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Meet the Featured Contributors of GeekGirlCon 2025!

GeekGirlCon is returning to Seattle for its 15th year on November 8-9, 2025! GGC 2025 will be a weekend full of the incredible, diverse programming you know and love—panels, gaming, cosplay, and SO MUCH MORE.

We’re so excited to introduce and celebrate our 2025 Featured Contributors! Here’s your opportunity to learn a little more about the who’s who of GeekGirlCon 2025, and discover where you can find and admire them at the con!

Dungeons & Drag Queens

Witness high-fantasy, high-heeled, high-rolling, high-larity as three Drag Queens play Dungeons and Dragons Live! Since starting in Seattle, the show has inspired many, and now sells out across the country and globe (Canada)! Dungeon Master Comedian Paul Curry and improvisational violinist Carson Grubb will lead three Drag Queens on a brand-new storytelling adventure, chock full of danger, snark and audience participation. Experience the adventure or fail your quest- at Dungeons and Drag Queens!

Sistah Scifi

A lifelong bibliophile, Isis Asare launched Sistah Scifi after a conversation about Afrofuturist literature sparked a deeper mission to amplify Black and Indigenous speculative fiction authors and build a vibrant literary community.  Sistah Scifi is the first Black-owned bookstore in the U.S. focused on sci-fi/fantasy and uplifting Black and Indigenous authors through literature, community, and imagination. In 2023, Isis brought these stories to even more readers by opening three Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machines.

Jasmine Bhullar

Jasmine “ThatBronzeGirl” Bhullar is a performer, game developer, writer and a content creator on Twitch and YouTube. She is the DM behind Dimension 20’s Coffin Run and the creator of DesiQuest.

In addition to writing and performing for Critical Role and Acquisitions Incorporated, she is also writing and voicing a character in the unreleased video game “Fading Echo”.

Gigi Murakami

“Queen of Horror Manga” Gigi Murakami is a Harvey and Ignatz-nominated manga artist & illustrator, and content creator at the intersection of horror media, alternative and Japanese nerd culture, and (schlocky) film. Her both traditionally published and self-published works blend Japanese manga art, vintage grindhouse poster art, and pulp comic aesthetics, while thematically focusing on the dark, dramatic, fantastical, and often introspective.

Marin Miller

Voice actor, writer, and vocal coach Marin M. Miller has had a fruitful career in foreign dubbing and ADR. You may know Marin as Nimbus in Destiny 2, Athena in Hades, or the Caretaker in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Their voice brings life to countless beloved characters across anime, gaming, and film, and they also work as a script adapter/writer on projects like Shogun, Kengan Ashura, and Lupin the 3rd: The First.

Chad Quandt

Chad Quandt is a multi-Emmy and Peabody award-winning showrunner, writer, and producer. He is currently a Co-EP and lead writer on the upcoming AVATAR: SEVEN HAVENS. 

Born in the misty Midwest Mountains and now residing in Los Angeles, Chad has a true passion for epic tales about underdogs, found families, and comedy that punches upwards with the fury of a robot rocket punch.

So, where can you find these amazing humans at GeekGirlCon 2025?

Saturday:

Scream Queens: Women of Color in Horror
11:00am – 12:00pm | Storm
Mia Ginaé (Moderator), Isis Asare, Gigi Murakami, Lily Meade

The horror genre has exploded in popularity over the past years. Join Isis Asare (Sistah Scifi) Gigi Murakami, the Queen of Horror Manga, and author Lily Meade as they discuss why horror matters. They’ll discuss how horror intersects with women’s lived experiences, their approach to crafting terrifying tales, and what the future of the genre looks like.

Compels Me Though: Crafting A Compelling Narrative
1:00 – 2:00pm | Furiosa
Evan Peterson, Chad Quandt, Jasmine Bhullar, Lily Meade, Ashlee Lawson-Kilpatrick

Whether you’re writing for gaming, manga, or television you need to make sure your audience is engaged with your topic. Join writers from across genres as they discuss what goes into crafting engaging characters, exciting plots, and keeping readers, viewers, and players hooked!

Hustle & Heart: Making it As a Creative in 2025
4:00pm – 5:00pm | Uhura
Terry Redfield, Isis Asare, Jasmine Bhullar, Gigi Murakami, Marin Miller 

From Game Master to Horror Mangaka, these creatives are not just surviving but thriving. Join a panel of creatives from a variety of creative fields as they share what they’ve done to ‘make it’. Hear about the trials, tribulations, and triumphs they’ve encountered on each of their unique paths and learn how to apply their experiences to your own creative future.

Carson Grubb, improvisational violinist

Dungeons & Drag Queens Live Show
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM | Storm
Witness high-fantasy, high-heeled, high-rolling, high-larity as three Drag Queens play Dungeons and Dragons Live! Since starting in Seattle, the show has inspired many, and now sells out across the country and globe (Canada)! Dungeon Master Comedian Paul Curry and improvisational violinist Carson Grubb will lead three Drag Queens on a brand-new storytelling adventure, with danger, snark and audience participation around every precarious corner. Experience the adventure, or fail your quest- at Dungeons and Drag Queens!

Come meet the trans non-binary voice actor raised by two generations of prison guards.  They’ve been working for 18 years and have a lot to share. Got burning questions about the voice acting industry? Curious about grassroots organizing? Maybe you wanna throw out some headcanons about Nimbus or Enkidu. Whatever your fancy, let’s do it.

Inside the Writer’s Room: Writing for Television
2:30pm – 3:30pm | Uhura
Hadeel Jeanee, Chad Quandt, Marin Miller, Brandon Hoàng

Whether it’s developing new shows for beloved worlds or localizing scripts to bring shows from abroad to eager audiences, writing for television requires special skills, temperament, and a love of the craft! Join television writers Chad Quandt (Avatar: Seven Havens, Star Trek: Prodigy), Marin Miller (Persona 5, Ranma ½), and Brandon Hoang (The Ghost and Molly McGee, Avatar the Last Airbender (Netflix)) as they share their experience in writing for television.

Crafting Comics: Art, Publishing, and Beyond
4:00pm-5:00pm | Storm
Michelle Chan (Moderator), Gigi Murakami, Mars Lauderbaugh, Keezy Young

From single issue comics to zines to graphic novels, comics are one of the fastest-growing genres in publishing today! Join a panel of comics creators as they discuss their creative processes, why they love the genre, and the unique challenges that come with visual storytelling.

Signing Schedule:

Saturday 11:00-12:00pm
Jasmine Bhullar, Marin Miller

Sunday 1:00-2:00pm
Marin Miller, Keezy Young, Lily Meade

Now that you know where to find the GeekGirlCon 2025 Featured Contributors, where else will your adventure take you?

Check out the full schedule of events and forge your path to find your party at GGC 2025!

Emerald Peterson
“Rock On!”

Meg Murry: Girl Power through Space and Time

The first time I read A Wrinkle in Time, it was part of a 4^th grade reading assignment, where each student had to choose a book that all the other students would then take turns reading. I’ll be honest. A Wrinkle in Time, chosen by the only kid in class who could spell Czechoslovakia (which was both still a country at that time and quite the feat of spelling), fell somewhere between the books Soup on Wheels and Freckle Juice, both of which resonated with my 9-year-old bookish self a bit more than A Wrinkle in Time.

With its more complex character development and themes of love and individuality that seemed beyond my years or at least beyond Soup on Wheels, that initial reading didn’t leave me feeling all that inspired. That said, I fortunately returned to the book just a few short years later and have since read it at least half a dozen times. With each new reading, more of the book’s magic and wisdom is revealed to me, largely through its oh-so-relatable 13-year-old protagonist and my personal geek girl hero, the plucky Meg Murry.

Lucy Hodge
“Rock On!”

Review: Sleight

This is a great era to be a Black geek. Communities like Black Nerd Problems and Black Girl Nerds are catering to a population that has always been present but traditionally ignored within geek circles. Recent films like Dope and TV shows Atlanta are also celebrating the Black nerd (or “blerd”) and giving us a new type of hero for the 21st century: young African-Americans with high IQs, awkwardness, and a penchant for sticky situations. Sleight continues with this movement. The protagonist, Bo, is every geek’s superhero, endowed with little more than intelligence, a good dose of desperation, and, of course, STEM!

Ashli Blow
“Rock On!”

“Arrival,” Listening, and Communicating

I suppose that I’m getting a bit of a reputation around these parts as being the sci-fi/pop culture geek, and today isn’t going to break the cycle.

The best science fiction is a way to look at the world we live in and ask ourselves what it means to be human–I know, it’s a tall order. So, when a movie comes along that fits the bill, I go out of my way to support it.

That movie is Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival.

Arrival is about a linguist who is recruited by the government to help communicate with mysterious aliens who have landed on Earth.

What follows is a beautiful, quiet, and measured reflection on communication and understanding. Not only does the story dive deeply into the science of communication (what elements of speech do you have to teach someone to convey that you are asking a question?), but it also stands as a more reflective metaphor for global society.

Eric Mack
“Rock On!”

5 Sci-Fi Shows to (Re)Watch

[Image Source: Wikimedia Commons]

While I’m always on the lookout for new shows, books, and movies, sometimes it’s nice to revisit old favorites. To kick things off, here are my picks for sci-fi shows to re-watch (or check out for the first time) this season.

Orphan Black

Starring the incredible Tatiana Maslany in more than 14 different roles, this BBC America series is one of the best ongoing series around.

The plot revolves around Sarah Manning, a troubled British woman who wants to make amends with her daughter and adopted family. While waiting for the subway she encounters a crying woman who looks exactly like her. Before Sarah can confront her, the mysterious twin throws herself in front of an oncoming train. Sarah gets more than she bargained for when decides to assume the dead woman’s identity. The truth is that they are clones, and there are a lot more of them. As she is wound deeper into the mystery, Sarah must struggle to keep herself, her family, and her new-found sisters safe.

This near-future science fiction show has so much going for it that I don’t know where to start. The writing is superb, the characters talk like real people, and although the plot is complex, it’s always presented clearly. More than anything, the writers have an excellent understanding of voice, and they use it to full effect. Every character is three-dimensional, which is very important when you have one actor playing so many different roles.

Eric Mack
“Rock On!”