Cecilia Tan

Cecilia Tan is an award-winning writer of sf/fantasy, romance, and erotica best known for breaking down the barriers between the genres. She founded Circlet Press in 1992 and since then has published over 100 short stories and more than three dozen novels (she lost count after 30). Her many books include the ground-breaking short story collections Black Feathers (HarperCollins) and White Flames (Running Press), and the Magic University series (Riverdale Avenue Books). Her short stories have appeared in Ms. Magazine, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Absolute Magnitude, Strange Horizons, and tons of other places. Her upcoming series from Tor Books, The Vanished Chronicles, will be published Real Soon Now.

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Thinking Big, Publishing Small (sponsored by liminal Fiction)

June 5, 2021 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

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Panelists: C. L. Polk, Priya Sridhar, Meg Elison, Catherine Lundoff and Cecilia Tan (moderator)
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Authors and editors discuss why they choose to publish with a small press rather than a “Big 5” house, including the ups and downs.

Combating Misogyny in Romance Writing

May 20, 2022 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm

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Panelists: Jeffe Kennedy, Meghan Ciana Doidge, Sarah Loch, Jasmine Gower and Cecilia Tan (moderator)
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How often are critiques of the romance genre rooted in misogyny? Panelists will discuss the tradition of romance in SFF and explore ways to combat baseless criticism.