New to Steampunk? Need a primer? Or maybe a refresher course? The 2020 Symposium Program invites you to join Steampunk author and editor Phoebe Darqueling for an overview of this quirky subgenre that we love so well.
Presented by Phoebe Darqueling.
The term Steampunk was coined in April 1987 by American author KW Jeter, but the genre stretches back to the 19th century with authors such as HG Wells, Jules Verne, and the Mother of Science Fiction, Mary Shelley.
Join Steampunk expert Phoebe Darqueling for an overview of how Steampunk evolved from novels to films, art, games, fashion, and then an entire artistic community of shared storytellers.
Phoebe Darqueling is the pen name of a globe trotting vagabond who currently hangs her hat in Freiburg, Germany. In her “real life” she writes curriculum for a creativity competition for kids in MN and edits academic texts for non-native English speakers. Though her first love is Steampunk, she dabbles in a variety of speculative fiction genres. Her novels include Riftmaker: A Steampunk Portal Fantasy and the Mistress of None series (No Rest for the Wicked won the Pencraft 2019 Award for Best Gaslamp Fantasy). You can find her short stories in the Chasing Magic, The Queen of Clocks and Other Steampunk Tales, Harvey Duckman Presents Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 anthologies right now, with upcoming stories in Taught by Time and Cogs, Crowns, and Carriages coming soon. She’s an equal opportunity Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, and Firefly fan, but her favorite pastime is riffing on terrible old movies like they do on Mystery Science Theater 3000.