THE WRITE FANTASTIC

Sarah Ash

Juliet E McKenna

Deborah J Miller

Jessica Rydill

Chaz Brenchley

Mark Chadbourn

Stan Nicholls

The Write Fantastic is an initiative by authors to introduce fantasy fiction to readers who have never tried the genre, and to show those who have drifted away the breadth and depth in current fantasy writing.

On 4th April 2009, Sarah Ash, Chaz Brenchley, Mark Chadbourn and Juliet E McKenna will be joined by Ben Jeapes at Borders, Oxford, 6.00-7.30 pm to discuss reading and writing SF&F today. This is an Oxfringe event.

You can find updates on all our appearances on our diary page, Events to Come and at our MySpace page as well as more personal thoughts at our Live Journal Community.

Our work covers the gamut of fantasy writing from orcs and dragons, through high heroic swords and sorcery to reimagining of myth and history, and the magics of matter, mind and spirit.

Contemporary fantasy fiction is about far more than escape to other realities. Freed of the constraints and preconceptions of other kinds of fiction, it holds up a mirror to reflect on this world and time through the prism of vivid characters and enthralling drama that engage the imagination like no other genre.

Between us, we can offer a range of resources to libraries, literary festivals, reader's circles, writers' groups and bookshop events. We can talk on our lives as writers, on fantasy and science fiction in general and on specific topics. We can also come together as panels for question and answer sessions, give readings and conduct workshops on creative writing, both in genre and in general.

Learn more about what we've already achieved by reading our record of Events So Far.

We are Sarah Ash , Chaz Brenchley , Mark Chadbourn, Juliet E McKenna, Deborah J Miller , Stan Nicholls and Jessica Rydill.

Check the Events To Come page for news on what we're doing, when and where.

The Write Fantastic acknowledges the welcome and generous financial aid of the Arts Council England