar at CyberCon? Please email cybercon@rpghost.com and pitch your idea.
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Monte Cook started working professionally in the game industry in 1988. In the employ of Iron Crown Enterprises, he worked with the Rolemaster and Champions games as an editor, developer, and designer. In 1994 Monte came to TSR as a game designer. As a senior game designer with Wizards of the Coast, he codesigned the new edition of Dungeons & Dragons, authored the Dungeon Masteršs Guide, and designed Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. This spring he launched his own d20 System imprint, Malhavoc Press, which has released two titles: the award-winning Book of Eldritch Might and the high-level adventure Demon God's Fane. His d20 version of Call of Cthulhu is due out from Wizards in February 2002.
It was in 1981 -- after working as a supermarket stockboy, a movie projectionist, a theater manager, a glass worker, a television assistant director, and a drill press operator in a genealogy center, between jobs and wanting to buy shoes for his children -- that Tracy approached TSR about buying two of his modules . . . and ended up with a job instead. That job lead to his association with Margaret Weis and their first publication together: the Dragonlance Chronicles.
Neal Hallford has been a professional game designer for more than ten years and has led several best-selling computer role-playing titles. He co-authored the story behind the New York Times best-selling novel "Krondor: the Betrayal," and has created stories and designs for well-known computer role-playing games (RPGs) including Betrayal at Krondor, Planet's Edge, Might & Magic III: Isles of Terra, and Dungeon Siege.