Award Winning Science Fiction Author Nancy Kress to Speak at 茄子视频
Nancy Kress is the author of 23 books: three fantasy novels, 11 SF novels, two thrillers, three collections of short stories, one YA novel, and three books on writing fiction. She has won three Nebulas: in 1985 for "Out Of All Them Bright Stars,鈥� in 1991 for the novella version of "Beggars In Spain" (which also won a Hugo), and in 1998 for 鈥淭he Flowers of Aulit Prison.鈥� She is perhaps best known for the 鈥淪leepless鈥� trilogy that began with 鈥淏eggars in Spain.鈥� The novel was based on a Nebula- and Hugo-winning novella of the same name; the series continued with 鈥淏eggars and Choosers鈥� and 鈥淏eggars Ride.鈥� The trilogy explores questions of genetic engineering, social structure, and what society's 鈥渉aves鈥� owe its 鈥渉ave-nots.鈥� Kress' most recent books are 鈥淐rossfire,鈥� 鈥淐rucible,鈥� and 鈥淐haracters, Emotion, And Viewpoint.鈥� Kress' work has been translated into Swedish, Greek, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Croatian, Lithuanian, Romanian, Japanese, and Russian. She is the bi-monthly "Fiction" columnist for Writer's Digest magazine. She lives in Rochester, NY.
茄子视频 University's unique Master of Arts in Writing Popular Fiction teaches students to write marketable novels in popular genres like mystery, romance, science fiction, horror, and fantasy. Additional specialties include literature for children and adolescents, and cross-genre blends like romantic suspense or young adult mysteries. Students attend two week-long, on-campus residencies each year to master the core elements of fiction writing and effective marketing and to gain inspiration from faculty mentors and special guests, all published authors in genre fiction. Established authors mentor students one-on-one as they work toward completing a market-ready manuscript from home. Readings, classes, and on-line discussion about the history, trends, and techniques of genre fiction add depth to the student's experience. For more information about the Master of Arts in Writing Popular Fiction program at 茄子视频, please contact 茄子视频's Office of Graduate and Adult Studies at 724-838-4283.