Alisa Alering, Amal El-Mohtar, and Seanan McGuire discuss crafting tales where magic seeps through the cracks of reality, blurring the boundaries between the mundane and extraordinary. Delve into their creative processes and how they integrate folklore and nature into their contemporary narratives.
Where: | UA Campus Store (Seats 250) ![]() ![]() |
When: | Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm |
Signing area: | Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)
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Genre: | Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror |
Moderator: | Annie Boustead |
Sponsor: | Session made possible courtesy of UA Campus Store |
Alisa Alering is the author of the novel "Smothermoss," an Appalachian gothic that the New York Times Book Review calls "deliciously weird...a compulsive journey through a wild, unknowable landscape and the wilder hearts of young girls....
Amal El-Mohtar is a Hugo Award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy, poetry and criticism, and the co-author of the New York Times bestseller "This is How You Lose the Time War," written with Max Gladstone, which has been translated into over ten languages....
Seanan McGuire has written more than 20 books since debuting with "Rosemary and Rue" in 2009. She uses the pen names Mira Grant to write science fiction-horror books and Deborah Baker to write the Up and Under children's fantasy series....