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 auxquelles Vanessa MacLaren-Wray participe
- Science and Politics in the USA: Latter Day Lysenkoism? San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Bad Science: Pseudoscience, Hoaxes, and Illogical Thinking San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- When we're reading or writing science fiction, we've got some poetic license, but we want the science to be fundamentally right. When looking for s...
- Wild Weather San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 heure 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 auxquelles Vanessa MacLaren-Wray assiste
- Integrating Mythology San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- From books to anime, comics to television, classical mythology to modern entertainment, old myths can both delight and confound consumers. What are...
- Family Friendly: Make A Magic Wand San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 3
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 heure
- Refugees San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 heure 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...
- The Art And Craft of Story Openings San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Meet The Guests San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 heure
- Open Singing Friday San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM | 5 heures
- Introduction to Unarmed Stage Combat San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- In theater, fi...
- Imagination Fair San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 6 heures
- Peter Beagle Interview San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Saving What We Love: The Different Layers of Resistance San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Peter Beagle reading San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM | 45 minutes
- Master Class: Getting To The Point San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Importance of Casting a Female Doctor for the First Time in Doctor Who History San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Small Gathering: Tamora Pierce San Mateo Marriott - Strategy
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- English Country Dancing San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Better Living Through Robotics - LARP San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 5 heures
- Concert (copy) (copy) (copy) (copy) (copy) San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM | 30 minutes
- Open Singing Saturday San Mateo Marriott - Engage
- 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM | 5 heures
- Tao Cheng (copy) San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard
- 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | 30 minutes
- The precursor to Tai...
- Master Class (copy) San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Saber Guild Class 1 (copy) San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard
- 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Join Saber Guild for...
- Parody-Writing Workshop San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 heure 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...
- Silicon Valley Science Fiction Short Film Festival San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM | 2 heures
- Writing from the Heart San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1
- 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Master Class (copy) (copy) San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Theatre Arcanos presents Jheregs’ Banquet San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4
- 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 5 heures
- Baron Teldron of Southpoint is dead, and all hell is breaking loose. His assassination wasn’t unusual - death by violent misadventure is a com...
- Religion in Fantasy and Science Fiction San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Nerdvana Podcast San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes
- Community versus individualism. San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 heure 30 minutes