Overview
Work history
Education
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Diane Severson Mori

High Wycombe,Buckinghamshire

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Vice President

Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association
2025.01 - Current
  • Contributed to daily operations of Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA).
  • Assisted in planning inaugural awards ceremony scheduled for October.
  • Supported committee in achieving organisational objectives.

Membership Chair

Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association
2012.01 - Current
  • Pioneered the role of Membership Chair at SFPA in 2012, leading initiatives to enhance member engagement.
  • Designed and implemented a welcome email and communications newsletter to improve member experience.
  • Orchestrated a significant membership growth, expanding the community from 220 to over 500 members.

Various Chairing and Editing Positions

SFPA
2012.01 - 2016.10
  • Coordinates and edits contributions to the SFPA's SpecPo blog by other writers. Posts essays, reviews and interviews to the blog. Ongoing. https://sfpoetry.org/wp/specpo-blog/
  • April 2015 - Eye to the Telescope Issue 16, "Music" - Editor (https://eyetothetelescope.com). Received over 300 submission poems.
  • 2016 Elgin Award Chair - Fielded and vetted nominations, communicated with nominees. Procured review copies of nominated works. Created Dropbox for the membership to access review copies.
  • 2014-2016 compiled SFPA Members Publications Monthly Round-up.
  • 2012 SFPA Poetry Contest Chair - Fielded submissions, categorized and stripped them of personal details. Coordinated prize donations.

Staff Blogger

Amazing Stories
amazingstories.com
2013.01 - 2016.12

Wrote essays, reviews and interviews on Speculative Poetry. Included recitations of poems.

Voice over artist

StarShipSofa.com and other fiction podcasts
2008.06 - Current

Narrated hundreds of stories for StarShipSofa, Tales to Terrify, Escape Pod, PodCastle, Cast of Wonders and other genre fiction podcasts.

Podcast Co-Editor

Tony C Smith StarShipSofa.com
2011.06 - 2018.12
  • Poetry Editor
  • Created Poetry Planet - a segment featuring Speculative Poetry

Education

Voice Pedagogy

Voice Study Centre
East Bergholt, Suffolk, UK

Certificate of Higher Education - Early Vocal Performance Practices

Hochschule für Künste (Arts Conservatory)
Bremen, Germany
1992.09 - 1996.06

Bachelor of Music - Vocal Performance

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
1988.09 - 1992.05

High School Diploma -

James Madison Memorial High School
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
1983.08 - 1987.06

Timeline

Vice President

Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association
2025.01 - Current

Staff Blogger

Amazing Stories
2013.01 - 2016.12

Membership Chair

Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association
2012.01 - Current

Various Chairing and Editing Positions

SFPA
2012.01 - 2016.10

Podcast Co-Editor

Tony C Smith StarShipSofa.com
2011.06 - 2018.12

Voice over artist

StarShipSofa.com and other fiction podcasts
2008.06 - Current

Certificate of Higher Education - Early Vocal Performance Practices

Hochschule für Künste (Arts Conservatory)
1992.09 - 1996.06

Bachelor of Music - Vocal Performance

University of Wisconsin - Madison
1988.09 - 1992.05

High School Diploma -

James Madison Memorial High School
1983.08 - 1987.06

Voice Pedagogy

Voice Study Centre
Diane Severson Mori