Wendy Van Camp, Poet Laureate Emerita of Anaheim, CA, and Co-Chair of SFWA's Poetry Committee, is known for her tech and astronomy-inspired poetry and non-fiction essays. More at wendyvancamp.com.
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Panels I've always dreamed of going to Scotland. I am half Scottish yet have never visited the country, even though I've longed to see Edinburgh and Glasgow for myself. Both cities are rich in the celebration of the arts. Not to mention, many world-renowned poets and...
