Introduction to Writing the Short Story with Elizabeth Wetmore (Sold Out)

This workshop has reached its capacity. To join the waitlist, please email Thierry Kehou at [email protected].

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Together, we will develop a sense of the short story’s possibilities, from its initial shadowy impulses to its shapelier, more polished outcomes. We also will hone our skills in craft elements such as characterization, tension, point of view, setting and place, voice, and narrative structure, which are integral to deeply resonant literature of all shapes and sizes.

This workshop takes a three-part approach:

1. Active informal writing with exercises intended to trigger ideas and develop techniques, and sharing of that work with others in the group.
2. Study and analysis of the elements of fiction in short stories by Bryan Washington, Stephanie Soileau, Tobias Wolff, David Means, Grace Paley, George Saunders, Lucia Berlin, Kelli Jo Ford, Kelly Link, Anton Chekhov, Jorge Luis Borges, and Octavia Butler.
3. Studio workshop—the exchange and discussion of students’ original works of short fiction.

Designed for young writers, ages 13-18.
Capacity: 12

NOTE: Please include the following information about the student taking the course in the “Notes” field at checkout: student’s name, grade level, and email address.

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Each year The Center for Fiction offers KidsWrite Fellowships for young adults in need of financial assistance. To apply to be a 2021 Summer KidsWrite Fellow, please click here. The deadline to apply for a KidsWrite Fellowship is 11:59pm ET on June 12, 2021.