Signum University — Blackberry

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Worldbuilding

Fantasy Studies

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

Current and Upcoming Modules in the Worldbuilding Portal

August 2026

Discovering the Discworld: Which Witch is Which?

Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown

Preceptors for Worldbuilding

Brenton Dickieson

Christopher Bartlett

Faith Acker

Gabriel Schenk

Hamish Williams

James Tauber

Julian Barr

Maggie Parke

Nancy "Anni" Foasberg

Patrick Lyon

Pilar Barrera

Sara Brown

Shawn Gaffney

Sparrow F. Alden

All Modules in Worldbuilding Portal

Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals
Book Club: Dune by Frank Herbert Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Creative Writing Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Heretics of Dune 1	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Heretics of Dune 2	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Heretics of Dune Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies Sector	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: Let's Talk About Dialogue	Christopher Bartlett	Creative Writing Sector	Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Drama Education Ethics Poetry Skills Workshops Worldbuilding
Discovering Terry Pratchett's Discworld Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Terry Pratchett Worldbuilding
Fairy Tales Studies: Exploring Fairy Tales from Around the World and from Different Authors	Pilar Barrera	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory British Literature Children’s Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Fantasy Japan Magic Monsters Worldbuilding
Geology of Fictional Worlds	Shawn Gaffney	Fantasy Studies Sector	Creative Writing Science Fiction Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Amber Spyglass	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Golden Compass	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies Sector	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
Midst: Adventures in Unusual Storytelling	Christopher Bartlett	Creative Writing Sector	Adaptation Theory Creative Writing Fantasy Metaphysics Monsters Music Science Fiction Worldbuilding
In the Age of Wonder: The Many Themes of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal	Kerra Fletcher Jay Moses	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene Comparative Mythology Drama Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy Ethics Fairy Tales Fantasy Film Studies Magic Metaphysics Monsters Weird Fiction Worldbuilding
Introduction to Screenwriting	Diane Riggins	Creative Writing Sector	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 1	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 2	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 3	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 4	Dr. Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies Sector	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
Lowdham’s Report on the Adûnaic Language	James Tauber	Language Sector	Invented Languages JRR Tolkien Linguistics Worldbuilding
Middle-earth Goes Anime: A Closer Look at The War of the Rohirrim	Dr. Maggie Parke Nancy "Anni" Foasberg	Fantasy Studies Sector	Adaptation Theory Anime East Asian Studies Epic Fantasy Fantasy Film Studies Japan JRR Tolkien Worldbuilding
Muppet Adaptations: LoTR Edition	Kerra Fletcher Trenton Olds	Creative Writing Sector	Adaptation Theory Children’s Literature Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Film Studies JRR Tolkien Monsters Muppets Weird Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
The Shape of C.S. Lewis's Spiritual Imagination	Dr. Brenton Dickieson	General Humanities Sector	Bible British Literature Children’s Literature CS Lewis Fairy Tales Philosophy Religious Studies The Inklings Worldbuilding
Vampires, Werewolves and Wights – Oh My! Uncanny Creatures in Middle-earth	Dr. Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies Sector	JRR Tolkien Worldbuilding

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