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Gayathri Kamath

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Bay Area, CA
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Gayathri is a Desi author, driven to write diverse science fiction and fantasy that actively tries to decolonize the narrative, turn tropes sideways, and send characters on wild adventures. She is owned by two cats, and owns a dog, and lives with her partner in the Bay Area, California. Gayathri was awarded the first annual Futurescapes Award for most Promising Writer of the Year in 2021.

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Friday, April 16
 

20:00 UTC

Tyler Hayes - Reading CourtyardTyler Hayes

22:00 UTC

Constelación - Founding a Bilingual Magazine ToastValerie Valdes • Eliana González Ugarte • Coral Moore • Luna Press Publishing

23:00 UTC

Rein It In: How to write more realistically about horses ToastMorrigan Puhr
 
Saturday, April 17
 

00:00 UTC

Creating with the Tarot HoodiniDave Ring • Anya DeNiro • Vida Cruz • Iori Kusano • Gryphon's Moon

01:00 UTC

Worldbuilding from the Ground Up SwoopertonVida Cruz • Becky Chambers • Karen Osborne • Gayathri Kamath • PJ Manney • Gryphon's Moon

02:00 UTC

The Ingredients of a Breakthrough Short Story ToastCoral Moore • Eliana González Ugarte • Andy Dudak • Salik Shah • Valerie Valdes • At Bay Press

03:00 UTC

Vida Cruz - Reading CourtyardVida Cruz

05:00 UTC

Using Psychology to Deepen Character Development HoodiniGrace Chan

06:00 UTC

All the World a Garden SwoopertonNicasio Reed • Rem Wigmore • Stanley Qiufan CHEN • Octavia Cade Getting the Tech Right in Your Fiction ToastEffie Seiberg

17:00 UTC

[FULL] Tabletop Game Mechanics led by Allie Bustion KeepAllie Bustion

19:00 UTC

Query Letters that Work HoodiniCurtis Chen Game Design from Outside the Industry ToastAaron Reed • Andrew Plotkin • Katherine Morayati

21:00 UTC

Choice-Based Games You Should Try Out HoodiniCassandra Khaw • Anya DeNiro • Takuma Okada • Stewart C Baker Writing Games led by Cat Rambo CourtyardCat Rambo

22:00 UTC

Writing with a Healthy Mindset HoodiniEffie Seiberg • Grace Chan • Nandi Taylor • Corey J. White • Zin E. Rocklyn
 
Sunday, April 18
 

01:00 UTC

Imagining Accessible Worlds in SFF SwoopertonAliza Greenblatt • Andi C. Buchanan • Katharine Duckett • Ace Tilton Ratcliff • Fanservice Nails Turning Real Life Stories into Fiction BartholomewSarah Faxon

02:30 UTC

Constelación Magazine Publisher Party CourtyardEliana González Ugarte • Coral Moore

03:00 UTC

Sensitivity Reading as Developmental Editing HoodiniNicasio Reed • Zhui Ning Chang • Marlee Jane Ward • Yilin Wang

04:00 UTC

Ways to Decolonize Your Fiction Writing BartholomewVida Cruz • Constelación

09:30 UTC

Aliette de Bodard - Reading CourtyardAliette de Bodard

15:00 UTC

[FULL] Writing Stats-Based Choice Games led by Stephen Granade KeepStephen Granade

19:00 UTC

Professional Querying Practices SwoopertonCurtis Chen • Sam Morgan • José Pablo Iriarte • Premee Mohamed • Elle Ire

21:00 UTC

Fantasy Maps and Worldbuilding from a Non-Eurocentric Perspective HoodiniSid Jain • Charis Loke • Janna Ruth • Suyi Davies Okungbowa • Jane Pinckard

22:00 UTC

Sex and Romance in Games ToastNibedita Sen • Bendi Barrett • Sharang Biswas • Rebecca Slitt

23:00 UTC

Games Writing and Prose Writing in Conversation HoodiniStephen Granade • Erin Roberts • Aaron Reed • Monte Lin The Unhelpful Legacy of Mad Scientists: Writing Scientists as Positive Role Models SwoopertonSid Jain • Octavia Cade • Arula Ratnakar • Benjamin C. Kinney
 
Monday, April 19
 

00:00 UTC

Suyi Davies Okungbowa - Reading ToastSuyi Davies Okungbowa

02:00 UTC

Effie Seiberg - Reading CourtyardEffie Seiberg