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Worldbuilding: What’s Missing, What’s Real, and What You Shouldn’t Leave Out by Elle Maruska and Jeannette Ng

December 18, 2019December 9, 2019Writing the Other

Authors Elle Maruska and Jeannette Ng on Things Fantasy Worlds Should Have, Even If Only Mentioned In Passing + Worldbuilding and Realism. [...]

Writing the Other on Writing Excuses – Writing Characters With Physical Disabilities

December 11, 2019May 26, 2023Writing the Other

Nicola Griffith joins Tempest, Piper J. Drake, and Dan to talk about how to faithfully represent people with physical disabilities through the characters we create. [...]

Writing the Other In-Person Retreat @ Hollyhock

November 28, 2019October 4, 2021Writing the Other

Authors Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford are giving an in-person, 5-day Writing the Other retreat at Hollyhock on Cortes Island in Canada. Join us for a week of lectures, discussions, hands-on writing exercises, and one-on-one time. [...]

Deep Dive Into Diverse Characters

November 27, 2019January 28, 2020Writing the Other

Authors Nisi Shawl, Piper J. Drake, and K. Tempest Bradford will dive deep into character creation with writing exercises, discussion, and lectures on intersectionality, character relationships, avoiding stereotypes and tropes, and depicting characters from different genders, sexualities, classes, ethnicities, ability levels, and religious backgrounds. [...]

Support the Vonda N. McIntyre Sentient Squid Scholarship

November 20, 2019July 22, 2023Writing the Other

Are you interested in helping us help writers learn how to combat cultural toxicity? To create fiction that is inclusive, and that better represents and reflects the world? Yes, it’s possible. But we need your support to make it happen for more people. [...]

Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford in Conversation at Seattle’s University Book Store

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019Writing the Other

November 23, 2019 at 6 PM – Come hear authors, editors, and partners in crime Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford interview each other about craft and creativity. [...]

Clarion West In-Person Weekend Workshop: Writing the Other

October 30, 2019October 4, 2021Writing the Other

Authors Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford are giving an in-person, 2-day Writing the Other workshop for Clarion West! Join us in Seattle for a weekend of lectures, discussions, and hands-on writing exercises. [...]

Family, Culture, and KidLit – a Conversation with Shveta Thakrar

October 9, 2019October 8, 2019Writing the Other

A conversation with YA author Shveta Thakrar about writing YA and Middle Grade families outside of the WASP or Western family framework pushed by most media and literature. [...]

Deep Dive Into Building Inclusive Worlds

September 20, 2019January 27, 2023Writing the Other

Worldbuilding for speculative fiction can be a daunting task, even moreso for authors who want to create inclusive cultures filled with diverse characters. This class offers writers a deep dive into key aspects of building inclusive worlds. [...]

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Deep Dive Into Dialogue and Dialect | a Writing the Other class

June 8, 2019September 1, 2019Writing the Other

An essential part of creating a character is understanding how that individual speaks or communicates. In this 3 week craft-focused class we’ll help you sharpen your dialogue skills through lectures, hands-on exercises, and feedback. [...]

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