StabbyCon: Worldbuilding from the Real World Panel
Welcome to the r/Fantasy StabbyCon panel Worldbuilding from the Real World. Feel free to ask the panelists any questions relevant to the topic. Unlike AMAs, discussion should be kept on-topic.
The panelists will be stopping by throughout the day to answer your questions and discuss the topic. Keep in mind panelists are in a few different time zones so participation may be staggered.
About the Panel
This panel will examine how you can combine real world locations, events and people with the fantastic to create a story grounded in reality but beyond imagination.
Join Krista D. Ball, R.B. Lemberg, Rowenna Miller and Tasha Suri to discuss worldbuilding.
About the Panelists
KRISTA D. BALL is an award-winning author of over twenty books, including the popular non-fiction guide, What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank. Website | Twitter | Goodreads
R.B. LEMBERG is a queer, bigender immigrant from Eastern Europe, and the author of fantasy fiction set in Birdverse. Their Birdverse novella The Four Profound Weaves (2020) was a finalist for the Nebula, Locus, Ignyte, and World Fantasy awards; it was also an Otherwise Award honoree. R.B's Birdverse novel The Unbalancing is coming out in September 2022 from Tachyon. Website| Twitter| Patreon| Goodreads
ROWENNA MILLER is the author of the Unraveled Kingdom trilogy and the forthcoming The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill, as well as short fiction. She is also the cohost of the Hugo-nominated podcast Worldbuilding for Masochists, an English professor, and a fairly handy seamstress. She lives in Indiana with her husband, two daughters, four cats, two goats, and an ever-growing flock of chickens.Website | Twitter | Goodreads
TASHA SURI is the award-winning author of The Books of Ambha duology (Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash) and the epic fantasy The Jasmine Throne. Her upcoming novels include The Oleander Sword, sequel to The Jasmine Throne, and What Souls Are Made Of, a YA remix of Wuthering Heights. She is a writing tutor, an occasional librarian and cat owner. Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads
FAQ
- What do panelists do? Ask questions of your fellow panelists, respond to Q&A from the audience and fellow panelists, and generally just have a great time!
- What do others do? Like an AMA, ask questions! Just keep in mind these questions should be somewhat relevant to the panel topic.
- What if someone is unkind? We always enforce Rule 1, but we'll especially be monitoring these panels. Please report any unkind comments you see.
Voting for the 2021 Stabby Awards is open!
Get your vote on for the Stabby Awards! Voting closes Monday Feb 7th, at 10am EST. We’ll be hosting a Stabby finalists reception on Wednesday, Feb 9th and announcing the winners on Friday Feb 11th.
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