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Julie Bertagna · 16th August 2007, 12:58 PM

Thanks for the plug, Dork lady!

We mean to do a storming event at the Book Festival, debating fictional visions of the future. Apocalypses, dystopias: we have it all! How does a writer create a believable fictional world of the future? What impact does SF, speculative fiction, whatever you wantt to call it, have on the way you think about your own future, the future you are walking into - the future you are creating?

We should have some political people there so it's a good chance to let them hear what you think - doesn't matter if you are Scottish or not, it's your world. So if anyone is around Edinburgh and fancies a debate on the biggest issue of our time, here are the programme details:

APOCALYPTIC SCOTLAND: JULIE BERTAGNA, CATHERINE FORDE & JAMES JAUNCEY

Sun 26/08/2007 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Teens & adults

Join some of teen fiction's strongest voices on a journey to a new Scotland. Each has written distinctly different dystopian futures for the nation. In an age of uncertainty, political upheaval and environmental catastrophe, they look to the future to explore who we are and who we may yet become. A truly outstanding collaboration not to be missed.

16th August 2007, 12:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
Julie Bertagna author Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK: SCOTLAND: Posts: 122	Re: Dystopian Futures in "young adult" fiction Thanks for the plug, Dork lady! We mean to do a storming event at the Book Festival, debating fictional visions of the future. Apocalypses, dystopias: we have it all! How does a writer create a believable fictional world of the future? What impact does SF, speculative fiction, whatever you wantt to call it, have on the way you think about your own future, the future you are walking into - the future you are creating? We should have some political people there so it's a good chance to let them hear what you think - doesn't matter if you are Scottish or not, it's your world. So if anyone is around Edinburgh and fancies a debate on the biggest issue of our time, here are the programme details: APOCALYPTIC SCOTLAND: JULIE BERTAGNA, CATHERINE FORDE & JAMES JAUNCEY Sun 26/08/2007 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Teens & adults Join some of teen fiction's strongest voices on a journey to a new Scotland. Each has written distinctly different dystopian futures for the nation. In an age of uncertainty, political upheaval and environmental catastrophe, they look to the future to explore who we are and who we may yet become. A truly outstanding collaboration not to be missed.