Acclaimed British actor John Rhys-Davies graduated from the University of East Anglia and is probably best known to film audiences for his roles in the blockbuster hits Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Rhys-Davies was introduced to a new generation of fans in the blockbuster trilogy “The Lord of… Read More

Born in New York City on June 1, 1940, René Murat Auberjonois knew he wanted to be an actor from the age of six. He grew up in a neighborhood in upstate New York where family friends and neighbors included Helen Hayes, Burgess Meredith, and John Houseman. He got his first job in professional theatre… Read More

Nick has been a prolific contributor to Doctor Who since its return in 2005. He’s worked on set with all three of the new Doctors as the voice of the Daleks (also providing the voice of the Cybermen and Judoon). His Judoon duties also took him onto The Sarah Jane Adventures and he appeared on… Read More

On behalf of Vic Mignogna and the Hal-Con team, I’m sad to say that this fantastic actor has had to postpone his appearance until next year. Unfortunately the old scheduling conflict devil has caught him and caused a ruckus. Vic is such a genuinely great guy that he wanted to apologize to all the fans… Read More

Rachel Caine is the New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of more than 30 novels, including the immensely popular Morganville Vampires series, the Weather Warden series, and the Outcast Season series. In 2011, Rachel published the first novel of her new series, The Revivalist, with the release of Working Stiff in August. She has been honored with… Read More

Brandon Sanderson was born in December of 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a child Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested for him, and by junior high he never cracked a book if he could help it. This all changed in 8th grade when an astute teacher, Mrs…. Read More

C.S. MacCath’s poetry has been nominated for the 2011 and 2012 Rhysling Awards, and her fiction has received honourable mention in The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection. Her work has appeared in Strange Horizons, Clockwork Phoenix: Tales of Beauty and Strangeness, Murky Depths, Mythic Delirium, Goblin Fruit and others. At present, she’s working… Read More

Alex Bledsoe grew up in the swampy end of Tennessee, an hour north of Graceland (home of Elvis) and twenty minutes from Nutbush (birthplace of Tina Turner). He has been a reporter, editor, photographer and door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman (really). His first short story was published in 1996, and his first novel in 2007. Alex… Read More

Matthew studied Journalism at College of the North Atlantic in Stephenville, Newfoundland and has worked with Transcontinental Publishing as well as student-youth magazine The Troubador. He has written five novels for Engen Books, Black Womb, Transformations in Pain, Smoke and Mirrors, Roulette and Ghosts of the Past. Since 2007 he has traveled all over Canada… Read More

Ellen Curtis is a writer and web TV personality born and raised in St. Johns, Newfoundland; whose aptitude for the written word began at a young age, when she began writing short stories, poetry, lyrics and novellas. She was ‘discovered’ at a Sci-Fi on the Rock II writing panel in 2008, and her first collection… Read More

D.C. Rhind is the author of the Calebra Fantasy Series and, more recently, the Agent Samurai, Vampire-Hunter Series. A Halifax area native, David returns to Hal-Con 2012 to launch Daimyo: Lord Samurai, book 5 of his Agent Samurai, Vampire-Hunter Series. “Hal-Con have been such gracious hosts that it’s always a pleasure to return. With most… Read More

Paul and Storm have been writing and performing funny songs together for a long, long time, starting with their stint together in a cappella band Da Vinci’s Notebook. Their music tends to make people laugh and feel good, and Paul and Storm believe that this makes their pursuit noble, right and just. Known for their… Read More

NERD ARMY are a Halifax-based 4-piece who shred 8-bit guitarmonies over awesome arrangements of classic video game songs. James O’Toole (bass), Craig Hamlin (guitar) Shawn Hunt (guitar) and Brad MacDougall (drums) combine forces to create high speed instrumentals full of nostalgia for the 80′s, heavy metal, and the Power Glove. Their energetic set of over… Read More