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Nifties are a type of guest that is not a full GoH but who are celebrities in their own right. A “Nifty” is a type of invitation status that Penguicon confers, who receives an admission membership to the convention free of charge, and access to the GreenRoom where there are meals, and is welcome to the private dinner with the Guests of Honor and ConCom on Thursday night if desired. Many past GoHs return as Nifties. They are advertised on promotional materials and their role is to participate in panels and other events.

NOTE: As of Penguicon 2014, the term “Nifty” is deprecated, as people have found it too confusing. Former Guests of Honor now return as “Guest of Honor Emeritus”, and other celebrities are considered “Featured Guests”.

1. Jim C. Hines
2. Adrian Crenshaw
3. Sarah Monette
4. Tobias Buckell
5. Cherie Priest
6. The Ferrett
7. Eric S. Raymond
8. Kyle Rankin
9. Shawn Powers
10. Greg Williams
11. Dawn Kuczwara
12. Sarah Hoyt
13. Daniel M. Hoyt
14. Patrick Rothfuss
15. Chris Hallbeck
16. Doselle Young
17. Will Niebling
18. William Niebling
19. Tom Smith
20. Luke Ski
21. Power Salad
22. Insane Ian
23. Bill Roper
24. Devo Spice
25. Worm Quartet
26. Toyboat
27. Tonks and The Aurors
28. Carrie Dahlby
29. 19 Action News
30. Frank Hayes

1. Tom Smith
2. Luke Ski
3. Eric Raymond
4. John Scalzi
5. Cherie Priest
6. Shawn Powers
7. Catherine Devlin
8. Dawn Kuczwara
9. Frank Hayes
10. Jason Dunstan
11. Jim Hall
12. Jim C Hines
13. Greg Williams
14. Jorge Castro
15. Kyle Rankin
16. Steve Eley
17. Andrew Plotkin
18. Mark Savary
19. Alex Yeager
20. Bill Childers
21. William Niebling
22. Megan Rose Gedris
23. Will Niebling

1. Tom Smith
2. Luke Ski
3. Eric Raymond
4. The Ferrett
5. Cherie Priest
6. Sarah Monette
7. Rob Balder
8. Peter H Salus
9. M. Keaton
10. Lucy A Snyder
11. Kyle Rankin
12. Katherine Kline
13. Jorge Castro
14. Jennie Breeden
15. Frank Hayes
16. Elizabeth Bear
17. Dawn Kuczwara
18. Greg Williams
19. Eliezer Yudkowsky
20. Catherynne M Valente
21. Andy Looney
22. Aaron Diaz

1. Tom Smith
2. Eric Raymond
3. Karl Schroeder
4. John Scalzi
5. The Ferrett
6. Nick Sagan, SF Novelist, screenwriter and all around nifty geek. He writes, “It's an honor to have my geekly pursuits recognized, and hijinx with Scalzi sounds like a blast.”
7. Sarah Zettel, science fiction and fantasy author
8. Steve Jackson
9. Clif Flynt
10. Rob Balder
11. Gini Judd
12. Eric Milliken

1. Tom Smith
2. Luke Ski
3. Eric Raymond
4. Cathy Raymond
5. Howard Tayler
6. John Scalzi
7. The Ferrett
8. Karl Schroeder
9. William Neibling
10. Will Neibling
11. Clif Flynt
12. Rob Balder
13. Eric Milliken
14. Sarah Zettel
15. Michael Z Williamson

1. Tom Smith
2. Luke Ski
3. Eric Raymond
4. Cathy Raymond
5. Howard Tayler
6. Rob CmdrTaco Malda
7. Jeff Hemos Bates
8. Joey DeVilla (unable to attend due to illness)
9. Kathe Koja (Saturday only)

1. Tom Smith
2. Luke Ski
3. Eric Raymond
4. Howard Tayler
5. Fred Gallagher (Saturday only)
6. Sandra Brewer
7. Pete Abrams
8. John Ringo
9. Vince Locke

1. Eric Flint
2. Clif Flynt
3. Jeff Hemos Bates