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2023 Guests of honor

    Author Guest of Honor: Ken Liu

    A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards, Ken Liu is the author of the Dandelion Dynasty, a silkpunk epic fantasy series (starting with The Grace of Kings), as well as The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories and The Hidden Girl and Other Stories.

    Ken’s world of the Dandelion Dynasty and his creation of the silkpunk setting is what has inspired our 2023 Theme:Weaving Grand Tales of Technology and Magic

    Website: https://kenliu.name/

    Costumer Guests of Honor: December Wynn & Wingedlight Cosplay

    December Wynn is an award winning cosplayer based in Denver, Colorado. They are one half of WCS Team USA 2022.

    December specializes in fabric dyeing, painting and sewing. Other areas of interest include leatherwork, millinery, embroidery and sculpting. They have guest-lectured in craftsman techniques at conventions both domestically and abroad, as well as served as a guest-lecturer at the University level.

    In addition to a cosplay career, December has worked professionally in the crafts industry for five years, including time as a dedicated painter/dyer. They graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with BFA in Theatre Design and Technologies and a BFA in Studio Arts with an emphasis in painting.

    Wingedlight Cosplay is an artist from Denver, CO who has been cosplaying since 2007. She previously worked in the craft industry serving as a beading expert and teaching jewelry classes. Specializing in embellishment and elaborate textile work, she has participated in costume competitions on 3 continents and is a 3 time WCS US Prelim contestant.

    In addition to crafting, Wingedlight hosts cosplay panels, judges costume contests, and recently won Best in Show at Nan Desu Kan 2022.