I love to deliver keynote speeches on the future, talks about writing, and perform readings from my work.
As a futurist, I am a generalist – I can help groups think about population trends, shifts in global economy, major new technologies, responses to climate change, and the mind-boggling speed of change itself in all areas. I’m willing to research any specific industry long enough to make talks relevant to the appropriate audience. I have spoken to business and non-profit audiences, to schools, and to government officials. I tend to be a very interactive speaker and believe more in conversation that just “giving a talk.”
Because my schedule is full, I only do around five large talks a year, and generally try to stick in the Pacific Northwest, although I’m occasionally willing to travel. I often work with Glen Hiemstra, a Seattle-area futurist.
Contact me directly:
Brenda Cooper
218 Main #400
Kirkland, WA 98033
Brenda-cooper@sff.net
425 785-9151
“The sequel to The Silver Ship and the Sea (2007) and Reading the Wind (2008) is intense and increasingly complex. Cooper continues to limn interpersonal relationships in considerable depth, including this time those of some individual fliers. Happily, the ending suggests yet another episode to come.” - Booklist
Available now from Tor Books in hardcover, on the Kindle, and on ibooks.
“Brenda Cooper’s newest novel is a feast of character and concept. She depicts the devastation of war on microcosmic and macrocosmic levels, and even more so, the driving motives of young men and women caught in deadly conflict. Cooper is a master explorer of the interaction of society and individuals. She probes the psychology of her genetically enhanced characters with both rare depth and fidelity to scientific plausibility. Moral conundrums drive the plot in this unforgettable narrative. Don’t miss this compelling work by a major new talent.” - Mary A. Turzillo, An Old-Fashioned Martian Girl.
“Brenda Cooper tells a tale of a powerful brother and sister in a fight for their lives, offering insights along the way into the nature of courage and the hunger for community that burns in every human being. This is a lively book, full of colorful images and a memorable cast of human and animal characters, a worthy successor to The Silver Ship and the Sea.” - Louise Marley
“The first solo novel by Larry Niven’s Building Harlequin’s Moon (2005) coauthor portrays the thoroughly
convincing human colonial society on Fremont, a dangerous planet rife with vicious predators, frequent earthquakes,
and falling meteors….Distinctive characterizations, well-limned interrelationships, and the
vividly realized Fremont contribute to an exciting coming-of-age story with a strong message about the evils of prejudice.” - Sally Estes, Copyright American Library Association.
Mass Market Paperback, July 2008.
Included by Booklist as a “Best Adult Book for Young Adults.”
“Fans of both hard and softer, psychological SF will welcome veteran Niven and newcome Cooper’s well-written tale of a 60,000 year layover in space, in which physical challenges of world building are matched by the social challenges of collaboration among disparate groups.” – Publisher’s Weekly
About
I am a writer, public speaker, and a futurist. I’m interested in how new technologies might change us and our world, particularly for the better.
Stop by The Five Worlds site for free fiction and information about the worlds in my Silver Ship series of books, which started with the award-winning “Silver Ship and the Sea.”
