==== Description ==== 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 [[GoH|Guests of Honor]] and [[ConCom]] on Thursday night if desired. Many past [[GoH]]s return as Nifties. They are advertised on promotional materials and their role is to participate in [[PanelDiscussions|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". ==== Past Nifties ==== ==== 2012 Penguicon Nifties ==== ==== 2011 Penguicon Nifties ==== ==== 2010 Penguicon Nifties ==== - [[people:jimchines|Jim C. Hines]] - [[people:AdrianCrenshaw|Adrian Crenshaw]] - [[people:SarahMonette|Sarah Monette]] - [[people:TobiasBuckell|Tobias Buckell]] - [[people:CheriePriest|Cherie Priest]] - [[people:TheFerrett|The Ferrett]] - [[people:EricSRaymond|Eric S. Raymond]] - [[people:KyleRankin|Kyle Rankin]] - [[people:ShawnPowers|Shawn Powers]] - [[people:GregWilliams|Greg Williams]] - [[people:DawnKuczwara|Dawn Kuczwara]] - [[people:SarahHoyt|Sarah Hoyt]] - [[people:DanielMHoyt|Daniel M. Hoyt]] - [[people:PatrickRothfuss|Patrick Rothfuss]] - [[people:ChrisHallbeck|Chris Hallbeck]] - [[people:DoselleYoung|Doselle Young]] - [[people:WillNiebling|Will Niebling]] - [[people:WilliamNiebling|William Niebling]] - [[people:TomSmith|Tom Smith]] - [[people:LukeSki|Luke Ski]] - [[people:PowerSalad|Power Salad]] - [[people:InsaneIan|Insane Ian]] - [[people:BillRoper|Bill Roper]] - [[people:DevoSpice|Devo Spice]] - [[people:WormQuartet|Worm Quartet]] - [[people:Toyboat|Toyboat]] - [[people:TonksandTheAurors|Tonks and The Aurors]] - [[people:CarrieDahlby|Carrie Dahlby]] - [[people:19ActionNews|19 Action News]] - [[people:FrankHayes|Frank Hayes]] === Nifties Penguicon 7.0 === - [[people:TomSmith|Tom Smith]] - [[people:LukeSki|Luke Ski]] - [[people:EricRaymond|Eric Raymond]] - [[people:JohnScalzi|John Scalzi]] - [[people:CheriePriest|Cherie Priest]] - [[people:ShawnPowers|Shawn Powers]] - [[people:CatherineDevlin|Catherine Devlin]] - [[people:DawnKuczwara|Dawn Kuczwara]] - [[people:FrankHayes|Frank Hayes]] - [[people:JasonDunstan|Jason Dunstan]] - [[people:JimHall|Jim Hall]] - [[people:JimCHines|Jim C Hines]] - [[people:GregWilliams|Greg Williams]] - [[people:JorgeCastro|Jorge Castro]] - [[people:KyleRankin|Kyle Rankin]] - [[people:SteveEley|Steve Eley]] - [[people:AndrewPlotkin|Andrew Plotkin]] - [[people:MarkSavary|Mark Savary]] - [[people:AlexYeager|Alex Yeager]] - [[people:BillChilders|Bill Childers]] - [[people:WilliamNiebling|William Niebling]] - [[people:MeganRoseGedris|Megan Rose Gedris]] - [[people:WillNiebling|Will Niebling]] === Nifties Penguicon 6.0 === - [[people:TomSmith|Tom Smith]] - [[people:LukeSki|Luke Ski]] - [[people:EricRaymond|Eric Raymond]] - [[people:TheFerrett|The Ferrett]] - [[people:CheriePriest|Cherie Priest]] - [[people:SarahMonette|Sarah Monette]] - [[people:RobBalder|Rob Balder]] - [[people:PeterHSalus|Peter H Salus]] - [[people:M.Keaton|M. Keaton]] - [[people:LucyASnyder|Lucy A Snyder]] - [[people:KyleRankin|Kyle Rankin]] - [[people:KatherineKline|Katherine Kline]] - [[people:JorgeCastro|Jorge Castro]] - [[people:JennieBreeden|Jennie Breeden]] - [[people:FrankHayes|Frank Hayes]] - [[people:ElizabethBear|Elizabeth Bear]] - [[people:DawnKuczwara|Dawn Kuczwara]] - [[people:GregWilliams|Greg Williams]] - [[people:EliezerYudkowsky|Eliezer Yudkowsky]] - [[people:CatherynneMValente|Catherynne M Valente]] - [[people:AndyLooney|Andy Looney]] - [[people:AaronDiaz|Aaron Diaz]] === Nifties Penguicon 5.0 === - [[people:TomSmith|Tom Smith]] - [[people:EricRaymond|Eric Raymond]] - [[people:KarlSchroeder|Karl Schroeder]] - [[people:JohnScalzi|John Scalzi]] - [[people:TheFerrett|The Ferrett]] - [[people:NickSagan|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." - [[people:SarahZettel|Sarah Zettel]], science fiction and fantasy author - [[people:SteveJackson|Steve Jackson]] - [[people:ClifFlynt|Clif Flynt]] - [[people:RobBalder|Rob Balder]] - [[people:GiniJudd|Gini Judd]] - [[people:EricMilliken|Eric Milliken]] === Nifties Penguicon 4.0 === - [[people:TomSmith|Tom Smith]] - [[people:LukeSki|Luke Ski]] - [[people:EricRaymond|Eric Raymond]] - [[people:CathyRaymond|Cathy Raymond]] - [[people:HowardTayler|Howard Tayler]] - [[people:JohnScalzi|John Scalzi]] - [[people:TheFerrett|The Ferrett]] - [[people:KarlSchroeder|Karl Schroeder]] - [[people:WilliamNeibling|William Neibling]] - [[people:WillNeibling|Will Neibling]] - [[people:ClifFlynt|Clif Flynt]] - [[people:RobBalder|Rob Balder]] - [[people:EricMilliken|Eric Milliken]] - [[people:SarahZettel|Sarah Zettel]] - [[people:MichaelZWilliamson|Michael Z Williamson]] === Nifties Penguicon 3.0 === - [[people:TomSmith|Tom Smith]] - [[people:LukeSki|Luke Ski]] - [[people:EricRaymond|Eric Raymond]] - [[people:CathyRaymond|Cathy Raymond]] - [[people:HowardTayler|Howard Tayler]] - [[people:RobCmdrTacoMalda|Rob CmdrTaco Malda]] - [[people:JeffHemosBates|Jeff Hemos Bates]] - [[people:JoeyDeVilla|Joey DeVilla]] (unable to attend due to illness) - [[people:KatheKoja|Kathe Koja]] (Saturday only) === Nifties Penguicon 2.0 === - [[people:TomSmith|Tom Smith]] - [[people:LukeSki|Luke Ski]] - [[people:EricRaymond|Eric Raymond]] - [[people:HowardTayler|Howard Tayler]] - [[people:FredGallagher|Fred Gallagher]] (Saturday only) - [[people:SandraBrewer|Sandra Brewer]] - [[people:PeteAbrams|Pete Abrams]] - [[people:JohnRingo|John Ringo]] - [[people:VinceLocke|Vince Locke]] === Nifties Penguicon 1.0 === - [[people:EricFlint|Eric Flint]] - [[people:ClifFlynt|Clif Flynt]] - [[people:JeffHemosBates|Jeff Hemos Bates]]