Events

2025

  • Vintage Books Live! Tries Out the Claw Machine, anthology reading, June 24, 2025, 7pm-8:30pm PDT
    • Online on YouTube, hosted by Christy of Vintage Books
    • Readers:  Elizabeth Mitchell, Angelique O’Rourke, Mark Teppo, Katherine Quevedo, Marianne Xenos, J.B. Kish, Simone Cooper, Curtis C. Chen, Laura K. Burge, Valerie Geary, Sarah Walker, Beth Cook, Wes Mitchell
  • Seattle Worldcon 2025 – The 83rd World Science Fiction Convention, August 13-17, 2025
    • In-person at the Seattle Convention Center–Summit
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      Poetry Readings Saturday

      August 16, 2025, 4:30pm-5:30pm PDT

      Come bask in the poetic wonders of strange worlds, fantastic narrators, and imaginary perspectives! Hear the poetry of Grand Master Linda D. Addison, Ai Jiang, Devin Miller, Geoffrey A. Landis, Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, and Katherine Quevedo.

      Readers:  Ai Jiang, Devin Miller, Geoffrey A. Landis, Katherine Quevedo, Linda D. Addison, Vanessa MacLaren-Wray

      Poetry Performance Tips

      August 16, 2025, 6pm-7pm PDT

      There are many ways to read a poem out loud. Hear from experts as they describe why they do the things they do.

      Panelists:  Terese Mason Pierre, EB Helveg, Katherine Quevedo, Linda D. Addison, Mary Turzillo, R. Thursday

  • Chatter PDX: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, August 31, 2025, 10:30am-11:30am PDT
    • In-person at the Pacific Center in Portland
    • Poetry reading accompanying live classical chamber music performances by Maria Garcia and Yoko Greeney
  • OryCon 45, October 17-19, 2025
    • In-person at the DoubleTree Hotel Portland
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      Writing Beyond the Basics

      October 17, 2025, 7:00pm-7:50pm PDT

      Dig deeper into your writing, beyond placing characters in settings with a problem. Let’s talk about developing character voice, knowing your own voice, changing up pacing, how form follows function, sensory engagement, and more.

      Panelists: Theresa “Darklady” Reed, Katherine Quevedo, Jake Stein, Benny Loy, M. P. Hopcroft

      Katherine Quevedo Kaffeeklatsch

      October 18, 2025, 3:00pm-3:50pm PDT

      Come have small group time with Katherine Quevedo. Due to the limited space we ask that you sign up at the Info Booth!

      Pacing Your Story

      October 18, 2025, 7:00pm-7:50pm PDT

      Speed the story up, raise the stakes, increase the tension, or slow it down to dive deeper. But not too often. Readers, like runners, want to keep moving, but can’t handle a constant rush. What techniques, large and small, make your story a marathon, not a sprint?

      Panelists: HL Bernabe, Katherine Quevedo, Manny Frishberg, Jake Stein

  • Horror Authors Book Party, October 25, 2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm PDT
    • In-person at the Beaverton City Library, Beaverton, OR
    • Get into the scary season! Join us for a meet and greet with local horror authors, including read-alouds, book recommendations, and candy. Books from some of the authors will be available for sale. Authors include Dan Finnegan, Andrew Fuller, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, J.B. Kish, Richard Leis, Elizabeth Mitchell, Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq, Katherine Quevedo, and H. A. Spector. All ages.
  • 2025 Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading Series for Speculative Poetry Month, Katherine Quevedo and Joshua Gage poetry reading, November 16, 2025, 4pm-5pm PST
    • Online via Zoom, hosted by Akua Lezli Hope
    • This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrant program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes.
  • Vintage Books Live! Follows the Muddy Goose, anthology reading, December 2, 2025, 7pm-8:30pm PST
      • Online on YouTube, hosted by Christy of Vintage Books
      • Participants:  Erik Grove, Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, Phoenix Bourgeois, Mark Teppo, Katherine Quevedo, Camden Rose, Margo Pecha, Remy Nakamura, Daniel Dagris, Gigi Little

2024

  • Santa Clara University Guest Lecturer (virtual)
    • Writing Genre Fiction Class, April 29, 2024
    • Literary Magazine Production Class, May 6, 2024
    • In-person at The San Diego Marriott Mission Valley, San Diego, CA
    • Online virtual programming option
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Fear Becomes Words Becomes Poetry

Virtual panel

Join our panelists as they talk about turning nightmares into lyrical verse.

Panelists: Linda D. Addison, Jamal Hodge, Ai Jiang, Petra Kuppers, John Edward Lawson, Katherine Quevedo, Angela Yuriko Smith

Author Readings

May 31, 2024, 9:00am-9:50am PDT

Readers: Erika T. Wurth, John Langan, P.M. Raymond, Katherine Quevedo

Ancestry as Source: Writing with Deep Authenticity

June 1, 2024, 4:00pm-4:50pm PDT

Horror is a potent way to give voice to those in our ancestry who may have been silenced and to perpetuate the wisdom we’ve found there that needs to be shared. Explore how writers are tuning into their lineage to grapple with deeply resonant themes.

Panelists: Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels, Douglas Gwilym, Kristy Park Kulski (K.P. Kulski), Rhonda Jackson Garcia AKA RJ Joseph, Shane Hawk, Geneve Flynn, Katherine Quevedo

Poetic Techniques to Challenge, Inspire, and Transform You (and Your Work!)

August 3, 2024, 3:30pm-4:30pm PDT

From rhyme, to line, to punctuation, to spacing, and more, there are so many ways you can build a poem. Join us to transform your poetry and challenge your writing life.

Panelists: Christopher Luna, Ellis Bray, Katherine Quevedo, moderated by Roni Stinger

  • OryCon 44, October 18-20, 2024
    • In-person at the DoubleTree Hotel Portland
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Let’s All Go to the Lobby…

October 19, 2024, 3:00pm-3:50pm PDT

When was the last time you went to a movie in a theater? Streaming and the internet were already killing the theater industry, and Coronapocalypse almost finished it off. But after the successes of Top Gun II, Avatar II, and The Super Mario Bros., there is a glimmer of hope. What is it that draws us back into a large darkened room full of strangers? Why do we still go? And what does the future look like for theatrical releases?

Panelists:  Katherine Quevedo, Tom Whitmore

Katherine Quevedo Reading

October 19, 2024, 5:30pm-5:55pm PDT

Devils in the Details

October 20, 2024, 3:00pm-3:50pm PDT

How much description is too much? How do you include worldbuilding, clues, sensory information, and other important context without dumping, As-You-Know-Bobbing, or going on elliptical journeys to the Outer Limits of Reader/audience patience? Attend and find out!

Presenter:  Katherine Quevedo

  • Horror Authors Book Party, October 26, 2024, 1:00pm-3:00pm PDT
    • In-person at the Beaverton City Library, Beaverton, OR

    2023

        • The Art of Speculative Poetry, Oregon Poetry Association (OPA) Virtual Conference, October 7, 2023
          • Online via Zoom
          • We will get to the heart of what makes these genres resonant and captivating, and how they can reflect our most personal experiences and our most pressing issues through poetry. Come learn about the long roots of this literary tradition, how speculative poetry is thriving today, and how to start exploring these genres in your own work.
          • Registration is open now
        • Haunted Tales and Eerie Melodies, Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover event, November 5, 2023, 2:00pm-4:00pm PDT
          • In-person at Sanctuary Hall, First Congressional United Church of Christ in Portland, OR
          • Join us for a live performance of readings with musical accompaniment. Performances will be followed by a meet and greet with your friendly, neighborhood writers and musicians.
          • Free event hosted by the Oregon Chapter of the Horror Writers Association
        • OryCon 43, November 10-12, 2023
          • In-person at the Holiday Inn Portland – Columbia Riverfront
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    Getting Past Imposter Syndrome

    November 10, 2023, 3:00pm-3:50pm PDT

    Many promising writers don’t enjoy interacting with publishers and other writers and dislike attending conventions because, despite modest success, they experience something called imposter syndrome. What is it? Can you avoid it? If you—or your writer friends—experience it, what should you do? Come discuss with our panel.

    Panelists:  Laura Anne Gilman, Katherine Quevedo, Kat Richardson

    Dayjob or the Dream

    November 10, 2023, 9:00pm-9:50pm PDT

    Whether you’re fresh out of school and wondering whether to invest in creating or continuing education, or reevaluating your mundane life and debating taking time off to create, how do you balance the need for money with the spark in your soul?

    Panelists:  Eric Distad, Manny Frishberg, Katherine Quevedo, Mousewrites

    Katherine Quevedo Reading

    November 12, 2023, 2:30pm-2:55pm PDT

    2022

    Katherine Quevedo Reading
    April 8, 2022, 6:00pm-6:50pm PDT

    The State of Speculative Poetry
    April 10, 2022, 3:00pm-3:50pm PDT

    A panel on speculative poetry- defining it and discussing speculative poets, trends and publications.

    Panelists:  Bogi Takács, Akua Lezli Hope, Katherine Quevedo, Wendy Van Camp

    2021

    Bridging Verse and Prose in Speculative Writing

    June 4, 2021, 3:30pm-4:30pm PDT

    What can speculative fiction learn from speculative poetry, and vice versa? Our panelists discuss how their experience in one field informs the other, where the two blend, and advice for writers trying to expand or improve their repertoire.

    Panelists: R.B. Lemberg, Mari Ness, Eugen Bacon, Katherine Quevedo, May Chong

    2020

Future Economics

In NZST: 29 Jul 2020, Wednesday 1:00pm – 1:50pm

In PDT: 28 Jul 2020, Tuesday 6:00pm-6:50pm

Will we ever fully disentangle from the physical? Blockchains, cryptocurrency, differently organic sentience. Will economic concepts of supply, demand, money, resources hold up? Evolve? Or be completely different?  And what might they look like?

Panelists:  Karl Schroeder, Katherine Quevedo, Eli K. P. William, Jesper Stage

Why We Read/Write/Edit Anthologies

In NZST: 1 Aug 2020, Saturday 6:00pm – 6:50pm

In PDT: 31 Jul 2020, Friday 11:00pm-11:50pm

In a world of Netflix, podcasts, and video games, where the most lucrative advances are from novels at big five publishers, are anthologies still viable? A panel of authors share why they still edit/write for anthologies, list their favorite “good reads” and invite the audience to share their recommendations.

Panelists:  Katherine Quevedo, Dr. Jack Dann, Aidan Doyle, Mimi Mondal

Speculative Poetry 2020 The Rhyme of the SF Mariner

In NZST: 2 Aug 2020, Sunday 11:00am – 11:50am

In PDT: 1 Aug 2020, Saturday 4:00pm-4:50pm

What’s the state of play with science fiction, fantasy and horror poetry in 2020? And how much of a distinction is there between speculative poetry and poetry overall?

Panelists:  Ryn Yee, Brandon O’Brien, Joyce Chng, Katherine Quevedo, Hester J. Rook