Walt Boyes

Walt Boyes is a journalist, analyst and authority on 21st Century manufacturing and automation. He is a Fellow of several scientific organizations both in the US and the UK, and is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists. At night, however, he transforms into the Bananaslug of Baen’s Bar and writes science fiction, fantasy, and alternate history. He was the editor of the Grantville Gazette and Co- Editor in Chief of Ring of Fire Press with Joy Ward, to whom Walt is lucky to be married. In 2022, Walt and Joy joined Untreed Reads Publishing as the acquisition editors of their new SFF/AltHist book imprint. To pay it forward, Walt has been a Director of The Heinlein Society for several years.

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Career Metamorphosis: Shifting or Expanding Genres, Formats, or Focus as a Writer

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

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Panelists: Sarah Branson, Erin Roberts, Nicola Griffith and Walt Boyes (moderator)
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Writers who have successfully changed or added to their original areas of focus (e.g., going from novels to short stories or vice versa; going from writing for kids/YA to adult or vice versa) discuss their experiences and challenges and offer advice for other writers looking to transform or expand their own writing endeavors.

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The Landscape for Authors and Agents

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

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Panelists: Walt Boyes, Phoenix Alexander, Theodore McCombs and Zabé Ellor (moderator)
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Learn what agents care about, how SFF markets have shifted, how authors looking for representation can best frame their projects and current body of work, and what to expect from an author/agent relationship.

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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)
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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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