Science-Fiction is a literary genre that has explored issues of Race, Diversity, Colonialism and what it means to be Human in a universe that’s becoming increasingly virtual; and yet it’s still subject to so much snobbery in literary and publishing worlds. Please join us as we explore the genre’s eternal appeal, the roots of the snobbery that so often dismisses it and where Science-Fiction is heading in the latter part of the twenty-first century.

Dr Una McCormack is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over two dozen science fiction novels. She is passionate about women’s writing, science fiction, and helping people find their words and voices. Her 2020 release, Star Trek: Picard novel The Last Best Hope, became a USA Today bestseller.

She has published more than a dozen novels set in franchises such as Doctor Who, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Discovery.…