Building Memorable Worlds in Speculative Fiction

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This course explores the art of building characters and worlds in speculative fiction through a workshop format. Students will read and analyze several master works of speculative world-building in a variety of traditions and include works by authors, such as China Mieville, N.K. Jemisin and Philip K. Dick. Along with works from renowned authors, students will read and discuss craft talks from various other writers. In addition to reading and analyzing characters and world-building from professional writers, students will also be constructing their own scenes and critiquing our drafts through a peer review process.