Live Seminar Via Zoom Saturday, July 12th, 2025

Class will meet 12PM - 5:00PM Eastern

Instructor Robert Anthony Siegel is the author of a memoir, Criminals, and two novels, All Will Be Revealed and All the Money in the World. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Smithsonian Magazine, The Paris Review, The Drift, The Oxford American, and Ploughshares, and has been anthologized in Best American Essays 2023, O. Henry Stories 2014, and Pushcart Prize XXXVI. He has been a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan, a Mombukagakusho Fellow in Japan, a Writing Fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and a Paul Engle Fellow at the Iowa Writers Workshop. He holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers Workshop.

We all know flash fiction, the super-short story form that leans on voice and image to capture a moment of imaginitive inspiration. But what about flash’s nonfiction counterpart, sometimes called the micro-essay or the micro-memoir? Just a page or two in length, flash nonfiction is quick and easy to learn, yet endlessly rich and challenging to practice, perfect for the memoirist looking to capture a telling moment of lived experience, or the essayist bent on making a point in the most concentrated form possible. They can stand alone, be lined up to form longer narratives, or grouped together around theme or subject matter. 

This one-day online intensive course is designed for writers who want to start exploring the creative possibilities of flash nonfiction. We will talk about how the genre works, read a variety of published examples displaying different approaches to form, and generate work of our own through in-class exercises, sharing our writing with the group as time permits. We will also discuss further reading and publishing opportunities.

TESTIMONIALS:

"Full of richly drawn characters and jolting plot twists—Glasser’s time behind bars is especially chilling—Siegel’s debut novel works both as a parable of how quickly the high and mighty can fall, and as gripping drama. 'Money' well spent." -NEW YORK POST on ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

"Early in this novel, there is a wonderful scene—rich with embarrassment—in which Louis Glasser, the altogether unlikely hero, helps his Harvard-educated son buy a new suit. The son’s fortunes founder, but that’s nothing compared to the perils that overwhelm his father—a lawyer who operates on the margins and becomes the target of a criminal investigation. Siegel’s … portraits (loving and otherwise) of the Glassers, New York prosecutors, and various lowlifes are right on the money." -THE NEW YORKER on ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD

"...Well-turned and elegant...Gloriously complex..." -ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION on ALL WILL BE REVEALED

"...A richly detailed and seedily seductive narrative." -PUBLISHERS WEEKLY on ALL WILL BE REVEALED

"Robert's unique skill as a teacher comes from his enthusiasm not only for talking, which is present in many talented professors, but for listening... He has a reputation for being the best kind of teacher: generous, knowledgeable, demanding, and always at the ready with excellent advice." -former student

"The level of discourse was challenging and interesting and I think part of the reason for that was the casual atmosphere of discussion, fostered by Robert. When people are allowed to speak in an open, non-threatening environment, wonderful things happen." -former student

ONLINE COURSE STRUCTURE:

Live Seminar Via Zoom on Saturday, August 30th, 2025. Class will meet 12PM - 5:00PM Eastern.

• Instructor: Robert Anthony Siegel
  
• Live Seminar Via Zoom on Saturday, July 12th, 2025.
• Class will meet 12PM - 5:00PM Eastern.
• Tuition is $99.

Contact us HERE if you have any questions about this seminar.