Science Fiction & Fantasy
Description: With classics like The Lord of the Rings and 2001: A Space Odyssey and newer masterworks like Perdido Street Station, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and Red Mars, speculative fiction serves as fertile ground for rich literature and imagination-stretching ideas.
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Workshop will look at some of the best authors in the field and learn from what they have done, but most of the focus will be on you: encouraging your efforts and helping you find (or hone) your writing voice. Whether you are hoping to build a career as a writer or are looking for a fulfilling hobby, this class will cover what you need to do and different ways to do it.
This group will meet once a month allowing students to push their drafts further between meetings. At each session, there will be a strong focus on workshopping student manuscripts as well as strengthening skills.
Who Should Attend: This course is open to writers at all levels, especially students who have previously taken Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy or completed Creative Writing I or Beginning Fiction.
About the Instructor:
Jason Hardy loves all forms of fiction, but he has a special affection for science fiction and fantasy, which he has been reading since he was ten and writing since he was twelve. He is the author of five published novels, including Drops of Corruption, Principles of Desolation, and the recent The Last Charge. Just over a dozen of his short stories have been published, and he is a regular contributor to the Battlecorps web site. His work has also been published by Nth Degree and in the compilation Ghost Breakers: Sinister Sleuths.