Bill Fawcett
Author / Publisher
Mayfair Games / Bill Fawcett & Associates
Chicago, IL
See also: Mayfair Games
Biography:
William Fawcett's varied career includes college professor and dean, teacher, corporate executive, writer, editor, anthologist, and game designer.
Bill's writing includes over one dozen books of both fiction and non-fiction. He is also a master "packager" of books, preparing book series from concept stage to completion for major publishers.
He co-created the classic military SF series "The Fleet" with David Drake.
As a founder of Mayfair Games, he won several of that industry's highest honors, the Charles Roberts Award. Perhaps the best-known of his game designs is Empire Builder. He has also worked on RPG modules and supplements and computer strategy and role-playing games.
Bill has edited several history anthologies, such as How To Lose A Battle: a modern look at how bad generals lose battles, How To Lose a War, It Looked Good on Paper, Engineering disasters through history, and Oval Office Oddities.
He lives in Chicago with his wife, Jody Lynn Nye.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2022
- Windycon 2022 - November 11-13, 2022 in Lombard, IL
- Dragon Con 2022 - September 1-5, 2022 in Atlanta, GA 2021
- Dragon Con 2021 - September 2-6, 2021 in Atlanta, GA 2020
Dragon Con 2020 - September 3-7, 2020 in Atlanta, GAConvention Went Online-Only 2019- Dragon Con 2019 - August 29 - September 2, 2019 in Atlanta, GA
- Fyrecon 2019 - June 20-22, 2019 in Layton, UT 2018
- Windycon 2018 - November 9-11, 2018 in Lombard, IL
- Dragon Con 2018 - August 30 - September 3, 2018 in Atlanta, GA
- Ad Astra 2018 - July 13-15, 2018 in Richmond Hill, ON, Canada 2017
- Dragon Con 2017 - September 1-4, 2017 in Atlanta, GA 2016
- Windycon 2016 - November 11-13, 2016 in Lombard, IL
- Con*Stellation 2016 - October 14-16, 2016 in Huntsville, AL
- New York Comic Con 2016 - October 6-9, 2016 in New York, NY
- Dragon Con 2016 - September 2-5, 2016 in Atlanta, GA
- A-Kon 2016 - June 3-5, 2016 in Dallas, TX 2015
- WindyCon 2015 - November 13-15, 2015 in Lombard, IL
- Dragon Con 2015 - September 4-7, 2015 in Atlanta, GA 2014
- WindyCon 2014 - November 14-16, 2014 in Lombard, IL
- LI-Con 2014 - March 29-30, 2014 in Rockville Centre, NY 2013
- Dragon Con 2013 - August 30 - September 2, 2013 in Atlanta, GA 2012
- Dragon*Con 2012 - August 31 - September 3, 2012 in Atlanta, GA 2011
- Dragon*Con 2011 - September 2-5, 2011 in Atlanta, GA 2010
- Dragon*Con 2010 - September 3-6, 2010 in Atlanta, GA
- I-Con 2010 - March 26-28, 2010 in Stony Brook, NY 2009
- A-Kon 2009 - May 29-31, 2009 in Dallas, TX 2008
- Dragon*Con 2008 - August 29 - September 1, 2008 in Atlanta, GA
- A-Kon 2008 - May 30 - June 1, 2008 in Dallas, TX 2007
- WindyCon 2007 - November 9-11, 2007 in Rosemont, IL 2006
- WindyCon 2006 - November 10-12, 2006 in Rosemont, IL 2005
- WindyCon 2005 - November 11-13, 2005 in Rosemont, IL
- ConDFW 2005 - February 23-25, 2005 in Richardson, TX
30 confirmed guest appearances