From elfland to Poughkeepsie

by Ursula K. Le Guin

***From Elfland to Poughkeepsie*** was a speech Ursula gave at the Second Annual Science Fiction Writers' Workshop in 1972 on the language and style of fantasy writing. The speech was also included in ***The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction***.

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