Instructor : Nina Munteanu

What is Science Fiction? What isn’t it? What’s involved in writing SF and how do you get it published? Internationally published SF author, blogger and scientist Nina Munteanu answers these questions and more in a 2-day interactive hands-on workshop designed to help you define your project, get started and successfully see it to publication.

Learn some essential tools of this genre such as world-building, research, plot approaches and how to generate and follow through with premise, idea and theme toward a publishable original work. Students are expected to bring in and discuss their own works.  Workshop includes lectures, use of examples, discussions, exercises, readings and some writing.

Recommended resources: The Fiction Writer: Get Published, Write Now! (Starfire World Syndicate) by Nina Munteanu;  SF Writer (Robert J. Sawyer’s website); Complete Guide to Writing SF (Dragon Moon Press).

Time & Schedule: 2-day course of three-hour lecture and discussion/workshop per week with homework assignments; schedule for upcoming semester TBA.

Cost: $100.oo

Contact: nina.sfgirl@gmail.com [subject: How to Write SF] for information about the course and how to register.

“Nina is an engaging and delightful presenter and clearly knows what she is doing!”–Ken Munro, Halifax, NS

“I’m writing fantasy and thought this would be useful, but Nina provided more depth and information than I expected. I appreciated it and the experience she provided. Nina is a fun and warm instructor. She presents a lot of information but keeps the atmosphere light.”–Carol Moreira, NS

“We took the course because my son writes science fiction. The course was much better than I had expected: I learned a lot and now want to write science fiction. Nina is brilliant, tireless and passionate.”–Margaret Hastings-James, NS