Join sci fi writer and Shoreline of Infinity Magazine's fiction editor, Eris Young, for a sci-fi workshop exploring what "science fiction" really is, and how to use science and tech to create conflict and shape character.
This workshop is for any writer new to the genre of science fiction. You may have experience writing in other speculative genres like horror or fantasy, but might be intimidated by the prospect of moving into the sci fi space, or you could be completely new to speculative fiction and looking to sound out the spaces you might like to work in.
Using inspiration from real-life science and tech, we will explore what science fiction actually is and what it can be used for, and how to build your concept and follow it to its natural conclusions, along the way discovering character and story conflict.
This workshop will involve a small amount of pre-preparation, which is encouraged but not mandatory.
Your Workshop Leader
Eris Young is a transgender writer of speculative fiction. Their work has appeared in venues such as Pseudopod, Gutter, GigaNotoSaurus, the Immigrant Sci Fi Short Stories anthology from Flame Tree Press, and the 2025 Edinburgh Science Festival exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. Their debut novel, a lesbian vampire thriller titled Hunger in the Blood, is publishing with Tor UK in May 2027. They are fiction editor at Shoreline of Infinity, Scotland's sci fi magazine.
About the event:
Running time: 105 minutes including breaks
Tickets: £16.50/£14.50 (plus 50p booking fee)
The workshop will be take place in Zoom meetings. You will receive the Zoom link 48 hours before the event. Workshops are not recorded.
Please note there is no physical space provided at the festival venue to participate in this workshop. Workshops are not included In a weekend pass.
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