The Buffy Effect: Teen Heroines Then and Now Kiersten White (Illusions of Fate), Rachel Hawkins (Miss Mayhem), Rae Carson (The Girl of Fire and Thorn Stories), Brittany Geragotelis (Life's a Witch), Valerie Tejeda (Hollywood Witch Hunter), and Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex)
The Modern Fairytale Renee Ahdieh (The Wrath and the Dawn), Laura Bickle (Dark Alchemy), Tonya Hurley (Hallowed), Julie Kagawa (Talon & Rogue), and Naomi Novik (Uprooted)
Battlestar Galactica Edward James Olmos, actor (Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner); Tahmoh Penikett, actor (Battlestar Galactica, Supernatural, Dollhouse); Kandyse McClure, actor (Battlestar Galactica, Hemlock Grove); Sam Witwer, actor (Being Human, Battlestar Galactica)
Once Upon a Time Christie Laing, actor (Once Upon a Time, Arrow); Lee Arenberg, actor (Once Upon a Time, Pirates of the Caribbean); Michael Coleman, actor (Once Upon a Time); Jason Burkart, actor (Once Upon a Time, Jackhammer)
Pop Culture Hero Coalition Chase Masterson, coalition founder/actor (The Flash, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine); Carrie Goldman, author (Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher, and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear; Jazzy's Quest: Adopted & Amazing); Matt Langdon, founder (Hero Roundtable, The Hero Construction Company)
Skate God Art Camacho, director; Marc Spicer, cinematographer; Alexander Garcia, retired pro skateboarder, writer and creator; Armando Barajas, retired pro skater and producer; William R. Spencer, pro skater and stunt man; Ruben Najera, pro skateboarder; Moose, pro skateboarder; Chris sandoval, pro skater; Corey Duffel, pro skater; Garrett Hill, pro skater; Gentry Hill, pro skater; Leticia Bufoni, pro skater; Tony Alva, retired pro skater and actor; Gabriela Lopez, actor; Ostia Chau, actor; and Luke Benward, actor
Spartacus Manu Bennett, actor (Spartacus, Arrow); Ellen Hollman actor, (Spartacus, The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power); Jenna Lind, actor (Spartacus); Viva Bianca, actor (Spartacus); Matt Nable, actor (Spartacus);
Authors of Epic Fantasy Susan Dennard (Witchlands), Kate Elliott (Court Of Fives), Raymond E. Feist (Magician's End), Peter Orullian (Vault Of Heaven), Marie Rutkowski (The Winner's Circle), and Jenna Rhodes (King of Assassins)
Resurgence of Science Fiction Margaret Stohl (Dangerous Deception), Mel Odom (Master Sergeant), Adam Christopher (The Machine Awakens), Peter Clines (The Fold), Chris Weitz (The New Order) and Jason Hough (Zero World)
Worldbuilding Peter Clines (The Fold), Richard Kadrey (Killing Pretty), Sabaa Tahir (An Ember in the Ashes), Josephine Angelini (The Wordwalker Trilogy), Brandon Mull (Five Kingdoms series), Virginia Boecker (The Witch Hunter) and Charlie Jane Anders (All the Birds in the Sky)
Sleeping with the Lights On: Horror and Thriller Authors in Discussion Del Howison (Dark Delicacies II), J.T. Ellison (What Lies Behind), Kevin P. Keating (The Captive Condition), Matthew Reilly (The Great Zoo of China), Mira Grant (Symbiont), Diana Rowland (Vengeance of the Demon), and Robert Brockway (The Unnoticibles)
Skate God Art Camacho, director; Marc Spicer, cinematographer; Alexander Garcia, retired pro skateboarder, writer and creator; Armando Barajas, retired pro skater and producer; William R. Spencer, pro skater and stunt man; Ruben Najera, pro skateboarder; Moose, pro skateboarder; Chris sandoval, pro skater; Corey Duffel, pro skater; Garrett Hill, pro skater; Gentry Hill, pro skater; Leticia Bufoni, pro skater; Tony Alva, retired pro skater and actor; Gabriela Lopez, actor; Ostia Chau, actor; and Luke Benward, actor
Michael DeMeritt, writer/producer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Axanar) and Eleanor DeMeritt, digital artist (AlmostCreepy101, Growing Around)
Romantic Adventure Chloe Neil (The Devil's Isle series), Sam Sykes (The City Stained Red), Beth Cato (The Clockwork Crown), Suzanne Young (The Remnant Chronicles), Gena Showalter (Alice in Zombieland), Mary E. Pearson (The Heart of Betrayal), and S.J. Harper (Captured)
Battlestar Galactica Edward James Olmos, actor (Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner); Tahmoh Penikett, actor (Battlestar Galactica, Supernatural, Dollhouse); Kandyse McClure, actor (Battlestar Galactica, Hemlock Grove); Sam Witwer, actor (Being Human, Battlestar Galactica)
Once Upon a Time Christie Laing, actor (Once Upon a Time, Arrow); Lee Arenberg, actor (Once Upon a Time, Pirates of the Caribbean); Michael Coleman, actor (Once Upon a Time); Jason Burkart, actor (Once Upon a Time, Jackhammer)
Pop Culture Hero Coalition Chase Masterson, coalition founder/actor (The Flash, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine); Carrie Goldman, author (Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher, and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear; Jazzy's Quest: Adopted & Amazing); Matt Langdon, founder (Hero Roundtable, The Hero Construction Company)
Spartacus Manu Bennett, actor (Spartacus, Arrow); Ellen Hollman actor, (Spartacus, The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power); Jenna Lind, actor (Spartacus); Viva Bianca, actor (Spartacus); Matt Nable, actor (Spartacus);
Creative Storytelling: Choose Your Own Adventure Annabeth Bondor-Stone and Connor White (Shivers!: The Pirate Who's Afraid of Everything), Liz Climo (Rory the Dinosaur: Me and My Dad), Rafael Rosado (Dragons Beware!), Kirk Scroggs (Snoop Troop: Attack of the Ninja Potato Clones), Henrik Tamm (Ninja Timmy), and Brandon Mull (Fablehaven series)
Battlestar Galactica Edward James Olmos, actor (Battlestar Galactica, Blade Runner); Tahmoh Penikett, actor (Battlestar Galactica, Supernatural, Dollhouse); Kandyse McClure, actor (Battlestar Galactica, Hemlock Grove); Sam Witwer, actor (Being Human, Battlestar Galactica)
Pop Culture Hero Coalition Chase Masterson, coalition founder/actor (The Flash, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine); Carrie Goldman, author (Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher, and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear; Jazzy's Quest: Adopted & Amazing); Matt Langdon, founder (Hero Roundtable, The Hero Construction Company)
Skate God Art Camacho, director; Marc Spicer, cinematographer; Alexander Garcia, retired pro skateboarder, writer and creator; Armando Barajas, retired pro skater and producer; William R. Spencer, pro skater and stunt man; Ruben Najera, pro skateboarder; Moose, pro skateboarder; Chris sandoval, pro skater; Corey Duffel, pro skater; Garrett Hill, pro skater; Gentry Hill, pro skater; Leticia Bufoni, pro skater; Tony Alva, retired pro skater and actor; Gabriela Lopez, actor; Ostia Chau, actor; and Luke Benward, actor
Michael DeMeritt, writer/producer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Axanar) and Eleanor DeMeritt, digital artist (AlmostCreepy101, Growing Around)
Book to Screen Ernie Cline (Ready Player One), Melissa de la Cruz (Witches of East End), Andy Weir (The Martian), James S.A. Corey (Leviathan Wakes), Lev Grossman (The Magicians) and Christina Lauren (Beautiful Bastard)
The Character of Music: Classic Horror Special Edition Charles Bernstein (Nightmare on Elm Street), Harry Manfredini (Friday the 13th), Laura Karpman (Carrie), Richard Band (Re-Animator), Tyler Bates (Dawn of the Dead), Maurizio Guarini of Goblin (Suspiria) and Douglas Tait (Freddy vs Jason)
Production Designers of the Art Directors Guild Darren Gilford (Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Tron Legacy), Greg Melton (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Walking Dead), John Mott (12 Monkeys, The Americans), Neil Spisak (Terminator Genisys, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Ed Verreaux (Jurassic World, Looper), John Muto (Species, Home Alone)
Sci-Fi / Fantasy Family Feud Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive series), Patrick Rothfuss (the Kingkiller Chronicles series), Ernie Cline (Armada), Naomi Novik (Uprooted), Chuck Wending (Zer0es), Leigh Bardugo (The Grisha Trilogy), and Austin Grossman (Crooked)
Once Upon a Time Christie Laing, actor (Once Upon a Time, Arrow); Lee Arenberg, actor (Once Upon a Time, Pirates of the Caribbean); Michael Coleman, actor (Once Upon a Time); Jason Burkart, actor (Once Upon a Time, Jackhammer)
Spartacus Manu Bennett, actor (Spartacus, Arrow); Ellen Hollman actor, (Spartacus, The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power); Jenna Lind, actor (Spartacus); Viva Bianca, actor (Spartacus); Matt Nable, actor (Spartacus);
Keep YA Weird Colleen Houck (Reawakened), Rachel Caine (Ink and Bone: The Great Library), Jenny Martin (Tracked), Rachel Hartman (Seraphina and Shadow Scale), Tom Sniegoski (The Raven's Child), and Kim Liggett (Blood and Salt)
Fantasy Literature Heather Brewer (Vladimir Tod series), Jonathan Maberry (Rot & Ruin), Kami Garcia (Beautiful Creatures series), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series), Maggie Stiefvater (The Raven Cycle series), and Henry L. Herz (Monster Goose Nursery Rhymes)
Michael DeMeritt, writer/producer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Axanar) and Eleanor DeMeritt, digital artist (AlmostCreepy101, Growing Around)
No Cape Required: Modern Day Superheroes Pierce Brown (Red Rising), James Dashner (The Maze Runner, Scorch Trials), Marie Lu (The Young Elites), Lexie Dunne (Supervillains Anonymous, Superheroes Anonymous), Noelle Stevenson (Nimona), Robert Venditti (Miles Taylor & the Golden Cape 1: Attack of the Alien Horde) and Sarah Kuhn (Heroine Complex)
Pop Culture Hero Coalition Chase Masterson, coalition founder/actor (The Flash, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine); Carrie Goldman, author (Bullied: What Every Parent, Teacher, and Kid Needs to Know About Ending the Cycle of Fear; Jazzy's Quest: Adopted & Amazing); Matt Langdon, founder (Hero Roundtable, The Hero Construction Company)
Middle Grade Spectacular Melissa de la Cruz (The Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel), Patrick Carman (Quake), Jonathan Maberry (Orphan Army), Sherri Smith (The Toymaker's Apprentice), Judd Winick (Hilo Book 1: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth), and Sean Fay Wolfe (The Elementia Chronicles #1: Quest for Justice)
Once Upon a Time Christie Laing, actor (Once Upon a Time, Arrow); Lee Arenberg, actor (Once Upon a Time, Pirates of the Caribbean); Michael Coleman, actor (Once Upon a Time); Jason Burkart, actor (Once Upon a Time, Jackhammer)
Skate God Art Camacho, director; Marc Spicer, cinematographer; Alexander Garcia, retired pro skateboarder, writer and creator; Armando Barajas, retired pro skater and producer; William R. Spencer, pro skater and stunt man; Ruben Najera, pro skateboarder; Moose, pro skateboarder; Chris sandoval, pro skater; Corey Duffel, pro skater; Garrett Hill, pro skater; Gentry Hill, pro skater; Leticia Bufoni, pro skater; Tony Alva, retired pro skater and actor; Gabriela Lopez, actor; Ostia Chau, actor; and Luke Benward, actor
Illustrators of the Art Directors Guild Ed Natividad (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Transformers: Age of Extinction), Amy Lynn Umezu (Kong: Skull Island, Insurgent), Patrick Rodriguez (The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2), Jeffrey Errico (Terminator Genisys, NWA Straight Outta Compton), Tim Burgard (Fantastic Four, Jurassic World)
