WRITING AN IMPERFECT WORLD: BUILD YOUR SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY STORY!
REGISTRATION: $35 ($25 before 8/15/2022)
DATES: 8/17/22, 8/22/22, 8/24/22 and 8/31/22. TIME: 6:30 pm-8:30 pm.
Have you ever wondered why characters like you are missing from science fiction and fantasy literature that portray civilizations on a distant planet in the future? Imagine creating a unique world for readers to enjoy with the characters that reflect their lives? Science fiction genres motivate you to imagine the infinite possibilities of your reality and what is possible.
In our virtual writing room, you will learn to build strong characters with complex storylines that inspire readers to keep turning the page as the plot builds. You will delve into crafting imaginative stories that titillate the palates of unsung heroes, sheroes, and theyroes.
Work in a nurturing environment with writers who are beginning the art of writing science fiction and fantasy novels. Writing exercises will focus on plot, character development, and world-building. Complete your first short story or begin your speculative fiction novel!
ABOUT the INSTRUCTOR
Adanze Asante resides in Brooklyn, NY, and writes dark fantasy stories about strange worlds and people who wind up in unusual circumstances. She works as an English professor at the City University of New York at Kingsborough Community College. She’s a graduate of Clarion West Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop and a member of an NYC-based writing group Altered Fluid. Some of her short stories have appeared in the following publications: Middle House Review, Omenana, Dawn to Night, Wraparound South, and African Voices Magazine, to name a few. She wrote as a staff writer for the following publications: The Network Journal, The New York Daily News, The Oakland Tribune, New York Newsday, The Oregonian, and Corpus Christi Caller-Times.