Wendy Van Camp

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", "Planetside", "Galaxy", and "Worlds of IF" among others. Her books include an Austen Regency series, "Letters From The Sea" and her Elgin-nominated speculative poetry collection, "The Planets," part of her "Scifaiku Astropoetry" series. Her latest poetry collection "Pages She Will Carry" features the stories and voices of the women of Southern California.

Van Camp's talent has earned her nominations for the Elgin and Pushcart Prize, as well as being a finalist for the Rhysling, and Dwarf Star Awards. She was editor for the sci-fi poetry anthology series Eccentric Orbits, inaugural editor and creator of Anaheim Poetry Review, and was a guest editor for the SFPA's Eye to the Telescope. Wendy was named Anaheim Poet Laureate during (2022-2024). She is currently a contributing editor to "Verse-Virtual Poetry Journal." Also a member of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association, where she serves as Chair of the Poetry Committee.

Find Wendy's portfolio at wendyvancamp dot com. She is an active writer and poet on Medium (@wvancamp). Find her on Instagram (@nowastedink) and X (@wvancamp). A panelist and workshop teacher of science fiction literary conventions and writing conferences, Wendy speaks about speculative poetry, podcasting, and editing anthologies.

As a podcaster, you can hear Wendy as a semi-regular panelist on the "Sci-Fi Roundtable Podcast", and at Con-Tinual's two main podcasts "Fandom" and "The Panel Room". Her own podcast "NWI Ramblecast" can be found on Spotify or as a voiceover on her free monthly newsletter.