APPEARANCES

Upcoming Appearances

  • September 18-20, 2026 - Flights of Foundry (online)

    • Sept. 19, 11pm Eastern: Fill the Creative Tanks

      • Are you running on empty? Our panelists will be discussing ways to fuel and refuel the tanks of creativity, even in adverse situations.

    • Sept. 20, 4pm Eastern: Fantastical Fiber Arts

      • Grab your yarn and settle in for a fun talk on fiber arts as worldbuilding. We'll explore how textiles, weaving, and other fiber arts shape and enrich the worlds we build in SFF. From costuming choices in shows to background details in micro pieces, this is truly the fabric of our world and the worlds we create.

  • October 16-18, 2026 - Can*Con 2026, Ottawa, ON

    • Toxic Writing Relationships

      • No, not ‘writing toxic relationships’ — this panel is about navigating your own relationship to the writing process: the internal beliefs and attitudes that are (maybe unconsciously) affecting your writing. Do you treat your process with the respect it deserves? How healthy are your critique group, the craft masters you listen to, and the non-writers in your life? It’s hard enough to make art without being sabotaged by our own brains, and occasionally others’. Our panelists will discuss their journeys as artists, how their relationships to their own writing has changed, and hard-won lessons that have helped them flourish.

    • Can Fanfic Sell My Book?

      • In recent years, the use of fanfiction tropes and Archive Of Our Own tags has become common as a marketing tactic - #onlyonebed #fakemarriage #dubcon and so on. Is this effective marketing, or does it run the risk of being misleading to readers? Furthermore, some recent releases have become even more blatant about their origins as fanfic (Alchemized, Rose in Chains). What are the ethics of this form of advertising, or the advantages and disadvantages of tying your work to a known (and sometimes controversial) quantity?

Previous Appearances

2026

  • July 3, 2026 - Hellsgarde Old School Essentials TTRPG Actual Play with Molly Tanzer, Oliver Brackenbury, and Kat Weaver.

  • July 1, 2026 - StoryHour, reading “We Gaze Upon Her With No Eyes” from Shatter the Sun: Queer Tales of Untold Adventure with Kat Weaver.

  • June 19-21, 2026 - Fourth Street Fantasy (Minneapolis, MN)

  • April 18, 2026 - Can*Con Virtual 2026 (online)

    • Sex, Gender, and Society in Queer Historical Fiction

      • Queer speculative fiction has always been here, and in a time of increasing restrictions on LGBTQ+ expression in art, it is more important than ever to understand and appreciate those who came before. How do works like Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Virginia Woolf’s Orlando, or Jewelle Gomez’ The Gilda Stories explore queerness within restrictive societies? What do these stories still hold for us in 2026, and what can we learn from them and the authors who brought them to life?

2025

  • April 12, 2025 – Can*Con Virtual 2025 (online)

    • (Re)claiming What We Love

      • For as long as there have been fan communities, fans have been reinterpreting and re-imagining the stories that they love, by filling in specific gaps. Whether this is “missing scenes,” emotional catharsis, queer headcanons, or exploration of trauma and disability, fans continue to transform their favourite things into more. How do we navigate putting ourselves into the things that we love? Where do we most crave that transformation and fulfillment? And when can this become problematic?

  • August 13-15, 2025 – Worldcon 2025, Seattle, WA

    • Not Just Training Wheels

      • Fanfic is often claimed to be “good for practice” on one’s route to becoming a professional author, but this is not the only reason people write fanfic. Panelists will discuss some of the others: Bonding with a community, exploring story concepts with very niche appeal, enjoying a personal fantasy, and more.

    • The Keys to Creative Collaboration

      • Writing is a notoriously isolating activity, and writers defend their independence fiercely. But writing collaborations have a long and rich history, and can provide the strengths of both authors in one package. Every collaboration is different, but there are some universals. Panelists discuss their own experiences, pros and cons of collaborative writing.

  • September 26-28, 2025 – Flights of Foundry 2025 (online)

    • When Writing Isn’t Your Day Job – Hour 27

      • All authors need to balance the demands of their muse against those of their personal and professional lives. This session provides suggestions on how to manage those competing demands on an author’s time as well as some time management strategies that might help provide authors with some guidance in managing those demands.

    • Collaboration for Prose – Hour 28

      • Our panelists share tips and tricks on collaboration grounded in their experiences. From how to choose a collaboration partner to how to select a good project, what tools are helpful, and what pitfalls to avoid, they’ll cover the gamut and field questions from the audience.

    • October 17-19, 2025 – Can*Con 2025, Ottawa, ON

      • Collaboration is an Alchemical Partnership, with Corinne Leigh Clark, Brandon Crilly & David Demchuk

      • Alanna the Lioness and the Queer Foundations of Fantasy Fiction with Nara Monteiro, Lynne Sargent, & D.A. Straith