10 – 11AM Sunday Zoom 2: Genre Mash-ups: How to make them work for you

Great fiction has a long history of blending elements from different genres — horror, science fiction, fantasy, historical, westerns, romance, poetry, and more — to create lasting, powerful work. This generative workshop will help you blend different genres in new ways. You’ll leave with several new story seeds, as well as a pocket full of tools for your creative toolbox.

Faculty

  • Fran Wilde
    Two-time Nebula Award-winner Fran Wilde has (so far) published nine novels, a poetry collection, and over 70 short stories for adults, teens, and kids. Her stories have been finalists for six Nebula Awards, a World Fantasy Award, four Hugo Awards, four Locus Awards, and a Lodestar. They include her Nebula- and Compton Crook-winning debut novel… Read more: Fran Wilde

2026 Willamette Writers Conference