Julie Bertagna
author
- Joined
- May 25, 2007
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Hi all,
The Edinburgh International Book Festival event (below) might interest anyone around Edinburgh, Scotland. It's in Charlotte Square Sunday 26th August 6pm. If you can't come and would like to hear about it I'm happy to do post on the debate. Or post your views here and I'll take them to the debate!
We are three YA authors who mean to do a storming event at the Book Festival, debating fictional visions of the future. Apocalypses, dystopias: we have it all! How does a writer create a believable fictional world of the future? What impact does SF, speculative fiction (whatever you want to call it: I know people have strong views on that!) have on the way you think about your own future, the future you are walking into - the future you are creating?
We should have some political people there so it's a good chance to let them hear what you think - doesn't matter if you are Scottish or not, it's your world. So if anyone is around Edinburgh and fancies a debate on the biggest issue of our time, we'd love you to join in. Here are the programme details:
'APOCALYPTIC SCOTLAND: JULIE BERTAGNA, CATHERINE FORDE & JAMES JAUNCEY
Sun 26/08/2007 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Teens & adults
Join some of teen fiction's strongest voices on a journey to a new Scotland. Each has written distinctly different dystopian futures for the nation. In an age of uncertainty, political upheaval and environmental catastrophe, they look to the future to explore who we are and who we may yet become. A truly outstanding collaboration not to be missed.'
If you'd like info on us (the authors) and the books up for discussion, please drop into my author forum on this site or to my website www.juliebertagna.com
Catherine Forde and Jamie Jauncey also have websites - I will look out their addresses and post them up asap!
Cheers,
Julie
The Edinburgh International Book Festival event (below) might interest anyone around Edinburgh, Scotland. It's in Charlotte Square Sunday 26th August 6pm. If you can't come and would like to hear about it I'm happy to do post on the debate. Or post your views here and I'll take them to the debate!
We are three YA authors who mean to do a storming event at the Book Festival, debating fictional visions of the future. Apocalypses, dystopias: we have it all! How does a writer create a believable fictional world of the future? What impact does SF, speculative fiction (whatever you want to call it: I know people have strong views on that!) have on the way you think about your own future, the future you are walking into - the future you are creating?
We should have some political people there so it's a good chance to let them hear what you think - doesn't matter if you are Scottish or not, it's your world. So if anyone is around Edinburgh and fancies a debate on the biggest issue of our time, we'd love you to join in. Here are the programme details:
'APOCALYPTIC SCOTLAND: JULIE BERTAGNA, CATHERINE FORDE & JAMES JAUNCEY
Sun 26/08/2007 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Teens & adults
Join some of teen fiction's strongest voices on a journey to a new Scotland. Each has written distinctly different dystopian futures for the nation. In an age of uncertainty, political upheaval and environmental catastrophe, they look to the future to explore who we are and who we may yet become. A truly outstanding collaboration not to be missed.'
If you'd like info on us (the authors) and the books up for discussion, please drop into my author forum on this site or to my website www.juliebertagna.com
Catherine Forde and Jamie Jauncey also have websites - I will look out their addresses and post them up asap!
Cheers,
Julie
