News & Events
2023 Award News
Alicia’s poem “Ode to Harriet” has been nominated for the 2023 SFPA Dwarf Stars Award. The Dwarf Stars Award is given by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association to the best speculative poem of 1-10 lines published in the previous year. “Ode to Harriet” explores connections between nature and dreams. The poem was published in AvantAppal(achia) Issue 12.
Alicia’s poem “My Avian Daughter Devours Meteors” has been nominated for the 2023 Rhysling Award. The Rhysling Award is awarded to the best science fiction, fantasy, or horror poem published in the preceding year. “My Avian Daughter Devours Meteors” blends fantasy, horror, and science fiction to tell a strange tale about mothering a monster. The poem was published in Ornithologiae from Egaeus Press.
Events
2023 Events
March 6, 8:00 p.m.
Horror Writers Association
Workshop Instructor for Behind the Badge: Creating Realistic Law Enforcement Characters
This online workshop was taped, register and watch the video here.
May 14, 12:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.
The 2023 SFWA Nebula Conference
Panelist for two workshops: Writing a Satisfying Romantic Subplot & Diving into Dark Academia
Previous Events
2022 Events
May 22, 1:30 p.m.
Sisters in Crime Chicagoland
Panel on Flash Fiction and Short Stories
Guest Speaker
Chicago Public Library
6000 N. Broadway, Meeting Room B
Chicago, IL (Attend in person or via Zoom)
September 1, 5:30 p.m.
Chicon 8: The 80th World Science Fiction Convention
Panel on The Final Girl
Guest Speaker
Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 E. Wacker Drive, Grand Hall K
Chicago, IL (Attend in person or via Zoom)
September 13, 12:00 p.m.
Syracuse University College of Law
Guest Speaker
Syracuse, NY
September 14, 5:30 p.m.
Cornell Law School
Guest Speaker
Ithaca, NY
October 11, 12:00 p.m.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School
Guest Speaker
Madison, WI
October 12, 12:00 p.m.
Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad College of Law
Guest Speaker
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Verdi opera Don Carlos
Chicago, IL
November 12, 7:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Verdi opera Don Carlos
Chicago, IL
November 15, 12:00 p.m.
Michigan State University College of Law
Guest Speaker
East Lansing, MI
November 17, 2:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Verdi opera Don Carlos
Chicago, IL
November 20, 2:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Verdi opera Don Carlos
Chicago, IL
November 25, 7:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Verdi opera Don Carlos
Chicago, IL
2021 Events
California Western School of Law
Guest Speaker
San Diego, CA (The event will be broadcast on Zoom)
April 6, 12:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s University School of Law
Guest Speaker
San Antonio, TX (The event will be broadcast on Zoom)