Presented by Flynn Dustrud
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Wonderland author Lewis Carroll, was actually a mathematician by profession.
This talk will cover his mathematics for the non-mathemtician.
Flynn Dustrud is a Math Instructor at Madison College. They have a Master’s in Math from NDSU and a fascination with the works of Lewis Carroll.
Mad Girl Clothing is a division of Pendragon Costumes, purveyors of quality historical and fantasy clothing for men and women for over three decades.
The Mad Girl line specializes in Steampunk and Neo-Victorian couture for men & women, offing a wide variety of original design items to create a new look, or complete your steamy ensembles.
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The Exposition has four main exhibitor spaces:
Presented by Greg Pizzino
An exploration of steam era frauds, fakers, and practical jokers. From faked artifacts like the Cardiff Giant and falsified oddities like the “Feejee Mermaid” to famous pranksters Theodore Hook and Horace de Vere Cole, we’ll see just how much you could get the 19th century public to believe!
Greg Pizzino is an author, playwright and performer from Ypsilanti, MI whose work often intersects with historical oddities. His short fiction, (published under his Thomas Gregory pen name) has appeared in numerous anthologies including “The Queen of Clocks and Other Steampunk Tales,” “Fairytales Punk’d Vol. 1 & 2,” and the Harvey Duckman Presents series. He is the author of numerous plays and audio dramas including “Lee’s Grand Tiki,” “Scav,” “The Gillman Problem,” and “Whatever Happened to Captain Future.” Currently, he serves as technical director at Ypsilanti’s Neighborhood Theatre Group.
Kelsey Josephson, author of strange steampunk and reinvented fairy tales, returns to the Exposition’s imaginative Midway Market (formerly known as Artists’ Alley and Printers’ Row).
Kelsey Josephson is a sci-fi fantasy author and member of SFWA and ALLi from the Midwest. She has a deep love for Universal Monster movies, all things related to Nikola Tesla, and iced coffee. Her work includes Strange Happenings, a gaslamp fantasy series set in an alternate timeline, and her award-winning steampunk serial, Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast.
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The Exposition has four main exhibitor spaces:
Kelsey Josephson, author of strange steampunk and reinvented fairy tales, returns to the Exposition’s imaginative Midway Market (formerly known as Artists’ Alley and Printers’ Row).
Kelsey Josephson is a sci-fi fantasy author and member of SFWA and ALLi from the Midwest. She has a deep love for Universal Monster movies, all things related to Nikola Tesla, and iced coffee. Her work includes Strange Happenings, a gaslamp fantasy series set in an alternate timeline, and her award-winning steampunk serial, Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast.
Click on the banner below to learn more about Kelsey Josephson . . .
The Exposition has four main exhibitor spaces:
2026 is almost upon us and we wish you all a Brave New Year. A new year is filled with excitement, anxiety, potential, and for us it heralds the coming of this June’s Chicago Steampunk Exposition!
Thank you for joining us in the countdown to welcoming special guests Gail Carriger, UnWoman, Leanna Renee Hieber, and a number of other people who make Steampunk truly wonderful.
The Exposition is currently putting together the 2026 Program for your amusement and education. We list session descriptions as we countdown to June 12th, 2026, and should have the full and final schedule online by mid-April, 2026.
This week we added the following panels and presentations to the Schedule:
If you would like to propose a panel, gaming session, presentation, workshop, or other things for the 2026 Exposition Program, please fill out our Application for Presenters form.
This week we highlighted the following exhibitors whom you will find in the Exposition halls.
We have four main exhibitor spaces:
There are still Artist & Writer Tables available in The Midway Market; to apply, please fill out our Application for Exhibitors form
Presented by Jessica Lucci
What if the American Revolutionary War took place in a steampunked British colony?
2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of a new nation, and this presentation will honor history while exploring an alternate timeline. From Lafayette’s airship to Paul Revere’s horse, plus a surprise character from another dimension, this fast-paced, informative, and titillating presentation will deliver an out-of-this-world take on the days leading to epic changes in society.
Jessica Lucci is a poet and steampunk author who writes about modern issues while maintaining historic integrity. All of her books feature multi-faceted LGBTQ+ main characters. New release: “Rivets and Revolution.”
Rivets and Revolution Rebellion, and the shadow of war, spreads across a British colony powered by steam and mechanisms. Liberty, the printing press master, is desperate to aid the Minutemen. When she risks everything to become a rebel spy, she forges unity with foreign kingdoms against an unexpected foe. All the while, she depends on her lover Georgia, the Lady of the governor’s mansion, to keep her secret, even when their lives hang in the balance. If Liberty cannot navigate in this war of worlds to freedom, a mysterious being will overtake them all. Jessica Lucci is a poet and steampunk author who writes about modern issues while maintaining historie integrity. All of her books feature multi-faceted LGBTQ+ main characters.
Sweet Steam “Purveyors of Fine, Experimental, and Whimsical Confections with traditional and exotic flavourings, created for Appreciation and Consumption by Sophisticated Ladies and Gentlemen.”
Sweet Steam has been making fine chocolates for the Steampunk community since 2012, and we’ve been refining our process and pushing the envelope of creativity ever since. Come and see us for a sample!
The Exposition has four main exhibitor spaces:
The Market Bizarre returns to the Exposition this June with their array of masks, headpieces, and jewelry, taxidermy, and furs.
We provide hand made and use reworked pieces in our process such as upcycled floral displays in headpieces for a one of a kind accessory. Bone Works Taxidermy repairs and refurbishes vintage only pieces, giving them a second life cycle.
We had a great response at this year’s event with our shops working in tandem, and would like to give that bazar market feel again to the event goers.
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The Exposition has four main exhibitor spaces:
We are now LESS than half a year away from passing through the looking glass into the 1893 Chicago Exposition turned topsy-turvy into a realm of absurdity, whimsy, and wonder! In another month we will be exactly half a year away so it is time to begin our weekly updates as we countdown to welcoming special guests Gail Carriger, UnWoman, Leanna Renee Hieber, and a number of other people who make Steampunk truly wonderful.
The Exposition is currently putting together the 2026 Program for your amusement and education. We list session descriptions as we countdown to June 12th, 2026, and should have the full and final schedule online by mid-April, 2026.
This week we added the following panels and presentations to the Schedule:
If you would like to propose a panel, gaming session, presentation, workshop, or other things for the 2026 Exposition Program, please fill out our Application for Presenters form.
This week we highlighted the following exhibitors whom you will find in the Exposition halls.
We have four main exhibitor spaces:
There are still Artist & Writer Tables available in The Midway Market; to apply, please fill out our Application for Exhibitors form
