Charm City Spec: April Edition lands at Bird in Hand on April 11, 6pm. Featuring Scott Edelman, TT Madden, Mahaila Smith, Aina Hunter, and Trae Hawkins. Five voices working the edges of speculative fiction, from eco-weird to near-future hope. Join them at 11 E. 33rd St.
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Should writers stay in one genre or explore them all? This essay looks at the real trade-offs behind that choice, from building a clear author brand to allowing space for creative growth.
Read the full essay on #Medium
Writing Across Genres vs. Staying Niche
an essay by Wendy Van Camp
https://medium.com/p/e448eb31f4be
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I’m delighted to share that my tanka poem [on deep-space freighter] has been published in the Spring 2026 issue of Star*Line.
This journal is the flagship publication of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association and has long been a home for speculative poetry, featuring work that explores science fiction, fantasy, and beyond.
Learn more: https://sfpoetry.org
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Sonder Books Presents: The Open Page
An ongoing poetry and spoken word series in Second Life.
✨ March's Featured Guest
Indigo Starling aka Wendy Van Camp, was Anaheim's Poet Laureate (2022-2024) and a dynamic voice in speculative poetry.
✨ As a bonus, all guests will receive a 50% off coupon toward Indigo's new digital edition release, Quiet Places, Loud Thoughts!
🌿 Sonder Books
Location in Second Life:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cerulean%20Sea/28/53/24
Ancient myths were not just stories. They were poems sung by bards who imagined gods, monsters, and the unknown. In my latest essay, "Myth as a Gateway to the Future," I explore how those early poetic traditions connect directly to the speculative poetry we write today. The symbols may change, but the questions remain the same.
Myth as a Gateway to the Future
an essay by Wendy Van Camp
https://medium.com/p/45535bc48ee8
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Excited to share that my tanka, Synthetics First Tear, has been selected for the SFPA Valentine’s Day Reading
It’s a poem about an AI discovering love and weeping for joy. You can hear it (and other amazing poems!) for free here: https://sfpoetry.org/wp/publications/valentines-day-readings/
The SFPA (Speculative Fiction Poetry Association) celebrates poetry inspired by science fiction & fantasy.
#SFWA Quarterly Poetry Open Mic
Host: Gwynne Garfinkle
Featured Poet: Linda D. Addison
Saturday, January 24th at 11:00am Pacific Time
To find the Zoom link, go to the SFWA Events page for listing. Please do not share the link with the general public.
Zoom event free for members of SFWA or Nebula attendees with an interest in poetry. Bring a poem or two to read, hear our featured poet, and hang out afterwards.
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Horizon 1 A traveller glides voidward, slow,Its compass cracked by silent stress;No axis points the way to go. Across a field of emptinessIt drifts through dust too faint to name,A thought unmoored in wilderness. The stellar winds no longer claimIts fragile fins or fractured guides;All vectors blur to pale ash-flame. It angles where the dark divides,Through lattices of frozen sunsWhose dead light folds in drifting tides. No message hums, no beacon runs;The void consumes the drifting […]ICYMI, The Woodlot published a thoroughly delightful review by Pearl Pirie of Mahaila Smith's SEED BEETLE. If you still haven't picked up your copy, you truly can't miss with this debut collection.
Read the whole review here: https://the-wood-lot.ca/2025/09/29/seed-beetle-poems-by-mahaila-smith-stelliform-press-2025/
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Stelliform Press
Wendy Van Camp
Thorn and Benediction