The Nerd Must Flow: A Geek Woman's Musings on All Things Nerd and Beyond
No rest for the weary! If you’ll be attending this year’s DePaul University’s Pop Culture Conference: Harry Potter and the Pop Culture Conference, on Saturday, May 6th, you can find Continue Reading →
In honor of Star Trek’s 50th anniversary, this month’s event “Adler After Dark: Boldly Go” on Thursday, September 15th, celebrates all things Star Trek, and I’m pleased to share that I will be on a panel at the event, talking about the cultural legacy of the show. Continue Reading →
I’ll be discussing the finer points of building a healthy, inclusive nerd community at the Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival, taking place at Stage 773 in Lakeview, this coming Sunday, August 14, from 6-7pm. Continue Reading →
I finally got around to cutting and uploading the footage from the two C2E2 2016 panels I was able to record: “Fight the Power,” which I moderated with authors Rachel Caine, Arwen Elys Dayton, Michelle Hauck, and Lisa Yee, talking about themes of revolution in science fiction and fantasy; and “With Great Power: Mentoring the Next Generation of Geeks,” where I joined Wesley Sun, Lynne M. Thomas, Ytasha Womack, and Aaron Amendola (moderator) to talk about leadership and encouraging the growth of inclusive, vibrant geek communities and professions. Continue Reading →
I’m thrilled to be an invited guest (my first time ever!) at CONvergence in Bloomington, MN, just outside of Minneapolis, which runs June 30-July 3, 2016. I’m on 4 panels this year, all of which look like they’ll be great conversations: Continue Reading →
Here’s where you can find me on panels at C2E2 2016. Continue Reading →
With Uncanny Magazine’s Kickstarter for Year Two: The Return of the Space Unicorn in full swing (50% funded before the end of Day One!), Wizard World Chicago almost snuck up on me. Continue Reading →
WisCon 39 is this weekend (May 22-25) and of course, I’m on panels again. I’m getting better about learning my limits and only got myself on four panels this year, rather than six. Continue Reading →
I call C2E2 my “home con” for a good reason. I’ve only missed one con since the first one in 2010 and it was the very first con I ever held a panel at. Five years later, and I find myself staring down the barrel of being on four panels this time around. Continue Reading →
I’ll be attending my very first Capricon in Wheeling, IL, next month, so of course, this means PANELS! Specifically, three panels over the course of the con, which runs February 12-15… Continue Reading →