THE WRITE FANTASTIC

Ian Whates

Sarah Ash

Deborah J Miller

Jessica Rydill

Freda Warrington

Kari Sperring

Chaz Brenchley

Juliet E McKenna

Since our launch in May 2005, The Write Fantastic's diary has seen over 60 engagements, ranging from library and bookshop events, talks to local writers' groups and contributions to literary festivals to teaching creative writing.

We've found readers' appetite and enthusiasm for fantasy fiction is boundless, from epic tales of sword and sorcery to gritty urban myth. It's been our pleasure to help make sure that no one is missing out on all the wonderful reading currently on offer.

To celebrate TWF's fifth year, we're welcoming Kari Sperring, Ian Whates, Freda Warrington and Liz Williams to the team and holding our first day event, at the Jacqueline Du Pr¨¦ Building, St Hilda's College, Oxford on May 8th 2010.

We're inviting friends and colleagues to share their insights and recommendations in a wide-ranging programme. Our author guests are Stephen Deas, Ben Jeapes, Geoff Ryman, Mike Shevdon and Ian Watson. We'll also be joined by David Moore and Jenni Hill of Solaris Books, Oxford's very own SF&F publisher, to offer their editorial perspectives.

The day will also see the launch of TWF's anniversary anthology of original stories.

Click here for full details and the programme.

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. Today this vibrant and imaginative genre is inspiring new worlds of imagination across TV & movies, computer games & the Net, while the boundaries between speculative fiction and the mainstream are becoming ever more fluid.

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 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 , Juliet E McKenna, Deborah J Miller , Jessica Rydill, Kari Sperring , Freda Warrington and Ian Whates.

For any questions not answered here, contact us via info@thewritefantastic.com .

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

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