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At the creative writing program Shared Worlds<\/a> students create fantasy and science fiction worlds that as the name implies are to be shared with others.<\/p>\n

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As a precursor to the forthcoming class (July 19-August 1 @ Wofford College), Jeff VanderMeer, Shared Worlds Assistant Director and Instructor, asked Elizabeth Hand, Nalo Hopkinson, Ursula K. LeGuin, China Mi\u00e9ville, and Michael Moorcock the following question: "What’s your pick for the top real-life fantasy or science fiction city?"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Given this group, the answers not surprisingly encompassed a wide range of the Western world’s cities– from Reykavik to Kingston to Marrakesh and points inbetween. Some more views from the Eastern world would have been nice.<\/p>\n

Having not traveled all that extensively (never out of North America), my pick would be Montreal with it’s clash of cultures and languages. And hell, it’s got a biosphere<\/a>! Don’t get much more sf geeky than that.<\/p>\n

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What would be your top real-life fantasy and\/or science fiction city?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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