Myth, Speculative Fiction and Verse: A Creative Workshop with Dr Oliver K. Langmead Contemporary authors such as Vajra Chandrasekera (The Saint of Bright Doors), Aliya Whiteley (Three Eight One) and Marlon James (Dark Star trilogy) are using science fiction and fantasy as a creative approach to reflecting on faith and myth. Join speculative author, Oliver K. Langmead, as he discusses faith and myth in his own work and beyond it – and invites you to creative speculations of your own. Register Oliver K. LangmeadOliver K. Langmead writes speculative fiction. His new verse-novel, Calypso, was named one of the best Science Fiction books of 2024 by the Guardian and Esquire magazine. His previous novel, Glitterati, was shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award, and named one of New Scientist’s best Science Fiction books of 2022. His new novel, City of All Seasons, co-written with Aliya Whiteley, will be published by Titan Books in 2025. He is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Lancaster, and in late 2018 he was the writer in residence at the European Space Agency’s Astronaut Centre in Cologne. Feb 26 2025 09.37 - 09.37 Myth, Speculative Fiction and Verse: A Creative Workshop with Dr Oliver K. Langmead The Scottish Network for Religion and Literature presents 'Myth, Speculative Fiction and Verse: A Creative Workshop with Dr Oliver K. Langmead' Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh (Room 1.55), 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EF
Myth, Speculative Fiction and Verse: A Creative Workshop with Dr Oliver K. Langmead Contemporary authors such as Vajra Chandrasekera (The Saint of Bright Doors), Aliya Whiteley (Three Eight One) and Marlon James (Dark Star trilogy) are using science fiction and fantasy as a creative approach to reflecting on faith and myth. Join speculative author, Oliver K. Langmead, as he discusses faith and myth in his own work and beyond it – and invites you to creative speculations of your own. Register Oliver K. LangmeadOliver K. Langmead writes speculative fiction. His new verse-novel, Calypso, was named one of the best Science Fiction books of 2024 by the Guardian and Esquire magazine. His previous novel, Glitterati, was shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award, and named one of New Scientist’s best Science Fiction books of 2022. His new novel, City of All Seasons, co-written with Aliya Whiteley, will be published by Titan Books in 2025. He is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Lancaster, and in late 2018 he was the writer in residence at the European Space Agency’s Astronaut Centre in Cologne. Feb 26 2025 09.37 - 09.37 Myth, Speculative Fiction and Verse: A Creative Workshop with Dr Oliver K. Langmead The Scottish Network for Religion and Literature presents 'Myth, Speculative Fiction and Verse: A Creative Workshop with Dr Oliver K. Langmead' Edinburgh Futures Institute, The University of Edinburgh (Room 1.55), 1 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9EF
Feb 26 2025 09.37 - 09.37 Myth, Speculative Fiction and Verse: A Creative Workshop with Dr Oliver K. Langmead The Scottish Network for Religion and Literature presents 'Myth, Speculative Fiction and Verse: A Creative Workshop with Dr Oliver K. Langmead'
