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SUMMARY:Wednesday Webinar Series: Pushing the Boundaries of Urban Fantasy
DESCRIPTION:Join author Jes Battis as they discuss how urban fantasy blossoms within cities\, towns\, and communities\, and how we can build fantastic “otherwheres” that address inequalities within our own world. Jes will discuss the history of the genre\, developing queer and trans characters (and worlds)\, and intersecting experiences and how the magic of urban fantasy allows us to portray those complexities. \n \n  \nPresenter: Jes Battis\nDate: Wednesday\, August 30\, 2023\nTime: 7:00 – 8:30 pm (ET)\nLength: 90 minutes (including Q&A)\nLevel: Basic +\nType: Informational \n  \nAbout Jes Battis \nJes Battis is the author of the Occult Special Investigator series (shortlisted for the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic)\, as well as the Parallel Parks series.  They’ve written nonfiction for The Los Angeles Review of Books and Strange Horizons\, and published poetry in The Malahat Review\, The Capilano Review\, and Poetry is Dead\, among other journals.  Their latest book\, The Winter Knight\, is a queer Arthurian murder mystery set in Vancouver (released by ECW Press in April of 2023). \n  \n\nTo attend this webinar\, please register here:\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrcu2oqD4qE9Oe-rJ9DfA0xTMy6i1NZ84s \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/wednesday-webinar-series-pushing-the-boundaries-of-urban-fantasy/
LOCATION:Harbour front library--Nanaimo (Vancouver Island regional Library)\, Nanaimo\, 90 Commercial St\, Nanaimo BC V9R 5G4
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Virtual Event,Virtual meeting,Webinar
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