Dive into the science fiction genre with an in-depth look at world building with tutor Ian Nettleton. We discuss alternate realities, imagined futures and how world building relates to plot, character and story.

Take the FREE world building course: https://courses.nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/p/sci-fi-world-building

Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for Writing.

Find out more about the National Centre for Writing: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/

Mentioned events:

Online courses: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/online-courses/

Courses at Dragon Hall: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/courses/

Workshops: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/workshops/

The Noirwich Crime Writing Festival: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/noirwich/

Dragon Hall Debates: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/dragon-hall-debates/

Referenced works & writers:

Neuromancer, William Gibson

Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro

Watchmen, Alan Moore

A Game of Unchance, Philip K Dick

Brian Aldiss

The Expanse series, James SA Corey

Culture series, Iain M Banks

Star Wars, George Lucas

Solaris, Stanislaw Lem

Chris Foss art: https://www.chrisfossart.com/

Black Panther (film), directed by Ryan Coogler

Kim Stanley Robinson

Isaac Asimov

Dune, Frank Herbert

Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula K LeGuin

2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C Clarke (film directed by Stanley Kubrick)

The Fifth Element, directed by Luc Besson

Star Trek

Moebius

Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood

Blade Runner, directed by Ridley Scott (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Philip K Dick)

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

Alien, directed by Ridley Scott

The Time Machine, HG Wells

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

Music by Bennet Maples: sonicfruit.co.uk/