GeekGirlCon

Another former GeekGirlCon cosplay contest winner rounds out the GGC 2026 Cosplay Contest judges panel: please welcome .gecko.cosplay !

Mandy (she/her) is an award-winning cosplayer from the Seattle area who has been creating costumes since 2010. While she specializes in foam crafting for armor and props, her work also includes sewing, electronics, lighting, and fabric construction. Mandy is excited to give back to the GeekGirlCon community as a judge and is also a previous GGC 2024 and 2025 cosplay contest winner. 🏆✨🏆

We're excited to welcome (they/them) to the GeekGirlCon 2026 Cosplay Contest Stage as a judge! 🎉

Jamila, aka Black Bettie Cosplay, is a nonbinary cosplayer and photographer with over 15 years of experience creating costumes, props, and content. With a background in theatre production and costuming, they specialize in character transformation through makeup, wigs, and detailed craftsmanship, and are a frequent cosplay and lip-sync contest judge.

They are also the creator of , an annual event celebrating BIPOC vampires in media while fundraising for the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. ❤️

Please welcome to the GeekGirlCon 2026 Cosplay Contest stage, our first Cosplay Contest judge Natalie Tan (she/her) !

Natalie Tan is a cosplayer from Singapore who splits her time between Singapore and the United States. Passionate about fashion history and garment construction, she also works as a graphic designer and illustrator, with clients including NVIDIA, National Gallery Singapore, Epigram Books, and Heineken.

🏆She is a a previous GeekGirlCon cosplay contest winner, and the author of Wen and Giri Save the World, a children’s graphic novel about interdimensional space travel. 🪐

We welcome geeks of all types to bring your own style of magic to GeekGirlCon on October 24 & 25 at the Seattle Convention Center to celebrate, honor, empower, and support the legacies of underrepresented geeks in geek spaces!

🎟️Buy your passes now, sign up for the cosplay contest, or volunteer at the links in our bio 😚💋

🐦‍⬛🎮🎨GeekGirlCon 2026: More Powerful Together 🎲📖🪄
✨October 24 & 25✨
✨Seattle Convention Center✨