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Margaret McGaffey Fisk
Margaret McGaffey Fisk developed a love for different cultures while wandering archaeological sites as a Foreign Service brat in the Middle East. A combined anthropology and creative writing degree continued that focus, but a healthy dose of science fiction and fantasy took her in unexpected directions. She lives in suburban Reno, Nevada, with her husband, two teenage boys, and three cats, but to counter balance the human intrusion, a small wilderness abuts her backyard filled with hawks, herons, rabbits, and even the occasional coyote.
Her speculative fiction appears in the following anthologies: Aurora in the Dawn (2010) by Aurora Wolf, Cloaked in Shadow (2004) by Fantasist Enterprises, and Triangulation 2004 by PARSEC. Her nonfiction can be found in Vision: A Resource for Writers and The Author's Grimoire by Dragon Moon Press.
As an active member of both Forward Motion and Online Writing Workshop, she has been honing her ability to craft tales while helping other writers pass the hurdles between writing the first word and publication.
Programming for Margaret McGaffey Fisk
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| Wed | 12:00 | (A02) | 1 hr |
Welcome to Reno
An introduction of what to see and do in Reno by locals! |
| Wed | 16:00 | (A18) | 1 hr |
Teaching SF: Stretching the Mind While Thinking Outside the Box
Start with "What if" - a simple idea - a film - a painting - and have a student explore speculative fiction |
| Fri | 14:00 | (A16) | 1 hr |
Anticipatory Anthropology: Study of Future Humans
Margaret Mead said "Anthropology has to date made very meager contributions to man's developing concern with the future" ("Contribution" 3). Two decades later, the American Anthropological Association began awarding an annual prize for "Anticipatory Anthropology" in order to ameliorate this shortcoming, what Robert Textor (who sponsored the award and for whom it is named) called the discipline's "tempocentrism"- i.e., its concern only "with the past, the ethnographic present, and the actual present". |
| Sat | 12:00 | (A16) | 1 hr |
Giving and Receiving Critiques
Many writers participate in writers workshops, but it can be difficult, especially for new writers, to give critiques helpfully and receive critiques gracefully. Experienced workshoppers discuss techniques for critiques. |
Home Page: http://margaretfisk.mmfcf.com/
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