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Brian Snoddy is an original Magic: The Gathering artist, and Ben Thompson is a best-selling history book author. Together they make fully-illustrated fantasy RPG adventure modules!

What if there was a collection of apparel and lifestyle pieces that allowed you to express your alter ego? That's the question that inspires art by Alter Ego Expressions and everything it creates. None of us are one-dimensional. Alter Ego is an alternative brand that's all about making you feel comfortable expressing the many dimensions that make you YOU. You should have the freedom to express your second self as you move through the world, so Alter Ego designed its products to make you feel empowered and comfortable expressing every dimension of you. All merchandise that Alter Ego Expressions sells features artwork by Seattle-based artist, Ayanna Ali.

Angelwear Creations offers jewelry in space and science themes, gold and silver, refractive metals, and precious stones for your perusal at Worldcon!

Around the Table in Lynnwood, Washington, is your one-stop shopping spot for everything gaming. Around the Table carries an enormous selection of board games, role-playing games, card games, and accessories. They specialize in both new and vintage games with a great selection of those hard-to-find items you've been looking for to fill out your collection. Add to that a pub-like atmosphere with events happening every day of the week, 18 taps of beer and cider, and some great food choices, you don't have to look farther than Around the Table Game Pub.

Pen-and-ink and watercolor illustration featuring cats, octopuses, classic literature, and poetry, and original fantasy designs.

Atthis Arts is a small, indie press out of Detroit Michigan, publishing global, neuroqueer, authentic, thoughtful xpfic (exploratory fiction) with the help of our community. Atthis Arts hopes you'll stop by and give their books a look—there's never any pressure; they love to tell people about them.

Discover the imaginative worlds of Lindsay Schopfer, award-winning author of fantasy and sci-fi adventures. Lindsay will be selling personalized, autographed copies of his books, including The Adventures of Keltin Moore, a steampunk-flavored fantasy series about a professional monster hunter. You'll also find exclusive merchandise like collectible postcards and enamel pins inspired by his stories. Don't miss this chance to own unique keepsakes and explore unforgettable tales crafted by a master of speculative fiction.

Visit the Book Nook and get signed copies of books from your favorite panelists, attending guests, and local authors!

BB Wolf Pack is here to help bring all your adventures to life through 3D printing. They offer not only unique, personally designed dragons but also a dragon experience that couples with a D&D-styled short game!!!!

BC Books are the purveyors of the finest science fiction, fantasy, and horror books… in all the galaxy.

BellRinger follows bell-headed dolls enduring their quest to ring a church bell, hoping to awaken their slumbering, corrupted world. Primarily in titular graphic novel form, these "BellKnights" also expand into stories via zines, mini-comics, original art, and especially sculpture with three-dimensional depictions of characters in print and beyond.

Black Oak Bindery specializes in creating unique custom bindings of novels and leather-bound journals. Each piece is meticulously handbound using traditional bookbinding tools and techniques. Visit Black Oak Bindery's booth to see what's available or to commission a binding of your favorite book!

Bloom's work can be classified as a little weird, a little creepy, a little whimsical, or a combination of all the above. He was once even told that, if eaten, his art would taste like weird gummy bears. More than anything, his work is here to act as story prompts for those who see it. The more stories there are, the better the world will be.

Books & Chains sells speculative fiction books and art and the chainmail jewelry that they inspire.

Bored Dragon Woodworking is a family-owned business located in Washington state. They were established in April of 2022 and specialize in tabletop game accessories made out of different combinations of exotic woods. Bored Dragon Woodworking's products range from dice towers, wooden dice, adjustable card boxes that hold 100-plus sleeved cards, and score trackers. The founder has over 10 years of exotic woodworking experience.

Boston Metaphysical Society is a steampunk supernatural graphic novel, prose, and audio drama series about an ex-Pinkerton detective, a spirit photographer, and a genius scientist who battle supernatural forces in late 1800s Boston.

Divining Tales is a collective of authors who sling their books all over the Pacific Northwest. While they specialize in the paranormal, they write every flavor of speculative fiction, from the romantic and fantastical all the way to the crunchiest space opera.

Brandi York Fine Art and Random Geekery brings the classic style of Art Nouveau into the modern era, with a geeky twist. With subjects from tabletop, including Critical Role, and video gaming to pop culture and literature, her geekdoms run far and wide.

Brick Cave Media is a 21st-century book publisher in the fantasy, science fiction and poetry genres that blends traditional publishing acumen with tried-and-true relationship building to create books that are professionally crafted, fun to read, and impactful to our communities.

Broken Eye Books is an independent press, here to bring you the odd, strange, and offbeat side of speculative fiction. Broken Eye Books' stories tend to blend genres, highlighting the weird and blurring its boundaries between horror, sci-fi, and fantasy.

Caezik SF & Fantasy: Where science meets myth and worlds are reborn.

Card Advantage Games is an indie studio developing a story-rich fantasy roguelike deck-builder video game, here at Worldcon to promote their game, along with hosting guest authors at their table to autograph for fans.

Celestial Peryton has wondrous items to enhance your adventure! Hand-cast dice to guide your destiny, pocket tomes and journals, their Bag of Many Pockets, and artwork featuring fantastic beasts! Let Celestial Peryton help you on your noble quest!

Best known for their handmade wire-wrapped ear cuffs and chainmail jewelry. From simple to intricate designs, all of Chained Dragon Works' ear cuffs are unique. Using a thin, copper-core, silver-plated wire, they have been able to design their ear cuffs to be comfortable and adjustable to fit any ear size or shape. Along with their ear cuffs, they also create unique, artistic, and one-of-a-kind chainmail jewelry. They're not always about jewelry, as they have also created chainmail fidget toys, accessory assistance tools, and even dice cages that can be opened and shut.

Charlie's Charmory sells tabletop gaming jewelry and accessories using polyhedral dice and other game pieces. Products include earrings, keychains, necklaces, pins, and cat collars with mini d20s so you (and your pet!) can show off your love of TTRPGs in style.

Chibi Yeti is a two-person studio based out of Bellingham, Washington, specializing in screen printed shirts and illustrations. Chibi Yeti loves cryptids, the fantastical, and cheeky nods to pop culture. All apparel is printed by hand in their home studio!

Chronic Baubles Origami Jewelry, owned by Shoreline local Li Harrison, offers colorful, handmade statement jewelry that is both durable and waterproof. Crafted from paper sourced from damaged sci-fi novels, their sci-fi collection features jewelry and small sculptures. Meanwhile, their traditional collection highlights whimsical origami crane earrings made with traditional Japanese papers. All origami is durable and waterproof—Seattle safe! Li also provides onsite metal and closure changes to make jewelry accessible, such as clip-ons, lever backs for gauges, and magnetic closures in a variety of metals. Chronic Baubles is a disabled- and queer-owned business. At 30 years old, Li is disabled and shares their life with their service dog, Molly.

There would be no robots if not for Czech writer Karel Čapek, who coined the word robot in his groundbreaking drama R. U. R. Rossum´s Universal Robots (1921). Learn more about great ideas of old and young Czech science fiction and fantasy writers through their books or by meeting them personally at the Czech Republic's official booth. Meet writers and editors Julie Nováková, Jan Kotouč, Martin Vopěnka, Vilma Kadlečková, Jaroslav Olša Jr., and others.

CormacsCartoons is a local, Northwest-based cartoonist with a love for homemade stickers and toys with a bright and exaggerated style. Come grab a "snack" from their cafeteria and learn more about their sci fi dystopian workplace comedy world.

Coyote & Crow Games is a Native-owned-and-run tabletop game company focusing on accurate and positive representation of Native Americans. The owner and lead designer, Connor Alexander, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, created the tabletop role-playing game, Coyote & Crow, raising a record-breaking amount through crowdfunding. The game won numerous awards, including the prestigious Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming, and was nominated for a Nebula Award for Best Game Writing. Since then, the company has produced numerous games and a tie-in book, and Coyote & Crow works to bring more Natives to the gaming table, as well as introducing Indigenous themes and settings to the wider gaming audience.

What kind of creature are you? Artisan, bespoke fantasy creature wear—-ears, tails, horns, and other creature bits conceived, designed, and hand-made from the wild mind and hands of Kat Beight—Head Creature and Russell Smith—-Head Stick.

Cross Genre Books sells used and rare science fiction, fantasy, and horror books, both hardcover and paperbacks. They have been in business for 40 years.

Crystal's Idyll is your home for unique, designer-made fashions and accessories, all with a fantasy flair. Come see their hats, cloaks, coats, overskirts, and, of course, Dragonhide, the original knitted scale armor. Locally made in Washington state since 2008.

Author, designer, and publisher of noir science-fiction novel Color of a Mirror, Daniel Adams-Dufresne is an independent novelist seeking to bridge the gap between literary and science fiction. His writing is quiet, not bombastic, and focuses on character, psychology, and the small moments of beauty and despair that comprise being human. Color of a Mirror is his debut novel, focusing on the faltering music career of main character Tonic, who just wants to be a rockstar. When one of her songs is used as the soundtrack to a viral killing, she's cast into the spotlight, only not like she'd always imagined. Accompanying the novel is an original ambient soundtrack of the same name, created to supplement and further enmesh the reader in this near-future setting.

A Phantom of the Opera-fandom author and artist. Offering Phantom and other horror icon prints and other related items, as well as their novel, The Phantom's Melody, a Phantom retelling with time travel, murder, and the masked man himself.

Handcrafting gold and silver jewelry inlaid with precious and semiprecious gemstones, minerals, fossils, shells, and other materials, David has been making beautiful jewelry and wearable art for 50 years. David is well-known for his Signature Collection of gem grade Australian black opal jewelry in gold and platinum, sterling silver kachina dolls, and intense pictorial inlay. Custom orders are welcome. David looks forward to working with his clients to create everything from unique one-of-a-kind pieces to entire lines of custom jewelry.

The Mythologram is David R.R. Greenberg's interconnected multiverse. He spent five years from 2018 to 2023 planning and workshopping the intricacies of this saga, which covers the expanse of his fiction books. While Greenberg's novels tend to have differing universe continuities, they are all part of the greater Mythologram multiverse, connected (for now) via subtle threads. This allows him to experiment with vastly different genres and subgenres without breaking continuity.

Diana Fedorak is a science fiction and fantasy author and has been an Independent Author Network Book of the Year finalist for science fiction and a Booklife Editor's Pick.

Diane Ramic is an illustrator and graphic designer who pulls inspiration from nature's deep past when creating artwork. Digital and traditional media are used to create artwork themed around science fiction, fantasy, and educational pieces about the creatures we share the planet with.

Geeky and spooky hand embroidery for art or embellishment.

Science fiction novelist Jeremy Clift, author of the award-winning Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny and Space Vault: Seed Eclipse.

Emma LeRae is an illustrator, comic artist, and sculptor with a propensity for drawing dinosaurs, monsters, aliens, and spaceships, but especially dinosaurs. She is currently working on a sci-fi comic with all of the above. Except dinosaurs; oddly no dinosaurs.

Home-based metal fabrication specializing in CNC plasma-cut wall decor and yard art.

Fairwood Press LLC has 25 years of experience as a small press publisher. Fairwood has published over 130 titles of science fiction, fantasy, and dark fantasy, including works by Kate Elliott, Sharon Shinn, Michael Bishop, R.B. Lemberg, Carrie Vaughn, Naomi Kritzer, Daryl Gregory, James Van Pelt, and many more. They also publish some writing reference and work-for-hire titles. Owner Patrick Swenson was a finalist for the World Fantasy Special Award for his work with Fairwood.

Fantaminals designs and makes (cuts, sands, sands, sands, and finishes), free-standing jigsaw puzzles and dragons. They started cutting fretwork about three years ago. Commissions are gleefully accepted, especially if Fantaminals has to research something new.

For 50 years, Feathers by Danusia has been selling one-of-a-kind feather-art and wearable feather accessories made by Danusia. Traveling across the country and selling at festivals has been their way of sharing this with everyone. Sci fi and anthropology are interests of theirs, which Danusia draws a lot of inspiration from. They have participated in numerous cons over the years, feeling very at home there. Their work always changes and is influenced by the people they sell to, most recently at the Oregon Country Fair. They have developed strong architectural bases to make their work last. They share their knowledge on how to make things and will bring megabix to share.

Fire-Forged Books is an independent publisher of fantasy and science fiction books, as well as items for book lovers.

Forest Path Books publishes divergent speculative fiction. They believe stories should contain an inclusive, provocative, and realistic variety: of individuals, of times, of cultures, of worlds. Visit them for your next unforgettable reading experience!

Found Family Adventurecrafts is a solo-artist business creating whimsical miniatures and accessories, celebrating the joy of tabletop storytelling with chosen family. Whether you are a seasoned player or want to introduce a new generation to tabletop roleplaying games, these creations are made for everyone—with fun in mind!

Fox Estacado's Fine Fan Art & Geekery celebrates the queer side of fandom with their famous "Ask Me About My Ship" shirts and original, fine fan art inspired by BBC's Sherlock, Good Omens, Our Flag Means Death, and more!

Cay Fletcher is a queer author with a passion for fantasy and science fiction. Crafting rich landscapes and memorable characters in new and exciting worlds. Living in the Portland metro area, Cay spends their free time in the garden, cooking, or making a mess, aka crafting. She spent over 15 years volunteering at conventions across the U.S. As a writer, Cay strives to create relatable queer characters, giving them the titles of hero and protagonist. They also love to use their crafting and graphic design skills to make products such as patchwork book sleeves, TTRPG journals, stickers, bookmarks, and more.

Bath and shower products that aim to misbehave! Handcrafted, nut oil free, sensitive skin friendly.

Friday Afternoon is a small family-owned, geeky-themed tea company. They offer loose leaf tea, custom blends, tea wares and accessories, and educational tastings. Owner Friday Elliott's unique take on blending stems from a neurological cross-wiring known as lexical-gustatory synesthesia. Due to this trait, Friday experiences language and abstract concepts as distinct flavor profiles—she literally tastes words and ideas. This allows Friday to create blends with a completely unique approach. With a background in herbal remedies and culinary arts and education, she shares her tea wizardry with people everywhere. Over the past few years, the company has expanded their fandom blend selection to include beautiful creations from all members of their team!

Friends of Filk is a non-profit association which supports the filk music community, maintaining a calendar of filk events on their website, as well as a Facebook page to promote individual filk concerts and a Zoom account which has been used to run filk circles as well as OryCon in 2022. The dealer's table sells music CDs as a fundraiser to maintain their online presence so they can continue to support worldwide filk events. Friends of Filk also welcomes CDs from attending musicians, to sell for a small contribution towards the table fee, and if at the end of the convention there are still some left—let's talk!

Echo Chernik—The Art Nouveau and Shadowrun artwork of artist Echo Chernik. Visit their website.

Geek Girl Stuff is a women-owned, family-run business located in Portland, OR, established in 2014. Geek Girl Stuff specializes in making hand-crafted geeky goodies! They carry laser-engraved glassware, dragon eggs, acrylic charms that they've made into earrings, keychains, and pins, coffee mugs, steel tumblers, dice boxes, dice sets, stickers, and more!

Geek Lolita is based in Northern Idaho. Geek Lolita creates and curates geek-fandom-inspired lolita, kodona, and aristocratic fashions from head to toe that let you choose which kind of geek to reveal: film/tv, literature, manga, video games, medieval, steampunk, gothic, tea party, hero or villain, space explorer, zombie hunter… all the things! They do hold a special place in their hearts for TNG, LOTR, Viking-era, and Parasol Protectorate-inspired designs. Quality clothing and accessory pieces for men and women that inspire the cosplayer and can be worn every day.

Here you will find inspirational words of scientists, thinkers, and dreamers. You will find the sparkle of curiosity, the treasure of discovery, the gift of inspiration. You will also find whimsy and humor, maybe even a few pop-culture references scattered about as they celebrate the beauty of the intellect and the passion of knowledge. All of it is rendered by hand in glass, metal, and stone in Geeks Bearing Gifts' studio.

Grim Oak Press is an award-winning small press specializing in SFF.

GRUNGE Haunts & Props offers custom handmade steampunk and horror genre masks and decor! Check out their DIY tutorials on their YouTube channel.

Guardbridge Books is a small press based in Scotland that publishes science fiction and fantasy (and some history non-fiction too). They have authors from around the world, including from Africa, South America, and Asia. Many of our titles have an international/multicultural aspect. Their stories range from the light and humorous to the dark and twisted and all points in between, but all are quality stories told in a way that brings something new and different to the genre. Stop by and talk to them and they will help you find the book suited to you (but no hard sell; we just like to talk about books).

Craig Hurd-McKenney of Headless Shakespeare Press is a Xeric recipient and Ignatz-nominated comic book writer living in Seattle, Washington. He has been making comics since 2000. Headless Shakespeare Press tells stories about people who aren't normally in heroic/ protagonist roles, especially empowered, thriving LGBTQIA characters. His work spans genres such as horror, Victorian, sci fi and thriller comics. At its core, the work is rooted in what makes us all human: our hearts and minds and the struggles they cause. Colleen Frakes of Tragic Relief Comics and Zines is a Xeric recipient and Ignatz winner. Her comics include feminist retellings of fairy tales, Pacific Northwest-based fantasy, memoirs, and fanzines.

Talismans and treasures celebrating the scientific, the sacred, and the sublime.

David North is the author of Guardian of Aster Fall (a LitRPG progression fantasy series), which has made the Top 100 Kindle release list multiple times. He also writes River of Fate, an Eastern-influenced cultivation fantasy series. Stop on by for special editions, character art, and signed copies.

Infinivox publishes hard science fiction stories and novellas by this genre's leading voices. Infinivox publishes several annual anthology series including The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories, The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories, The Year's Top Tales of Space and Time, and The Year's Best Science Fiction Stories on Earth. In addition to these series, Infinivox has recently released 3 Hard Shots at the Moon, its first signed, numbered, limited-edition hardcover book, featuring artwork by Maurizio Manzieri and novellas by Michael Swanwick, John Kessel, and Ian McDonald.

Interstellar Flight Press is an indie speculative publishing house. They feature innovative works from the best new writers in science fiction and fantasy. In the words of Ursula K. Le Guin, we need "writers who can see alternatives to how we live now, can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine real grounds for hope."

Jay Palmer is an author of 20 novels of a wide variety: science fiction, fantasy, superhero, horror, steampunk, paranormal romance, historical fiction (Vikings and pirates), and murder mystery. Jay has books for kids of all ages, from pre-school and first chapter books all the way to right before and after the grave. Jay first joined the Puget Sound Star Trekkers in 1979, NWSFS a year later, and is a knight in the SCA. He tries to add levels of realism and deep historical and mythological research to his novels, which he thinks makes for the best, most-exciting characters. Please stop by, talk with the author, and see his books!

Keezy Young is an Ignatz-nominated cartoonist and illustrator from Seattle. They write and draw original fantasy and horror graphic novels, including Hello Sunshine (2025) and Taproot (2022), as well as short comics such as Sunflowers, I Only Have Eyes for You Dear, Just Going For a Walk, and The July Fashion Issue. Their work explores subjects such as mental illness, grief, and death through horror, humor, mystery, and vibrant retro-themed artwork. They also create original illustrations, including covers, as well as several artbooks. Outside of drawing and making comics, they spend most of their time watching horror movies and waiting impatiently for the sun to come out in the Pacific Northwest.

Beautiful, handmade pens—fountain, rollerball, and ballpoint—and mechanical pencils in many different styles made of colorful acrylic resin, various species of wood, combinations of wood and resin, and specialty materials (e.g., printed circuit boards). These small pieces of useful art all take standard, readily available ink refills and so can serve for a lifetime.

Come see best-selling author Jason Bond at Worldcon 2025. Jason, along with his famously feisty wife, are selling his high-speed Hammerhead sci-fi series. Jason has been on the top 100 in sci-fi on Amazon several times through word-of-mouth alone, with fans raving about his lightning-fast plots and strong, vivid characters.

Since 2006, Kobold Press has produced quality tabletop role-playing game material. The company has won nine ENNIE Awards and one Origins Award for more than 300 game books and magazines, including the bestselling Tome of Beasts and Deep Magic series. In 2024, Kobold Press released the Tales of the Valiant role-playing game built on the Black Flag Roleplaying (BFR) system. BFR is a complete, free, open game system, fully compatible with fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons and powered by the open gaming community. Tales of the Valiant helps players and game masters create their own stories of high fantasy adventure.

Books by L.J. Melvin, author of the young adult series, Curd Immunity.

Two-time Hugo award winning artist and designer Lee Moyer is bringing a glorious panoply of rare books, comics, original art work, and much more! Please feel welcome to simply come hang out and chat about the fantastic.

Liminal Fiction is a community of independent and small press sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal and horror writers, promoting their work via the website, social media, and our weekly newsletters.

Line by Lion Publications is a traditional platform, independent publishing house representing authors from around the world. We specialize in speculative and genre fiction, and work diligently to emphasize the works of individuals who are part of marginalized communities. Our works are dynamic, unique pieces of art that will keep you turning page after page. Line by Lion Publications—where stories ROAR to life!

Locus magazine is your guide to the world's imagination! Devoted fans, writers, librarians, editors, publishers, and industry luminaries rely on Locus to keep up-to-date on the science fiction, fantasy, and horror field. Locus' unique blend of book reviews, international news and convention coverage, in-depth author interviews, forthcoming books lists and bestsellers, the Locus Recommended Reading List, and the prestigious Locus Awards has earned the magazine 30 Hugo Awards and the trust of readers worldwide.

Long Dog Dice is an artisan dice company handcrafting unique resin dice for a variety of tabletop games and systems. Every die is handmade from start to finish, from designing and printing the original dice master files all the way up through hand-polishing every face to ensure the best finish possible for your newest dice hoard addition.

Original books and art for joyful misfits by Rebecca Hicks.

M.T. Zimny is the author of The Apex Cycle. She lives in the greater Seattle area, where she subsists off of rainy days and ungodly amounts of coffee.

Maquel A. Jacob is an indie author who writes fluid beings in an ocean of stars through the human lens. She has three series that delve in social science fiction, class systems, alien vampires, and character driven space drama. MAJart Works is proud to present her catalog.

Majestic Adventures is a live action role-play company focused on experiential education, acting, storytelling, improv, and dueling. We provide a fantastical and safe environment to grow critical thinking, teamwork, and decision making skills. Our summer camps and after school programs focus on children ages 6-17, while our birthday parties and events are open to all ages. Our questers create their own characters with powers, skills, and abilities to tap into their imagination and creativity. They will experience unique adventures with daunting challenges, riddles, and puzzles. Questers will have their own combat-safe weapon(s) to defend against and vanquish enemies.

Matt Youngmark is the author of the Chooseomatic Books series, the Arabella Grimsbro YA novels, and the humorous fantasy series Spellmonkeys. He also wrote and drew the daily webcomic Conspiracy Friends, and in a previous life worked the newsprint mines at the Tacoma Reporter and Pandemonium Magazine. And he drew those retro sci-fi cartoon characters you see all over the Seattle Worldcon marketing materials! So, that's pretty cool.

Mars Lauderbaugh is a Pacific Northwest cryptid working in comics and character art. They'll never say no to a drawing space, trans and queer representation, or unreasonably detailed swords. They can be found most places as @mmarsloud or in any dark corner of the room.

Monkey House Studio creates artwork for the imagination. Each retrofuturist- and/or steampunk-themed artwork serve as an invitation for collaborative storytelling. Whether you call them writing prompts, story starters or adventure hooks, they are illustrations looking for a story. Teachers have used these images with students to foster creative thinking. Writers, artists, costumers, and musicians have found inspiration from the artwork. Utilizing the optimistic styles of steampunk and retrofuturism, the art aims to inspire optimism and empowerment as it asks you to finish the story on your own terms.

Can love survive in a galaxy at war? Transport yourself to a galaxy where ancient prophecies and interstellar conflicts collide in Moses Solomon's sci-fi fantasy epic duology, The Ruler of the Galaxy. Follow Morgan Teggo and Rayna Choff in a tale that weaves military action with heartfelt romance. Enter glittering courts of imperial worlds and descend into the depths of ancient temples guarded by spectral sentinels of the malevolent entity, Luzomi. Perfect for fans of sci-fi fantasy books who crave a blend of heart-pounding adventure and intricate world-building, The Ruler of the Galaxy promises an exhilarating journey where courage meets destiny.

N3 Studios is a collaborative creative unit focused on original artwork and the artists that create it. They offer a comprehensive suite of resources, giving developing artists the tools they need to enhance, elevate, and market their artwork. While N3 Studios started as a traditional art studio for a solo artist, it has grown into a collection of creatives that want to share their expertise and experience in the industry with fellow artists that are learning how to market themselves and their work in an everchanging landscape.

Natalie Leif is the award-winning author of young adult horror novel Take All Of Us, as well as the middle grade comic Crossing The Road. They are a prolific, spooky-themed children's author and illustrator, with a myriad of images and merchandise themed around speculative fiction and fantasy. Their style is colorful, bright, and just a little grungy, perfect for kids with a rebellious side and a passion for adventure.

Nook & Cranny Books is a home for curious readers and creatives and a boutique bookshop with a hand-curated collection of titles spanning all genres of fiction and non-fiction with a focus on elevating underrepresented voices from around the world.

Obscura Exports is comprised of a couple of local Seattle artists who do original art inspired by high strangeness, cryptids, sci fi, horror, and pop culture! They hand-make resin figures like our famous Butt Ghosts charms, create zines like our waterproof Field Guide to Little Guys, and produce strange paper and stationery goods like our genuine Mexican Congress Alien Paper Doll! Obscura Exports packages all its goods like they are exports from different worlds and dimensions and sell them under its dimension-traveling storefront Obscura Exports!

Welcome to OddPetz Emporium! Jackie is its lifelong artist. Chris is its booth babe who helps out in many ways. OddPetz makes stuffed animals. They include Batz, MerPurrz, Axolotlz, Dragonz, Owlz, Foxez, Ferretz, Red Pandaz, Roly Catz and Kittenz, Magic Catz, Unicorn Kittiez, Cubic Dogz, Spiderz, and more. In addition, OddPetz prints 3D, articulated animals (Wyvernz, Axolotlz, Spiderz, Hollow Batz, Long Foxez, and more) plus bone cat, bone dog, and bat key chains. Jackie also designs, prints, and assembles stickers and bookmarks, as well as crochets jellyfish for their MerPurrz to play with and nests for petz, and braids dog and cat toys.

At Optimystical Studios, they make jewelry. You know, the geeky stuff you wear to conventions. The fancy stuff you wear on a night out. The elegant stuff you wear on the red carpet. The queer stuff you wear to remind the world who you are. Optimystical Studios makes everything from sterling silver hair sabers to Doctor Who charm bracelets, from cosplay crowns to pride flag inspired rings. Sometimes they dip our toes into other accessories, like handcrafted fountain pens and laser-engraved journals.

Outsider Comics and Geek Boutique is a cozy, welcoming, and inclusive local comic book store located in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, WA. It is a queer-owned, trans-owned, and woman-of-color-owned small business that caters to readers of all ages and experience levels, specializes in indie and local publishers, and highlights local, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ creators. You can find graphic novels, zines, geeky fashion, nerdy jewelry, games, gifts, and much more in its store and, for this week only, at Worldcon 2025!

Amazon-bestselling author Paul Michael Winters is selling and signing his books, including the award-winning queer post-apocalyptic romance adventure, Together in a Broken World. He's also featuring his newly released queer coming-of-age romance and ghost story, The Haunting Between Us, which Kirkus Reviews recommends as "Get It."

Seattle based miniatures company that has a focus on Native American and Polynesian cultures and myths. It is a clear step away from the Eurocentric themes that we are all familiar with. All of my models are hand sculpted and hand cast. We do not use computers or 3D printers. Everything we do is by hand.

Fandom's favorite shirt and bag supplier. We feature the widest selection of curated designs from top manufacturers featuring Star Wars, Doctor Who, fantasy, cats, and other genre items. Now featuring the return of many OffWorld Designs fan-favorites, as well as Girl Genius, Echo Chernick, Pathfinder, Starfinder, Theresa Mather, and more.

Pendragon Cove Press publishes classic literature such as Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, alongside novels, novellas, and nonfiction written by Kim Iverson Headlee. Available publication formats include hardcover with dust jacket, laminated hardcover, paperback, audiobook, and e-book.

Planet Scumm is a science-fiction magazine that selects, edits, and illustrates the finest short stories this side of the Alpha Persei star cluster.

PM Press is an independent, radical publisher of critically necessary books for our tumultuous times. Its aim is to deliver bold political ideas and vital stories to all walks of life and arm the dreamers to demand the impossible. Founded in 2007 by a small group of people with decades of publishing, media, and organizing experience, PM Press has sold millions of copies of its books, most often one at a time and face-to-face. PM Press is old enough to know what they're doing and young enough to know what's at stake. Join them to create a better world.

Popculture USA brings unique and fun tabletop games to conventions and retail stores all over the country. They promote and sell some of the best games available, including the Ultraman card game and Zweihander role-playing game. Its team of city representatives and volunteers runs demos, tournaments, and live games.

Author Eva L. Elasigue is an eclectic science fiction fantasy author and poet, with published works ranging through various subgenres and forms, notably the fantasy space opera novel trilogy Bones of Starlight. She plies multiple modes of integrative creative expression, which feeds the written word. Panagnoatheific babaylan druid skald ma/ha/rlika-celtamerican demiasexual panromantic ethically solo polyamorous and genderfluid Q she/they. Available are books, stories, poems, and more from her imprint and events studio, Primal Spiral.

Covering all fandoms, Prism Pop Shop is your local rainbow-hued vendor offering a wide selection of Funko Pop!, stickers, enamel pins and patches. Occasionally featuring art from a local artist as well.

Impishly cute and thoughtfully cheeky, Rather Puckish (RP) is all about spreading joy and (good) mischief in full color, one illustration at a time. The cast of characters and off-center observations cannot help but be bright, bold, a little bit different, and just, well, puckish. At RP they embrace unabashed bookishness, riotous florals, sporty undertones, and being the you-est YOU you can be. RP loves a good story and cannot resist a witty retort. Hi! They're so happy you're here!

Welcome to Ravenwood Woodworks! They are a family-owned-and-operated small business in the breathtaking Pacific Northwest. Our passion lies in designing and crafting heirloom-quality tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) accessories that elevate your gaming experience. At Ravenwood Woodworks, they take pride in using domestic and exotic, ethically sourced hardwood and wood with epoxy to create stunning and durable products. Their collection features beautifully crafted dice boxes, dice-rolling trays, and dice towers—each piece meticulously designed to enhance your gameplay while reflecting our commitment to quality and sustainability. Join Ravenwood in celebrating the art of woodworking and the joy of gaming as they bring a unique touch to your TTRPG adventures!

If you're a fan of scintillating science fiction, pulse-pounding paranormal, magnificent mysteries, and all-around awesomeness, stop by and visit with Robin. She's sure to have something worth checking out. Robin Jeffrey is a dedicated author who enjoys all the usual pleasures: spending time with friends, listening to music, watching television, reading anything she can get her hands on, and planning the occasional murder—fictional, of course! The Cadence Turing Mysteries are genre-bending mixes of classic murder mystery and cutting edge science fiction, and the Night books are neo-noir paranormal mysteries with werewolves solving crimes in major cities across the world.

As a guest of honor, Alexander James Adams brings his artistic creations to Worldcon, providing music, art, and literature from his personal company, RyuuAja Music, and his partner company, Imaginerial Arts & Entertainment, with the intent to inspire attendees to see and then make use of the magic that exists in this realm for all of us. "Believe. The magic is real!"

SewCherie specializes in handy, handmade items and accessories using uniquely geeky fabrics. She loves making useful items for your everyday needs, and finding fabric is her superpower. A Pacific Northwest native and second-generation crafter/sewist.

Dealer of original sci-fi and fantasy illustration artwork from leading 20th-century masters of the fantastic, including J. Allen St. John, Frank Frazetta, Roy Krenkel, Virgil Finlay, Hannes Bok, Mo Gollub, Reed Crandall, Joe Jusko, Clyde Caldwell, Richard Hescox, and others.

Arkham Bazaar and Sigh Co. Graphics specialize in original design literary and horror graphic tees. It's your one stop Cthulhu shop with H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival DVD collections, unique accessories, apparel, books, and more! Shop with them online at arkhambazaar.com or find us on Facebook and Instagram @arkhambazaar.

You've never seen books like these (unless you've crossed our paths). They are authors who traveled up from San Jose with their well-researched hard science fiction, goddess prehistoric fantasy, stories of the uncanny, and much more! Also, analysis of Doctor Who, Star Wars, Outlander, Bridgerton, Hamilton, horror films, SF history, and all the fan favorites. They have short stories, novels, e-books, and audiobooks--with something for every reader. Look for them on the program and then stop by the table and get everything autographed!

Sionnach Studios is a Pacific Northwest-based costume, prop, and set fabrication and design studio. In addition to offering a wealth of patterns, 3D printable files, kits, and finished props in our shop, they also specialize in commission work.

Sketch Sauce is a woman-owned small business specializing in charming and whimsical 3D-printed fantasy miniatures and ready-to-paint blank art toys. Their mission is to celebrate the joy of mini and toy painting, whether you're just starting out or a seasoned enthusiast!

An audiobook (owners: Stefan Rudnicki/Gabrielle deCuir) publisher that specializes in award-winning genre fiction.

Small Publishing in a Big Universe provides a platform through our podcast and at events where independent authors and publishers can promote and sell their work.

Local artist Jessica Houston creates beautifully engraved mugs with a wide variety of niche fandom and Pacific Northwest designs. Each mug is meticulously designed, stenciled, and sandblasted by hand in Snohomish, Washington. Jessica's unique process results in a deeply engraved, permanent image that will never chip or fade. Her dishwasher-and-microwave-safe mugs are sure to become your new favorite coffee/tea/literally-anything-liquid vessel.

Space Wizard Science Fantasy is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based small press focusing on telling queer science fiction and fantasy stories. They have over 40 titles available and more on the way. They also sell cool keychains, stickers, and pins.

Spoken is a revolutionary platform that gives authors easy, affordable narration options to create, self-publish, socialize, and monetize audio of their writing. Spoken Studio is purpose-built to generate perfect voices for single or multi-cast narration, or authors can upload their own audio. From epic multi-book sagas to micro fiction, every story finds its voice on Spoken. The Spoken network weaves monetization, social discovery, and engagement into a unified streaming model where listeners support authors by listening. Whether you're building your brand, experimenting with narration, or launching a new series, Spoken equips authors at every stage. Give your writing its voice with Spoken.

Springtime Creations, known for genre jewelry in sterling silver, bronze, precious gemstones and metals and other jewelry materials. Specializing in popular culture, homage to Star Trek, Doctor Who, and Golden-Age science fiction, as well as science and fantasy jewelry collections. Spring Schoenhuth, the owner/designer/creator, has been a seven-time finalist for the Hugo Award in the fan artist category.

Spud Publishing Inc. is a traditional indie publisher based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, currently serving writers in North America. They are an ever-growing publisher, owned by a creative team, and dedicated to making a fair and enjoyable experience for their partners. Spud Publishing believes in supporting and building a team that brings everyone out on top. At the end of the day, they want to create an experience that they would feel good about being a part of. They continue to prioritize the marriage of writing and art in all our endeavors, as they believe one is best served with the accompaniment of the other. And they are passionate about what they do!

Stacy Bair Ogden is an indie author who writes spice-free novels for teens and young adults. Her debut novel features an anxious librarian and an angry nobleman as they race to defeat a rebel group bent on the destruction of their kingdom.

Badass things for badass people! Enchanting accessories for all of your favorite characters!

Books, comics, games, and ephemera by Phil and Kaja Foglio, Hugo Award-winning artists and writers.

An Earth Day Eulogy---a modern, twisted, fantastic, planet-centered retelling of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, written by Navy veteran and Stanford mathematician Nestor Walters, who dropped out of school to write and publish by Earth Day of 2024. Come by to discuss how the planet is alive with a beating ocean pulse and why everything we do matters to a future humanity that we cannot yet imagine. Signed copies of the first edition—independently printed on 100% post-consumer paper with bio-inks—available for purchase while supplies last.

Founded in 1995, Tachyon Publications LLC is a publisher of smart science fiction, fantasy, and horror, as well as occasional mysteries, memoirs, young adult, and literary fiction. Tachyon champions the creative storytelling of authors who inspire us through intelligent prose and imaginative worlds. Their titles are consistently unique, thought-provoking, and entertaining; Tachyon books have received the Nebula, Hugo, World Fantasy, Sturgeon, Mythopoeic, Locus, Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire, Endeavor, Neukom, Sidewise, and Philip K. Dick awards.

We sell Weird Tales and vintage pulps along with fantasy art books and signed prints. Small press—Arkham, Avalon, Winston, etc., and Robert E. Howard and HP Lovecraft books and ephemera.

TANSTAAFL Press has brought high-quality science fiction of multiple genres (cyberpunk, hard sci fi, fantasy, horror, urban fantasy, apocalyptic, steampunk, and more) to the reading public since 2012. They now have over 20 titles in print and are poised to release more. Come chat with them about your favorite author and books.

The Bellinghamsters are an adventurous crew of plush hamsters ready for quests across galaxies and enchanted realms! With mix-and-match outfits, you can dress them as daring space explorers, cunning rogues, or mystical heroes. Each character has a unique personality, making them perfect companions for collectors, dreamers, and adventurers alike. Whether they're braving distant planets or uncovering ancient treasures, your Bellinghamster's next journey is yours to create. Visit the Bellinghamster booth to adopt your own plush companion and outfit them for their next great adventure!

The Book Bin has been a family-owned-and-operated business for over 40 years, with locations in Salem and Corvallis, Oregon. They sell new and used books of all kinds, as well as rare and collectable science fiction, fantasy and horror titles.

The best bags in the world! Timeless Leatherworks' hand-laced full-grain leather satchels and pouches are engineered to last forever. Available in many sizes and styles, their bags are perfect for Renaissance fairs, cosplay, LARP, and everyday use! You can take them to the fair on Saturday and the office on Monday. Stop by and find out why we always stand behind our work!

Canadian sci-fi author, Matt Turner's debut novel, First Contact: America, is available now on Kindle and in Amazon paperback

Discover the emotions, personalities, and motivations of the most compelling characters in fairy tales, the fairies. From the Writer's Guide to Fairies, Witches, and Vampires to A Gamemaster and Worldbuilder's Guide to Culture, Ty creates books on mythology, lore, and culture to help you write and world-build.

Vampire paranormal art with vintage vibes crafted by J, a queer Black illustrator/comic artist based in Portland, Oregon.

Science fiction and fantasy books for dreamers of all ages.

Water Dragon publishes tales of fantasy and wonder for all interests and ages.

Bee Ho, the Seattle artist and designer of Weird Works, creates and sells their own fantasy and cyberpunk art prints, tarot decks, stickers, apparel, ceramics, enamel pins, and more.

Xenophile Bibliopole & Armorer, Chronopolis, sells collectible science fiction, fantasy, and horror books, pulps, dime novels, chapbooks, and ephemera.

Zucati Corp. incorporated in February of 2016 and has grown steadily every year. They make unique plastic and original foam polyhedral dice, wood gaming and play products, and movie prop replicas. They work both in large-scale production and single-product customs.