We are pleased to announce that, as well as our Guests of Honour, the following writers, artists, editors and publishers will be appearing on the ConFusion programme:
| David Allan | Author of The Empty Throne, Quaestor (both published by Elsewhen) |
| Tiffani Angus | Author of Threading the Labyrinth |
| Cherith Baldry | Author of The Relinquary Ring (2002), The Roses of Roazon (2004), Exiled from Camelot (2000); also writes as Erin Hunter (Warrior Cats) |
| Susan Bartholomew | Author of Swords of Elyx trilogy http://swordsofelyx.uk/ |
| Elizabeth Bear | Author of Ancestral Night (Gollancz 2019), Red Stained Wings (Tor 2019) |
| Jacey Bedford | Author of Psi-Tech Trilogy, Rowankind Trilogy (both published by DAW in the USA) |
| Mike Brooks | Author of The Keiko series, The God-King Chronicles, & various works for Games Workshop |
| Jackie Burns | |
| Dave Cartwright | The Camelot 2050 trilogy of novels |
| Anne Charnock | |
| Iain Clark | https://iainjclarkart.com/worldcon/ |
| Aliette de Bodard | Nebula Award-winning and Huho Award finalist author of Fireheart Tiger (Tor.com), Dominion of the Fallen series, Xuya universe series |
| Faith Dillon-Lee | Author of The Fairy's Tale, The Academy, The Princess and the Orrery, The Cascade, In The Slip |
| John Dodd | Author of Just Add Water (from Luna Press) |
| Jackie Duckworth | Www.jackieduckworthart.co.uk |
| Eva Elasigue | Bones of Starlight 1: Fire Within, Bones of Starlight 2: Abyss Surrounding, Moonlight On A Leaf (flash) |
| E.M. Faulds | Author of Ada King, editor of Flotation Device charity anthology, host of Speculative Spaces Podcast |
| Ed Fortune | Starburst Magazine Journalist |
| CL Gamble | Artist. http://blanketfort.family or CLGamble.com |
| Ian Green | THE GAUNTLET AND THE FIST BENEATH (Aug 2021) |
| Frances Hardinge | The Lie Tree, Cuckoo Song, Fly by Night, Twilight Robbery, Gullstruck Island, A Face Like Glass, A Skinful of Shadows, Deeplight |
| Penny Hill | Working Weekend (Novel pub: Elsewhen Press as 'Penelope Hill') |
| Stewart Hotston | Author of Tangle's Game, A Family War, and https://www.thebookseller.com/blogs/what-clarke-award-data-tells-us-about-diversity-1211815# |
| Edward James | Author of Lois McMaster Bujold, 2018, Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, 2005 |
| John Jarrold | Long-time SFF agent, and previously ran Orbit and two other SFF imprints |
| Rachael Kelly | Edge of Heaven, novel, NewCon Press April 2020; Pineapples Are Not The Only Bromeliad, short story, Aurealis #130 |
| Lisa Konrad | lisakonrad.com |
| Kat Kourbeti | Podcast Editor at Strange Horizons Magazine |
| Brent C. Lambert | FIYAH Literary Magazine, Baffling Magazine, Neon Hemlock 2022 Novella series |
| J.R.H. Lawless | Novels: Always Greener, The Rude Eye of Rebellion; Short Stories |
| Jo Lindsay Walton | Invocation (Critical Documents, 2013) |
| Scott Lynch | Author of The Lies of Locke Lamora |
| Esther MacCallum-Stewart | Rerolling Boardgames (with Douglas Brown), Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Fantasy Literature (with Jude Roberts). |
| Robert S Malan | Graphic Novels: Quest & The Sign of the Shining Beast; The Prisoner |
| Juliet McKenna | Author of The Tales of Einarinn, The Aldabreshin Compass, The Chronicles of the Lescari Revolution, The Hadrumal Crisis, The Green Man series |
| Julie McMurray | https://www.instagram.com/juliefaithmcmurray/ |
| Farah Mendlesohn | Author of Robert A. Heinlein, 2019; Joanna Russ, 2009 |
| Fiona Moore | Author of "Jolene" (nominated for BSFA award for shorter fiction last year), "The Lori" and "The Island of Misfit Toys" in Clarkesworld. Well-known miniature model maker |
| Ekpeki Donald Oghenechovwe | Ife-Iyoku, Tale of Imadeyunuagbon, Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction From Africa and the African Diaspora |
| Gillian Polack | Author of The Year of the Fruit Cake, Borderlanders, Poison and Light, Langue[dot]doc 1305 |
| Shiv Ramdas | Domechild (novel), And Now His Lordship is Laughing (short story) |
| Justina Robson | The Tales of Catt & Fisher, Quantum Gravity, Glorious Angels, The Switch, Salvation's Fire, Mappa Mundi, Silver Screen |
| Marcus Rowland | The Forgotten Futures RPG, The Original Flatland Role Playing Game, Diana: Warrior Princess RPG, etc. |
| Geoff Ryman | Author of Air, 253, The Child Garden, Was |
| Catriona Silvey | Author of Meet Me in Another Life (forthcoming from Harper Voyager in July 2021) |
| Graham Sleight | Managing editor, SF Encyclopedia; Reviewer for Locus etc; introductions to Sf Masterworks series |
| Russell Smith | Author of The Grenshall Manor Chronicles books 1 and 2, The Elementals anthology |
| Anna Smith Spark | Author of The Court of Broken Knives, The Tower of Living and Dying, The House of Sacrifice. |
| Kari Sperring | Author of Living With Ghosts (2009), The Grass King's Concubine (2012), Serpent Rose (2019) |
| Sophie Squire | Poet, contributor to Nawr Magazine |
| V Anne Stokes | A Code for Caroline: A Genomic Thriller (Springer: 2019) |
| Charlie Stross | Hugo Award-winning author of over 25 books, including most recently Dead Lies Dreaming |
| Allen Stroud | Author of Fearless (2020, Flame Tree Press), Chair of the BSFA |
| Paul Sturtevant | Editor of The Public Medievalist web page, The Public Medievalist Twitch stream, co-author, The Devil's Historians |
| Tricia Sullivan | Occupy Me, Lightborn, Maul, Dreaming in Smoke |
| Tej Turner | Author of Bloodsworn, The Janus Cycle, and Dinnusos Rises |
| Francesco Verso | Author of Nexhuman, Bloodbusters, Avatar |
| Ian Whates | Author of City of Dreams and Nightmare (Angry Robot), The Noise Revealed (Solaris), Pelquin's Comet (NewCon) & many more novels and shorts |
| Liz Williams | Comet Weather, on the BFSA best novels short list |
| Neil Williamson | The Moon King, The Memoirist, Secret Language |
| Nick Wood | Author of Azanian Bridges, Learning Monkey and Crocodile, Water Must Fall |