About Joanna

Joanna is a storyteller and art dabbler with a permanent case of wanderlust. She lives in California with her family and cat, and has a passion for wildlife and conservation. She still hasn’t decided what she’s going to be when she grows up, though she suspects she will probably be herself. Her novel, YA sci-fi time travel story THREADWALKERS, was published in 2017. You can find her other ramblings at joannavolavka.com or by following her on twitter @joannavolavka which is mostly cat photos and retweets of the geek culture variety. Need to get in touch? Email joanna@geekgirlpenpals.com
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9 03, 2017

Reporting Back From NerdCon: Nerdfighteria

By |2017-03-07T22:23:33+00:00March 9th, 2017|Conventions/Events|2 Comments

The first ever Nerd Con: Nerdfighteria was held February 25-26th, 2017, in Boston, Massachusetts, and was by far and away the best conference I have ever attended. Relatively small, at a max of 3500 attendees, it provided an in-depth experience that brought a 10 year old online community into the physical world in a tangible way.

6 03, 2017

Logan (2017) Takes the “Comic Book Movie” Genre in a New Direction

By |2017-03-06T17:35:29+00:00March 6th, 2017|Reviews, TV & Movies|0 Comments

Logan takes the "comic book movie" and pulls it into the realm of another genre entirely, of drama and dark action more akin to an old western than to the latest Avengers movie. And I have to say-- I loved it.