Renovation
Deirdre will be attending the World Science Fiction convention, Renovation, in Reno, Nevada from August 17-21. This will not be a speaking engagement.
Loscon
Deirdre will be attending Loscon in Los Angeles from November 25-27.
Upcoming Speaking Events
2012
Loscon, Los Angeles, November 25-27
Past Speaking Events
2011
Loscon, Los Angeles, November 25-27
Westercon (San Jose)
Program Participant:
Iron Editor
Paranormal Romance
To Market: How to Sell Short Stories
From Kodachrome to Where?
BayCon (San Jose)
Program Participant:
Iron Editors
Travel Is My Drug of Choice
Photography from Film to Digital: What Happened to My Kodachrome?
Tiki Panel
2010
LosCon (Los Angeles)
Program Participant:
Should Some Things Remain Forever Secret?
Delphic Oracle
Open Read and Critique Workshop
BayCon (San Jose)
Program Participant:
The Hugo Awards
Iron Editor
Sci-Fi Homemaking
2009
BayCon (San Jose)
Program Participant:
When the Last Paper Dies
SciFi vs SyFy
Rejection Letters—Painful Yet Useful Lessons
Twilight: The Beginning or the End?
2008
Silicon (San Jose)
Program Participant:
The Clarion Panel
Westercon 61 (Las Vegas)
Program Participant:
Writers Workshop
Writers and the World's Oldest Profession
Every OS @$%^!
Authors and Editors
Shout It To The World: Why I Have a Blog
Writer's Workshops: Vitamins or Placebos?
How to Break an Editor's Spirit
BayCon (San Jose)
Program Participant:
Pulp Bible
Ideas I Wish I'd Never Had
Writers Workshop
2007
LosCon (Los Angeles)
Program Participant:
Past Masters: Henry Kutner / C.L. Moore (Discussion)
Logged on at Birth
Programming Your Own SF Con
Orycon (Portland, OR)
Program Participant:
Writer's Workshop Read and Critique
Conjecture (San Diego)
Program Participant:
Care and Feeding of Writers' Groups
Reading Like a Writer
Clarion in San Diego
Awesome Writers You've Never Heard Of
Resources for the (Beginning) Writer
SF&F: The Short Forms
Gnomeward Bound (Westercon 60, San Mateo)
Program Participant:
Shout It To The World: Why I Have a Blog
The Wiccan Culture: An Introduction
The Short Story as an Art Form
Writer's Workshops: Vitamins or Placebos?
Creatures of the Deep
2006
LA Con IV (Worldcon, Los Angeles)
Participant:
Writer's Workshop, moderator for workshop sessions
BayCon (San Jose)
Program Participant:
Legal Issues for Web Designers
Themed Reading: Humor
Pros & Cons of Writers' Groups
Writer's Workshop Wrapup
Tiki Gods
ConDor 13 (San Diego)
Program Participant:
Structuring Your Novel
Simulating Your Muse: Literary
Crossing Over: Blurring the lines between genres
The Aspiring Writer's Toolkit: Beta readers, Clarion, writers' workshops, and more
2005
Due North (Westercon, Calgary)
Program Participant:
Chicks in Chainmail
Why Write?
10 Great Ways to Sabotage Your Writing
Developing Your Voice
Tikis in Paradise
Writing that First Book
SF&F Mysteries
The Hugo Nominees: Best TV Episode
The Hugo Nominees: Best Short Story
Getting the Most from a Writers' Workshop
Writers' Workshop
Using Existing Mythologies in Fiction
BayCon (San Jose)
Program Participant:
Villainy for Fun and Profit
Themed Reading: Humor
Getting Started as a Writer
Writer's Workshop Wrapup
Tiki Panel
2004
Loscon (Los Angeles)
Program Participant:
Writer's Workshop
Science Fiction Mysteries
The Nuts and Bolts of programming a Convention: How do they do it
ConKopelli (Westercon, Arizona)
Program Participant:
Developing a Computer Website
Tarot Reading
Harry Potter: What's the Big Deal?
What If it Were Really True? (taking myth literally)
BayCon (San Jose)
Program Participant:
How to Enjoy BayCon 2004
Themed Reading: Chicks!
Writing Workshops
Creatures from the Deep
Tiki Panel
2003
Conjecture (San Diego)
Program Participant:
Editing Your Own Work
Fantasy that Breaks the Mold
BayCon (San Jose)
Program Participant:
Is the Classroom Obsolete?
Fantasy that Breaks the Mold
Writer's Workshops: What to Expect
Reading
ConTiki: The joys of Polynesian arts, culture, and cocktails.
2002
Conjecture (San Diego)
Program Participant:
SF in Fantasy Clothing
One Porcupine Per Story, Please. (How weird can a story get and still make sense?)
Morning Writing Exercises
KaffeeKlatch
The Evolution of Female Characters in Fantasy and SF
The Clarion Experience
The Ethics of Creativity
"Comfort" Reading
ConJosé (Worldcon, San Jose)
Program Participant:
Nightingale to Lark: Tips to Transition from Night Folk to Morning People
Spam in a Sardine Can? (Underwater science fiction)
Writing Boot Camps
Learning from the Pros
Early Morning Writing Exercises