<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome to our new season! To celebrate, we’re kicking it up a notch by holding an all-star roundtable of some truly incredible writers. Vajra Chandrasekera, Samantha Mills, and Gregory A. Wilson join us to discuss didactic genre fiction. Is it a skill problem? Is it a media literacy problem? Can you hammer home a message without alienating (sorry/not sorry) your audience?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We're nominated for an Aurora Award for Best Fan-Related Work!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.csffa.ca/awards-information/current-ballot/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Check out the ballot&lt;/a&gt; (and consider casting a vote for us) at the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://vajra.me/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Vajra's website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://samtasticbooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Samantha's website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.gregoryawilson.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Gregory's website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Guillermo del Toro's &lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1312221/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Frankenstein&lt;/a&gt; (and Mary Shelley’s &lt;a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/84/84-h/84-h.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Frankenstein&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://archive.org/details/dantesinferno00dantuoft" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Dante’s Inferno&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katabasis_(novel)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Katabasis&lt;/a&gt;, R.F. Kuang&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/rabbit-test/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Rabbit Test&lt;/a&gt;, Samantha Mills&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sound_of_Thunder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;A Sound of Thunder, &lt;/a&gt;Ray Bradbury&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(novel)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Dune&lt;/a&gt;, Frank Herbert&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Witcher, &lt;/a&gt;Andrzej Sapkowski&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roman_de_Silence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Le Roman de Silence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://archive.org/details/fromnotebooksofd00mini" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;From the Notebooks of Doctor Brain, &lt;/a&gt;Minister Faust&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Time Machine,&lt;/a&gt; H.G. Wells&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/159/159-h/159-h.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Island of Doctor Moreau,&lt;/a&gt; H.G. Wells&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708435/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Star Trek TOS: Let That Be Your Last Battlefield&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/janeausten/comments/m980y6/1_review_of_pride_and_prejudice_i_laughed_a_lot/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;One star review of Pride and Prejudice&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.ZS" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;World Bank literacy stats&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grendel_(novel)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Grendel, &lt;/a&gt;John Gardner&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description>

Wizards & Spaceships

Rachel A. Rosen & David L. Clink

Didactic Fiction ft. Vajra Chandrasekera, Samantha Mills, and Gregory A. Wilson

MAY 15, 202661 MIN
Wizards & Spaceships

Didactic Fiction ft. Vajra Chandrasekera, Samantha Mills, and Gregory A. Wilson

MAY 15, 202661 MIN

Description

Welcome to our new season! To celebrate, we’re kicking it up a notch by holding an all-star roundtable of some truly incredible writers. Vajra Chandrasekera, Samantha Mills, and Gregory A. Wilson join us to discuss didactic genre fiction. Is it a skill problem? Is it a media literacy problem? Can you hammer home a message without alienating (sorry/not sorry) your audience?We're nominated for an Aurora Award for Best Fan-Related Work!Check out the ballot (and consider casting a vote for us) at the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association.Show Notes:Vajra's websiteSamantha's websiteGregory's websiteGuillermo del Toro's Frankenstein (and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein)Dante’s InfernoKatabasis, R.F. KuangRabbit Test, Samantha MillsA Sound of Thunder, Ray BradburyDune, Frank HerbertThe Witcher, Andrzej SapkowskiLe Roman de SilenceFrom the Notebooks of Doctor Brain, Minister FaustThe Time Machine, H.G. WellsIsland of Doctor Moreau, H.G. WellsStar Trek TOS: Let That Be Your Last BattlefieldOne star review of Pride and PrejudiceWorld Bank literacy statsGrendel, John Gardner