Vanessa MacLaren-Wray writes science fiction and fantasy exploring the challenges of communication and attachment in a diverse, complex universe. She’s the author of the Patchwork Universe series, including All That Was Asked, Shadows of Insurrection, and Flames of Attrition. She’s also a member of the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy shared-universe consortium. Her short fiction has appeared with Dragon Gems and in the award-winning anthology Fault Zone: Reverse. She hosts regular online open mics for the California Writers Club and guest-hosts for the podcast Small Publishing in a Big Universe. She is also an active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). As an engineer in the energy industry, she’s written extensively on alternative energy, changes in the electric power industry, and responding to the climate crisis. When not arguing with her cats, she works on new stories, her email journal Messages from the Oort Cloud, and her website, cometarytales.com.
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Sessions in which Vanessa MacLaren-Wray participates
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
Pat MacEwen (Participant)
Spacemonster Meyn, TRMN and SFI (Moderator)
CDRE CDRE Tracy Newby, D5SL Newby, TRMN (Participant)
Megan O'Keefe (Participant)
Ms Kay Pannell, PIERS Environmental Services (Participant)
Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard
Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)
Sessions in which Vanessa MacLaren-Wray attends
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
Ms Sandra Durbin (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3
San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
Beckett Gladney (Participant)
Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)
Paul Kwinn (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
Ms. Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Book View Cafe (Moderator)
Xander Jeanneret (Participant)
Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)
Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)
Bob Kanefsky (Participant)
Paul Kwinn (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Connect 6
ZM Quỳnh (Participant)
David Gerrold (Participant)
Josh Powell (Moderator)
Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)
Joe King (Participant)
M. Todd Gallowglas, Gallowglas Army (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
Juliette Wade (Moderator)
Lawrence M. Schoen (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
San Mateo Marriott - Engage
Xander Jeanneret (Participant)
Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)