Write like a pro! Learn how to make your stories come alive from an award-winning professional editor - in just 15 minutes!
Hero, villain, sidekick, the "crew", the "background extras": those are just some ways to talk about different types of characters. Hugo Award-nominated editor Diana M. Pho will discuss how good characters can make an exciting story, and what to think about when building your own in this 15 minute mini-class. For grades 6 to 12.
Diana M. Pho is a scholar, playwright, and a three-time Hugo Award-nominated fiction editor. She has over a decade of experience in traditional Big Five publishing, including Tor Books, Tor.com Publishing, and the Science Fiction Book Club. Diana’s editorial work focuses on science fiction and fantasy, horror, young adult, comics, and short fiction. Books Diana has edited include Bethany C. Morrow's A Song Below Water, P. Djeli Clark’s The Black God’s Drums, and Marie Miranda Cruz’s Everlasting Nora.
Zoom meeting passwords will be sent to registrants the day before this event.