BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Northbrook Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Northbrook Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6498b5f5-0af7-44d2-a3e2-11be6353c39d SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260724T214213Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221006T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221006T203000 SUMMARY:Virtual Northbrook Writes: Speculative Fiction LOCATION:Northbrook Public Library\nNorthbrook Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Northbrook Public Library; X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Northbrook Public Library:geo:42.1305085,-87.830 8752 GEO:42.1305085;-87.8308752 DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author Michael Zapata guides us through the r elationship between the past and the future\, the real and the unreal\, an d discusses strategies to create otherworldly works of fiction. .\nhttp s://northbrook.libnet.info/event/6608785 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

When we write fiction\, we create parallel worlds. As such\, possibility is not only a question of genre or believab ility on the page\, but also one of language: What if?

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In speculat ive genres\, \;the relationship between the past and the future\, the real and the unreal is often blurred beyond recognition. In this workshop\ , the award-winning author of the novel The Lost Book of Adana Moreau< /em> and StoryStudio instructor Michael Zapata will guide \;writers th rough these relationships and discuss craft techniques \;and artful st rategies to create speculative and otherworldly \;works of fiction. Th e workshop will also include a writing exercise \;and a Q&\;A!  \;

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In partnership with StoryStudio Chicago.

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This event wil l be held live online using Zoom. Once you have registered\, check your em ail the day of the program for a link to join the meeting.

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