In addition to offering the inaugural Pembroke Lecture on Fantasy Literature in Honour of JRR Tolkien, Professor Johnson will be teaching a fiction masterclass at Pembroke on Saturday, 19th January, from 10 am until noon. Please use this form to reserve a place in the class, which is free and open to the public.

Kij Johnson’s 'fiction in the fantasy mode' has won the Hugo, the Nebula (three times running), the World Fantasy Award, and the Sturgeon Award. She has written two novels set in Heian-era Japan, The Fox Woman and Fudoki, available from Tor Books, and a story collection, At the Mouth of the River of Bees, available from Small Beer Press. Among other subjects, her writing explores the human-animal interface, ancient and medieval Japanese culture, and narrative form.

She has taught at the Clarion Writers’ Workshop and is Associate Director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas, where she is also Associate Professor of Creative Writing. Her website is kijjohnson.com.