Speculative fiction deserves serious craft.
Futurescapes Writers’ Workshop is a selective, faculty-led program dedicated to helping speculative fiction writers deepen their craft, strengthen their manuscripts, and build sustainable creative practices.
We work with writers who are ready to engage seriously with revision, feedback, and long-form storytelling — and we do it in a way that’s rigorous, supportive, and grounded in craft.
Our Programs
First 10 Submission Workshop
A submission-based intensive focused on novel openings, synopses, and query letters.
Virtual Writing Retreat
A three-day virtual retreat combining craft classes with protected writing time.
100-Page Workshop
A selective virtual workshop focused on deep craft and viewing your manuscript as a whole.
Special Programs
Short-form workshops and genre-specific masterclasses.
Our Tenets
Futurescapes exists to support fantasy, science fiction, horror, and genre-blending writers who want to take their work seriously.
We believe:
genre fiction deserves the same critical attention as literary work
craft can be taught, practiced, and refined
feedback should be specific, thoughtful, and kind
creative spaces should feel challenging and supportive
workshops should be accessible
Our goal is to create workshops that help writers not just finish projects — but understand them.
Our Faculty
Our instructors are professional speculative fiction writers with deep experience in craft, revision, and the publishing industry. Many have won or been nominated for major genre awards and bring real-world insight into the classroom.
We match writers with faculty based on genre, project needs, and teaching style — so you’re working with someone who gets your book.
Our Difference
We’re not a drop-in class series. We’re not a casual writing group.
Futurescapes workshops are:
Selective — most programs are application-based
Cohort-driven — small groups for meaningful feedback
Faculty-led — taught by award-winning genre authors, agents, and editors
Manuscript-focused — real pages, real critique
Craft-forward — we teach why things work, not just what to fix
We work with writers who want to go grow.
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