News & Events
Award News
2025
Alicia’s story “From Spores and Tentacles, The Celestial Mother Shall Reign” was nominated for a British Science Fiction Association Award. The BSFA Awards are presented annually by the British Science Fiction Association. “From Spores and Tentacles, The Celestial Mother Shall Reign” was published in Eunoia Review.
2024
Alicia’s poem “A Murder of Crows” is a finalist for the 2024 Rhysling Award. The Rhysling Award is awarded to the best science fiction, fantasy, or horror poem published in the preceding year. “A Murder of Crows” is a surreal poem about gender roles, relationships between the animal kingdom and humans, and what it means to be a monster. “A Murder of Crows” was first published in Ice Queen and was reprinted in Roi Fainéant Press.
2023
In 2023, twenty-eight of Alicia’s poems and six of Alicia’s stories were published. Alicia also co-edited the anthology Back 2 OmniPark.
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
2025 Events
March 30, 2:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Mazzoli opera The Listeners
Chicago, IL
April 2, 7:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Mazzoli opera The Listeners
Chicago, IL
April 5, 7:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Mazzoli opera The Listeners
Chicago, IL
April 8, 7:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Mazzoli opera The Listeners
Chicago, IL
April 11, 7:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Mazzoli opera The Listeners
Chicago, IL
April 24, 12:00 p.m.
University of Wyoming College of Law
Guest Speaker
Laramie, WY
Previous Events
2024 Events
January 7, 1:00 p.m.
Lovecraft eZine Podcast
Alicia was interviewed on the Lovecraft eZine Podcast. She talked about writing and editing horror and her experiences working undercover as an FBI Special Agent.
Watch the interview on YouTube
Listen to the interview on Spotify and Apple
June 5 – June 7
The 2024 Nebula Conference
Panelist for three workshops: Strength and Feminine, Fury Unleashed: Exploring Angry Girls in SFF, and It’s Not Just Fart Jokes: Developing a Voice in Middle Grade SFF.
August 8 – August 11
Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon for Our Futures
Panelist for six online workshops: 50 Shades of Morally Grey Characters in SFF, Incorporating Trauma into Your Fiction Writing, Things that Go Bump in the Night, Don’t Go Into the Forest: Monsters and Feminism, How to Write Short Stories that Sell, Fantasy Noir and Other SFFH Mashups.
September 14, 7:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Verdi opera Rigoletto
Chicago, IL
September 18, 2:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Verdi opera Rigoletto
Chicago, IL
September 22, 2:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Verdi opera Rigoletto
Chicago, IL
September 25, 7:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Verdi opera Rigoletto
Chicago, IL
September 28, 7:30 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Verdi opera Rigoletto
Chicago, IL
October 1, 7:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Verdi opera Rigoletto
Chicago, IL
October 6, 2:00 p.m.
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Actress in the Verdi opera Rigoletto
Chicago, IL
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
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
November 9, 7:00 p.m.
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