New Workshop in English:
Flash Fiction
Jump Start Creative Writing
Discover flash fiction. Learn how to write stories of a page or two that pack a punch and/or just linger in the reader’s mind. In this workshop, we’ll start with writing prompts and end with a marketable piece of flash fiction.
Contents
- Triggering stories. Nurturing your writing. Sharing your texts.
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Exploring character, dialogue, setting. Distilling to essentials.
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Revision. Marketing tips.
Methods
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Prompts. Freewriting. Mindmapping.
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Exploring your character’s pockets; playing with setting and mood.
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Constructive feedback. Handouts.
Requirements
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Eagerness to write. Good English.
- Curiosity. Openness.
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For novice and intermediate writers or just to get over your writer’s block.
Trainer: Sylvia Petter, Australia writer, lives in Vienna. PhD in Creative Writing (UNSW, Sydney, 2009). Published internationally in print and online. Author of two short-story collections. Participated in workshops all over the world. Taught English and Writing Workshops in Vienna.
Duration: Four 3-hour sessions over two weekends or on Thursday evenings
Course Dates:
Spring 2012: February 16h & 23rd; March 1st & 8th. Thursdays 6 to 9 PM each.
Group: 4 to 10 participants
Fees: 2 monthly instalments of € 299,- (including taxes)
Early registration fee if you sign up before Feb. 4th, 2012: 2 x € 249,- (inkl. taxes)
Free Info-evening: Wednesday, January 25th at 7 PM