10 – 11:30 am “World Building in a Hurry” workshop with Olivia Chadha
How do you create a world that avoids info-dumps and over explanation? How do you avoid cliché and stereotypes in regards to identity and the world? Borrowing from N.K. Jemisin’s “Growing Your Iceberg” and other classic studies in worldbuilding, this session will explore techniques that will allow you to present your world without having to spend decades crafting languages from scratch. Part generative and part study in science fiction, speculative fiction and place this workshop will center on worldbuilding methods that feel intuitive and effective without taking forever.