About MinnSpec -- Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers

(Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers)

---

• A chance to share writing goals, and keep each other on task;
  
  
  
• A place for general networking and chat about writing SF;
  
  
  
• Small celebrations to honor publishing milestones;
  
  
  
• Short group readings where members can share stuff that they are working on and get light feedback;
  
  
  
• A monthly writers workshop for more in depth critiquing;
  
  
  
• Chats with well-known local authors like Lyda Morehouse, Patricia C. Wrede and Pamela Dean at monthly Kaffee Klatches where we invite in a guest speaker for coffee and a meal;
  
  
  
• Promotion of the Speculations reading series at Dreamhaven Books (mostly local SF authors...)
  
  
  
• "Dinner and a Movie" events where we watch great films in the genre and make fun of the dialogue afterwards;
  
  
  
• Group programming and parties at local SF conventions;
  
  
  
• Market news, kibbitzing, and fun.
  

Click on the links below to view our additional pages!

Our Official FAQ for new members -- a must read!


A description of all of our different types of events, with some photos. Everything that you want to know about our events is in our Event FAQ!

Our Files FAQ tells you all about files, and how our group uses them.

Our Leadership FAQ tells you all about the many volunteers who organize this group! Includes photos and links to their profiles so that you can contact them.



Everything about our writing workshop and how it works.

Useful links, writing resources and time wasters.

A slideshow of some of our event photos... We use this image to advertise on other websites.

If you have further questions, ask me. I'll be happy to answer them.


We look forward to seeing you at a future event!


Hilary Moon Murphy
Official Group Dis-Organizer

---

Here is a list of some of the published members of this group!


Note: Contact me if you are a member of this group and want a listing added or changed. People are always breaking in with first sales, so if I missed one, please let me know!

Minnesota Authors

• Joel Arnold
  A prolific short story writer from Savage with over three dozen short story sales.
  
• Kelly Barnhill
  Minneapolis author of poetry, short stories, and literary fiction, recently published in the Rake.
  
• Bruce Bethke
  Award-winning Saint Paul science fiction writer and group curmudgeon. Former president of SFWA. Here is a list of his novels and short stories.
  
• J. Michael Blumer
  A Stillwater Fantasy author with a five book YA series: The Secret Books of Gabendoor.
  
• Brian Bock
  Minneapolis author of a Crimson Night, a web comic.
  
• Roy C. Booth
  Bemidji author, poet, game designer, journalist, essayist, and scriptwriter (radio, stage, and screen). He has over 40 plays published!
  
• Eve Cain
  Minneapolis Erotica and Speculative Fiction author.
  
• Holly Day
  Minneapolis author of lots of SF stories and a bunch of non-fiction books.
  
• Maggie Della Rocca
  Minneapolis contest winner and short story author.
  
• Karen Engelsen
  Minneapolis non-fiction author and book doctor.
  
• Stella Evans
  A Minneapolis science fiction and fantasy writer who has published in "Strange Horizons, Talebones, ChiZine, FB, Challenging Destiny, Minnesota Medicine, others..."
  
• Terry Faust
  Minneapolis based photographer, screenwriter and author of the very funny novel, Z is for Xenophobe.
  
• Andre Guirard
  Plymouth science fiction and fantasy author of short stories, radio plays and one science-fictional puppet show.
  
• Eric Heideman
  Award-winning Minneapolis Science Fiction writer and editor of TOTU.
  
• Doug Hulick
  St. Paul fantasy writer, member of the Wyrdsmiths Writing Group.
  
• Chris Knox
  Minneapolis speculative fiction writer with stories in two upcoming anthologies.
  
• Naomi Kritzer
  Acclaimed Minneapolis fantasy writer, author of many novels and short stories.
  
• Dena Landon
  Minneapolis YA Fantasy writer, author of Shapeshifter's Quest.
  
• Jaye Lawrence
  This St Paul science fiction writer has sold stories to Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine and Great River Review.
  
• Michael Merriam
  Hopkins SF&F writer who has sold several short stories.
  
• Hilary Moon Murphy
  Minneapolis fantasy author of several short stories and a couple pieces of non-fiction. Currently working on a novel.
  
• Barbara Patten
  MISFITS contest winner.
  
• Norman Riger
  Minneapolis poem lizard and author of much flash fiction.
  
• Lee Rupprecht
  Author of novel P.A.C.E. Force.
  
• N.J. Saunders
  Saint Paul writer and photographer.
  
• Dan Reid Shamin
  Minneapolis Science Fiction writer, comic book artist and Fringe Festival playwright.
  
• Brett Slocum
  Minneapolis gaming, erotica and speculative fiction writer. Here's his bibliography.
  
• Karen Swanberg
  Minneapolis speculative fiction Writer who has sold stories to "Flashshot" and "Abyss & Apex."
  
• Adam Stemple
  Professional musician, poker player and novelist from Minneapolis. You can find out more about him on his website.
  
• Douglas Texter
  Minneapolis science fiction writer and satirist. Writers of the Future Winner, and author of many, many stories.
  
• Douglas Van Dyke, Jr.
  Oak Park Heights writer of swords & sorcery fantasies for adults and mature teens. His work is currently
  set in the magical world of Dhea Loral.
  
• Chris Williams
  Published game designer from Osseo.
  
• Jason D. Wittman
  Professional game designer, and author of lots of published short stories, and the only person I know who fits entire short stories on his business cards.
  
• Karl Wolff
  Rochester historian, writer of speculative fiction and erotica author. Here's his bibliography.
  

Non-Local Authors

• Michael Amos
  British Novelist who is gracing us with his virtual presence on our message boards. Here's his website.
  
• Scott F. Falkner
  Madison author of many short stories and several dark fantasy novels.
  
• Shay Rockhold
  Author of several non-fiction books (and a few fantasy short stories) from South Carolina.
  
• Bob Watkins
  Non-fiction author from Texas.
  

Still want to know more about our members? Check out our member bloglist.

---

---

Image Credits


"Not of this Earth." © 2006 Dan Chusid - pbase.com/camera0bug.

"Positronik Robot", courtesy CERN (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire) and Terry Faust.

Space ship and wizard emoticons are courtesy emoticons4u.

Cool Navigational text links courtesy cooltext.com.

---

(more statistics on Site Meter)

---