Writing Events & Accolades #

Panels, invited readings, interviews! This section chronicles the notable events of my fiction and creative nonfiction career.

  • Upcoming: June 2025, Featured Speaker, South Bay Writers branch of the California Writers Club, Sunnyvale, CA.
  • Upcoming: March 2025, Featured Speaker, Membership Luncheon, American Association of University Women (AAUW) – Alameda Branch, Alameda, CA.
  • January 2025, Guest Host, Story Hour, online.
  • December 2024, Panelist, Local Lit Annual Author Fair, San Jose, CA.
  • December 2024, Featured Author, Writers Critique Clinic, Local Lit Annual Author Fair, San Jose, CA.
  • June 2024, Guest Host, Story Hour, online.
  • May 2023, Panelist, "Feeling Optimistic? Imagining Brighter SFF Futures," The SFWA Nebula Conference, Anaheim, CA.
  • April 2023, Host, "Women Who Submit: Bay Area Chapter" reading, Hayward Lit Hop, Hayward, CA.
  • April 2023, Host, "East Bay Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers" reading, Hayward Lit Hop, Hayward, CA.
  • April 2023, Reading, Brooklyn Books & Booze, New York City, NY.
  • March 2023, Featured Author, Pondering the Orb, online.
  • March 2023, Reading, SF in SF, San Francisco, CA
  • March 2023, Participant, Strong Women, Strange Worlds Book Fair, online.
  • March 2023, Reading, The Wizard's Homecoming book launch, Oakland, CA.
  • February 2023, Guest Post, "Intersect: 5 Common Questions and Answers at WWS Submission Parties," The Women Who Submit Lit Blog, online.
  • December 2022, Guest Post, "Question to Consider When Writing A Series," WritingForums.com, online.
  • December 2022, Guest Post, "What's the Worst Writing Advice You've Ever Received?", The Sky Writes Here, online.
  • December 2022, Host, Weekly Writing Date, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), online.
  • December 2022, Guest Post, "Psychoanalyze This! Please?", TKentWrites.com, online.
  • December 2022, Reading, Story Hour, online.
  • December 2022, Guest Post, "Five Book Series Where Women Wield the Power," BigIndieBooks.com, online.
  • December 2022, Reading, Strong Women, Strange Worlds, online.
  • December 2022, Guest Post, "The Best Speculative Fiction Book with Lyrical Prose," Shepherd Book List, online.
  • November 2022, Interview, Speculative Fiction Showcase, online.
  • June 2022, Class of 2020/2022, Taos Toolbox, Albuquerque, NM.
  • April 2022, Panelist, "The Women of Meerkat Press," r/fantasy Ask Me Anything (AMA), Reddit.com, online.
  • March 2021, Reading, Story Hour, online.
  • March 2021, Moderator, "What Publishing Professional Wish First-Time Authors Knew," Speculative Literature Foundation-San Francisco chapter panel, online.
  • October 2020, Reading, It Calls from the Sky launch party, online
  • October 2020, Reading, Spectacular Magical Fiction, online.
  • October 2020, Reading, Literary Speakeasy, online.
  • September 2020, Moderator, "How Do Speculative Fiction Writers Get Grants?", Speculative Literature Foundation-San Francisco chapter panel, online.
  • September 2020, Interview, "Eating Authors: Rebecca Gomez Farrell," Lawrence M. Schoen Blog, online.
  • August 2020, Panelist, "Empowering Your Community: A Talk with WWS Chapter Leads," Women Who Submit Conference, online.
  • July 2020, Reading, Story Hour, online.
  • May 2020, Panelist, "Forming and Sustaining a Successful Writing or Critique Group," The SFWA Nebula Conference, online.
  • February 2020, Panelist, "Food in Genre Fiction," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • February 2020, Panelist, "Choosing Your Own Adventures," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • February 2020, Panelist, "People Aren't Food: Cliches in Description," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • February 2020, Reading, FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • October 2019, Reading, "Women Who Submit," LitCrawl, San Francisco, CA.
  • August 2019, Panelist, “Window to the Soul: A Character’s Favorite Song,” World Science Fiction Convention, Dublin, Ireland.
  • August 2019, Panelist, "VR and AR: the Future of Gaming or a Fad?", World Science Fiction Convention, Dublin, Ireland.
  • August 2019, Moderator, "Found in Translation: SFF Translated Works," World Science Fiction Convention, Dublin, Ireland.
  • August 2019, Reading, "Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading," World Science Fiction Convention, Dublin, Ireland.
  • August 2019, Kaffeeklatsch Host, World Science Fiction Convention, Dublin, Ireland.
  • August 2019, Moderator, "Internet, Censorship, Control, and Influence," World Science Fiction Convention, Dublin, Ireland.
  • July 2019, Host and Reader, "Octopus Day," the Octopus Preservation Committee, Oakland, CA.
  • July 2019, Guest, Poetea salon meetup, Oakland, CA.
  • April 2019, Panelist, "Debut Authors—Fame and Fortune in Five Easy Steps," Litquake Writers Weekend, San Francisco, CA.
  • April 2019, Reading, Parallel Lit, Oakland, CA.
  • March 2019, Panelist, "It’s Dangerous to Go Alone! Take This—Writer Support Networks in the Bay Area," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • March 2019, Panelist, "Discovering Short Fiction," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • March 2019, Moderator, "Small House, Big Futures—Publishing SF with Small Presses," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • March 2019, Reading, "Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • February 2019, Featured Author, "Alameda Authors Series III," American Association of University Women (AAUW) Alameda, Alameda, CA.
  • October 2018, Host, "Women Who Submit Writing," LitCrawl, San Francisco, CA.
  • October 2018, Panelist, "Pursuit of Publishing: It Takes A Village," Litquake, San Francisco, CA.
  • August 2018, Reading, "Broad Inverse Rapid Fire Reading," World Science Fiction Convention, San Jose, CA.
  • August 2018, Reading, "Women Who Submit Lit," Oakland, CA.
  • July 2018, Reading, "R-Dub Love," Rolling Writers, San Francisco, CA.
  • May 2018, Reading, The Literary Speakeasy, San Francisco, CA.
  • March 2018, Reading, Reading Between the Vines salon series, Healdsburg, CA.
  • March 2018, Moderator, "The Play Within the Play: An Analysis of Going Meta in Speculative Fiction," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • March 2018, Panelist, "Wilderness in SFF," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • March 2018, Panelist, "Speculative Fiction, Science and the Sacred," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • March 2018, Reading, "Broad Universe Rapid Fired Reading," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • February 2018, Guest Post, "Destroy All Cling-Ons, " No Wasted Ink, online.
  • January 2018, Reading, Terra Incognita, Oakland, CA.
  • October 2017, Reading, Literally series, San Mateo, CA.
  • October 2017, Interview, Speculative Fiction Cantina, online.
  • October 2017, Reading, At the Inkwell, San Francisco, CA.
  • October 2017, Instructor, "Destroy All Cling-Ons!" workshop, Con-Volution, San Ramon, CA.
  • October 2017, Host, "The Companion as Hero—From Samwise Gamgee to Bill Potts" discussion*, Con-Volution*, San Ramon, CA.
  • September 2017, Reading, An Afternoon of YA Fantasy, Cary, NC.
  • September 2017, Reading, Becca Gomez Farrell and Friends, Chapel Hill, NC.
  • September 2017, Reading, NC Speculative Fiction Night, Durham, NC.
  • September 2017, Reading, Shades & Shadows, Burbank, CA.
  • September 2017, Reading, SF in SF, San Francisco, CA.
  • September 2017, Reading, A Reading of the East Bay Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Meetup, Berkeley, CA.
  • August 2017, Reading, A Trilogy of Sivers, Adventures, and Fantasy, San Francisco, CA.
  • August 2017, Reading, Wings Unseen Book Launch, Oakland, CA.
  • August 2017, Reading, Feminist Spec Fic Night, Oakland, CA.
  • August 2017, Reading, The Cleave: Bay Area Women Writers and the Liminal Center Release of the Little Letters on the Skin, Oakland, CA*.* bnv- March 2017, Panelist, "Social Media for Writers and Authors," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • March 2017, Reading, "Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading," FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • March 2017, Panelist, "How Did You Survive the Election?", FogCon, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • Winter 2016, Reading, Get Lit! #20, Oakland, CA.
  • Fall 2016, Reading, Get Lit! #18, Oakland, CA. Video (I'm at 40:55).
  • October 2016, Reading, The Hydra #7, Oakland, CA. Video.
  • September 2016, Reading, Writers-In-Residence Reading at the Liminal Center, Oakland, CA. Video.
  • September 2016, Reading, Literary Speakeasy, San Francisco, CA.
  • July 2016, Reading, Spring Writers in Residence and Workshop Attendees at the Liminal Center, Oakland, CA.
  • May 2016, Reading, Spring Writers in Residence at the Liminal Center, Oakland, CA.
  • Spring 2016, Writer-in-Residence, the Liminal Center, Oakland, CA.
  • February 2016, Reading, "Leap Year," At the Inkwell, San Francisco, CA.
  • May 2015, Panelist, "Worldbuilding Through Food," WisCon 39, Madison, WI.
  • May 2015, Reading, "Triple the Strength, Triple the Power!", WisCon 39, Madison, WI.
  • November 2014, Interview, "Interview with an Adolescent," from a character's perspective in "Thlush-A-Lum," Pulp Literature, online.
  • July 2013, Interview, "My Aha Moment," Mutual Omaha's national advertisement campaign, online. Video.
  • December 2012, Reading, Winter Tales, Orange County Public Library, Hillsborough, NC. Video.
  • June 2011, Interview, "Author Interview & Novella Giveaway: Maya's Vacation by Rebecca Gomez Farrell," I am a Reader, Not a Writer, online.
  • April 2011, Reading, "Bother," Bull Spec Issue #5 launch, Quail Ridge Bookstore, Raleigh, NC. Video.
  • April 2011, Interview, "Fridays off the Wall with Rebecca Gomez Farrell," Joselyn Vaughn's blog.
  • March 2011, Interview, Astraea Press blog. Link defunct, but archived here.
  • May 2009, Interview, "Interview with Rebecca Gomez Farrell - 3rd place winner in the Summer '09 Flash Fiction Contest," the Muffin blog.

Food & Drink Events and Accolades #

Panels, judging opportunities, reviews in new media! This section chronicles the notable events of my food, drink, and travel writing career.

  • Winter 2020, Judge, 12th Annual “The TASTE” Awards.
  • Winter 2017, Local Guide, Stay.com website.
  • Winter 2017, Vidcast Guest, “Wente & Concannon Vineyards Tasting,” Wine Antics LIVE, Livestream.
  • Winter 2017, Contributor, “Mission Ice Cream,” Localwise website.
  • Winter 2017, Contributor, “Wine Lovers Gift Guide 2017,” Krista Lamb Communications website.
  • Summer 2017, Podcast Guest, “Get to Know a Wine Blogger,” The Swirl Suite, Podcast.
  • Summer 2017, Judge, 8th Annual Uncorked wine competition, Tri-Valley Conservancy, Pleasanton, CA.
  • Summer 2016, Panelist, “Wine Samples,” Wine Bloggers Conference 16, Lodi, CA.
  • Summer 2016, Vidcast Guest, “Wine Antics #WBC16 Livestream,” Wine Antics LIVE, Livestream.
  • Spring 2016, Contributor, “4 Beer Gardens in the East Bay with Extra Bang for Your Buck,” Localwise website.
  • Winter 2016, Contributor, “Starter Bakery,” Localwise website.
  • Fall 2015, Contributor, “A North Oakland Burger Locator,” Localwise website.
  • Fall 2015, Contributor, “Behind the Brick Walls of Oakland’s New Mixed-Use Development—The Hive,” Localwise blog.
  • Fall 2015, Contributor, “3 Cheese Shops for Your Every Cheese Whim,” Localwise website.
  • Summer 2015, Official Gold Judge for TABELog restaurant review website.
  • Summer 2015, Contributor, “A Winery Walking Tour in Jack London Square,” Localwise website.
  • Summer 2015, Contributor, “The Newest Places to Grab Grub in Temescal”, Localwise website.
  • Summer 2014, Featured User, Vivino wine rating application.
  • October 2014, Interview, “For RumChata, the Sweet Taste of Success,” Bloomberg.Com website.
  • July 2013, Judge, NC Competition Dining‘s Fire in the Triangle.
  • June 2013, Finalist, Best Local Blog for Carpe Durham, the Independent Weekly's Annual Best of the Triangle Awards.
  • Spring 2013, Contributor, “A Food Tour Through the South’s Tastiest Town,” WRAL’s Out and About website.
  • Spring 2013, Contributor, “Sarah’s Empanadas,” WRAL’s Out and About website.
  • Winter 2013, Contributor, “Village Burgers,” WRAL’s Out and About website.
  • December 2012, Winner, for Frosty’s Chocolate Orange Martini, Best Winter Cocktail Competition, Washington Duke Inn.
  • November 2012, Guest Post, “This and That Jam Cocktail Syrup,” the LoMo Market website.
  • September 2012, Guest Reviewer, “Burgerfi,” at _the Straight Beef _website.
  • Fall 2012, Contributor, “Munchez,” WRAL’s Out and About website.
  • Summer 2012, Contributor, “Bowbarr,” WRAL’s Out and About website.
  • July 2012, Judge, NC Competition Dining‘s Fire in the Triangle.
  • June 2012, Finalist, Best Local Blog for Carpe Durham, the Independent Weekly's Annual Best of the Triangle Awards.
  • Summer 2012, Contributor, “Bandido’s,” WRAL’s Out and About website.
  • Spring 2012, Contributor, “Southern Rail,” WRAL’s Out and About website.
  • Winter 2012, Contributor, “604 West Morgan,” WRAL’s Out and About website.
  • October 2011, Interview, “Southern’ Cooking,” Durham Magazine.
  • June 2011, Finalist, Best Local Blog for Carpe Durham, the Independent Weekly's Annual Best of the Triangle Awards.
  • August/September 2010, Interview, “Eat. Blog. Love.” on Carpe Durham’s origins, Durham Magazine.
  • September 2009, Mention, “Tasty Words,” Durham News Service, a publication of the Durham Convention & Visitor’s Bureau.
  • April 2009, Mention, 30 Threads website.