Description
Fantasy fiction has long been a space for writers to explore politics, power and social conflict through myth, folklore and imagined worlds.
Join Soraya Bouazzaoui and Eliza Chan for a fascinating discussion on how contemporary fantasy uses speculative storytelling to examine identity, resistance and the tensions shaping society.
About the Authors
Soraya Bouazzaoui
Soraya is a born and bred Londoner with a day job in book editing. She has written for publications like Stylist, Bad Form, Metro and Aurelia. Aicha is her debut novel.
Eliza Chan
Eliza Chan is a Scottish-born speculative fiction author who writes about East Asian mythology, British folklore and reclaiming the dragon lady. Her debut fantasy novel, Fathomfolk, published in 2024, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller. Set in a semi-submerged city, revolution is brewing between the humans and the sea folk who live in its waters. Tideborn completed the duology in 2025. Her next novel, Harbour of Hungry Ghosts, a historical fantasy set in mid-Opium War era Hong Kong, is forthcoming in July 2026.
She has been a medical school drop-out, a kilt shop assistant, an English teacher and a speech and language therapist, but currently spends her time collecting weapons, crafting, watching animation and trying to eat her way around the entire world.
Find out more on her website www.elizachan.co.uk.
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