Schedule for Wendy Van Camp
Appearances in Descending Order
Gallifrey One
LAX Airport Marriot
Los Angeles, CA
February 14th – 16th
Ticket is required for entry
I am back in the dealer room selling and autographing my books and poetry artwork. I should still have an assortment of my handmade jewelry available. This may be my only jewelry event for the year, so if you are a fan of my metalwork, please stop by.
Read Across America
February 24th
Price Elementary
Anaheim, CA
I will read to two classes of elementary school students from “The Planets” and talk to the young scholars about haiku poetry. This event is not open to the public.
Writers Workout Conference (Virtual)
March 20th at 3pm
https://www.writersworkout.net/conference
I am a featured speaker at the conference and will give a presentation on my paper “Every Word Matters: using poetry techniques to enhance your prose”. My presentation will remain with the conference to be viewed by attendees for several months afterward. When my pre-recorded presentation drops, there will be a “watch party” in the conference discord. I hope to answer your questions there after the video plays.
Scifaiku: A Speculative Poetry Workshop (in-person class)
March 22 at 2pm
Point Loma Library
San Diego, CA
Scifaiku is science fiction themed haiku poetry. The form follows similar rules to creating English language haiku, but with a speculative twist. In this workshop, Anaheim Poet Laureate Emerita Wendy Van Camp will explain the essential parts needed to compose and structure this specialized poetry form. Brainstorm your way to creating your own speculative poetry. The workshop is free for the public.
SFWA Quarterly Poetry Open-Mic (Virtual)
March 29th, 11am PDT
I will be hosting The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association Quarterly Poetry Open-Mic. Our featured reader will be speculative scholar poet Sultana Raza. The reading is open to all SFWA members and participants of the Nebula Conference. The reading will be via Zoom.
San Diego Writers Festival
April 5th
Coronado Public Library
Coronado, California
I will be a featured reader at the SDPA Open-Mic at the festival. I’ll be reading my original poetry with my fellow San Diego Poetry Annual Poets. Come for a day of poetry and community in San Diego County. Free to the public.
LitFest in the Dena
May 3th – 4th
Mountain View Mausoleum
Altadena, CA 91001
LitFest in the Dena is a free to attend literary book festival in Altadena, CA. It features poets and authors from the Southern California area.
VALUES IN THE VOID: poems on integrity in the speculative realm
Join the Starlit Scribes for a reading of speculative poetry that probes the essence of human integrity, through the imaginative landscapes of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Poets: Bree Wernicke, LK Indigo, Denis Dumars, Pedro Iniguez and Poet Laureate Emerita Wendy Van Camp.
Balticon 59 (Virtual)
May 23th – 26th
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel
Baltimore, MD
I will be a virtual panelist, reader, artist, and poetry judge of the BSFS Poetry Contest at this Regional Level Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention in Baltimore, Maryland. The convention is hybrid. You can attend in-person, virtually, or both! Please check the Balticon Discord channel during the convention. All panel and reading times are here are PT. Registration is required to attend.
PANELS:
Self-Editing Strategies
May 24th at 10am PT – Panelist – Virtual Panel Room 2
Marketing for the Indie
May 24th at 11:30am PT – Panelist – Virtual Room 3
WORKSHOP:
Chapbook Craft: Your Words, Your Way
May 25th at 10am PT – Instructor – Virtual Room 3
This is a workshop with power point presentation about creating your own chapbook of either poetry or short stories. Good for both those seeking representation via a small press or independent publishing.
WisCon 47 (Virtual Only this Year)
Madison, WI
May 23rd – 26th
wiscon.net/
I appear virtually as a reader and panelist. You must register to attend at the website. Zoom Panels are accessed via the Sched app. This is my first appearance as a panelist and reader at this convention.
PANELS:
Good News!
May 23rd at Noon PT – Panelist – What good news is out there in the world? Advances in medicine, breakthroughs in climate change, what do you have for us? Does it come with a Professor Farnsworth caveat?
Wheel of Time
May 23rd at 6pm PT – Roundtable Moderator – Fans of the Books and Prime TV Series talk about their favorite characters, plotlines, and magic!
READING:
May 24th at 5pm PT – Solo Reading – I am part of a group virtual reading with three other writers. Each of us will read around 12 minutes from our work. We are all independent writers that share the speculative genre, but are a mix of authors and poets.
SFWA Nebula Conference (Virtual)
June 5th – 7th
https://events.sfwa.org/upcoming-events/
SFWA Poetry Meetup
Join me and the rest of the SFWA Poetry Committee at this virtual event. It is part of SFWA’s Nebula Conference. Registration is required to attend.
The conference registration also allows you access to SFWA’s online event offerings that happen throughout the year, including our poetry book club and quarterly open-mic.
San Diego Comic Con
July 24th – 27th
Convention Center and Hyatt Hotel
San Diego, CA
I am exhibiting my scifaiku poetry art in the SCDD Art Show. I’ve been one of their artists for 25+ years and am glad to return in 2025. The art show is open to the public at large and is behind the registration counters in the Hyatt Hotel next to Seaport Village. Come see all the talented speculative artists at the convention!
EagleCon
Student Union
California State University at Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
September 23rd
Awards: 10:30am – Noon
StarLit Scribe Poetry Reading: 12:20pm to 1:30pm
Autograph Table: 1:45 – closing
EagleCon will be hosting the (SFPA) Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association’s Dwarf Star Awards as part of its programming. Wendy Van Camp will Host and it will feature readings from the winners of this year’s award and an interview with Dwarf Star Anthology Editor Dr. Miguel O. Mitchell.
I and my poetry troupe, the “Starlit Scribes” will read and discuss speculative poetry for the university poetry classes at this university-based science fiction conference. Our group will be available for book sales and autographs after our reading. The conference is free for the public, but parking in the visitor lot has a fee.
SFWA Quarterly Poetry Open Mic (Virtual)
September 27th at 11:00am Pacific Time
Host: Gwynne Garfinkle
Featured Poet: C.S.E. Cooney
https://events.sfwa.org/upcoming-events/
To find the Zoom link, go to the SFWA Events page for listing. Please do not share the link with the general public. This Zoom event is free for members of SFWA or Nebula attendees with an interest in poetry. Bring a poem or two to read, hear our featured poet, and hang out afterwards.
Our featured poet will be recorded and streamed to the SFWA events page where it will be available as a membership only view. After a month, the recording will be made available on the SFWA YouTube Channel, free to the public. I will be part of the open mic, reading one or two of my original poems to the audience.
Featured Poet:
C. S. E. Cooney is a two-time World Fantasy Award-winning author, a Rhysling Award-winning poet, a game designer, an audiobook narrator, and the singer-songwriter Brimstone Rhine. Find her on social media via her LinkTree https://linktr.ee/csecooney
The OC Book Fair
On the streets of Old Town Tustin
Tustin, CA
November 15th 10am – 5pm
https://www.theocbookfair.org/
My panel and reading is November 15th, 12 noon to 2pm
An independent book fair centered in the heart of Old Town Tustin. Come explore a world of independent booksellers, publishers and bookish vendors. Featuring author talks & book signings, activities for kids of all ages, panel discussions and community roundtables. Browse through booths featuring different genres in literature, find unique gifts for your bookworm bestie and treat yourself to something wonderful while supporting local, independently owned businesses!
SFWA Quasar Conference (Virtual)
November 15th & 16th
Registration required: https://sfwa.org
My panel is November 16th at 10:30am
Wendy Van Camp will moderate a panel at the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association’s (SFWA) debut online conference. It is a conference geared toward professional-level writers of science fiction and fantasy.
Quasar is free for Nebula attendees and only $50 for new guests. Anyone who attends Quasar can later access SFWAs online yearly programming, which includes write-ins, a poetry open mic, workshops, and more. If you’ve wanted this access but could not afford to travel to the Nebula Conference, this could be a great opportunity to sample what SFWA offers.
“Poetry, Flash, & the Power of Hybrid Storytelling”
Where does “the poetic” begin and end? What differentiates a prose poem from flash fiction? And why are we so hung up on dividing lines in genre in the first place – and not on the power of hybrid storytelling? In this panel, members of SFWA’s Speculative Poetry Committee are in conversation with a dynamic creator of flash and other experimental SFF forms, to explore the liminal in speculative writing – and to encourage fellow writers to full use whatever medium best reflects the idea they wish to convey.
With: Mary Soon Lee, Brian U. Garrison, Gwynne Garfinkle, and Jennifer Hudak, moderated by Wendy Van Camp.