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Alice Goldfuss

Alice Goldfuss is a speculative fiction writer and software engineer. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her twin collections of tea and carnivorous plants and looks forward to riding trains again someday. Alice has spoken at some fantastic conferences both local and abroad, but these days you can find her on Twitter (@alicegoldfuss).

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Editing in the speculative fiction magazine industry HoodiniAngelica Fyfe • Wendy Nikel • Julia Rios • Zelda Knight • Aimee Ogden • Aurelia Book Cafe Female Characters in Speculative Fiction: Beyond the Stereotypes SwoopertonCatherine Lundoff • Monica Louzon • Saida Agostini • Kat Clay • Fanservice Nails

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The Archetypist: The Best Ever (and Worst Ever!) Writing Advice SalonK. R. Monin • Jacob Baugher Where to Start and How to Navigate Developmental Editing SwoopertonNino Cipri • LaShawn Wanak • Jordan Ifueko • Mike Allen • Kate Maruyama • At Bay Press

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

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

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What All the People Working on Your Book Are Doing SwoopertonRosemary Jones • Mike Allen • Laura Blackwell • Jill Roberts • Queen of Swords Press

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Using Psychology to Deepen Character Development HoodiniGrace Chan

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Writing Good Fight Scenes HoodiniMoses Utomi • Marie Brennan • Jessica Eanes • Doc

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Beyond the Western Lens: the Rich Diversity of Literature HoodiniPhong Quan • Ng Yi-Sheng • Zhui Ning Chang • Yudhanjaya Wijeratne

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Luke Skywalker Was A Slytherin: Team Dynamics In Popular Fiction SwoopertonKurt Pankau

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Spark to Story: Authors Compare their Writing Processes ToastTyler Hayes • C.L. Clark • LaShawn Wanak • Sloane Leong • Ewen Ma

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Query Letters that Work HoodiniCurtis Chen Utopia and Optimism in Science Fiction SwoopertonIzzy Wasserstein • S.B. Divya • Octavia Cade • Georgina Kamsika • Constelación

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What Makes Your Skin Crawl: Modern Horror Beyond Borders ToastA.C. Wise • Clara Madrigano • Eugenia Triantafyllou • Nibedita Sen • Nelly Geraldine Garcia-Rosas • Neon Hemlock

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

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Short Stories Are Not Baby Novels SwoopertonJaymee Goh • Erin Roberts • Todd Sanders • José Pablo Iriarte • S.B. Divya • Escape Artists

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Imagining Accessible Worlds in SFF SwoopertonA. T. Greenblatt • Andi C. Buchanan • Katharine Duckett • Ace Tilton Ratcliff • Fanservice Nails

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Neurodiversity in SFF HoodiniMarlee Jane Ward • Alexei Collier • Saf Davidson • Sarah Terentiev • Malcolm Schmitz Surviving Your Debut BartholomewDavid D. Levine • Tiffany Meuret • Valerie Valdes • PJ Manney

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

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Ways to Decolonize Your Fiction Writing BartholomewVida Cruz • Constelación

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How Long is a Story? Flash Fiction, Short Stories, Novellas, Novels and More... HoodiniGrace Chan • Stanley Qiufan CHEN • Marlee Jane Ward • Moses Utomi • Cassie Hart • Aurelia Book Cafe

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Space Law, Why It's Broken, and Why It Matters to Writers ToastJ.R.H. Lawless

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The Evolution of Video Game Monsters and How They Got to Be So D*mn Horny HoodiniCole Burkhardt

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Combat Systems and Worldbuilding ToastM. S. Ewing • theoneKierce

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Author Pro-Class: Considerations for Rising and Professional-tier Creatives HoodiniJT Greathouse • Mur Lafferty • Neil Clarke • Aliette de Bodard • Neon Hemlock

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Character, Stakes, and Conflict: Engaging the Reader on an Emotional Journey SwoopertonAimee Ogden • Diana Pharaoh Francis • Stuart Hardwick • A. T. Greenblatt • Danny Lore • Air and Nothingness Press Making Your Reader Hungry: Food in SFF HoodiniCora Buhlert • Nibedita Sen • Shweta Adhyam • Georgina Kamsika Writing post-colonial science fiction: a primer ToastFabio Fernandes

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Crafting the Perfect Anthology SwoopertonCristina Jurado • Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki • Christie Yant • Catherine Lundoff • Air and Nothingness Press

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Professional Querying Practices SwoopertonCurtis Chen • Sam Morgan • José Pablo Iriarte • Premee Mohamed • Elle Ire Speculative Biology EyrieDaniel Bensen • Julie E. Czerneda • Casey Lucas • Peter Watts • Adrian Tchaikovsky

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SFF In Non-Western Languages HoodiniLevan Tsertsvadze • Bogi Takács • Regina Kanyu Wang • Yilun Fan

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Fantasy Maps and Worldbuilding from a Non-Eurocentric Perspective HoodiniSid Jain • Charis Loke • Janna Ruth • Suyi Davies Okungbowa • Jane Pinckard Romance in Speculative Fiction EyrieCora Buhlert • Jeffe Kennedy • Grace Draven • Cassie Hart • Elle Ire • pallia - Mittelalter hautnah

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The Unhelpful Legacy of Mad Scientists: Writing Scientists as Positive Role Models SwoopertonSid Jain • Octavia Cade • Arula Ratnakar • Benjamin C. Kinney

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Privilege and Access in Apocalytic and Disaster Media HoodiniBrahidaliz Martinez

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How to Give and Receive Critiques Like the Best SwoopertonCliff Winnig • Monte Lin • Jane Funk • Rashida Smith