Kathy Mar

(January 7, 1951 – )

A fan and filker active since the early 1980s, Kathy Mar is a composer, guitarist and singer. She has been a leading advocate for including filk at science fiction conventions. Along with Lindy Sears, she invented The Dandelion Conspiracy.

A native of Denver, she lives with her primary life partner, Dean Dierschow, in a commune in San Leandro, California. She has had four children: Michael (1970–1982), Melanie (b. 1972) and twins Nicolas and Cassandra (b. 1985).

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Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1987 -- Life, the Universe, & Everything 5
• 1989 -- Pegasus Awards for Best Filk Song for Arafel's Song and Best Writer/Composer
• 1990 -- Concerto 1990
• 1991 -- Balticon 25, Tropicon 10, Pegasus Award for Best Love Song for Velveteen
• 1992 -- OVFF 8, Boskone 29 (Featured Filker), CONduit 2
• 1993 -- Minicon 28, Pentatonic, Silvercon 2, Pegasus Award for Best Writer/Composer
• 1994 -- FilKONtario 4, Pegasus Award for Best Filk Song for Drink Up the River
• 1995 -- Marcon 30, Harmonicon III
• 1996 -- Filk Hall of Fame, Pegasus Award for Best Filk Song for When Giants Walked
• 1998 -- Toastmaster at ConChord 13
• 2001 -- I-Con XX
• 2002 -- CONduit 12
• 2004 -- Pegasus Award for Best Composer
• 2007 -- Consonance 2007
• 2008 -- Special Music Guest at Denvention 3 and CONduit 18
• 2009 -- DeepSouthCon 47, SpoCon 2009, ConCarolinas 2009, Hypericon 5 (Special Filk Guest), MOON Con
• 2010 -- FilkContinental 2010
• 2012 -- FilKONtario 22
• 2024 -- Loscon 50

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