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Wendy Van Camp
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Poet Laureate Emerita * editor * essayist * podcaster
Website - https://wendyvancamp.com
Editing + Coaching for SFF - https://indigoskye.com
Medium - https://medium.com/@wvancamp
Instagram - https://instagram.com/nowastedink
Join us at #Quasar
Online conference for SFF Writers
Sponsored by #SFWA
11/16/25 @ Noon PST
events.sfwa.org

"Poetry, Flash, & the Power of Hybrid Storytelling"

Mary Soon Lee, Brian U. Garrison, Gwynne Garfinkle, and Jennifer Hudak, Wendy Van Camp

#sfpoetry #writing #poetrycommunity #poetry
November 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
✨Want your short pieces to stand out and be shared?✨
Learn to craft microfiction and poems that move hearts — and shine on social media.

Read on #Medium:
How to Write Microfiction and Poems for Social Media Sharing
by Wendy Van Camp
medium.com/p/64052e6f52fc

#WritingTips #SocialMediaWriting
November 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Catch me on the Second Street Stage, November 15th, noon–2 PM, for a live poetry panel and readings with Douglas Manuel, Raundi Moore Kondo, & Jeremiah Cobra.

Our moderator is Josh Wood, Director of Creative Writing at OCSA.

Come hear us talk craft, perform new work, and celebrate poetry!
October 30, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Excited to share that Anaheim Poetry Review 3 has launched! My poem “Rockets Over Anaheim” appears in this year’s edition, edited by Anaheim Poet Laureate Camille Hernandez. Read the anthology free online:
🔗 anaheimpoetry.com/apr-volume-3

#poetrycommunity #anaheim #poetry
October 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
My poem “A Writer’s Life” is in the Anthology of River Roots Poets 2025, part of the America River Roots Festival in Cincinnati
The anthology: midd.me/aspt
Watch the event: youtu.be/ywfGbS3SmIg
@ohiopoetryassn1 @americasriverroots #PoetryFestival #WritersLife #poetry #writingcommunity
October 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Quasar
an online conference
for science fiction/fantasy writers

"Poetry, Flash, & the Power of Hybrid Storytelling"
11/16/25 at 10:30am

With Mary Soon Lee, Brian U. Garrison, Gwynne Garfinkle, and Jennifer Hudak, moderated by Wendy Van Camp.

#SFWA #sfpoetry #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
October 15, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Indie Author Magazine
October 2025 Issue

"10 Proven Ways Indie Authors Can Hit Daily Word Counts While Writing at Conferences"
an essay by Wendy Van Camp

indieauthormagazine.com/10-proven-wa...

Ten strategies tol help indie authors up daily word counts.

#writingtips #indieauthor #writing
October 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My poem “A Writer’s Life” will be read at "Ohio: The Body Poetic" in downtown Cincinnati!

📅 October 10, 2025 at 10am EST

📍 America’s River Roots Festival, Downtown Cincinnati

#PoetryCommunity #PoetLife #OhioPoetry #PoetryFestival #WritersLife #AmericaRiverRoots #PoetryEvent
October 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
ArtNight Pasadena!
Friday, October 10, from 6–10pm
Day One front yard
175 N Euclid Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101

For more info, visit artnightpasadena.org.

#exhibitionart #artshow #artist #pasadena #poser #digitalart #digitalartist #fantasy #catscatscats #fairys #unicorns
October 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Writers, poets, and dreamers
meet NWI Ramblecast, the audio version of my No Wasted Ink newsletter
✨ Writing tips
🎙️ Personal rambles
📝 A poem each month

Now streaming on Spotify → open.spotify.com/show/6lgC3ja...

#podcast #newepisode #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writingtips
October 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
New Release at Indigoskye Press!

EVERY WORD MATTERS: Poetry Concepts To Enrich Your Prose, a digital edition PDF

indigoskye.com/index.php/pr...

This downloadable PDF ebook gives you 20 pages packed with poetic techniques you can transfer to your writing toolkit.

#scifi #writingtips #nonfiction
October 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
How To Use Sensory Details To Bring Your Writing To Life:
Let Your Readers Live Inside Your Writing
an essay by Wendy Van Camp
medium.com/p/dd9e7023b46e

Read the full essay on #Medium

#writingcommunity #indieauthor #sensorywriting #showdonttell #immersivewriting #poetrycommunity
October 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Thank you to #Eaglecon and Cal State Los Angeles for hosting a performance of speculative poetry troupe "Starlit Scribes" for a second year.

Our poets:

Wendy Van Camp
Pedro Iniguez
Jean-Paul L. Gariner
Bree Wernicke

#sfpoetry #CSULA #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #SFPA #SFWA #HWA
September 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Indie Author Magazine

September 2025 Issue

After “Publish”: How to Give Your Book a Second Life

indieauthormagazine.com/after-publis...

Publishing is only the start. Learn how to keep your self-published book alive. Diversify formats, rebrand smartly, and tap into new audiences.
September 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
With a heavy heart, I have to announce we must postpone the Meet Your OC Poetry Community event for Saturday, September 13th, 2025.

Arvida Book Co will be open to the public, but the poetry event will not be happening this weekend.
September 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The Write Atmosphere: a #podcast for #writers
#17 The Ins and Outs of Speculative Poetry
Featuring: Poet Laureate Emerita Wendy Van Camp
Hosted by: Hayla Alawi

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Fym...

YouTube: youtu.be/4vUqTutGQ0k

#sfpoetry #SFWA #newepisode #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
September 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Off The Screen, Into The Book
A Practical Essay for Writers Who Miss #DeepReading
medium.com/p/05b20da9bacf

Wendy Van Camp has published an essay on #Medium about how deep reading can enhance your life and make you a better #writer
September 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I am delighted that two of my poems have been published in the September 2025 issue.

www.verse-virtual.org/2025/Septemb...

Both are nonet form poems.

"Persephone"
"Science Fiction Books"
August 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
EagleCon 2025
Cal State LA
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA

eagleconla.com/schedule

September 23rd: 10:55AM – 12:00PM
Tiny Poems, Infinite Worlds: The Dwarf Star Awards

#sfpoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity
August 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
EAGLECON 2025
Sept 23rd

Location:
Cal State LA
Student Union
3rd Floor
EVENT IS FREE TO PUBLIC

www.eagleconla.com/schedule

12:20PM–1:30PM
Starlit Scribes: Speculative Voices, Timeless Themes
Room (308)
reading & panel discussion with speculative poets from #SFWA, #SFPA, and #HWA #sfpoetry
August 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Finding Your Voice Again:
What a Writing Retreat Can Offer
medium.com/p/fe14e78c4822

Subscribe to read essays, poetry, and short memoir on #Medium medium.com/@wvancamp

#writingtips #essays #essayist #writingcommunity #writers #author #writingmotivation #poetrycommunity
August 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Ionisphere #47
Speculative news, interviews, and essays
Bulletin of N3F
Edited by Jean-Paul L. Gariner

Essay by Wendy Van Camp about speaking at conventions is published in the issue

fanac.org/fanzines/Ion...

#writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #essay
August 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Authoress Cafe Podcast
Episode #9 The Laureate

www.authoresscafe.com?m=1

I hope you enjoy the episode about speculative poetry, tea, and all things literary. Check out Stef's teashop too!

www.teaspectral.com

#tea #scotland #sfpoetry #poetry #litfestinthedena #poetlaureate
August 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Meet Your OC Poetry Community!

Arvida Book Co
115 W Main St
Tustin, CA

September 13th
Noon to 4pm
FREE to attend!

Keynote: CA Poet Laureate Lee Herrick

Panels and Performances!
OC Open Mic Hosts
OC Poetry Slam Team

Event Host: Satnam Narang
August 4, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Meet Your OC Poetry Community
Arvida Book Co
Tustin, CA
September 13th
Noon to 4pm
FREE to attend!

Panel Discussions! Poetry Performances! Poets Laureate!
Keynote speaker: CA Poet Laureate Lee Herrick
Host Satnam Narang

#poetrycommunity #poetsandwriters #poetryworld #ocpoets
July 17, 2025 at 5:27 AM