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Shared Worlds Announces Special Guests for 2012.

Next year we are happy to announce that our guest writers will include several NYT bestsellers: Julianna Baggott, Tobias Buckell, Will Hindmarch, Karin Lowachee, Naomi Novik, and Jeff VanderMeer. Ann VanderMeer will be our visiting editor guest. Here’s more on our guest writers for 2012:

Julianna Baggott: Critically acclaimed author Julianna Baggott recently signed a movie deal for the movie rights to her forthcoming YA science fiction series Pure. Baggott has written in many different genres and teaches at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida.

Tobias Buckell: Caribbean-born author Tobias Buckell currently lives in Ohio. He has written a NYT bestselling Halo novel and several critically acclaimed SF novels including Crystal Rain. Buckell is a returning guest to Shared Worlds, having taught here in prior years, and he is also an accomplished short story writer.

Will Hindmarch: Chicago resident Will Hindmarch is a highly respected game creator who has worked for, among others, White Wolf and Green Ronin. Hindmarch has also published fiction and poetry. He is the designated world-building expert for Shared Worlds and has participated in every year of the camp.

Karin Lowachee: Born in South America, Karin Lowachee grew up in Canada and worked in the Arctic. Her first novel Warchild won the 2001 Warner Aspect First Novel Contest. She has been a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award and won the Prix Aurora Award. Orbit Books published her latest, The Gaslight Dogs.

Naomi Novik: A New York resident, Naomi Novik is the author of the bestselling Temeraire dragon fantasy series, optioned by Peter Jackson. She has won the John W. Campbell Award and the Compton Crook Award. Her short fiction has appeared in several anthologies.

Ann VanderMeer: For five years Ann VanderMeer served as editor-in-chief of Weird Tales magazine, winning a Hugo Award for her efforts. In addition, she has edited ten anthologies over the past four years, including Best American Fantasy, The New Weird, Steampunk, and the forthcoming The Weird.

Jeff VanderMeer: Critically acclaimed writer Jeff VanderMeer has won the World Fantasy Award twice, once for his fiction and once for his editing. He has also been a finalist for every major award in the SF and fantasy fields. His latest novel is Finch. He is also the SF/F columnist for the New York Times Book Review.

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A Program Designed For Teen Writers Interested in Today's Hottest Fantasy Fiction Genres.

  • Work in group sessions with noted historians, scientists, authors and philosophers.

  • Create your own world, complete with its own languages, laws and cultures.

  • Network with other creative students from around the world.

  • Publish your work with the help of noted authors.

  • Engage in dyanamic programs designed to foster creativity through lifelong social and wellness skills

  • Receive credentials recognizing this unique achievement along with a full professional evaluation to provide positive reinforcement for writing skills and college success.

 

News Updates

2/28/12 -- We have 36 students enrolled!!  12 students are returning. Students attending from the US are coming from Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington. Students attending from abroad are coming from Canada, France, Germany, Jakarta and Japan.

2/13/12 -- We have 22 students enrolled!! 19 from the US and 3 from abroad! Georgia (1), Illinois (2), Maryland (1), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (1), New York (3), Ohio (1), Pennsylvania (1), South Carolina (6), Tennessee (1), Washington (1), Japan (1), Jakarta (1) and Germany (1).  Woohoo!

1/17/12 -- Students from all over the country including Pennsylvania, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, Washington, and New York have signed up to attend Shared Worlds 2012. Someone is even coming from Germany!

9/6/11 -- Shared Worlds announces 2012 guest authors: Julianna Baggott, Tobias Buckell, Will Hindmarch, Karin Lowachee, Naomi Novik, and Jeff VanderMeer. Ann VanderMeer will be our visiting editor guest.

3/29/11 -- Shared Worlds featured in Strange Horizons magazine  

2/14/11 -- Novelist Nnedi Okorafor Named Shared World’s First Amazon.com Visiting Writer

9/02/10 -- Jeff VanderMeer on Teaching the Next Generation of Greats  

7/29/10 -- Get advice from several established writers.

Read the reactions: 

- Tor
- Guardian (UK)
- The Agony Column at Bookotron.com (includes podcast)
- Boing Boing
- Ecstatic Days by Jeff Vandermeer
- Los Angeles Times blogs
- SF Signal 

 

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