Worldbuilding Workshop Week: Virtual Author Talks
Join us the week of July 25-29 for the author events of the season! We will be having NY Times bestselling and award-winning authors across genres and age-interests break down the barriers of worldbuilding for writers. These FREE virtual sessions are open to all.
Want to attend our in-person mini-camp for writers related to this event? Fill out our Registration Form.
Virtual Author Event: M.K. England
MONDAY, JULY 25 | 10:30 AM—12:30 PM
A worldbuilding workshop for teens! Each participant will walk away with their own fantastical world built from the ground up, plus several idea seeds for stories they can write within their new worlds. We talk about the many different elements of building a new fictional world: environment, culture, flora and fauna, climate, technology/magic, and more.
Register Here: https://belmontpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-author-event-m-k-england/
Virtual Author Event: Ken Liu
TUESDAY, JULY 26 | 10:00—11:00 AM
Award-winning and bestselling author Ken Liu presents practical advice and inspirational perspectives on how to build more compelling SFF worlds. Useful for both novelists and short story writers. This is a live virtual event and will not be recorded. This event is recommended for young adults ages 16-21.
Register Here: https://belmontpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-author-event-ken-liu/
Virtual Author Event: Tara Sim
THURSDAY, JULY 28 | 1:00—2:00 PM
Bestselling YA and Adult fantasy and scifi author, Tara Sim, presents practical advice and inspirational perspectives on how to build more compelling SFF worlds. Useful for both novelists and short story writers. This is a live virtual event and will not be recorded. This event is recommended for young adults ages 14-21.
Register Here: https://belmontpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-author-event-tara-sim/
Virtual Author Event: Daniel José Older
FRIDAY, JULY 29 | 11:00 AM—12:30 PM
A virtual talk on the hero’s journey with award-winning author, Daniel José Older! This is a live virtual event and will not be recorded.
About the Author
Daniel José Older, a lead story architect for Star Wars: The High Republic, is the New York Times best-selling author of the upcoming Young Adult fantasy novel Ballad & Dagger (book 1 of the Outlaw Saints series), the sci-fi adventure Flood City, the monthly comic series The High Republic Adventures. His other books include the historical fantasy series Dactyl Hill Squad, The Book of Lost Saints, the Bone Street Rumba urban fantasy series, Star Wars: Last Shot, and the Young Adult series the Shadowshaper Cypher, including Shadowshaper, which was named one of the best fantasy books of all time by TIME magazine and one of Esquire’s 80 Books Every Person Should Read. He won the International Latino Book Award and has been nominated for the Kirkus Prize, The World Fantasy Award, the Andre Norton Award, the Locus, and the Mythopoeic Award. He co-wrote the upcoming graphic novel Death’s Day. You can find more info and read about his decade long career as an NYC paramedic at http://danieljoseolder.net/.
Register Here: https://belmontpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-author-event-daniel-jos-older/