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Writing Speculative Fiction from Real History
November 12, 2023 @ 11:00 am
INSTRUCTOR Dr. Nyri Bakkalian
TIME Sunday, November 12, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. CST
PRICE Early bird price $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Monday, November 6. After Monday, November 6 $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here.
LOCATION Online via Zoom
LEVEL All levels
CAP 15
Writing speculative fiction based on history can be a challenge, even if your writing tends toward the supernatural or fantastical. How do we weave rich technical, cultural, and historical details into our stories? How do we do so in a manner that is responsible to the histories and cultures on which our work is based? In this workshop, academic historian turned speculative fiction author Dr. Nyri A. Bakkalian will lead you on a freewheeling exploration of these issues. You will learn how to lay the unseen historical foundations for your stories, how real history can sometimes be stranger than fiction, and how you can use speculative fiction to teach about real events and issues of the past. Our aim is to help you give life to the historical underpinnings of your project, learning to aim for the spirit of the past rather than be bound by its specifics.
