Writers Out Loud: A Conversation Between Rich Larson and Su J Sokol

Step into the fantastical at the next edition of Writers Out Loud.

Montreal-based authors Rich Larson and Su J Sokol sit down to discuss the exciting world(s) of speculative fiction, from fantasy and sci-fi to literary punk and the many in-betweens. Hear about their latest books, what drew them to the genre, and why they continue to return to its limitless possibilities. Venture with us to new, strange frontiers—be they uncanny or unfamiliar, a glimpse of what could be or a warning of what is to come.

Free and open to all. Books by the authors will be available for purchase, courtesy of Argo Bookshop.

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Part of QWF’s Writers Out Loud series of author conversations and panel discussions.

About the Authors

Rich Larson was born in Niger, has lived in Spain and the Czech Republic, and is currently based in Canada. He is the author of the novels Annex and Ymir, as well as over 250 short stories—some of the best of which can be found in his collections Changelog, Tomorrow Factory, and The Sky Didn’t Load Today. His fiction has been translated into over a dozen languages and adapted into an Emmy-winning episode of LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS.

Su J  Sokol is a social rights activist and a writer of speculative, interstitial, and queer fiction. Xyr debut novel, Cycling to Asylum, republished under the title Invisible Line, was long-listed for the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic; its French translation, Les lignes invisibles, was a finalist for the Prix de traduction de la Fondation Cole. Su’s novels also include Run J Run; Zee, a finalist for the Janet Savage Blachford Prize for Children’s and Young Adult Literature; and Five Points on an Invisible Line, the sequel to Invisible Line. Sokol’s short fiction and essays have appeared in various magazines and anthologies.