Shared Worlds is an amazing camp for high school age students. From the Shared Worlds website:
The program, which will feature authors, artists,
designers, and scientists, will center on the fictional
"shared worlds" participating students create. To
build these worlds, participants will have overview classes in many
disciplines, including history, religion, and science
- many taught by Wofford College professors and
instructors, and professionals in the fields of writing and art.
All classes will emphasize problem solving,
collaborative learning, and experiential learning. Each group of about a
dozen students will apply their created shared world to works of
fiction and art. The groups will be exposed to and be able to choose
from several speculative fiction genres, including science fiction and
fantasy.
Because the camp happens at
Wofford College, just an hour from me (and where my husband happens to work), I was lucky enough to get to attend two readings with authors who were involved in the camp in some way.
The first one, on July 25, happened at
Hub City Bookshop in Spartanburg, SC. The last reading took place today (August 4) at
Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville, NC (also an hour from me). I'm lucky to have great independent bookstores around an hour away. Close enough that I can go when they have events I'm interested in (such as these), but far enough away that my bank account isn't bleeding too heavily. Who can resist buying local? (And who can resist buying books?)
I also want to say that so very often, authors I'm interested in don't include the south on their tours. The same thing happens with bands. I'm here to say that we southerners love to read, and we wish more of you included us on your rounds. Both Hub City and Malaprops would be great candidates for visits; please keep the south in mind. (/end repetitive plea)
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