Interviews, Panels, Conversations
Peruse these discussions, interviews, and panels where I talk with other authors, solarpunks, Witches, and activists.
I’ll continue adding to this page, so check back. You may also like to subscribe to my YouTube feed that has additional videos and shorts, @BrightFlame333 (Note to self: add more!)
I’m part of the awesome Rewilding Our Stories discord, founded by the even awesomer Mary Woodbury of dragonfly.eco. The Working is featured in this article that highlights eco-lit from around the world. I recommend adding all these books to your TBR! (and consider books as gifts this season)
The Working is one of the five best solarpunk books! See what renowned author and editor Sarena Ulibarri says about my novel. I am beyond thrilled that my book is alongside The Lost Cause and A Half-Built Garden—two of the books I highly recommend by amazing writers: Cory Doctorow and Ruthanna Emrys.
Jeff Lilly interviewed me for his article about Witch archetypes in his Druid Journal. A thoughtful piece.
Not only did I have an in-depth discussion with Ariel Kroon on Solarpunk Presents podcast about magical activism, I led her through an exercise to test it out! I’m on Season 7, Episode 9.
(In case the embed doesn’t work, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6Q563DpBb8&ab_channel=SolarpunkPresents )
Mary Woodbury interviewed me for Indie Corner on her spectacular dragonfly.eco site that is an excellent resource for all things eco-lit. I’m in excellent company on her site. Check out our convo:
Meet the coven! I read from Chapter 1 of The Working during an April 2025 Strong Women, Strange Worlds “QuickReads.” Enjoy! And, remember, The Working contains tools for real magic, activism, resilience, and hope—so important these days that I’m donating all my royalties to climate justice organizations.
SWSW elevates the voices of women and other underrepresented gender identity authors of science fiction, fantasy, and horror; to highlight stories featuring strong female and non-binary characters; and to share these stories with readers of all ages. I’m happy to take part in their work!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-UMJxEg00U
I’m the first to read among six fabulous speculative fiction authors.
Susan Kaye Quinn had me on her pod again for a short interview about my story in Bright Green Futures anthology. The theme for “Ancestors, Descendants” is climate resilience in this solarpunk anthology.
(If the embed doesn’t work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDkS3zNX6wM)
A surprise to me: Anja H. Lind called out The Working as a great example of the commune form in ecotopia in this 2025 talk at the Solarpunk Conference.
Justine Norton-Kertson interviewed me in Solarpunk Magazine, Issue 18, November 2024.
I got a kick out of the description of my appearance on a recent podcast. This, from the awesome Book and Puppet (a progressive bookstore in Easton, Pennsylvania):
“The fourth episode of the Baba Yaga Podcast featuring author and witch BrightFlame. From her secret headquarters in the fairyland woods, BrightFlame answers questions about her Solarpunk fantasy novel, The Working. Recorded on May 12, 2025, the flower moon.”
Thank you to Gaia Abraxas and Arta Brito for having me on the pod. Fun convo and they got to feel the magical land where I live! (If the embed doesn’t work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqnkRYCg_Do&ab_channel=BabaYagaPodcast)
Just released but from the June 2024 Solarpunk Conference: “Decentering Humans in Solarpunk.” I co-created this interactive session with other authors from the Solarpunk Creatures anthology. The session includes a visualization I led.
The Climate Fiction Writers League brings to mind the superhero Justice League. Well, it kind of is a justice league, right? Climate Justice!
Author Nikki Kallio and I interviewed one another about our books in the CFWL’s latest newsletter. I encourage you to subscribe to the newsletter as so many superb authors are part of CFWL and the interviews tend to offer new insights and much depth.
Here’s ours (this screen grab of story heading will take you to the interview):
I love how Zilla Novikova began this interview with me on the Night Beats blog: “There’s a lot of doom and gloom in the world, and sometimes what we need is a reminder that more hopeful futures exist. Brightflame is here to tell us about their solarpunk fantasy, The Working, which offers us just that spark we need.”
This screen shot of the Night Beats tag line superimposed on my book cover links to the interview:
Listen to my fun & interesting conversation with hosts Alan Bailey and Diane Morrison on the February 3, 2025 episode of If This Goes On (Don’t Panic) podcast. I’m thrilled with the praise they showered on The Working! (If you only have a wee bit of time, start about 80% in) … and pardon my voice in this pod—I had a respiratory bug when we taped.
“What is Solarpunk?” A question I’m asked so often. Here’s a short video featuring authors Cam Roberson, Phoebe Wagner, and me with some answers. This is an excerpt from our hour-long discussion “Conversations in Solarpunk, Climate Fiction, and Futurisms” at the 2024 Easton Book Festival that I have yet to edit.
(If the embed doesn’t work: https://youtu.be/WaME0nkBvo8)
Author Susan Kaye Quinn interviewed me on her Bright Green Futures podcast. We spoke about about how the mundane and the supernatural are both entangled with the climate crisis. I love how she paraphrased The Working!
(In case the video viewer embed doesn’t work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smVS7ON5RA4)
My discussion with author Cynthia Lamb is in two parts. Join us as we catch up with one another’s writing journeys and she interviews me about my novel, The Working.
The links in case the video viewer doesn’t work for you here: https://youtu.be/tt-xaraUft8 and https://youtu.be/55oO_p8Zqos)
Did you miss my online book launch? It was so much fun! Thank you to all the writers, Witches, solarpunks, and educators who joined in. Here’s a taste–several people volunteered to be on camera and toast the coven of The Working:
(If viewer doesn’t work above, https://youtu.be/JyVSJERP6_4)
What am I drinking in that video? I crafted a specialty cocktail for the launch! “Coven Concoction” recipe here.”
Next up (I’m still editing the video): our “Conversations in Solarpunk, Climate Fiction, and Futurisms” at the Easton Book Festival. Cameron Roberson (aka Rob Cameron) and Phoebe Wagner joined me for this lively and interesting convo. Alex DiFrancesco sent in questions and responses as they weren’t feeling well that weekend–so we “channeled” Alex to include them in the discussion! Here’s a still photo in the meantime:
