From the website:

Hailed as “the most darkly playful voice in American fiction,” indie publisher and short story writer Kelly Link creates brilliantly detailed, emotionally haunting “pocket universes” laced with humor and magic, enchanting readers with her fantastical imagination.

In her Word Works talk, entitled “A Vampire is a Flexible Metaphor,” Link will explore questions that arise when introducing the fantastic into a narrative, which creates new opportunities and new challenges. What is a vampire story really about? Why do ghost stories hold such an enduring appeal? What are the rules of writing fantasy, and how do we tether the unreal to the real?

After the talk, Seattle writer and Hugo House instructor Ramon Isao will lead an onstage Q&A.

Books will be for sale through the Elliott Bay Book Company.

Also: Kelly Link leads a two-day fiction workshop. For more information and to register, visit the class page.