Now Novel coach Nerine Dorman is in conversation with American fantasy author Kate Elliott, to discuss world building with view to transcending the tropes and subverting expectations.
About the speakers
Nerine Dorman
Editor and multi-published author
Editor of the Bloody Parchment anthologies
Author of award-winning YA novel Sing Down the Stars
Special interest in science fiction, fantasy, horror and YA
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