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Building Immersive Settings
2026-06-09 19:00:00 2026-06-09 20:00:00 America/New_York Building Immersive Settings Whether you're taking readers to cultures of the past, into contemporary halls of power, or to future or fantasy realms, author and editor Kristen Stieffel will discuss techniques to transport readers Online - Virtual Room - EPD

Tuesday, June 09
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-06-09 19:00:00 2026-06-09 20:00:00 America/New_York Building Immersive Settings Whether you're taking readers to cultures of the past, into contemporary halls of power, or to future or fantasy realms, author and editor Kristen Stieffel will discuss techniques to transport readers Online - Virtual Room - EPD

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Virtual Room - EPD

Whether you're taking readers to cultures of the past, into contemporary halls of power, or to future or fantasy realms, author and editor Kristen Stieffel will discuss techniques to transport readers

This event will not be recorded and playback will not be available. Please arrive on time.

This is a Virtual Event hosted through Zoom. All stated times are in the Eastern time zone. You will receive an email with a link to access the Zoom room before the event from your event host.  
 
A computer with access to the internet and speakers or headsets are required. 
 
If using a mobile device, Android and iOS users must install the Zoom App. However, please note interactivity may be limited.  

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Authors - Books - Writing |

TAGS: | writers | promo | epd | bb-writers-corner |

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