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 5
Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Moderator)
Tyler Hayes, N/A (Participant)
Meg Elison (Participant)
J.L. (Jim) Doty, Bourgeois Capitalist Establishment (Participant)
Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - 6th Floor - Concierge Lounge
Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Moderator)
San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
G. David Nordley, ERPS (Moderator)
Dr Orkan Umurhan (Participant)
Thaddeus Howze, Ebonstorm Media (Participant)
Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)
Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Moderator)
JohnO (Participant)
Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Participant)
Chris OHalloran, Cengage Learning (real job) - Worldcon 76 in San Jose (Fannish job) (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
Seth Shostak, SETI Institute (Moderator)
Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, RPG Power Systems (Participant)
G. David Nordley, ERPS (Participant)
Sessions in which Vanessa MacLaren-Wray attends
San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
Jacquelyn Bartel, DLA Piper LLP (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)
Tom Merritt, Sword and Laser (Participant)
Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Connect 5
Peter Beagle (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
Thaddeus Howze, Ebonstorm Media (Moderator)
Fr John Blaker (Participant)
Jonathan Fortin (Participant)
ElizaBeth Gilligan, SFWA, DAW Books (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
Xander Jeanneret (Participant)
Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby
Peter Beagle (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)
Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Participant)
Cheri Stryker (Participant)
Mr. A.E. Marling (Participant)
J.L. (Jim) Doty, Bourgeois Capitalist Establishment (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard
Sydney Thomson (Participant)
Tony Barajas, St. Michael's Salle d'Armes (Participant)
Jeremy Tavan (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
Mr. Ezra Barany (Participant)
Laurel Anne Hill (Participant)
Mr. A.E. Marling (Participant)
Tyler Hayes, N/A (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Moderator)
Heather Rose Jones (Participant)
Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Participant)
Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
Bob Kanefsky (Moderator)
Bonnie Gordon, The Library Bards (Participant)
Xander Jeanneret (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Moderator)
Dr. Dr. Yvonne White, Teen Lounge (Participant)
Dr Heidi L Stauffer, Lydian Academy (Participant)
Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)
Bradford Lyau, Community Guest of Honor (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
Douglas Berry, Santa Clara Police Department (Moderator)
Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - Inspire 1
San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)
San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard
Brian Williams, Contra Costa College (Participant)
Ellen, Makers Workshop (Participant)
Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Participant)