Writing Workshops

Reading, Writing, and Workshopping the Short Story with Kate Milliken (January 2025)

$495

8 Sessions

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Once a week Tuesdays, 7:00 pm EDT - 9:00 pm EDT January 21 to March 11, 2025

Online via Zoom

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In this short story workshop course, students will read and discuss contemporary fiction for craft insight, do generative in-class writing exercises, and share and workshop at least one short story of their own.

The first half of this course will be the craft readings, discussions, and generative writing exercises, giving everyone time to create at least the start of a new story. In the second half of this course, we will continue with in-class writing exercises and building out our drafts, but most of our time will be spent sharing, discussing, and workshopping our own short stories, either previously written or started in this group.

Our workshopping sessions will focus on conversation rooted in curiosity rather than criticism; we’ll seek to empower the author to identify and articulate their intention and goals, deepening their authority and vision for the next draft. Students should expect to read between 15-45 pages of prose in between each meeting.

This course will be useful for those just starting to draft short fiction, individuals preparing for an MFA program, or even anyone on the other side of a writing program seeking to maintain their practice.

Course Outline:

Weeks One–Three: Reading Contemporary Short Stories, Craft Discussion, and In-Class Writing Exercises.
Weeks Four–Eight: Workshop 2-3 students short stories, up to 15 pages each. Schedule to be assigned during the first class.

This course is held online via Zoom.

Led by

Kate Milliken

Kate Milliken

Kate Milliken is the author of the novel, Kept Animals, longlisted for The Center for Fiction 2020 First Novel Prize, and the collection, If I’d Known You Were Coming, winner of the 2013 John Simmons Award for Short Fiction. Her work has been supported by fellowships and time at the Vermont Studio Center, the Sewanee Writers Conference, the Tin House Summer Writers Workshop, and Ragdale, among others. A longtime Californian, Kate now makes her home in Northeast Ohio where she is a freelance editor and writing coach.

About this series

Writing Workshops

We strive to make our classes the most inviting and rewarding available, offering an intimate environment to study with award-winning, world-class writers. Each class is specially designed by the instructor, so whether you’re a fledgling writer or an MFA graduate polishing your novel, you’ll find a perfect fit here.

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