Two experienced editors of speculative fiction will discuss what science fiction and fantasy can look like. You’ll learn about the overlap and blurring of borders between genres, the complex chemistry of worldbuilding, and how to decipher all this and apply it to all realms of editing. Building off your fiction editing knowledge, they’ll take you beyond castles and spaceships to the broader lands, seas and skies of speculative fiction.
Presenters
Tanya Gold (they/them) is a book editor, French to English translator, educator and literary omnivore. They’ve been in publishing for over 20 years and have worked on all sorts of delicious books. These days, they mostly work on and devour SFF, horror, retellings, queer stories, interactive fiction and graphic novels. They also coach editors and writers, and teach in a bunch of places. It’s been suggested that they read too much for their own good. This might be true.
Genevieve Clovis, of Clovis Editorial, is a speculative fiction editor, author and writing coach. She specializes in substantive and stylistic editing for indie authors and publishers. Genevieve takes great joy in ensuring her clients’ novels are as monstrous and diabolical as intended. When not frolicking in the woods, Genevieve runs a variety of online writers groups and dabbles in the not-so-dark bookbinding arts.