Rhiannon “Gibbitt” Rhys-Jones

Rhiannon “Gibbitt” Rhys-Jones is a very long time fan of conventions. She’s worked on them, spoken at them, and attended them since 1991. She is also an editor, wordsmith, gamer, and loyal servant to a cat. In 1991 she was invited to a “weekend long party with a sci-fi bent,” went, and felt instantly at home. Conventions were where her people hung out.

She volunteered to be badge checker for the Art Show for a few hours for that convention. She has worked every position you can think of in conventions. She got her start on concom when her sister, Bobby DuFault, asked her to go to a meeting for her, so she went, and that particular convention was looking for a Secretary. Thinking “Oh, I went to college for this,” Gibbitt threw her hat into the ring… and got it. This was in 1995. She has not looked back since.

She and her husband Dustin Gross started Dragondyne Publishing in 2001 and in 2009 came out with Neverwhen, which was a love letter to Traveler, Gamma World, and AD&D. The last game they put out was Neverwhen for Pathfinder 2 in 2021. When Dustin passed in 2021, the convention community pulled together and helped her. While she took some time off, she never forgot that. Her brother Gene Armstrong then called her and asked her to help him with a convention, and she got back into it.

Gibbitt plans on being on concoms until she physically can’t.