Name: Ignite Talks
Start: 2018-05-17T15:30:00-0400
End: 2018-05-17T16:30:00-0400

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Ignite Talks

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Get snapshot talks on a variety of subjects, geared toward jumpstarting your brain. Presenters get 20 slides, which automatically advance every 15 seconds. The results are fast and fun presentation each of which lasts just 5 minutes.

http://www.ignitetalks.io/

Topics include:
Senses of Sailing - Rekka Jay
Poetry in Science (119 times) - Mary Soon Lee
How to Accurately Portray Mental Illness - Dr. Shana Feibel
Medieval European Swordsmanship - John Appel
how covers differ between countries and genres, and how readers interpret them - Claire Humphrey
Ghost Hunting - J.R. Dawson
The Emotions of Salvage Archaeology - Jason Sanford
SF and Rock and Roll - Larry Ivkovich
Elementary Particle Physics - Lesley L. Smith

Moderators

Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the Lady Astronaut series and historical fantasy novels: The Glamourist Histories and Ghost Talkers. She’s the president of SFWA, a member of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses and has received the Astounding Award for Best New Writer... Read More →

Speakers

John Appel

Author/editor/Infosec Pro

An information security and risk professional for two decades, John is also a freelance RPG writer (Shadowrun) and budding SF novelist. He is also the publisher and lead editor of the forthcoming anthology "Skies of Wonder, Skies of Danger."

J. R. Dawson

Writer

Dawson is a 2016 Stonecoast graduate whose work has been seen in places like The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Escape Pod, Lightspeed, and DSF. She was a contributor for The MFA Years and writer-in-residence at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts. She'll soon be included... Read More →

Dr. Shana Feibel

Psychiatrist, Lindner center of Hope, mason ohio

Claire Humphrey

Larry Ivkovich

Writer, Myself

I love talking about all things SF, both in literature and media, and enjoy discussing with other writers about their writing and publishing experiences. SF and Rock and Roll is a favorite niche subject of mine.My own speculative fiction has been published in over twenty online and... Read More →

Rekka Jay

Attendee, R J Theodore

SFF author of Peridot Shift and Phantom Traveler series. She/her. Early riser. Graphic designer by profession. Co-host of WE MAKE BOOKS podcast (wmbcast.com) with Kaelyn Considine of Parvus Press. Contributor to Glitter + Ashes anthology.

Mary Soon Lee

Author

Mary Soon Lee was born and raised in London, but has lived in Pittsburgh for over twenty years. Her stories and poetry have appeared in Analog, Asimov’s, Daily SF, F&SF, Fireside, and several Year's Best anthologies. Her two latest books come from opposite ends of the poetry spectrum... Read More →

Jason Sanford

Author

Jason Sanford is an award-winning author of short stories, essays, and articles. A two-time finalist for the Nebula Award, Jason has published more than a dozen stories in the British SF magazine Interzone, which also devoted a special issue to his fiction. He has also published numerous... Read More →

Lesley L. Smith

Physicist & SF Author

By day, Lesley L. Smith is a Ph.D. physicist. By night, she's an M.F.A. author and a founder and editor of the speculative fiction ezine Electric Spec. Her speculative short fiction has appeared in a variety of venues including Analog Science Fiction and Fact. She's published seven... Read More →

Thursday May 17, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Marquis B

Expert Knowledge, Solo presentation

Company Agents, Art Directors, Editors, Hybrid, Indie, Traditional, Early Career Writers, family members too., Game Writers, All welcome

Nebula Conference 2018