Speculative Fiction

Benjamin Warner, Ron Tanner

ISBN 10: 1350408492 / ISBN 13: 9781350408494

Edité par Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB, 2026

In a time defined by uncertainty, change and inequality, speculative fiction is fast-becoming the genre of the 21st century. Straddling genres such as fantasy, science fiction, dystopia, alternative history, and horror, this book is a comprehensive introduction to the art of writing in this imaginative, fluid, and inclusive mode. An all-in-one textbook combining a craft guide with an extensive, diverse anthology, Speculative Fiction explores the multiplicity of influences that the genre has consumed and incorporated, digs into techniques specific to speculative writing, and gives writers exercises and prompts to begin their own works. In addition, Speculative Fiction features: - Annotated stories to showcase speculative techniques in practice - Interviews with authors about the use of craft in their speculative work - Detailed exploration of techniques from world-building to creating characters to plots and conflict in a specifically speculative mode - Chapters on finding a speculative writing community and workshopping writing within the genreFeaturing the works of such authors as George Saunders, Carmen Maria Machado, Joyce Carol Oates, Sofia Samatar, Rebecca Roanhorse, and many more, this book gives writers the resources to write boldly, differently and freely as they embrace stories that defy, undermine, and subvert reality to welcome hitherto censored or silenced voices, visions, and points of view. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781350408494

Synopsis :

An accessible and wide-ranging all-in-one craft guide and anthology to the mode of speculative fiction writing, featuring author interviews, exercises, and annotated stories.

À propos des auteurs: Benjamin Warner is a Teaching Professor in the English Department at Towson University. He is the author of speculative novels Thirst (Bloomsbury, 2016) and Fearless (Malarkey Books, 2023) and his fiction and nonfiction have appeared in Salon.com, The Washington Post Magazine, and Punchnel's, among others. His website is www.benjaminwarner.net.

Ron Tanner is Professor Emeritus in the Writing Department at Loyola University, Maryland, USA. He is the author of five books, most recently Far West: Stories, which was winner of the 2020 Elixir Press book prize. Other awards for writing include a Faulkner Society gold medal, a Pushcart Prize, a New Letters Award, a Best of the Web Award, and a James Michener/Copernicus Society Fellowship.

Website: https://www.ronaldtanner.com/

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Speculative Fiction
Éditeur : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB
Date d'édition : 2026
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : New