E.M. Markoff

Horror fantasist E.M. Markoff writes about damaged heroes and imperfect villains; she is also a klecksography artist. Her works include THE DEADBRINGER and TO NURTURE & KILL, for which she respectively won fantasy and novella finalist awards from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Both books received favorable trade reviews in Kirkus, with THE DEADBRINGER receiving additional praise in Booklist and Mark Lawrence’s SPFBO5. Under her imprint Tomes & Coffee Press, she published TALES FOR THE CAMP FIRE, a charity anthology to raise money for California wildfire recovery and relief efforts. She has been on a number of panels speaking about topics including horror cinema, as well as the importance of diversity and decolonization in speculative fiction. She is a member of the Horror Writers Association and is mostly made up of coffee, cat hair, and whiskey. Connect with her @tomesandcoffee on Instagram and EM Markoff on YouTube.

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Latine/x and Indigenous Perspectives

May 14, 2023 10:30 am to 11:30 am

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Panelists: Sydney Meeker, E.M. Markoff, E.G. Condé and Ruth Joffre (moderator)

This panel will focus on creating community, bridging difference, and challenging racism from within and without, from Latine/x and Indigenous perspectives.

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The Ecology of Worldbuilding

May 14, 2023 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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Panelists: Walt Boyes, J. Dianne Dotson, Ray Nayler and E.M. Markoff (moderator)

All organisms have a physical relationship with their environment. This panel discusses how writers can incorporate ecology into SFF and horror stories.

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