A 2-Day Flash Fiction Workshop
Saturdays, March 14 & 21, 10 AM - 1 PM
“Sometimes it takes the smallest of things to open the biggest of spaces” (Grant Falkner, “13 Ways of Looking at Flash Fiction,” Lit Hub)
Flash fiction is an exciting genre to work in. The form demands narrative inventiveness, economy of language, and a memorable voice that will stay with readers long after they’ve finished the piece. The very short form also encourages playfulness and creative risk-taking.
This two-day workshop will focus on the craft of writing flash fiction. We’ll begin by exploring the many possibilities of the genre, considering works by such authors as Gwen Kirby, Adam McOmber, George Saunders, and Sofia Samatar. Then, we’ll use prompts to inspire ideas and incite creativity. The second session will be focused on honing a flash fiction draft and reviewing tips for publishing flash and micro fiction.
$120 Members/$210 Nonmembers
Rebecca Turkewitz is a writer and high school English teacher living in Portland, Maine. She is the author of the story collection Here in the Night (Black Lawrence Press), which was one of Debutiful’s Best Debut Books of 2023. Her fiction and humor writing have appeared in The Normal School, Alaska Quarterly Review, Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading, SmokeLong Quarterly, The New Yorker’s Daily Shouts, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in fiction from The Ohio State University. She has been a resident at Hewnoaks Artist Residency and won a 2020 Maine Literary Award in the short works category. She loves cats, the ocean, and ghost stories.
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