MARGUERITE SHEFFER—WRITING HOPES AND FEARS INTO SPECULATIVE FICTION

Thursday, March 26
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM—Writer’s Craft Session
MARGUERITE SHEFFER—WRITING HOPES AND FEARS INTO SPECULATIVE FICTION
What will the future bring? What can our dreams and wildest imaginations teach us about the worlds we want to build–or avoid? Speculative Fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, etc.) is a rich playground for imagining our world otherwise. Speculative fiction authors bend reality to interrogate our morals and explore alternatives. In this session, we will learn from classic speculative short stories, and practice generative exercises to turn our hopes and fears about the future (and present) into engaging speculative fiction. We’ll also go over practices for revising, polishing, and publishing short speculative fiction.
Hotel Monteleone, Lobby Level, Royal Salon, $25 or VIP Pass.