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Jeff VanderMeer on "Shared Worlds." (video)

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Best-selling author Jeff VanderMeer was part of Wofford's "Shared Worlds" creative writing camp. Here are comments from Jeff and student campers.

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sfsignal.com - 4/16/2009

Shared Worlds Creative Writing Camp, 2009

— sfsignal.com — Last year we did two Worldbuilding Mind Melds in association with the Shared Worlds workshop. Here's some... info on this year's workshop: Shared Worlds Creative Writing Camp Seeking Students for 09 Session Shared Worlds, an innovative two ... (more) Shared Worlds Creative Writing Camp, 2009

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jeffvandermeer.com - 4/19/2009

Shared Worlds 2009–Teens Can Apply Now

— jeffvandermeer.com — (Me, nattering on…) Shared Worlds 2 has been finalized, and you can find the information about the... camp below. I’ll be there for two weeks and Ann for one week. The plan is for Tobias Buckell to helm a creative writing track in ... (more) Shared Worlds 2009–Teens Can Apply Now

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charles-tan.blogspot.com - 4/15/2009

Interview: Ann VanderMeer

— charles-tan.blogspot.com — Every Tuesday, I'll have an interview posted. Ann VanderMeer is the fiction editor of Weird Tales .... Thanks for agreeing to do the interview! First off, how did you first get introduced to the genre? Hard to say. I’ve always been an avid ... (more) Interview: Ann VanderMeer

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Shared Worlds Creative Writing Camp, 2009
SF Signal — Last year we did two Worldbuilding Mind Melds in association with the Shared Worlds workshop. Here's some info on this year's workshop: Shared Worlds Creative Writing Camp Seeking Students for 09 Session Shared Worlds, an innovative two week workshop in fantasy and science fiction worldbuilding is currently seeking applications for attendance from students grade eight to twelve who have an interest in creative writing and fantasy worldbuilding. The program is held from July 19 through August 1 on the campus of Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC, and offers an intensely ...

Shared Worlds 2009–Teens Can Apply Now
Ecstatic Days — (Me, nattering on…) Shared Worlds 2 has been finalized, and you can find the information about the camp below. I’ll be there for two weeks and Ann for one week. The plan is for Tobias Buckell to helm a creative writing track in week two, but the final distribution of tasks/teaching responsibilities depends at least in part on the final head count. Holly Black will be coming in for a couple of days. Will Hindmarch will also be there for the second week, workin’ his magic. This is a pretty unique camp, I think, and one that the teenagers last year had a lot of ...

Shared Worlds: Real Cities That Seem Fantastical/SFnal
Ecstatic Days — Shared Worlds asked Elizabeth Hand, Nalo Hopkinson, Ursula K. LeGuin, China Miéville, and Michael Moorcock: “What’s your pick for the top real-life fantasy or science fiction city?” “At Shared Worlds students create fantasy and science fiction worlds to fuel their art and writing projects. But even the strangest made-up place can have some real-world spark. Our own planet is often surreal, alien, and beautifully strange—and cities tend to focus our fascination with these qualities. Sometimes the exoticness comes from finding the unexpected where we live, and sometimes ...

Shared Worlds Meme
Bibliophile Stalker — There's this creative writing program Shared Worlds from July 19, 2009 - August 1, 2009: "At Shared Worlds students create fantasy and science fiction worlds to fuel their writing, art, and game development. But even the strangest made-up place can have some real-world spark. Our own planet is often surreal, alien, and beautifully strange–and cities tend to focus our fascination with these qualities. Sometimes the exoticness comes from finding the unexpected where we live, and sometimes it comes from visiting a place that's foreign to us." - Jeff VanderMeer, Shared Worlds Assistant Director and InstructorIn line with ...

Shared Worlds: What’s your pick for the top real-life fantasy or science fiction city?
Neth Space — I don't really consider this blog a publicity blog, but this is the sort of thing I'm happy to help spread the word about. Shared Worlds asked Elizabeth Hand, Nalo Hopkinson, Ursula K. LeGuin, China Miéville, and Michael Moorcock: “What’s your pick for the top real-life ...

Shared Worlds program and fantastic cities
OF Blog of the Fallen — Over the past couple of days, many people have been blogging about the upcoming second annual Shared Worlds program, hosted by Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Here is some of the information on this program for teens, which I would have loved to have been a part of when I was younger: ...