Speculative fiction often takes place in otherworldly settings, such as George RR Martin’s Westeros, the planet Jakku in the Star Wars movies, or a slightly different version of the world we know. The details that go into the imagining of a fantastical setting allow the writer to both ground a narrative in reality and challenge the notions of that reality. This workshop by author, anthologist, editor and lecturer Jason Erik Lundberg will give participants the skills to be able to create their own strange new worlds as the backdrops for their fiction.
Course Fee: $60 (before ticketing charges)
Speculative fiction often takes place in otherworldly settings, such as George RR Martin’s Westeros, the planet Jakku in the Star Wars movies, or a slightly different version of the world we know. The details that go into the imagining of a fantastical setting allow the writer to both ground a narrative in reality and challenge the notions of that reality. This workshop by author, anthologist, editor and lecturer Jason Erik Lundberg will give participants the skills to be able to create their own strange new worlds as the backdrops for their fiction.
Cancellation Policy
The programme can be cancelled or postponed two weeks before the date if the minimum number of participants is not met. Participants will be fully refunded for programmes cancelled by us.
Participants who are unable to attend a programme they have registered for are to inform us of the reason two weeks before the programme date. They will be fully refunded in the event of extenuating and mitigating circumstances (E.g. illness, bereavement, accidents). Those who did not turn up at the programme will not receive a refund. Upon registration, you are deemed to have read and understood the terms and conditions and cancellation policy and accept the terms contained therein. All information given is correct at the time of publishing, but is subject to change without prior notice.
The Organiser reserves all rights to amend any terms and conditions without prior notice, and, in the event of any dispute, the Organiser’s decision is final.
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Jason Erik Lundberg was born in New York, grew up in North Carolina, and has lived in Singapore since 2007. He is the author and anthologist of thirty books, including A Fickle and Restless Weapon (2020), Most Excellent and Lamentable (2019), Diary of One Who Disappeared (2019), Carol the Coral (2016), Strange Mammals (2013), Embracing the Strange (2013), The Alchemy of Happiness (2012), Fish Eats Lion (2012) and Fish Eats Lion Redux (2022), Red Dot Irreal (2011), the bestselling six-book Bo Bo and Cha Cha children’s picture book series (2012–2015), and the award-winning biennial Best New Singaporean Short Stories anthology series (est. 2013). He served as Fiction Editor at Epigram Books for nearly twelve years (where the books he edited won multiple awards, and made various year’s best lists), as well as Founding Editor of LONTAR: The Journal of Southeast Asian Speculative Fiction (2012–2018). His writing has been anthologised widely, honourably mentioned twice in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, and translated into half a dozen languages. He currently lectures on contemporary publishing, editorial theory & practice, and creative writing at Nanyang Technological University, and his new novel, Languishing Under Glass, will be released in late 2026 by Penguin Random House (Southeast Asia).