Get schooled: Fiction in a flash

January 24th, 2007

My friend Angela is offering a class I wish I could attend this weekend, called Fiction in a Flash, at Seattle’s Richard Hugo House. If you’ve always wondered what it takes to write good short-short fiction, now’s your chance to find out.

The scoop: Short-short stories don’t take up much space, but they pack a lot of punch. And they can be written in one sitting. What is a short-short? Part short story and part prose poem, or part zebra and part salmon. It’s what you make it, actually. In this workshop, we’ll read shorts from Flash Fiction Forward and write a bunch of our own. Between sessions, you’ll polish a piece and swap it with some classmates on day two for feedback. We’ll also talk about the elements of fiction and the writing process. So, pack some snacks and spend two days writing up a storm. (5 students min., 15 max.)

Instructor: Angela Jane Fountas

Dates: Saturday & Sunday, January 27 & 28 (2 sessions)

Time: 12-5 p.m.

Place: Richard Hugo House

Cost: $180 / $165 (Hugo House members)

Register: Call Hugo House at 206-322-7030 or download a catalog

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