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Writing Workshop: Researching the Weird Stuff

Making Speculative Fiction Sound Real
2026-10-10 16:00:00 2026-10-10 17:00:00 America/New_York Writing Workshop: Researching the Weird Stuff From folklore to physics, a panel of speculative fiction authors will share how to research the impossible, build believable worlds, and make the weirdest ideas feel uncannily real. Online -

Saturday, October 10
4:00pm - 5:00pm

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From folklore to physics, a panel of speculative fiction authors will share how to research the impossible, build believable worlds, and make the weirdest ideas feel uncannily real.

Panelists

  • Elle E. Ire
  • Meredith Doench 
  • MB Austin
  • K. Aten 
  • Cathy Pegau
  • Benna Bos 

This event will not be recorded in any format 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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