Starts Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

Open to All writers!

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Instructor Lauren Davis is the author of the forthcoming short story collection The Nothing (YesYes Books), the poetry collection Home Beneath the Church (Fernwood Press), the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize short-listed When I Drowned (Kelsay Books), and the chapbooks Each Wild Thing’s Consent (Poetry Wolf Press), The Missing Ones (Winter Texts), and Sivvy (Whittle Micro-Press). She holds an MFA from the Bennington College Writing Seminars. She is a former Editor in Residence at The Puritan’s Town Crier, and she is the winner of the Landing Zone Magazine’s Flash Fiction Contest. Her stories, essays, poetry, interviews, and reviews have appeared in numerous literary publications and anthologies including Prairie Schooner, Spillway, Poet Lore, Ibbetson Street, Ninth Letter and elsewhere. 

Read an Interview with Lauren on Flash Fiction Essentials.

Unlock the power of brevity with award-winning author Lauren Davis in this immersive 4-week flash fiction workshop. Davis will guide you through the art of crafting potent, concise stories that leave a lasting impact.

Flash fiction demands precision, creativity, and surprise. Whether you're a seasoned writer or new to the form, this course will help you hone your skills and distill your stories into their most essential elements. Through a series of engaging writing prompts and insightful lectures, Davis will teach you how to convey complex narratives in 1,000 words or fewer—even down to a single, powerful sentence.

In addition to learning the craft of flash fiction, you'll receive personalized feedback on two of your drafts, allowing you to refine your work with expert guidance. You'll also explore flash fiction's rich history and contemporary trends, drawing inspiration from masters of the form like Aesop, Langston Hughes, Kathy Fish, and Mandira Pattnaik.

COURSE TAKEAWAYS: 

• Historical and Contemporary Exploration: Delve into the origins and current landscape of flash fiction.
• Genre Elements: Understand the unique characteristics that define flash fiction.
• Creative Generation: Produce first drafts of original flash fiction pieces.
• Personalized Feedback: Benefit from private, detailed feedback on two of your stories from Lauren Davis.
  

COURSE OUTLINE:

• Week 1 - Introduction to Flash Fiction: Discover the essentials and begin writing your first piece.
• Week 2 - The Story's Beginning and End: Focus on crafting compelling openings and closings; submit your first story for feedback.
• Week 3 - Experimental Form and Genre: Explore innovative structures and styles; submit your second story for feedback.
• Week 4 - The Art of Revision: Learn techniques for refining and perfecting your flash fiction.
  

Join us and master the craft of flash fiction with Lauren Davis. Embrace the challenge of brevity and transform your storytelling with this dynamic, generative workshop.

ONLINE COURSE STRUCTURE:

This class is entirely asynchronous which means you complete the weekly assignments on your own schedule. There are no set meeting times in order to allow for greater participation; your cohort will consist of writers from across different time zones, which allows for a wonderful diversity of voices.

Along with your weekly deadlines there is plenty of interaction with Lauren and your peers within Wet Ink, our dedicated online classroom. Craft materials, lectures, reading assignments, and writing prompts are all available through the online classroom. Students also post work and provide and receive feedback within the online classroom environment.

You can get the work done as you see fit week-to-week, so it is perfect for any schedule. There are discussion questions each week inspired by the assigned readings and topics in the lecture notes. Students are encouraged to take these wherever is most compelling and/or useful for them. Lauren engages with these discussions throughout the week and you will receive feedback from all assigned writing activities.

HOW DOES WET INK WORK?

Wet Ink was built and designed specifically for online writing classes. Wet Ink is private, easy to use, and very interactive. You can learn more about the Wet Ink platform by Watching a Class Demo.

PAYMENT OPTIONS:

• Instructor: Lauren Davis
• Class starts Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024
  
• Course is fully ONLINE; students can work according to their own schedule within weekly deadlines. Once you have enrolled the instructor will send you a link to our online classroom, provided via Wet Ink.
• Tuition is $299.