Derrick Belanger, BSI ("The Board Schools"), PSI ("Albert, the Dove") is an award-winning author, publisher, and educator most noted for his books and lectures on Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Derrick is co-owner of the publishing company Belanger Books, which published the first eBook editions of the original Solar Pons books by August Derleth.  Derrick's work has been published in The Baker Street Journal, The Sherlock Holmes Journal, The Strand Magazine, and in The Mysterious Bookshop Presents the Best Mystery Stories of the Year (2023). Derrick is a board member of Dr. Watson’s Neglected Patients, the Denver-based Scion Society.  In January 2020, Mr. Belanger was awarded the Susan Z. Diamond Award in recognition of outstanding efforts to introduce young people to Sherlock Holmes, and in 2024, he won the Arthur Conan Doyle Society Doylean award in fiction for his short story, "The Joyce-Armstrong Confession".  Derrick currently resides in Broomfield, Colorado.  Find him at <www.belangerbooks.com>.

Underglow Comics is the publisher of over 60 comics over the last 3 years, including Jungle Captive, Vampocalypse, Model Behavior, Jungle Jade, The Unreality, Killing Cthulhu and The Bad Girl Comics Anthology Volume 1, all by writer/artist Gary Parkin. We began publishing comics with Vampocalypse #1 in September 2020. Our aim is to provide incredible-looking comic books with interesting themes, and we have so much more planned over the next few years that will blow you away!

https://moonsagaws.com

pocket is an artist and desginer best known for their enamel pins but they also do illustration, have their own webcomic, and have recently got into fashion design as well !

Reforged Role-Playing Games, established in 2000, playtested for over 10,000 hours by over 135 playtesters. Our unique role-playing game system supports any genre or home-brew and focuses on long term balanced character growth. Our Character Generation App is currently in development for the Android and PC platforms (iOS is one of our stretch goals). Subscribe to our Youtube for Mechanics and Lore videos, and updates on our crowdfunding campaign. "Reforged Role-Playing Games is a fully adaptable tabletop role-playing system that supports any game setting or campaign a storyteller can envision from Medieval High Fantasy to Modern Action-Adventure, even to Futuristic Scifi home-brews. Players using the Core system can build their characters to personify any archetype they can imagine. The system allows the flexibility to let your characters grow and adapt based on the situations and encounters they experience over long term play. The Core system for Reforged Role-playing Games presents you with a Codex containing over 400 playable species of creatures, a Lexicon with over 600 balanced character skills, a Divine Canon hosting a Pantheon of 38 deities granting nearly 400 unique Divine Blessings and finally, a Grimoire containing over 400 Spells of Sorcery and Ritual magic. The unique Apotheosis path system presents characters with the option to undergo Divine Transformations or Genetically Manipulated Metamorphosis allowing characters to evolve from one species to another throughout their career. Most exciting of all the entire Core system is yours at the push of a button. Our Cross-platform app will support Windows and Android devices (iOS is one of our stretch goals). It allows players to create characters and track their growth from game to game All of the game rules will be right at your fingertips. Gone will be the days of players and storytellers wasting precious time searching through a library of tomes to find an obscure rule. The Reforged app quickly presents all relevant game mechanics to given skills simply by hovering over them. So you can waste less time worrying about rules and more time playing with friends." 

Video games industry veteran who enjoys tabletop roleplaying games, making things, and causing problems.

Top Notch International is an indie publishing house specializing in board games and narrative experiences. We blend striking visuals, bold mechanics, and immersive storytelling to craft unforgettable adventures. If you crave the epic, you’re in the right place.

Ganza Gaming has been making imaginative ttrpg books for years, specializing in the Cypher system. Our biggest claim to fame is the best selling ttrpg, the official Mystery Flesh Pit National Park: The RPG. 

Hello and happy gaming! I'm David and Honest Dice (formerly Flying Horseduck) is my one-person dice company based in San Jose, California. I'm obsessed with designing mathematically optimized and beautiful dice of the highest quality. Since my first launch in 2018 I have been delighted by the overwhelmingly positive response from the players in over 40 countries who use my dice creations. I am so grateful to all the supporters who make it possible for me to bring my ideas to life - thank you!

Industry veterans Rick Hershey and Lucus Palosaari founded Kids in the Attic, a prominent TTRPG (Tabletop Role-Playing Game) company known for its innovative and imaginative game designs. With a shared passion for storytelling and game mechanics, Rick and Lucus bring decades of combined experience to their creations. Kids in the Attic specializes in crafting diverse tabletop experiences that range from whimsical adventures to chilling horror scenarios, catering to a wide audience of players who seek memorable and immersive gaming experiences. 

I am a game designer and avid crafter, with a strong love of coffee. I have been working on various projects in the gaming/entertainment field for 12 years and as the industry has grown and changed, I want to help bring about new and unique ideas and concepts of my own as well and keep the magic of adventures growing. They/Them.

We believe that games can improve the world. Games have a tremendous capacity to educate through an interactive medium and shared experience that is inclusive, conscientious, and immersive. These three core criteria guide our games and our approach to making them.

William C. Tracy writes and publishes queer science fiction and fantasy through his indie press Space Wizard Science Fantasy (spacewizardsciencefantasy.com). He's run five successful crowd-funding campaigns so far, the last two raising over $18,000 for 12 new scifi and fantasy books!. His largest work is the Dissolutionverse: a space opera with music-based magic, including ten books and an RPG. He also has a standalone epic fantasy with seasonal fruit-based magic, a nonfiction book about body mechanics and correct posture, and a hard sci-fi trilogy with generational colony ships and a planet covered by a sentient fungal entity. William is an NC native and a lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy. He has a master’s in mechanical engineering, and has both designed and operated heavy construction machinery. He has also trained in Wado-Ryu karate since 2003 and runs his own dojo in Raleigh NC. He is an avid video and board gamer, a beekeeper, a reader, and of course, a writer. You can get a free Dissolutionverse novelette by signing up for William’s mailing list at spacewizardsciencefantasy.com Follow him on Bluesky at wctracy.bsky.social, Threads at threads.net/@tracywc, and Twitter at @wctracy for writing updates, cat and bee pictures, and thoughts on martial arts.

We are a group of Hollywood composers and entertainment professionals writing original soundtracks and scores for books, table top games, video games, you name it! Our debut soundtrack, Kaladin, is based on Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings, and our second album, the official, Original Book Score The Black Prism, based on the Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks. Check out Kaladin on Spotify, and visit our website to snag a copy!

MiniWarGaming has been making videos about miniature wargaming since 2007.  We absolutely love narrative wargaming and telling compelling and fun stories with miniatures.

Self taught artist specializing in simple and cute illustrations! 

I'm just a weird little worm creating weird little creatures! 

A SOUND OF THUNDER is a 100% independent and fan-funded American heavy metal band. We've funded our albums, videos, comics and other projects on Kickstarter since 2012 and are making the move to BackerKit in 2026! We've made eight studio albums, multiple EPs, live concert films, music videos, animated videos, and even our own comic books. We're best known for our songs and music based on our character the Queen of Hell and her nemesis Udoroth, for the viral heavy metal version of the Catalonian anthem "Els Segadors", and for our official musical adaptations of Valiant Entertainment comics & characters! This isn't a project. It's not a business. We're just four musicians bonded by friendship and our love of making cool stuff in the spirit of classic heavy metal bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and more. Everything we do is made possible by our fans, the LEGION OF THUNDER! THAT'S YOU! We'll keep at it as long as we have your support! 

At Tamburn Manor we're focused on developing our mountain homestead and a thriving arts and crafts business, while simultaneously homeschooling a family of ten children. Inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement of William Morris and the Roycrofters, our project seeks to cultivate an environment of creativity and craftsmanship alongside an education formed by the classical liberal arts tradition and the heroic literature of our European heritage. Eventually we hope to turn our endeavors into an on-site classical school for young men in the Appalachians to join us in studying the classics and learning traditional hand-craft trades, all in the beautiful setting of the Shenandoah Valley. With years of experience in traditional bookbinding and a passion for Celtic art and Anglo-Saxon storytelling, Joel is dedicated to preserving and sharing the beauty of ancient craft. His work blends intricate knotwork, illuminated designs, and timeless narratives into handcrafted volumes that inspire others to connect with history, creativity, and the enduring power of story.

A tabletop gaming convention built around the community standards of respect, support, and kindness.

TTRPG designer/Award-Winning Illustrator/Artist/Occultist alexei-vella.itch.io Creator of TFOF/LIMINAL_/WRL/NIGHTFRIGHT!/EXPENDABLE EMPLOYEES/ linktr.ee/alexeivella

Hi, I'm Max! I'm an queer artist and small business owner living in Charlotte, NC. I do enamel pin campaigns on Backerkit and also create handmade stained glass, ceramics, and mixed media pieces. My art is a reflection of myself - nerdy, upbeat, and whimsical with a love for many things.

KEN'S PIN HUSTLE is a one-man brand based out of western NY. KPH combines a reverence for mid-century animation with culinary roughneck for practical, wearable work.  while usually focused on birds and wildlife, KPH often experiments with subjects, mediums, and collaborating with other golden age-inspired artists. he also proudly boasts the pin space's worst customer service.  on backerkit, KEN'S PIN HUSTLE is known for radical transparency, tight quality control, and generous guaranteed freebies. 

Sandra Tayler is a writer, editor, and publisher with credits in over thirty different titles. She is a consistently successful crowdfunder, and has spent the last thirty years managing a household alongside several small businesses. Her latest work-in-progress, STRUCTURING LIFE TO SUPPORT CREATIVITY (crowdfunding in late Spring of 2024), is a non-fiction book meant to help writers, artists, and other creatives make more art with less burnout. Sandra lives in Orem with her husband, three cats, a minion, a cryptid, and a family of very demanding scrub jays who insist that Sandra's only real job is to put peanuts on the deck rail. You can find Sandra online at sandratayler.com

We offer evidence based certifications to clinicians, social workers, professionals, parents, teachers, and students on how to use Geek Therapy to unlock the best version of your clients and ourselves.  We bridge the gap between geeks and therapists to create practical and innovative therapy sessions that anyone can implement in their practice. We create products that can be used in everyday play and paired with evidence based treatment planning for mental health professional. We pride ourselves on quality products, evidence based research, and meeting our community in geek spaces while promoting mental wellness. 

Art Of Play International is a game development studio trusted with some of the biggest brands in entertainment. We make high quality games across all platforms and have earned a reputation for creativity, delivery and reliability.

Games! Books! Gaming supplies! We want to bring cool, different, fun stuff to everyone. We want families and friends gathered around tables playing our games. We want people howling (either belly laughs or rage, doesn't matter) at our terrible jokes!  We are two guys who love cool things and games, with great support from our families and some incredibly talented partners. We're light, agile, and looking to bring you a balance of the familiar, but unique in our offerings. We operate transparently, respond to our customers (as fast as we can...we're two guys with day jobs), and we love to create. We are members of the Philadelphia Game Makers Guild, and look to share our success in a way that makes people thrilled to work with us. We started with a crowd-funded cookbook called The Necronomnomnom, and that project showcases who we are in business. We shoot straight and do what we say we will do. You can check the project out on Kickstarter, and read what our backers said about us in the testimonials here. Our goal is your delight with our products, from the humble and basic to the super-premium.

Two bunnies sipping tea. We are very passionate about cool and unique merch. Like maybe a little too much? IG: @tea_n_buns

Hello, I'm MindytheTurtle! I'm terrible at writing about myself, but I'm an artist that enjoys converting their art work to merchandise. If you would like to see my work, please check out my socials! Instagram Twitter Website

Steve Conley is a cartoonist and TTRPG creator. Steve is the writer and artist of the acclaimed fantasy webcomic The Middle Age which has been collected in three volumes and is free to read online. His first four TTRPG projects include Nibblemancy, Death Dealing, The Prayer's Handbook, and the ENNIE-nominated Intoximancy. He's currently crowdfunding his fifth 5E subclass book: Stabracadabra: A cursed fighter subclass for 5e Steve's other comic book credits include Star Trek (IDW), Michael Chabon's Escapist (Dark Horse Comics), and he's even written some Aquaman (DC Comics). He's produced covers for Adventure Time, Fionna and Cake, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.