Day 3 - August 22, 2025

About this Stage

Welcome to Day 3 of WorldShift: The Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit

On this page you will find all of the Worldshift presentations scheduled for August 22nd.

Stage Schedule

The Trouble with Magic: Writing Spells That Actually Work on the Page

KJ Dell’Antonia

KJ Dell’Antonia

New York Times bestselling author of The Chicken Sisters and Playing the Witch Card

Writing Identities Not Your Own: Speculative Fiction

Alex Temblador

Alex Temblador

Award-Winning Author

Fantasy Worldbuilding

Leslye Penelope

Leslye Penelope

Fantasy Author

Sharpen Your Scenes: 3 Strategies to Make Every Scene a Page-Turner

Alice Sudlow

Alice Sudlow

Developmental Editor and Book Coach, alicesudlow.com

Build a Writing Habit That Sticks

Stephanie Dethlefs

Stephanie Dethlefs

Writer and Writing Coach

Emotional Echoes: The Art of Character Backstory

Stuart Wakefield

Stuart Wakefield

Book Coach, Stuart Wakefield: The Book Coach

Writing LGBTQIA+ Characters for Speculative Fiction

Sam Cameron

Sam Cameron

Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach, Truant Pen, LLC

Feel It in The Bone

Sarah McGuire

Sarah McGuire

Author and Co-founder, Ready Chapter 1

Revision Made Simple: 3 Tools to Make Revising Your Draft Not Feel Like Crap

Sabrina Butler

Sabrina Butler

Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach & Editor, Unpolished Words

How to Write Consistently and With Joy!

Rhonda Douglas

Rhonda Douglas

Writing Mentor and Host of the Resilient Writers Radio Show, Resilient Writers

The Story Plots Itself: How Knowing Your Character Can Unlock Any Block

Kimberly Kessler

Kimberly Kessler

Collaborative Story Coach

The Pantser's Guide to Outlining

Maile Starr

Maile Starr

Author

The Writer's Toolkit: Using Technology to Write and Edit Better

Joe Sidrey

Joe Sidrey

Partnerships Manager, ProWritingAid

Embrace Your Damn Self: Stop Writing Someone Else's Story

Dani Abernathy

Dani Abernathy

Book Coach and Enneagram Teacher