Guest: Patty Wells Toastmaster: Howard Waldrop Editor Guest: Sharyn November Artist Guest: Gary Lippincott Location: Doubletree Hotel Austin ArmadilloCon 30 (August 15–17, 2008) Chairs: Kurt Baty and Chuck Siros Guest of Honor: John Scalzi Artist Guest: David Lee Anderson Fan Guest: Kelly Persons Toastmaster: Bill Crider Editor Guest: Sheila Williams Special Guests: Gay Haldeman and Joe Haldeman Location: Doubletree Hotel Austin ArmadilloCon 31 (August 14–16, 2009) Chair: Kimm Antell Guest of Honor: Scott Lynch Artist Guest: Stephan Martinière (cancelled) Editor Guest: Chris Roberson Fan Guest: Karen Meschke Toastmaster: Scott A. Cupp Special Guest: Joan D. Vinge Location: Doubletree Hotel Austin ArmadilloCon 32 (August 27–29, 2010) Chairs: Elizabeth Burton and Dan Tolliver Guest of Honor: Rachel Caine Artist Guest: R. Cat Conrad Editor Guest: Anne Sowards Fan Guest: Elspeth Bloodgood Toastmaster: Nancy Kress Urban Fantasy Special Guest: Ilona Andrews Steampunk Special Guest: Michael Bishop Location: Renaissance Hotel Austin ArmadilloCon 33 (August 26–28, 2011) Chairs: Jennifer Juday and Charles Siros Guest of Honor: Paolo Bacigalupi Artist Guest: Vincent Villafranca Editor Guest: Lou Anders Fan Guest: Fred Duarte, Jr. Toastmaster: Mark Finn Special Guests: Emma Bull and Will Shetterly Location: Renaissance Hotel Austin ArmadilloCon 34 (July 27–29, 2012) Chair: Sara Felix Guest of Honor: Anne Bishop Fan Guest: Bill Parker Editor Guest: Liz Gorinsky Special Guest: Chloe Neill Artist Guest: Julie Dillon Toastmaster: A. Lee Martinez Location: Renaissance Hotel Austin ArmadilloCon 35 / GlyptoCon 3 (October 25–27, 2013) Relaxacon after the 71st World Science Fiction Convention, dubbed "LoneStarCon 3", was held in San Antonio. Chair: Willie Siros Location: Canyon Lake, Texas ArmadilloCon 36 (July 25–27, 2014) Chair: Kimm Antell Guest of Honor: Ted Chiang Fan Guest: Michael Walsh Editor Guest: Jacob Weisman Artist Guest: Stephanie Pui-Mun Law Science Guest: Sigrid Close Special Guest: Ian McDonald Toastmaster: Mario Acevedo Location: Omni Southpark Hotel ArmadilloCon 37 (July 24–26, 2015) Chairs: Jennifer Juday & Charles Siros Guest of Honor: Ken Liu Special Guest: James Morrow Fan Guest: John DeNardo (SF Signal) Editor Guest: L. Timmel Duchamp Artist Guest: Rocky Kelley Toastmaster: Stina Leicht Location: Omni Southpark Hotel ArmadilloCon 38 (July 29–31, 2016) Chair: Charles Siros Guest of Honor: Wesley Chu Fan Guest: Ken Keller Editor Guest: Joe Monti Artist Guest: Christina Hess Special Guest: Dominick Saponaro Toastmaster: Joe McKinney (author) Location: Omni Southpark Hotel ArmadilloCon 39 (August 4–6, 2017) Chair: John Gibbons Guest of Honor: Nisi Shawl Special Guest: Tamora Pierce Artist Guest Mark A. Nelson