{"product_id":"speculative-fiction-a-writers-guide-and-anthology-hardcover","title":"Speculative Fiction: A Writer's Guide and Anthology - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Warner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSean Prentiss\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRon Tanner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a time defined by uncertainty, change and inequality, speculative fiction is fast-becoming the genre of the 21st century. Straddling genres such as fantasy, science fiction, dystopia, alternative history, and horror, this book is a comprehensive introduction to the art of writing in this imaginative, fluid, and inclusive mode. \u003c\/b\u003eAn all-in-one textbook combining a craft guide with an extensive, diverse anthology, \u003ci\u003eSpeculative Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e explores the multiplicity of influences that the genre has consumed and incorporated, digs into techniques specific to speculative writing, and gives writers exercises and prompts to begin their own works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition, \u003ci\u003eSpeculative Fiction \u003c\/i\u003efeatures: \u003cbr\u003e - Annotated stories to showcase speculative techniques in practice\u003cbr\u003e - Interviews with authors about the use of craft in their speculative work\u003cbr\u003e - Detailed exploration of techniques from world-building to creating characters to plots and conflict in a specifically speculative mode\u003cbr\u003e - Chapters on finding a speculative writing community and workshopping writing within the genre \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing the works of such authors as George Saunders, Carmen Maria Machado, Joyce Carol Oates, Sofia Samatar, Rebecca Roanhorse, and many more, this book gives writers the resources to write boldly, differently and freely as they embrace stories that defy, undermine, and subvert reality to welcome hitherto censored or silenced voices, visions, and points of view.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Warner \u003c\/b\u003eis Lecturer in the English Department at Towson University, USA. He is the author of the speculative novels \u003ci\u003eThirst\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and \u003ci\u003eFearless \u003c\/i\u003e(2023) and his fiction and nonfiction has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSalon.com\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePunchnel's\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. His website is benjaminwarner.net. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRon Tanner \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emeritus in the Writing Department at Loyola University, Maryland, USA. He is the author of five books, most recently \u003ci\u003eFar West: Stories (2022)\u003c\/i\u003e, which was winner of the 2020 Elixir Press book prize. Other awards for writing include a Faulkner Society gold medal, a Pushcart Prize, a New Letters Award, a Best of the Web Award, and a James Michener\/Copernicus Society Fellowship. His website is https: \/\/www.ronaldtanner.com\/\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53248561905971,"sku":"9781350408487","price":187.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bTF2Pi4gAD9781350408487.webp?v=1776311917","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/speculative-fiction-a-writers-guide-and-anthology-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}