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Registration
Your Universe: Worldbuilding for Fiction Writing
02/21/2022 08:00 AM - 03/27/2022 08:00 AM ET
Admission
$50.00
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$50 Pay What You Can
$75.00
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$75 Pay What You Can
$100.00
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$100 Pay What You Can
$150.00
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$150 Pay What You Can
$200.00
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$200 Pay What You Can
$250.00
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$250 Pay What You Can
Location
Google Classroom
Summary
Your Universe: Worldbuilding for Fiction Writing
Monday, February 21 – March 25
Pay What You Can ($50 – 250)
Asynchronous class with no required live sessions for class participation
Worldbuilding (the process of constructing a fictional universe) is an essential element of sci-fi and fantasy, however worldbuilding happens in all fiction. This class explores the role of setting and place by studying worldbuilding across fictional genres, using examples from writers such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Colson Whitehead, Stephen King, Toni Morrison, Edith Wharton, and Megan Giddings (as well as examples from television, such as “Supernatural,” “Stranger Things,” and “The Office”). As students build their own worlds, they will play with suspension of belief, practice consistency, and learn how to keep a stylesheet. Each student will write a short story or excerpt employing the worlds they create and will receive personalized instructor feedback. At the end of the course, everyone will be invited to share their work at an optional class reading.