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Wendy Van Camp writes science fiction, fantasy, historical regency, along with poetry and non-fiction essays. Her poetry and essays have appeared in Indie Author Magazine, Star*Line, Scifaikuest, and Worlds of IF. Her books include The Curate's Brother and her speculative poetry collection The Planets. She has edited four issues of the sci-fi poetry anthology series Eccentric Orbits, was inaugural editor and creator of two issues of Anaheim Poetry Review, and was a guest editor for issue #46 of SFPA's Eye to the Telescope. Wendy was named Anaheim Poet Laureate (2022-2024), has worked as a television producer and director, and currently works at her woman-owned small press, an editorial and writing coach business. She lives in her studio bet ...more

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SciFaiKu – [bright toward the motion] by Wendy Van Camp

[bright toward the motion]a scifaiku poemby Wendy Van Camp bright toward the motionwe count all the galaxiessun velocity The poem was first published in the Spring 2023 issue of The Starlight Scifaiku Review by Starship Sloane Publishing. The inspiration for this astropoetry/scifaiku poem is taken from an article about a group of scientists that are … Continue reading SciFaiKu – [bright toward the Read more of this blog post »
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Dwarf Stars 2025 by Miguel O. Mitchell
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As a poet, I specialize in micro-poetry of a speculative nature. I've been nominated for the Dwarf Star on several occasions. The Dwarf Star finalists are always a great entry read into what makes scifaiku and other micro-poetry forms so special and ...more
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The 2025 Rhysling Anthology by Pixie Bruner
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As one of the Rhysling nominees this year, it was a delight to read this year's finalists for the 2025 Rhysling Award. The poetry anthology features speculative poetry. (poetry with a science fiction, fantasy, or horror theme) The poetry comes in man ...more
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Star*Line 48.3 by John Reinhart
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This flagship publication of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association is a wonderful example of what speculative poetry offers. It features micro-poetry, short form poetry and news and book reviews of a speculative nature. If you love scien ...more
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An excellent collection of speculative micro-poetry by contemporary poets.
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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
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Mastering others is strength;
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Wendy Thanks Robyn. I just discovered this site as I was reading through the forums at NaMoWriMo. Seemed like a good place to join. Nice to find you here too. :)


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Robyn Hawk Welcome to GoodReads Wendy - there are some fun groups here - just look for the genre you enjoy!

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