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February 3, 2025

Meet Tachyon publisher Jacob Weisman at 2025 San Francisco Writers Conference

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Tachyon publisher Jacob Weisman is participating in the 2025 San Francisco Writers Conference, February 6-9 at Hyatt Regency San Francisco.

This will be the 20th Celebration of Craft, Commerce, and Community for all writers. Attendees will join 100+ presenters and fellow writers from across the country and around the world at this year’s event. The SFWC events are consistently rated among the top writers’ conferences anywhere. Our goal is to help writers become published authors as we help them become better at the craft of writing and the business of publishing. The SFWC is also one of the friendliest conferences around.
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Weisman is involved with several events.

Saturday February 7

9AM

Meet the Agents & Acquiring Editors plus AMA (Ask Me Anything)

Vicki DeArmon, Jennifer Joseph, Brenda Knight, Gordon Warnock, O’Cyrus, Andy Ross, Laurie Fox, Lynnette Novak, CoCo Freeman, Kesia Lupo, Georgia Hughes, Lisa Kastner, Maeve MacLysaught, Stefanie Molina-Santos, James Moorer, Jen Newens, Natalie Obando, Jennifer Pien, Jacob Weisman, Connor Smith, Vicki Weber, Moderator: Lissa Provost

3PM

Fiction in the Marketplace: What You Need to Know to Polish and Sell Science Fiction/Fantasy in 2025

Michael Carr, Jacob Weisman, Julia Vee, Radhika Sharma, Moderator: T. A. Chan

February 6, 2024

Meet Tachyon publisher Jacob Weisman and managing editor Jill Roberts at 2024 San Francisco Writers Conference

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Tachyon publisher Jacob Weisman and managing editor Jill Roberts are participating in the 2024 San Francisco Writers Conference, February 15-18 at Hyatt Regency San Francisco.

This will be the 20th Celebration of Craft, Commerce, and Community for all writers. Attendees will join 100+ presenters and fellow writers from across the country and around the world at this year’s event. The SFWC events are consistently rated among the top writers’ conferences anywhere. Our goal is to help writers become published authors as we help them become better at the craft of writing and the business of publishing. The SFWC is also one of the friendliest conferences around.
SFWC About

Weisman and Roberts are involved with several events.

Friday, February 16

10:15AM

Consultation/Pitch Appt. Block 2
Joey Garcia, Rusty Shelton, Lynnette Novak, Bruce Wawrzyniak, Brooke Warner, Leticia Gomez, Susie Meserve, Michael Carr, Andy Ross, Kesia Lupo, Mary Rakow, Ph.D., Monica Wesolowska, Heather Lazare, Patricia Nelson, Jill Roberts, Andrea Stewart, Malaga Baldi, B Lynn Goodwin, Natalie Obando, Ralph Scott. Gini Grossenbacher, EJ DeBrun

11:30AM

Consultation/Pitch Appt. Block 3
Rusty Shelton, Bruce Wawrzyniak, Karly Dizon, Mary C. Moore, Brooke Warner, Michael Carr, Jim McCarthy, Kesia Lupo, Maeve McLysaght, Mary Rakow, Ph.D., Isidra Mencos, Monica Wesolowska, Carole Bumpus, Heather Lazare, Jill Roberts, Andrea Stewart, Stefanie Molina, Kaitlin Ketchum, Tanya Egan Gibson, EJ DeBrun, Natasha Yim

2PM

Consultation/Pitch Appt. Block 4
Peter Dudley, Karly Dizon, Joey Garcia, Jennifer Joseph, Andy Ross, Jim McCarthy, Maeve McLysaght, Georgia Hughes, Monica Wesolowska, Carole Bumpus, Heather Lazare, Kristen Tatroe, Jill Roberts, Stefanie Molina, Jodi Fodor, Kaitlin Ketchum, Camille Kantor, B Lynn Goodwin. Gini Grossenbacher, Tanya Egan Gibson, EJ DeBrun

3:15PM

Consultation/Pitch Appt. Block 5
Peter Dudley, Jennifer Joseph, Alyssa Maltese, Andy Ross, Mary Rakow, Ph.D., Isidra Mencos, Monica Wesolowska, Kristen Tate, Marika Flatt, Patricia Nelson, Jill Roberts, Susan Wooldridge, Malaga Baldi, Camille Kantor, Natalie Obando, Ralph Scott, Barbara Rich, EJ DeBrun, Brenda Knight, Susan Woolridge

Saturday, February 17

9AM

Agent & Editor AMA in the Ballroom
Michael Carr, Camille Kantor, Lisa Abellera, Kaitlin Ketchum, Mary C. Moore, Jennifer Joseph, Georgia Hughes, Patricia Nelson, Brenda Knight, Alyssa Maltese, Jacob Weisman, Jill Roberts, Lynnette Novak, Andy Ross, Leticia Gomez, Natalie Obando, Brooke Warner, Jim McCarthy, Maeve McLysaght, Malaga Baldi, Stefanie Molina, Natalie Obando, Kesia Lupo Moderator: Laurie McLean

10:15AM

Fiction in the Marketplace: What You Need to Know to Polish and Sell Science Fiction/Fantasy in 2024
Maeve MacLysaght, Andrea Stewart, Jacob Weisman, Mary C. Moore, Jill Roberts Moderator: Victoria “Nicole” Shi

11:30AM

Consultation/Pitch Appt. Block 8
Cara Black, Jennifer Joseph, Jacob Weisman, Mary C. Moore, Brooke Warner, Michael Carr, Kesia Lupo, Maeve McLysaght, Georgia Hughes, Mary Rakow, Ph.D., Linda Joy Myers, Monica Wesolowska, Marika Flatt, Patricia Nelson, Kristen Tatroe, Stefanie Molina, Mary Knippel, Lisa Abellera, Natalie Obando, B Lynn Goodwin, Brenda Knight

3PM

Consultation/Pitch Appt. Block 9
Jacob Weisman, Mary C. Moore, Leticia Gomez, Alyssa Maltese, Andy Ross, Jim McCarthy, Maeve McLysaght, Mary Rakow, Ph.D., Linda Joy Myers, Julie Broad, Kristen Tatroe, Mary Knippel, Kaitlin Ketchum, Lisa Abellera, Camille Kantor, B Lynn Goodwin, Ralph Scott, Patrick Aylward. Gini Grossenbacher, Joan Gelfand

4:15PM

Consultation/Pitch Appt. Block 10
Lynnette Novak, Cara Black, Jacob Weisman, Georgia Hughes, Mary Rakow, Ph.D., Linda Joy Myers, Julie Broad, Marika Flatt, Mary Knippel, Kaitlin Ketchum, Camille Kantor, Natalie Obando, B Lynn Goodwin

Sunday, February 18

10:15AM

Writing for Change: Agents for Change: The Publishing Industry’s Role in Your Mission
Jacob Weisman, Georgia Hughes. Gini Grossenbacher Moderator: Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte

11:30AM

Consultation/Pitch Appt. Block 13
Jacob Weisman, Isidra Mencos, Monica Wesolowska, Julie Broad, Marika Flatt, B Lynn Goodwin, EJ DeBrun

July 15, 2022

Meet Tachyon publisher Jacob Weisman and managing editor Jill Roberts and authors Charlie Jane Anders and Kimberly Unger at 2022 San Francisco Writers Conference

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Tachyon publisher Jacob Weisman, managing editor Jill Roberts, Kimberly Unger, and Keynote Speaker Charlie Jane Anders are all participating in the 2022 San Francisco Writers Conference, July 21-24 at Hyatt Regency, 5 Embarcardero, San Francisco.

The inaugural San Francisco Writers Conference was held February 15-16, 2004, at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco, under the direction of Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada. The 3rd through 15th conferences were held at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel. In 2019, the SFWC moved to the Hyatt Regency San Francisco at the Embarcadero.

The conference is held each President’s Day weekend in mid-February (except for the 2021 SFWC which was cancelled due to Covid and the 2022 SFWC which was postponed to July 21-24 because of Covid). The SFWC has expanded to a four-day event and it now starts on Thursday and ends on Sunday.

In addition to the main conference, there are pre/postMaster Classes that are open to the public, an exhibition hall, a YA/children’s session for students, and free open-to-the-public events. Events in addition to the conference include the San Francisco Writing for Change and year-round writing classes held at Mechanics’ Institute.
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Tachyon folk SFWC event schedule

Saturday

10:15-11:15 AM

Writing in the Metaverse: Try to Keep Up

with Kimberly Unger

11:30 AM-12:45 PM

Lunch & Keynote #2

with Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz

2:15-3:15 PM

So you Want to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy, eh?

with Ken Bebelle, Kimberly Unger, Julia Vee, Jacob Weisman, and Moderator: Jill Roberts

February 4, 2020

Meet Tachyon publisher Jacob Weisman and managing editor Jill Roberts at the 17th San Francisco Writers Conference

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For the 17th San Francisco Writers Conference, Tachyon publisher Jacob Weisman and managing editor Jill Roberts will be hosting Craft Workshop: Editing & Polishing Your Prose on Saturday, February 15 at 2:15.

The San Francisco Writers Conference (“SFWC”) enjoys a rich literary culture. Over the course of four days in mid-February, over 500 attendees and renowned keynote authors, presenters, editors, and agents, attend SFWC, combining the best of both the traditional publishing industry with the latest technology to empower authors to publish anywhere. Situated just north of Silicon Valley, the SFWC is truly a one-of-a-kind celebration of craft, commerce, and community.
San Francisco Writers Conference

2020 San Francisco Writers Conference
Feb. 13-16, 2020
Hyatt Regency San Francisco

February 11, 2019

Meet the award-winning editor Jacob Weisman at San Francisco Writers Conference

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Join Tachyon publisher Jacob Weisman, co-editor (with Peter S. Beagle) of the World Fantasy award winning THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY at the 16th San Francisco Writers Conference, February 14-18.

Attendees will join with 100+ presenters and fellow writers from across the country and around the world at this year’s event. The SFWC events are consistently rated among the top writers’ conferences anywhere. Our goal is to help writers become published authors as we help them become better at the craft and business of writing. The SFWC is also one of the friendliest conferences.

Weisman will be speaking on the Meet the Fiction Editors panel on Friday, February 15, 3:30-4:30.

16th San Francisco Writers Conference
February 14-18
Hyatt Regency Embarcadero

For more info about THE NEW VOICES OF FANTASY, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover art by Camille André
Cover design by Elizabeth Story

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