Participants

Penny Arcade (a.k.a. Susana Ventura) is an internationally respected performance artist,

In a sense Sadie Williams, the youngest daughter of Ralph

Ralph Steadman began his career as a cartoonist, turning his

Douglas Brinkley, a Keynote Speaker, is “the Katherine Tsanoff Brown

Frank Messina is one of the most widely recognized poets

David Amram started his professional life in music as a French

“I have long admired Ron Whitehead. He is crazy as

Featured image by Margaret  Harrell The daughter of Deborah Fuller,

Cheryl Della Pietra is author of the novel Gonzo Girl, inspired

Jack Ryan is a Professor in the Department of English

Jesse Jarnow co-hosts the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast, and is the

P. A. Jones (Paul) is a Southern poet, philosopher, mystic,

Brian Hassett is the author of a Beat Trilogy — The Hitchhiker’s

Dan McCarthy is a Canadian vibraphonist and composer known for

Matt Moseley is a communication strategist, author, speaker, and world record

Jay Cowan started writing very young and was lucky to

In a sense Sadie Williams, the youngest daughter of Ralph

Martin Flynn is a psychotherapist poet and writer whose work blends

Frederic B. Wildfang—poet, drifter, adventurist—has hitchiked over 50,000 miles in

Emma Louise Rodgers is a psychological scientist and photographer living

Photo by Bobby Miller  Phoebe Legere is an internationally acclaimed

Al Satterwhite came to his passion and drive for photography

Portrait by Liza Heider From 1981 to 1989, Simone Corday

Rory Patrick Feehan graduated with a PhD in English Language

Ralph Steadman began his career as a cartoonist, turning his

David S. Wills is the editor of Beatdom literary journal and the

Douglas Brinkley, a Keynote Speaker, is “the Katherine Tsanoff Brown

  Margaret A. Harrell, a three-time MacDowell Colony fellow, is

Kurt Hemmer is the editor of the Encyclopedia of Beat Literature. With filmmaker

Peter Richardson has written critically acclaimed books about Hunter S. Thompson,

Grant Goodwine is a working Louisville, Kentucky-based freelance illustrator who

“I have long admired Ron Whitehead. He is crazy as

David Streitfeld is the editor of Hunter S. Thompson: The Last Interview

William McKeen is the author of two and a half

Kent Fielding—a teacher, coach, and poet—has taught in the Marshall Islands,

Timothy Denevi is the author of Freak Kingdom: Hunter S. Thompson’s Manic

  John F. Brick has a Ph.D. in English on “Gonzo

Curtis Robinson, who edited newspapers in five states, has a

Christopher Tidmore, who leads the Walking Tour and a panel, is

  T. R. Johnson is a Professor of English and Weiss

  Pia Hinckle is a San Francisco writer, editor, small

Featured image by Margaret  Harrell The daughter of Deborah Fuller,