Read and generate (very) short prose!
In this generative workshop, we’ll explore very short prose forms, focusing on flash fiction, prose poems, and micro-essays of less than 2,000 words. Each week, participants will do in-class exercises and (optionally) share in-progress work for feedback. We’ll also read and discuss published (very) short prose by writers such as Lydia Davis, Jamaica Kincaid, Sterling HolyWhiteMountain, Jayne Anne Phillips, and more. Together, we’ll analyze the ways in which writers create expansive worlds within compressed forms, and learn to apply those techniques of economy and precision to works-in-progress. Note: No Meeting May 25.
Live video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it).
In this workshop you’ll learn:
- Writing Exercises
- Voice
- Character
- Precision and Compression
- Drafting strategies
Time requirements
- About an hour to read participants’ pages and any published work
Materials
- All reading materials will be provided.
Who should take this workshop?
- This workshop is designed for writers of all levels interested in experimenting with flash fiction, prose poems, micro-essays, or other short prose forms.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
