OVFF Guests Since the Beginning of Time
Here is a list of the honored guests and some other vital statistics for all of the OVFF conventions to date. If available, guest photos ([P]) and the program book for the year (as an Adobe Acrobat PDF) are linked as well.
| Year | OVFF | Guests | Chair | Documents |
| 2022 | 38 | GoH: Beth Patterson [P] Toast: Tom Smith [P] Listener: Spencer Love [P] InterFilk: Fred Capp & Robin Baylor [P] |
Linnea Davis |
Program Book Schedule Grid |
| 2021 | 37 | GoH: Misbehavin’ Maidens [P] Toast: Via Bella [P] Listener: Dennis, Sharon, & Kaitlin Palmer [P] InterFilk: James Mahaffey [P] New Voices: Familiar [P] |
Linnea Davis |
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| 2020 | 36 | Due to COVID-19; OVFF became nOVFF and was held virtually. Our Guests scheduled for OVFF 36 all graciously agreed to be our guests in person for OVFF 37 except for our Toast Master Tom Smith [P] who had a prior commitment in 2021. We did not have a New Voices Guest in 2020. | Linnea Davis |
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| 2019 | 35 | GoH: Playing Rapunzel [P] Toast: Judith Hayman [P] Listener: Teresa Gunderson [P] InterFilk: Dana Katz-Buchshtav [P] New Voices: Rhiannon’s Lark [P] |
Linnea Davis |
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| 2018 | 34 | GoH: Cheshire Moon [P] Toast: Rob Wynne [P] Listener: Harold Stein [P] InterFilk: Julia West [P] New Voices: Wreck the System [P] |
Linnea Davis |
Schedule Grid |
| 2017 | 33 | GoH: Seanan McGuire [P][P] Toast: W. Randy Hoffman [P] Listener: Harold Feld [P] InterFilk: Mike Briggs [P] |
Kathy Hamilton |
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| 2016 | 32 | GoH: Vixy & Tony[P][P] Toast: Tim Griffin[P] Listener: Ed Chamberlain[P] InterFilk: Kay Shapero [P] |
Kathy Hamilton |
Program Book |
| 2015 | 31 | GoH: Heather Dale & Ben Deschamps[P] Toast: Margaret Davis & Kristoph Klover[P] Listener: Trace Hagemann[P] InterFilk: Alexa Klettner [P] |
Kathy Hamilton |
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| 2014 | 30 | GoH: Decadent Dave Clement[P] Toast: Stone Dragons[P] Listener: Howard Scrimgeour[P] InterFilk: Debs and Errol [P] New Voices: Copy Red Leader [P] |
Kathy Hamilton |
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| 2013 | 29 | GoH: S.J. Tucker [P] Toast: Alexander James Adams[P] Listener: Roberta Slocumb [P] InterFilk: Joe “Fax Paladin” Abbott [P] Special Guest: Betsy Tinney [P] Also Appearing: Talis Kimberley |
Kathy Hamilton |
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| 2012 | 28 | GoH: Ju Honisch & Katy Dröge-Macdonald [P] Toast: Steve Macdonald [P] Listener: Bill Henley [P] InterFilk: Blibbering Humdingers [P] |
Kathy Hamilton |
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| 2011 | 27 | GoH: Jeff & Maya Bohnhoff [P] [P] Toast: Juanita Coulson [P] Listener: Tim Miller [P] InterFilk: Cindy Turner [P] |
Kathy Hamilton |
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| 2010 | 26 | GoH: Urban Tapestry [P] Toast: Mitchell & T.J. Burnside Clapp [P] [P] Listener: Kathleen Sloan [P] InterFilk: The Bedlam Bards [P] |
Kathy Hamilton |
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| 2009 | 25 | GoH: Duane Elms [P] GoH: Diane Gallagher [P] (in absentia) GoH: Margaret Middleton [P] GoH: Larry Warner [P] GoH: Mary Ellen Wessels [P] InterFilk: Karen Anderson [P] |
Kathy Hamilton |
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| 2008 | 24 | GoH: Tim & Annie Walker [P] Toast: Graham & Becca Leathers [P] Listener: Jan DiMasi [P] InterFilk: Sibylle Machat [P] [P] [P] |
Lori Coulson | * |
| 2007 | 23 | GoH: Michael ‘Moonwulf’ Longcor [P] Toast: Marty Coady-Fabish [P] Listener: Bob and Anne Passovoy [P] InterFilk: Ellen ‘Blade’ McMicking [P] |
Lori Coulson | * |
| 2006 | 22 | GoH: Mary Crowell [P] Toast: Paul Kwinn [P] Listener: Judi Miller [P] InterFilk: Tony Fabris [P] |
Lori Coulson | * |
| 2005 | 21 | GoH: Frank Hayes Toast: Seanan McGuire Listener: Terry Wolfe-Ellis InterFilk: Eric Gerds |
Lori Coulson | Program Book |
| 2004 | 20 | GoH: Ookla the Mok Toast: Scott Snyder Listeners: Mary Frost Pierson & J. Elaine Richards InterFilk: Heather Dale [P] |
Lori Coulson | Program Book |
| 2003 | 19 | GoH: Bill Roper [P] [P] Toast: Margaret Middleton [P] Listener: Kerry Gilley [P] InterFilk: Blake Hodgetts |
Lori Coulson | * |
| 2002 | 18 | GoH: Heather Rose Jones [P] Toast: Joe Ellis [P] Listener: Dave Hayman [P] InterFilk: Rob Wynne [P] |
Lori Coulson | Program Book |
| 2001 | 17 | GoH: Three Weird Sisters [P] Toast: Michael ‘Moonwulf’ Longcor [P] Listener: Ed Jones InterFilk: Terence Chua [P] |
Jinney Eigel | Program Book |
| 2000 | 16 | GoH: Talis Kimberley [P][P][P][P] Toast: Mark Bernstein [P] Listener: Joy Parker [P] InterFilk: Lee & Barry Gold |
Lori Coulson, Diana Huey |
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| 1999 | 15 | GoH: Tom Smith Toast: Kathleen Sloan Listener: Leslie Larkins InterFilk: Mary Miller |
Shelby Bartellis, Diana Huey |
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| 1998 | 14 | GoH: Black Book Band Toast: Jordin Kare Listener: Solomon Davidoff InterFilk: Cecilia Eng |
Larry Smith, Lori Coulson |
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| 1997 | 13 | GoH: Bill Roper, Clif Flynt & Mary Ellen Wessels Listener: Elaine Richards InterFilk: Cat Faber |
Shelby Bartellis, Diana Huey |
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| 1996 | 12 | GoH: Dave Clement Toast: Leslie Fish Listener: Ann Cecil InterFilk: Nick Smith |
Shelby Bartellis, Jan Wagner |
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| 1995 | 11 | GoH: Steve Macdonald Toast: Heather Alexander Listener: George ‘Lan’ Laskowski InterFilk: Paul & Catherine Macdonald |
Diana Huey | * |
| 1994 | 10 | GoH: Juanita Coulson Toast: Bill & Brenda Sutton Listener: Buck Coulson |
Sally Kobee | * |
| 1993 | 9 | GoH: Duane Elms Toast: Mary Ellen Wessels Listener: Helen Parker InterFilk: Zander Nyrond |
Shelby Bartellis | * |
| 1992 | 8 | GoH: Kathy Mar Toast: Larry Warner Listener: Marie Schneider |
Shelby Bartellis | * |
| 1991 | 7 | GoH: Cynthia McQuillin Toast: Robin Bailey Listener: Howard Scrimgeour |
Kathy Hamilton, Emily Vazquez Coulson |
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| 1990 | 6 | GoH: Musical Chairs Listener: Mary Frost Pierson |
Emily Vazquez | * |
| 1989 | 5 | GoH: Barry & Sally Childs-Helton Toast: Joey Shoji |
Van Siegling | * |
| 1988 | 4 | GoH: Bill Roper Toast: Diana Gallagher Wu |
Sally Kobee | * |
| 1987 | 3 | GoH: Mercedes ‘Misty’ Lackey Toast: Michael ‘Moonwulf’ Longcor |
Kathy Hamilton, Mary Kay Jackson |
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| 1986 | 2 | GoH: Bill Sutton Toast: Margaret Middleton |
Kathy Hamilton, Mary Kay Jackson |
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| 1984 | 1 | GoH: Julia Ecklar | Van Siegling | * |
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