Intentional Worldbuilding
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In some ways, every word we put on the page is worldbuilding, even if we’re not writing classic science fiction or fantasy. How do we choose those words (and those worlds) wisely? Join a panel of authors who have mastered the art of worldbuilding with care and intention.
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline
Tundra Books
After inadvertently starting rumors of a haunted cemetery, a teen befriends a ghost in this brand-new young adult novel exploring grief and belonging by the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of The Marrow Thieves series.
Ferry Back the Gifts by Kate Story
Exile Editions
The author impersonates a virtuoso ring master, pulling up the curtain on a series of players who yearn, shock, succor, and entertain. Mermaids twine tails around foul-mouthed oil executives; wounded children forge their own magical salvation; a cup of tea on Bell Island is a conduit to another planet; a hiking trail leads to the end of the world, and beyond. Hilarious, moving, and dazzling by turns, this speculative fiction collection from one of Newfoundland’s most idiosyncratic writers will seduce you with raw wisdom, befriend you with wry wit, and stay with you.
