Wendy Van Camp is Anaheim’s Poet Laureate Emerita. A dynamic voice in speculative poetry, Wendy blends cutting-edge technology, astronomy, and daydreams into her poetry. Her talent has earned her nominations for the Elgin Award, Pushcart Prize, Rhysling, and Dwarf Stars Award. Wendy’s poems, stories, and articles grace journals worldwide such as “Star*Line,” “Scifaikuest,” “Words of IF,” and “San Diego Poetry Annual” and also regularly contributes to “Indy Author Magazine” as a contracted freelancer. Wendy is the editor of “Eccentric Orbits: an anthology of science fiction poetry” and inaugural editor of “Anaheim Poetry Review” a community poetry anthology for the City of Anaheim. She edited the first two issues as part of her duties as Poet Laureate for the city. She was also a guest editor for “Eye to the Telescope #46” an online poetry magazine published by the (SFPA) The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association.
An active podcaster, you can see Wendy as a panelist on the “Con-Tinual” stable of podcasts “Fandom” and “The Panel Room” and “The SciFi Roundtable Podcast.” You can hear her as a rotating host of “Poets Cafe” on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles or on her own audio podcast “No Wasted Ink Ramblecast.” As a member of SFWA, SFPA, and IBPA, Wendy is a passionate advocate for the speculative community and Indie Authors. Her debut poetry collection, “The Planets,” was nominated for the Elgin Award.
Wendy is based in Southern California. She is a podcaster, radio host, urban sketcher, and artist in addition to being a speculative poet and author.
FREE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
No Wasted Ink Newsletter
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No Wasted Ink is a free monthly newsletter featuring an original writing tips essay, a monthly “ramble” by Poet Laureate Emerita Wendy Van Camp, and her poem of the month. Wendy’s upcoming events, places where she has recently published or appeared on podcasts is listed. The newsletter comes with a voiceover reading of the essay, ramble, and poem in the poet’s voice.
No Wasted Ink Ramblecast
https://open.spotify.com/show/6lgC3jaGQepKIPRaNEILqg
My newsletter voiceover is also available as a podcast on Spotify. For those of you who prefer to listen to spoken word newsletters, it is an easy alternative to my text based traditional newsletter.
WRITING COACH
Wendy Van Camp is available as a writing coach via Indigoskye Press. She can help guide you through the Indie Author publishing process, develop your chapbook of poetry, or help you learn the onboarding process of becoming a panelist at Science Fiction Conventions or a speaker at writing conferences. To start the process, sign up for a single session and fill out the form, telling me what you hope to learn during your coaching sessions. Once approved, you will be guided to set up your appointment via email. We will consult on Google Meet.
Currently, I offer an hour coaching session or a discount block of 3 sessions. Sessions can be paid via credit card in her small press payhip store. https://indigoskye.com
LINKS:
Website – https://wendyvancamp.com
Indigoskye Press – https://indigoskye.com
Amazon Page – https://www.amazon.com/author/wendyvancamp
Medium – https://medium.com/@wvancamp
Twitter (X) – https://twitter.com/wvancamp
Instagram – https://instagram.com/nowastedink
Facebook Page – https://facebook.com/nowastedink
No Wasted Ink Ramblecast Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6lgC3jaGQepKIPRaNEILqg
MY ORGANIZATIONS:
SFWA – Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Codex – Codex Writers
IBPA – Independent Book Publishers Association
SFPA – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association
AWB – Astronomers Without Borders
ASFA – Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists