
Fantasy Fiction
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- Character and dialogue
- Point of view
- Plot and structure
- Worldbuilding settings, ideologies and cultures
- Style and revision
The third section guides students through the spectrum of styles as they are classified in fantasy fiction from Epic and high fantasy, through Lovecraftian and Weird fiction, to magical realism and hybrid fantasy. An accompanying anthology will provide students with a greater awareness of the range of possibilities open to them as fantasy writers and will feature such writers as Ursula Le Guin, China Miéville, Theodora Goss, Emrys Donaldson, Ken Liu, C.S.E. Cooney, Vandana Singh, Sofia Samatar, Rebecca Roanhorse, Jessie Ulmer, Yxta Maya Murray, and Rachael K. Jones. With writing exercises, prompts, additional online resources and cues for further reading throughout, this is an essential resource for anyone wanting to write fantastical fiction.
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Section 1: An Introduction to Fantasy Writing
Introduction
Chapter 1: Fantasy and Its Evolution
Chapter 2: Fantasy Genres (a mostly comprehensive review)
Chapter 3: Fantasy Fiction, Publishing, and Creative Writing in the Academy
Section 2: The Craft of Fantasy Writing
Chapter 4: Character and Dialogue
Chapter 5: Point of View
Chapter 6: Structure and Plot
Chapter 7: Worldbuilding Part 1
Chapter 8: Worldbuilding Part 2
Chapter 9: Worldbuilding Part 3
Chapter 10: Style and Revision
Discussion Questions and Writing Activities
Section 3: Genres and Styles of Fantasy Writing
Chapter 11: Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, and Sword and Sorcery Fantasy
Chapter 12: Historical Fantasy
Chapter 13: Weird Fiction, Lovecraftian Fantasy, Gothic Fantasy,
and Cosmic Horror
Chapter 14: Contemporary and Urban Fantasy
Chapter 15: Fabulism and Magical Realism
Chapter 16: Mythic, Fairy Tale, Folkloric, and Fairy Fantasy
Chapter 17: Hybrid Fantasy
Conclusion
Anthology
Cooney-Martyr's Gem
Donaldson-The Albatrosses
Goss-England Under the White Witch
Jones-The Night Bazaar for Women Becoming Reptiles
Le Guin-The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Liu-Good Hunting
Miéville-The Condition of New Death
Murray-La Llorona
Roanhorse-Harvest
Samatar-Meet Me in Iram
Singh-A Handful of Rice
Ulmer-Red
Valentine- From the Catalogue of the Pavilion of the Marvelous, Scheduled for Premiere at the Great Exhibition (Before the Fire)
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