Kate Baker

Kate Baker is the Executive Director for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. When she’s not running the daily operations of the organization, she is also the Podcast Director and Non-fiction Editor for Clarkesworld Magazine where she has won two Hugo Awards, a World Fantasy Award, and a British Fantasy Award. She has been very privileged to narrate over 600 short stories/poems by some of the biggest names in Science Fiction and Fantasy. She is also a published fiction author, with stories appearing in Cast of Wonders, Sybil’s Garage, and a partnered Twitch streamer.

Panelist Links

default photo

Related Events

Writing and Parenting: Finding Balance and Time (sponsored by plottr)

June 6, 2021 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Please note: all times are displayed in the Pacific timezone. Timezone calculator

Panelists: Jonathan Brazee, Aliette de Bodard, Kate Baker, Jason Sanford and Mike Chen (moderator)
Track:
Event:
Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Authors (parents!) talk about finding time and balance between the needs of family and writing–how to keep motivation, and how to prevent and deal with overwhelm.

2021 SUMMER SFWA Member Business Meeting

June 23, 2021 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Please note: all times are displayed in the Pacific timezone. Timezone calculator

Panelists: Mary Robinette Kowal, Tobias S. Buckell, Nathan Lowell, Curtis C. Chen, Jeffe Kennedy, James Beamon, Monica Valentinelli and Kate Baker (moderator)
Track:
Event:

Every year as part of the Nebula Conference, SFWA holds a member business meeting where the Board of Directors, the Executive Director, and other staff and key volunteers talk to you about what we’re doing and where the organization is going, as well as respond to your questions.

RESCHEDULED – 2021 Winter SFWA Member Business Meeting

December 11, 2021 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Please note: all times are displayed in the Pacific timezone. Timezone calculator

Panelists: Tobias S. Buckell, Nathan Lowell, Jeffe Kennedy, Kate Baker (moderator), Adam R. Rakunas, Phoebe Barton, Monica Valentinelli, José Pablo Iriarte, Christine Taylor-Butler and Remy Nakamura
Track:
Event:

Every year as part of the Nebula Conference, SFWA holds a member business meeting where the Board of Directors, the Executive Director, and other staff and key volunteers talk to you about what we’re doing and where the organization is going, as well as respond to your questions.

2022 Winter SFWA Member Business Meeting

January 15, 2022 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Please note: all times are displayed in the Pacific timezone. Timezone calculator

Panelists: Tobias S. Buckell, Nathan Lowell, Jeffe Kennedy, Kate Baker (moderator), Adam R. Rakunas, Phoebe Barton, Monica Valentinelli, José Pablo Iriarte, Christine Taylor-Butler and Remy Nakamura
Track:
Event:

Every year as part of the Nebula Conference, SFWA holds a member business meeting where the Board of Directors, the Executive Director, and other staff and key volunteers talk to you about what we’re doing and where the organization is going, as well as respond to your questions.

2022 Summer SFWA Member Business Meeting

August 11, 2022 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Please note: all times are displayed in the Pacific timezone. Timezone calculator

Panelists: Jeffe Kennedy, Kate Baker (moderator), John P Murphy, Jasmine Gower, Erin M. Hartshorn, Monica Valentinelli, Jordan Kurella, Remy Nakamura, Christine Taylor-Butler and José Pablo Iriarte
Track:
Event:

Every year as part of the Nebula Conference, SFWA holds a member business meeting where the Board of Directors, the Executive Director, and other staff and key volunteers talk to you about what we’re doing and where the organization is going, as well as respond to your questions.

2023 Summer SFWA Member Business Meeting

September 21, 2023 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Please note: all times are displayed in the Pacific timezone. Timezone calculator

Panelists: Jeffe Kennedy, John P Murphy, Jasmine Gower, Erin M. Hartshorn, Monica Valentinelli, Jordan Kurella, Christine Taylor-Butler, Chelsea Mueller, Phoebe Barton and Kate Baker (moderator)
Track:
Event:

If you do not see the stream window, be sure to login at the top of this page.

 

Please save the date for our annual business meeting! We hope you will join the SFWA Board of Directors, staff, and key volunteers as they share what they’ve been doing, where the organization is going, and respond to your questions.

Come hear how we’re working for you, all writers in our genres, and the genre community at large!