Betsy's Publications and Presentations

Accepted for publication | Published | Presentations | editing/design | web design | interviews

Author: Publication

Accepted

"Stone Soul", "Quest for Knowledge", and "The Shift", Horror Zine, February 2013.

"The Ghost in the Window", (writing as Cassandra Hex), Tortured Souls (vol. 1) Anthology, Scarlett River Press, December 2012.

"Second Opinion", (writing as Desdemona Pike), Bonded By Blood V Anthology, SNM Horror, December 2012.

Will appear in Aspiring Writers 2012 Winners anthology: "Initial Success", "X-File #227: Last Words", "The Green Monster", "Uncle Bud and the UFO", "Venture Capital", "Desperately Yours"

"Friend or Foe", IndiesUnlimited.com year end ebook, January 2013

"I'm a Believer" (writing as Delfina Hex), Fabula Argentea, January 2013

Published

"Belief Systems" and "Silent Orchestra", poems, The Best of Empirical 2012, Cool Waters Media, November 2012.

"Mulch Memories" and "The Great Unknown", poems, Verse Land, Writers Haven, November 2012.

"Cindy Lou, Who?", (writing as Cassandra Hex), Zombies Gone Wild! (vol. I) Anthology, October 2012.

"Authentic" and "Stylish", Fundamentally Female, October 2012.

"Adrift", (poem), FictionAndVerse.com

"Friend or Foe", IndiesUnlimited.com, September 2012

"After the Plague", (writing as Cassandra Hex), FictionAndVerse.com, September 2012

"The Cerebral Hemorrhage", Latitude on 2nd: 2012 Summer Poetry Anthology, Cool Waters Media, July 2012

"Exclusive Exposure", A Torn Page: 2012 Summer Short Fiction Anthology, Cool Waters Media, July 2012

"Silent Orchestra", Empirical Magazine, July issue, Cool Waters Media, July 2012.

"Tears of the Nereid", EMG-zine, May 2012 issue: Sea Monsters, May 2012.

"You Are More Successful Than You Think", Guest Blog, Self-Publishing Experts, April 2012.

"Lizzie and Clara Shop for Tattoos", Guest Blog, The Dante Chronicles, April 2012.

"One Left Shoe", "Patent Leather Predicament", "The Designer Sandals", "The Left Shoe", "The Glass Slipper", That One Left Shoe Anthology, Blue Dragon Press, April 2012.

"Slot Canyon Rules", "The Glass Slipper Arrangement", "The Kudzu Conspiracy", (writing as Delfina Hex), That One Left Shoe Anthology, Blue Dragon Press, April 2012.

"The Hand Painted Crocs", (writing as Desdemona Pike), That One Left Shoe Anthology, Blue Dragon Press, April 2012.

"Guardian Angle", "Raffaiella", Pen in Hand, Spring 2012 issue, Maryland Writers' Association, April 2012.

"Sleeping People", SNM Horror Magazine/Dark Poetry, April/May issue, April 2012.

"Second Opinion", (writing as Desdemona Pike), SNM Horror Magazine, April/May Issue 1, April 2012.

"All Fall Down", "Laundry of the Mind", "The Thinker Sleeps", Latitude on 2nd, premier volume: Spring 2012, Cool Waters Media, March 2012 (pp. 30-31).

"Belief Systems", Empirical Magazine, premier issue, Cool Waters Media, May 2012, (p. 7).

"Games", "Father's Day at the Beach", "Curiosity Kills", Aspiring Writers 2011 Short Story Competition Winners Anthology, Blue Dragon Press, February 2012 (pp. 13-20, 37-40),

Street People Tales, narrative poetry with illustrations, Blue Dragon Press, December 2011, paperback, Nook, Kindle (author, illustrator)

The Comet, illustrated fable, Blue Dragon Press, May 2011, paperback, Nook (author, illustrator)

"That Looks Great, But How Do I Convince Anyone to Buy It?", IGC conference on Scientific Visualization with Computer Graphics, Downers Grove, Illinois, September 1988 (in proceedings)

"How to Set up a Successful Production Graphics Facility", (co-author with R. Bruce Johnston), tutorial, National Computer Graphics Association (NCGA), Philadelphia, March 24, 1987, (conference proceedings Vol III, p. 195-200)

"Fundamentals of Computer Graphics for Artists and Managers", tutorial, NCGA, Philadelphia, March 23, 1987 (conference proceedings Vol II, p. 501-507)

"Productivity Improvements Through Computer Graphics: A Case Study", (with Morris H. Slabbekorn), STC technical communication: Journal of the Society for Technical Communication, vol 34 no 4, November 1987

"19.2 Days Hath September: Implementing a Project Management System", NCGA, Anaheim, May 12, 1986 (in proceedings Vol. III, p. 195-203), co-author with S.J.Witcher

"Fundamentals of Computer Graphics for Artists and Designers", tutorial, NCGA, Anaheim, May 11, 1986 (in proceedings Vol. I, p.425-431)

"Going for the Gold", panel, ISSCO Users Meeting, New Orleans, March 11, 1986 (abstract only)

"Beyond Hardware and Software: The Human Side of Computer Graphics", NCGA, Dallas, April 15, 1985 (in proceedings)

"Die Verbindung von Graphiker und Computer - der neueste Stand (Computers and Graphics Artists: The Courtship Revisited)", CAMP '84, West Berlin, September 1984 (in proceedings p. 62-65) sponsored by AMK Berlin

"Putting Together a Successful Graphics System", tutorial, CAMP '84, West Berlin, September 1984 (in proceedings) sponsored by AMK Berlin

"Overcoming Creative Resistance to Computer Graphics", IGC `Slidemaking with Computer Graphics' conference, Andover, June 1984 (in proceedings), sponsored by IGC

"ORNL Site Report", DOECGF, Seattle, June 1984

"Results of First ISSCO Plot Contest", ISSCO Users Group European Chapter meeting, Frankfort Germany, sponsored by ISSCO

"Computer Graphics and Graphics Artists: The Courtship Revisited", NCGA, May 1984 (in proceedings)

"The Role of Human Factors in Introducing Graphic Artists to Computer Graphics", chapter in Advances in CAD/CAM: Case Studies, Kluwer Academic Press, March 1984 (ISBNO-89838-206-8)

"Mapper User's Manual", ORNL/CSD/TM-163, November 1983 (first author)

"Computer Graphics Applications at ORNL", DOECGF, October 1983 (oral only)

"Overview of US Users Meeting" and "Graphics Applications at ORNL", ISSCO Users Group European Chapter meeting, Amsterdam, September 1983, sponsored by ISSCO

"A User's Manual for CONPLT: A General Purpose Contour Plotter", ORNL/CSD/TM-76, September 1983 (first author)

"A Case Study: Respect Graphic Artists' Expertise When Implementing Computers", Computer Graphics News, vol 2 no 6, March/April 1983

"The Role of Human Factors in Introducing Graphic Artists to Computer Graphics", CAMP '83 (Computer Applications for Management and Productivity), West Berlin, March 1983 (in proceedings p. 99-106) sponsored by AMK Berlin

"Software-Hardware: Guides for Computer Graphics Use", The Office, Magazine of Management - Equipment - Automation, February 1983, vol 97 no 2, p. 72-73

"Automation and the Graphic Artist", 2nd National Conference on Computer Graphics: Delivering the Promised Productivity, Washington DC, December 1982 (in proceedings p. 2-155 - 2-170) sponsored by conference

"Computer Graphics and Graphic Artists: A Rocky Courtship", NCGA, Anaheim, June 1982 (in proceedings)

"Procurement Module for a MIS: User's Manual", ORNL/TM-5693, December 1976, co-author (as Betsy A. Clark) with Juan K. Lovin

Author: Presentations

Open Mike night at Birdies Cafe, WInchester MD, July 21, 2012

"Entrepreneurship in a Global Economy", panel, 2012 Presidential Scholar National Recognition Week, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., June 2012 (oral only)

"Lessons from the Ballroom", Germantown Toastmasters, November 15, 2011

"Reframing", Germantown Toastmasters, August 16, 2011

"No More Clark Kent", Germantown Toastmasters, July 5, 2011

"Stage Fright", Germantown Toastmasters, April 19, 2011

"Opportunities in Government, Military, and Public Service", panel, 2010 Presidnetial Scholar National Recognition Week, Dept. of Ed., Washington D.C. June 2010 (oral only)

"Fundamentals of Computer Graphics for Artists and Designers", tutorial, NCGA East, Boston, August 13, 1985 (oral only)

"Fundamentals of Computer Graphics for Artists and Designers", tutorial, NCGA West, Los Angeles, June 16, 1985 (oral only)

"ORNL Site Report", DOE Computer Graphics Forum (DOECGF), Hilton Head, April 29, 1985 (oral only)

"Fundamentals of Computer Graphics for Artists and Designers", tutorial, NCGA East, Boston, August 13, 1985 (oral only)

"ORNL Site Report", DOECGF, Hilton Head, April 29, 1985 (oral only)

"Fundamentals of Computer Graphics for Artists and Designers", tutorial, NCGA West, Los Angeles, June 16, 1985 (oral only)

"Graphics Development: Growing with the ISSCO Product Family", ISSCO Week, Los Angeles, February 1987, (oral only)

"Computer Graphics and Graphic Artists: The Honeymoon is Over", NCGA, June 1983 (oral only)

"ORNL Site Report", DOECGF, Sandia Livermore, April 1983 (oral only)

"Computer Graphics Technology: Overview of History and Recent Developments", ASIS meeting, Oak Ridge, April 1983 (oral only)

Editor/designer/organizer/coordinator: Print

Furred & Feathered Friends: The Cracked Turtle, 2012, Nancy Clark Townsend, Blue Dragon Press, paperback, Kindle, Nook (cover & book design, editor)

Versify, 2012, Christine Hannon, Blue Dragon Press, paperback, Kindle, Nook (layout, cover design), August 2012.

Mountain Musings, 2012, Jo Donaldson, Blue Dragon Press, paperback, (layout, cover design), May 2012.

A Hairdresser's Diary, christine Hannon, Blue Dragon Press, paperback, (layout, cover design), April 2012.

Furred & Feathered Friends: Junkyard Dogs, 2012, Nancy Clark Townsend, Blue Dragon Press, paperback, Kindle, Nook (cover illustration, book design)

That One Left Shoe, 2012, multiple authors, Blue Dragon Press, paperback, Kindle, Nook (editor, layout, illustration, cover design, organizer, author), April 2012.

The Witness Wore Fur, 2012, Nancy Clark Townsend, Blue Dragon Press, paperback, Kindle, Nook (editor, layout, cover design)

Aspiring Writers 2011 Short Story Competition Winners Anthology, 2012, Blue Dragon Press, paperback, Smashwords (editor, layout, illustration, cover design)

Furred & Feathered Friends: Katrina Castaways, 2012, Nancy Clark Townsend, Blue Dragon Press, paperback, Kindle, Nook (editor, layout, cover design)

Street People Tales, 2011, Betsy A. Riley, Blue Dragon Press, paperback, Nook, Kindle (editor, layout, illustrations, cover design)

The Comet, 2011, Betsy A. Riley, Blue Dragon Press, paperback, Nook (editor, layout, color illustrations, cover design)

"SciDAC 2007", 2007, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, conference proceedings (organizer, contributing designer/editor)

"SciDAC 2006", 2006, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, conference proceedings (organizer, contributing designer/editor)

SciDAC Review, magazine, Issue 1, Spring 2006 (coordinator, contributor)

"SciDAC 2005", 2005, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, conference proceedings (organizer, contributing designer/editor)

"The Energy Sciences Network" (brochure), 2002 (editor/designer)

"Center for Computational Sciences Annual Report", 1994 (contributing editor)

designer/writer/webmaster: Web

"That One Left Shoe" (website), 2011-present, (designer, writer, webmaster)

"Blue Dragon Press" (website), 2011-present, (designer, writer, webmaster)

"Just One Thing" (website), 2008-present, (designer, writer, webmaster)

"Quantuitive Utopical Precognosis" (website), 2006-2009, (designer, contributor, webmaster)

"Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC)" (website), 2004-2006 (editor, designer, writer, webmaster)

"Newman Valley Studio (website), 2000-2001 (designer, webmaster)

"Local Dance Resources" (website KnoxOnTheWeb), 2000-2007, (designer, writer, webmaster)

"Knoxville SCORE" (website), 1999-2001, (designer, contributor, webmaster)

"CareerHope: Cambridge Career Services" (website), 1998-2001, (designer, contributor, webmaster)

"Computer Science & Mathematics Division" (website), 1998-2006 (writer, editor, designer, webmaster)

"Betsy Riley's Web Site" (website), 1995-present (designer, writer, webmaster)

"The Center for Computational Sciences" (website), 1993-2006 (writer, editor, designer, webmaster)

Interviews

interview with Betsy about her poetry is posted on The Dan O'Brien Project blog, and includes a short video clip.

Interview: Betsy A. Riley by Sylvia Browder, founder of Women on the Rise, March 2012

"Friday Author Interview: Betsy Riley", Self-Publishing Experts (blog), January 2012

"Exploring the Writing World of Betsy Riley", Thoughtful Reflections, December 2011

"Author Betsy Riley", Teresa Morrow's blog, August 2011

"Blog interview no. 59 with poet and multi-genre author Betsy Riley", Morgen Bailey's Writing Blog, July 2011

"Why choose same letter names?", BabyHold.com, January 2012, (quoted by author)

"Double Lives", Premium Travel magazine, June 2011 issue cover feature, (interviewed for anonymous contribution of anecdotes)

"Quick On the Drawl: When it Comes to Southern Intonation, Some Women Accentuate the Postive", HER Nashville, November 2010, (interviewed and quoted by author)

MORSE CODE: Destiny, Dots and Dashes by Lisa Sonne (booklet and kit) due out in 2012, (contributed and will receive acknowledgement)

"Stress of daily grind takes toll on teeth", MSNBC.com, June 9, 2010 (interviewed and quoted by author)

"PTSD Survivors Speak: We Have To Wake Up!", Making the Shift, HealMyPTSD.com, July 28, 2010, (guest blogger)

"Charting the Future of Mainframe Graphics", Information Week, Issue 127, July 27, 1987 (interviewed and quoted by author)

"Networks help companies share resources", Computer Graphics Today, vol 3 no 1, January 1986 (interviewed and quoted by author)

"Networking at Martin Marietta", Insight, Fall 1985, p. 15-16, (interviewed by author and provided diagram)

"Who Copes With The Graphics Deluge?", Computer World Focus, vol 19, no 15A, April 17, 1985

"Computers and Artists: Terms of Endearment", interview, Computer Graphics Today, vol 1 no 6, December 1984

"Users: Thinking it Out First Avoids Graphics Woes", MISWeek, vol14, no 30, July 1983 (interviewed and quoted by staff author)

"ANSI Unit to Act in December on Graphics' Standard -- Code called User, Vendor Boon", MISWeek, vol 3 no 46, November 1982 (interviewed and quoted by staff author)