Mean streets & high towers: World-building for genre writers
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Join us to learn how to bring your fictional worlds to life on the page.We’ll look at how to research and recreate real places and eras, as well as how to completely imagine new worlds, planets, moments or societies.
This full-day masterclass is designed for writers of speculative fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, historical romance or crime – any genre that involves either accurately presented realist settings, or imagined places, futures or pasts.
What you’ll learn:
- The importance of place
- How setting supports story
- Steps to create an entire universe or society
- How to research historical or distant settings
- How to include findings (or not!)
- How to put into words what you see in your mind
- Tropes and reader expectations of key genres.
We’ll also make time for:
- Exercises and tips to use in your writing
- Questions and discussion.
You need to book in advance for this masterclass - tickets are available until booked out, or a week prior. My events are designed for small group learning, so group size and ticket numbers are limited. Don’t miss out.
Date
Saturday 16 May 2026 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM (UTC+10)Location
Balam Balam Place
15 Phoenix Street, Brunswick Victoria 3056
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Mean streets & high towers: World-building for genre writers
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