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Vanessa MacLaren-Wray

She/her

engineer/writer
RPG Power Systems
Participates in 3 items

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.

Find all her connections at https://linktr.ee/Vanessa_MacLarenWray

 

Sessions in which Vanessa MacLaren-Wray participates

Sunday 27 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:00 PM

Monday 28 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
  • Wild Weather
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • For the first time, science can show that three extreme weather events would not have happened without global warming, including the rain bomb that...

Sessions in which Vanessa MacLaren-Wray attends

Friday 25 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
1:30 PM
1:30 PM
  • Integrating Mythology
  • San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • From books to anime, comics to television, classical mythology to modern entertainment, old myths can both delight and confound consumers. What are...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
  • Refugees
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Will there be any end to the influx? Or is this just the beginning? Where will they come from? What do we owe them? What if they can't ever go home...
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
8:00 PM

Saturday 26 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
12:15 PM
12:15 PM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
9:00 PM
9:00 PM

Sunday 27 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
8:30 AM
8:30 AM
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
  • Parody-Writing Workshop
  • San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM  | 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Every wanted to write a parody, filk or satirical song? Our experienced composers offer tips and tales about the musical process of recycle, reduce...
5:30 PM
5:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM

Monday 28 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
1:00 PM
1:00 PM