Happy New Year from MiPA! The last six months has brought us a lot of under-the-hood improvements to MiPA as well as some new conversations about how MiPA can better serve your needs. We’re entering 2026 with a big agenda, which you’ll hear about on Thursday in our inaugural “Letter from the President” that’ll go out to each of you.
One thing that has not changed with the new year, however, is our programming schedule! We are still hosting our monthly Zoom meetings for our members, and we’re excited to host anthologist Jennifer Brozek as our speaker next week. If you haven’t yet done so, register at the link below!
Anthologies start with the anthologist–the editor and creator of the anthology. What does an anthologist think about, and do, throughout the lifecycle of an anthology? How does the anthologist create a work of literature that becomes more than the sum of its parts? An anthologist’s job begins with an idea but does not end until long after the anthology has been published. Find out what the anthologist’s job is before, during, and after the creation of an anthology.
About Our Speaker
Jennifer Brozek is a multi-talented, award-winning author, editor, and media tie-in writer. She is the author of Never Let Me Sleep and The Last Days of Salton Academy, both of which were nominated for the Bram Stoker Award. Her YA tie-in novels, BattleTech: The Nellus Academy Incident and Shadowrun: Auditions, have both won Scribe Awards. Her editing work has earned her nominations for the British Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and multiple Hugo Awards. She won the Australian Shadows Award for the Grants Pass anthology, co-edited with Amanda Pillar. Jennifer’s short form work has appeared in Apex Publications, Uncanny Magazine, Daily Science Fiction, and in anthologies set in the worlds of Valdemar, Shadowrun, V-Wars, Masters of Orion, Well World, and Predator.
Event Details & Registration
Date: Tuesday, January 13th
Time: Networking “open mic” starts at 6:30 PM CT; program starts at 7:00 PM CT
Location: On Zoom
Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/OTImnr1ZTNW29jTTQfxfTg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting, including access online or using one of Zoom’s dial-in numbers to call from your phone.