ONLINE Punk's Not Dead: Writing in the Punk Genres
One-Day Workshop | Monday, March 10, 2025 | 6-9pm MT
Instructor: Bryce Raffle
MEMBER PRICE: $60.00
NON-MEMBER PRICE: $80.00
This workshop is a deep dive into the gritty, rebellious worlds of punk genres—steampunk, cyberpunk, dieselpunk, and more. In this crash course, we’ll explore how these genres bend the rules while staying true to their anarchic spirit. You'll learn how to craft vivid, high-octane settings, create anti-hero characters, and develop stories that challenge societal norms. Whether you’re new to punk fiction or looking to level up what you already know, this workshop will arm you with the tools to build immersive worlds full of rebellion, ingenuity, and edge. This is a workshop for any writer interested in speculative fiction, science fiction, and fantasy; those looking to break into genre fiction or elevate their world-building skills
Workshop Goals:
- Introduce participants to the origins and evolution of key -punk genres
- Discuss world-building in the most common sub-genres (steampunk, cyberpunk, dieselpunk)
- Learn to craft protagonists who reflect the punk ethos of resistance and defiance
- Inspire participants to blend technology, society, and personal rebellion in their stories
- Discuss how to pick which punk genre is right for your story
This is an interactive online class using the Zoom web platform.
Bryce Raffle was the lead writer for Ironclad Games’ Sins of a Dark Age, an online multiplayer fantasy game, as well as writing for Mech Armada (Lioncode Games). His short stories have been published in a number of anthologies and literary magazines (Den of Antiquity, Southern Steam, Taught by Time; Myth Goes Punk, Hideous Progeny: Classic Horror Goes Punk, Selene Quarterly Magazine), and have won awards such as the Predators & Editors Readers’ Poll award for best steampunk short story in 2016. He was the editor of DeadSteam and DeadSteam II, and is the co-author of the children’s books The Littlest Dinosaur and The Littlest Dinosaur Finds A Home. He was a Scrivener panelist at the Creative Ink Festival in Vancouver alongside fellow Scrivener enthusiast Kelley Armstrong.
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