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Saturday, October 17 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Living Cultures: How to Avoid Mythological Pitfalls

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There is a difference between mythology and living, vibrant cultures. How do you successfully integrate the latter into your writing while being non-appropriative respectful of the fact the cultures you're tapping into exist today? How do we challenge the idea of living cultures being seen as "dead" because of ignorance?
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Cassie Hart

Cassie Hart is a Māori/Pākehā author of speculative fiction from New Zealand. She predominantly writes urban fantasy/paranormal romance, rural/small town fantasy/suspense and horror. She has self published a number of titles under a pen name, and her first traditional release... Read More →

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Rivqa Rafael

Rivqa Rafael lives in Sydney, where she writes speculative fiction about queer women, Jewish women, cyborg futures, and hope in dystopias. Her short stories have been published in Strange Horizons, GlitterShip, Escape Pod, and elsewhere. She co-edited feminist robot anthology Mother... Read More →
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Suzan Palumbo

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Suzan Palumbo lives in Canada. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, she is an ESL teacher and Gothic lit enthusiast. Her work has been published at The Dark, PseudoPod, and Fireside Magazine among others. Her full bibliography can be found at suzanpalumbo.wordpress.com... Read More →
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Suyi Davies Okungbowa

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Suyi Davies Okungbowa is an award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction. His latest books include The Nameless Republic epic fantasy trilogy (including SON OF THE STORM and WARRIOR OF THE WIND). He lives in Ontario, where he is a professor of creative writing at the University... Read More →
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Sascha Stronach

Sascha Stronach is an author from Wellington, New Zealand. Their debut novel The Dawnhounds won the 2020 Sir Julius Vogel Award for best novel.

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