Shannon Chakraborty discusses working with real history when writing speculative fiction, with an emphasis on her recent book, The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, which took place in the medieval Indian Ocean world. Discussion will include researching sources and working with academics, establishing a sense of place, and the role (and responsibilities) writers have in presenting history to a lay audience.
Shannon Chakraborty is the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of The Daevabad Trilogy and The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. Her work has been translated into over a dozen languages and nominated for the Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, Crawford, and Astounding awards. You can find her online at www.sachakraborty.com or on Instagram at @SAChakrabooks. She lives in New Jersey with her family and an ever-increasing number of cats.
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