Whether your story enthralls readers in the sumptuous decadence of a bygone era, sweeps them to a fantastical otherworld, captivates with an electrifying future, or happens right now, the vibrancy of your setting will determine whether readers live and breathe and feel what your characters live and breathe and feel.  But the world your characters inhabit is more than scenery; it's climate and sociology, magic and technology, history and politics—dynamics that shape the fundamentals of behavior, motivation, and thought as well as psychology, culture, and religion.  How do you make it factually accurate?  How do you present your world so it doesn't read like a textbook?  And how do you make it seem real?  Worldbuilding for Writers will delve into everything from the logic and practicalities of magic to constructing an alien landscape to immersing in the here and now.

Eugie Foster has a Master's degree in Psychology and writes fiction that ranges from children's folktales to science fiction to erotic horror.  She's the Managing Editor of Tangent and pens a monthly column, Writing for Young Readers, for Writing-World.com. Her fiction has been translated into Greek, Hungarian, Polish, and French and has been nominated for the British Fantasy, Southeastern Science Fiction, Bram Stoker, and Pushcart awards.  Her publication credits include stories in Realms of Fantasy, The 3rd Alternative, Paradox, Cricket, Fantasy Magazine, Cicada, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show and anthologies Best New Fantasy (Wildside Press), Heroes in Training (DAW Books, forthcoming), and Best New Romantic Fantasy 2 (Juno Books, forthcoming).  She's a regular guest panelist for Dragon*Con's Writers and Young Adult Literature tracks, and a guest lecturer for Ann Crispin's Beginning Writer's workshop.

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