This evening’s meeting was a sci-fi workshop.
This was delivered by Simon Guerrier who writes sci-fi books, stories and
articles, as well as for radio and TV, including writing for Dr Who. We learnt
that the actual definition of what constitutes sci-fi is a hotly contested
issue and heard about the differing views of the genre expressed by some well-known
authors. Simon explained that there is also some dispute about the origins of
sci-fi, encouraging us to consider the works of Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan
Poe. All members present were fascinated during the presentation and
discussions, and engaged enthusiastically in an exercise to create stories from
the headlines in the New Scientist. The workshop was particularly popular with
one or two of the groups more science-focused members.
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