Author of Hopeful Speculative Fiction
Dystopian Galaxies: Visions of the Future, a collection of science fiction short stories and poetry by Anne Elizabeth Winchell, has been published on Amazon for paperback and Kindle. Buy Paperback Buy eBook Dystopian Galaxies: Visions of the Future DYSTOPIAN GALAXIES is a collection of twelve unrelated stories and poems that explore different visions of what … Read More “Publication: Dystopian Galaxies: Visions of the Future” »
The Last War, a science fiction novel by Anne Elizabeth Winchell, has been published on Amazon for paperback and Kindle. Buy Paperback Buy eBook The Last War Sixty years after the genetically enhanced superhumans known as Díamonts incited World War III and sparked a new global order, humanity has finally settled into an era of … Read More “Publication: The Last War” »
Accepted Abstract for the Southwest Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Conference, presented in Albuquerque, NM on February 9, 2018. On days when current events seem to intersect with class curriculum, YouTube can be a boon to teachers seeking to show students the relevance of their studies. I will discuss several lesson plans from … Read More “Abstract: YouTube in the Classroom: Late Night Comedians and English Composition” »
I was 17, a senior in high school, at my zero-hour choir class. I was late and got there a little after 7am PST. A few minutes after I arrived, my teacher was called outside. She came back on the brink of tears, haltingly said “the World Trade Center has been hit” and turned on … Read More “September 11, 2001: A Reflection” »
Accepted Abstract for the National Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Conference, presented in Seattle, WA on March 22, 2016. Teaching college freshmen to interpret visual texts is an important step in the overall development of their literacy skills. They are surrounded by visual texts in their everyday lives, and while some students have … Read More “Abstract: K-Pop and Visual Literacy: Engaging Students by Interpreting Korean Music Videos” »
Accepted Abstract for the Southwest Popular and American Culture Association Conference in the Game Studies, Culture, Play, and Practice area, presented in Albuquerque on February 12, 2015. While plenty of research has been done about the representation and sexualization of female characters in video games, very little has been done about tabletop gaming outside of … Read More “Abstract: Female Representation and Sexualization in Tabletop Gaming” »
“Video Games as a New Form of Interactive Literature,” a peer-reviewed journal article by Anne Winchell, has been published in a special issue of Syllabus Journal entitled Teaching With and About Games. Read Online Video Games as a New Form of Interactive Literature The Honors course “Storytelling in Video Games” treats video games as literature … Read More “Publication: Video Games as a New Form of Interactive Literature” »
Accepted Abstract for the Women and Gender Research Collaboration on Exploring Gender, Mental Health, and Wellness, presented at Texas State University on March 28, 2014. In the recent game Outlast, released August 21, 2013, the player wanders through Mount Massive Asylum, killing the mentally ill patients who attack him. The game “aims to show that … Read More “Abstract: Mental Disorders in Video Games: Stereotypes and Savants” »
A flash fiction story of mine, “The Creatives,” was accepted for publication at the Story Shack. It is illustrated by Alankrita Jain. You can read the story at https://thestoryshack.com/flash-fiction/sci-fi/anne-winchell-the-creatives and let me know what you think!
My first ebook has been published on Amazon! So exciting! Please check it out here and buy if it looks like something you’d be interested in! Although this story plays with werewolf tropes, I built my own definitions after I started thinking about how different species would clash when humans started colonizing other planets – … Read More “Published: “Moon of Lycca”” »
