Effie Seiberg

Effie Seiberg is a fantasy and science fiction writer. Her stories can be found in the “Women Destroy Science Fiction!” special edition of Lightspeed Magazine (winner of the 2015 British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology), “The Best of Galaxy’s Edge 2015-2017”, Analog, Fireside Fiction, and PodCastle, amongst others. Her stories include a finalist in the AnLab Awards and an honorable mention in the Year’s Best YA Speculative Fiction. She is a graduate of Taos Toolbox, and is a member of SFWA and Codex.

Effie lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She likes to make sculpted cakes and bad puns.

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The Future of Disability Representation

May 20, 2022 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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Writers with disabilities prop up excellent examples of representation, discuss how to overcome harmful tropes and stereotypes, and explore, the good, the bad, the ugly, and the future of portraying disability in SFF.

Leveling up: Strategies to Grow as a Writer

May 22, 2022 9:00 pm to 10:00 pm

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There’s no video game-style announcement to tell us when we’ve leveled up our writing skills. Sometimes it’s hard to know if you’re improving at all–especially when you’re just starting out. We’ll discuss ways that our panelists have leveled up their own skills, from formal workshops to writing groups to exercises and beyond.

The State of the YA and MG Market

May 13, 2023 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm

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Panelists: Amber Morrell, José Pablo Iriarte and Effie Seiberg (moderator)

Now that we’re in the next phase of the pandemic, how has this shifted the MG and YA market? How has the recent editorial churn affected the landscape? What does this mean for acquisitions, timing of edits, number of new releases, willingness to take a risk on debut authors, and more?

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