K. J. Harrowick

Speaker

K. J. Harrowick brings to Authors Against Abuse more than two decades of industry experience as a web developer, graphic designer, and brand manager for both global companies and independent businesses, showcasing her expertise with marketing, email campaigns, and server systems. She has experience with Seattle-based nonprofits including Committee for Children and The Pink Daisy Project. In education, she spent several years teaching technology skills to both adults and children, alongside her work with deaf and special needs children. In her other life, she’s a fantasy and science fiction author, telling grimdark stories of female empowerment with Bloodflower Light Beyond the Glass. As a once-homeless single mother, she has a particular empathy for single parents struggling to raise families, and for the needs of the invisible parent who strives to explore personal growth and development in the face of adversity.

3:00PM - 4:00PM EDT

Saturday July 11th

Kickstart Your Author Career

Are you ready to become an author but don't know where to start? You may already have everything you need to move forward. Join K. J. Harrowick, Alli Martin, and Kira Anderson for how to get down to business and kickstart your author career. (Moderator: AJ "Poppy" Alexanders)

11:30AM - 1:00PM EDT

Sunday July 12th

Steering Fiction Away From Abusive Characters (featuring Authors Against Abuse)

Depictions of abuse and violence against women and children are everywhere. In stories, in the media, in both our lives and escape mechanisms. Join K. J. Harrowick, Justine Manzano, and Kasey Rogers of Authors Against Abuse in this panel discussing the pitfalls of abuse in fiction and strategies for writers to avoid reinforcing this narrative. (Moderator: AJ "Poppy" Alexanders)