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BESTSELLING AUTHOR, SPEAKER, AND FUTURIST
PJ Manney, Revolution, A.I., AGI, Android, Artificial general intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Bioengineering, Bioethics, Brain-computer interface, Cognitive enhancement, Cognitive technology, Cyborg, D.N.A., Disruptive Empathy, Existential Risk, Future of humanity, Future of media, Future of medicine, Future of the book, Future studies, Futurism, Futurist, G.R.I.N., H+ Human enhancement, Humanity Plus, Life extension, Longevity, Longevity medicine, Machine mind, Mirror neurons, Morphological Freedom, N.B.I.C., Nanomedicine, Nanotechology, Neuroengineering, Neurology, Neuroscience, Neurosociety, Neurotechnology, Posthuman, Posthumanism, Ramez Naam, Ray Kurzweil, Robot, Robotics, Science fiction, Seasteading, Silicon Valley, Singularity, Storytelling, Technology, Technoprogressive, Technothriller, Transhuman, Transhumanism, Turing Test, Uploaded brains, Uploaded minds, Uploading, Virtual reality, novel, sci-fi
PJ Manney, Revolution, A.I., AGI, Android, Artificial general intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Bioengineering, Bioethics, Brain-computer interface, Cognitive enhancement, Cognitive technology, Cyborg, D.N.A., Disruptive Empathy, Existential Risk, Future of humanity, Future of media, Future of medicine, Future of the book, Future studies, Futurism, Futurist, G.R.I.N., H+ Human enhancement, Humanity Plus, Life extension, Longevity, Longevity medicine, Machine mind, Mirror neurons, Morphological Freedom, N.B.I.C., Nanomedicine, Nanotechology, Neuroengineering, Neurology, Neuroscience, Neurosociety, Neurotechnology, Posthuman, Posthumanism, Ramez Naam, Ray Kurzweil, Robot, Robotics, Science fiction, Seasteading, Silicon Valley, Singularity, Storytelling, Technology, Technoprogressive, Technothriller, Transhuman, Transhumanism, Turing Test, Uploaded brains, Uploaded minds, Uploading, Virtual reality, novel, sci-fi, identity
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Philip K. Dick Award Nominated
Debut Novel
About
ABOUT PJ

PJ Manney is the author of the bestselling and Philip K. Dick Award nominated Phoenix Horizon trilogy, (R)EVOLUTION, (ID)ENTITY, and (CON)SCIENCE. Her ghost story "Ours" appeared in the 2021 anthology, DECEMBER TALES. She is on the board of directors of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, is the futurist, media consultant and writer/producer for the Human Energy Project, and runs The New Mythos Project. A former chairperson of Humanity Plus, she helped rebrand the organization, launch H+ Magazine and organize the first multi-org conference on futurist topics, Convergence ’08. She authored "Yucky Gets Yummy: How Speculative Fiction Creates Society"​ and "Empathy in the Time of Technology: How Storytelling is the Key to Empathy,"​ foundational works on the neuropsychology of empathy and media.

 

She has presented her ideas to groups like National Geographic, the Producers and Directors Guilds of America, NASA-JPL, Huffington Post, The H+ Summit, and the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, is a frequent guest on podcasts and webshows including StarTalk, Technically Human, The World Transformed, and Singularity.FM, and has had articles published in Writer's Digest, BoingBoing and Tor.com. She is also the first person to create and transfer a digital autograph for a novel verified by the blockchain. Manney consults with and speaks to companies and organizations about the future of technology and humanity and teaches science fiction writing at the Rambo Academy.

Manney graduated from Wesleyan University double majoring in Film and American Studies. A career spent in media, she worked in motion picture PR at Walt Disney/Touchstone Pictures; story development for independent film production companies; and writing as Patricia Manney for the critically acclaimed hit TV shows Hercules — The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess. She also co-founded Uncharted Entertainment, writing and/or creating many pilot scripts for television networks, including CBS, Fox, UPN, Discovery, ABC Family and Comedy Central. 

Manney lives with her husband in Southern California and is a dual citizen of the US and New Zealand. She is a member of the WGA, SFWA, ITW and PEN America.

Photo: Kevin Warn

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THE PHOENIX HORIZON SERIES

(R)EVOLUTION

(ID)ENTITY

(CON)SCIENCE

Writing
Press
IN THE PRESS

(R)EVOLUTION builds momentum to a rollicking chase through hope and terror, fast-looming biotech, and a tasty-paranoid look at who ‘actually runs’ the USA.” 

DAVID BRIN

Author of The Postman and

The Transparent Society

“Manney’s intricate worldbuilding includes... a nation reconstituted from fragments of the former U.S.  This near-future science fiction thriller should have broad appeal.”

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

on (ID)ENTITY

Speaking

SPEAKER

Your Story Will Create the Future!
 

  • PJ Manney is passionate about articulating and spreading the constructive visions of our possible futures. She has spoken on futurist topics to many organizations, including:


• Los Angeles Public Library
• National Geographic – “Breakthrough” second screen
• StarTalk Radio by Neil deGrasse Tyson

• Huffington Post
• Producers Guild of America
• Directors Guild of America
• NASA-JPL

University of California Santa Cruz

• Williams College

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

・Technically Human podcast at CalPoly

• Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
• Humanity+ Summit
• Convergence '08

• New York Comic Con

• Nebula Conference

• Worldcon
• Norwescon
• LosCon


Manney’s talks focus on the future of humanity, human enhancement, future media, and the connection between storytelling, empathy, and technology.

 

Contact her at info@pjmanney.com or on LinkedIn.
 

Photo: Maya Hernandez

PJ Manney, Revolution, A.I., AGI, Android, Artificial general intelligence, Artificial intelligence, Bioengineering, Bioethics, Brain-computer interface, Cognitive enhancement, Cognitive technology, Cyborg, D.N.A., Disruptive Empathy, Existential Risk, Future of humanity, Future of media, Future of medicine, Future of the book, Future studies, Futurism, Futurist, G.R.I.N., H+ Human enhancement, Humanity Plus, Life extension, Longevity, Longevity medicine, Machine mind, Mirror neurons, Morphological Freedom, N.B.I.C., Nanomedicine, Nanotechology, Neuroengineering, Neurology, Neuroscience, Neurosociety, Neurotechnology, Posthuman, Posthumanism, Ramez Naam, Ray Kurzweil, Robot, Robotics, Science fiction, Seasteading, Silicon Valley, Singularity, Storytelling, Technology, Technoprogressive, Technothriller, Transhuman, Transhumanism, Turing Test, Uploaded brains, Uploaded minds, Uploading, Virtual reality, novel, sci-fi, speaker
UCSC, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
NYCC, New York Comic Con, SDCC
Directors Guild of America, DGA
Huffington Post, The Huffington Post
Norwescon
IEET, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies
Williams College
Nat Geo, National Geographic
NASA, NASA JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institue of Technology
PGA, Producers Guild of America
Humanity+, Humanity Plus
Loscon

MEDIA

WEB SERIES – NEW!

THE FUTURE’S IN A MINUTE

Exclusive to PJ Manney’s social platforms, PJ answers fan questions in her exciting new web series, #THEFUTURESINAMINUTE.  Bite-sized and info-packed episodes explore a variety of genre topics, from science fiction fandom to brain-computer interfaces.  Blink and you’ll miss it, because the future’s in a minute.

WEB SHOW

SINGULARITY WEBLOG

A 90-minute conversation on (ID)ENTITY (“a can’t-put-it-down action-packed mind-uploading/downloading world-crashing The-Empire-Strikes-Back of a masterpiece”), cliodynamics, weaponized narrative, and more.

READING SERIES

SHADES & SHADOWS

PJ Manney reads from (ID)ENTITY, the second book in the Phoenix Horizon series, for Shades & Shadows, the only reading series in Los Angeles that focuses exclusively on dark fiction (sci-fi, fantasy, horror).

For more, SUBSCRIBE to PJ’s channel on                .

PJ Manney is a frequent guest on various podcasts.  Click to hear more!

neil degrasse tyson, star talk, podcast
the world transformed, podcast
new books network, podcast
Media
Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Norwescon is the Pacific Northwest’s premier science fiction and fantasy convention, and one of the largest entirely volunteer-operated regional conventions in the United States.
When
Apr 01, 2021, 4:00 PM PDT – Apr 04, 2021, 4:00 PM PDT
Where
Online convention
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A virtual convention for speculative creators and their fans.
When
Apr 17, 2021, 12:00 PM – Apr 18, 2021, 10:00 PM
Where
Online convention
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Attendees will have access to 2021’s live and recorded content on career management and professional development, as well as expert knowledge panels, weekly writing dates, a year-round reading series, live workshops, Q&A sessions, and more.
When
Jun 04, 2021, 12:00 PM – Jun 06, 2021, 6:00 PM
Where
Online conference
Contact

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