Fantasy Worlds: A Day of Livestreams from the British Library
Art, maps and monsters.
A packed day of talks and conversations featuring some of the most compelling and fascinating voices in Fantasy writing and art.
Join us for the whole day or just drop in to each session.
11:00 – 12:00: Fantasy Worlds: Fantasy Maps
Cartographies of the imagination.
12:30 – 13:30: Fantasy Worlds: Mary Shelley, Uprisings and Rebellions
How Frankenstein paved the way for generations of marginalised voices in fiction.
14:00 – 15:00: Fantasy Worlds Visualising Fantasy
Brian and Wendy Froud and Alan Lee in conversation with Terri Windling.
Please note that these events will be livestreamed from the British Library.
Part of the Fantasy: Realms of Imagination programme.
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