{"product_id":"very-small-story-flash-fiction-workshop-online-march-2027","title":"The Art of the Very Small Story: A One-Day Flash Fiction Intensive — Online Zoom Seminar with Robert Anthony Siegel Starts Saturday, March 20th, 2027","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Art of the Very Small Story: Flash Fiction Intensive | March 2027 Online\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Art of the Very Small Story: A One-Day Flash Fiction Intensive with Robert Anthony Siegel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLive Seminar via Zoom on Saturday, March 20, 2027\u003cbr\u003eClass will meet 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🌍 Class Times by Time Zone:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLos Angeles (PDT): 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicago (CDT): 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew York (EDT): 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon (GMT): 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBerlin (CET): 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow Enrolling!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny questions about this class? Use the Chat Button to talk with us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstructor Robert Anthony Siegel is the author of a memoir, \u003cem\u003eCriminals\u003c\/em\u003e, and two novels, \u003cem\u003eAll Will Be Revealed\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAll the Money in the World\u003c\/em\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Los Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSmithsonian Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Drift\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford American\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/em\u003e, and has been anthologized in \u003cem\u003eBest American Essays 2023\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eO. Henry Stories 2014\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePushcart Prize XXXVI\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho is this class for?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one-day online flash fiction intensive is open to writers at all levels of experience, with no preparation needed. Come ready to talk, ask questions, write short in-class exercises, and share with the group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust a page or two in length, flash fiction is quick and easy to learn, yet endlessly rich and challenging to practice. Its singular power is the sense of imaginative freedom at its core, the \"flash.\" World renowned writers like Kafka and Kawabata have done some of their most evocative work in the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one-day online writing workshop is designed for writers who want to explore the creative possibilities of flash fiction. We will talk about how it works, read a variety of published examples, and generate work of our own through in-class exercises, sharing our writing with the group as time permits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan't make it live?\u003c\/strong\u003e No problem. The session will be recorded and available to watch after the seminar concludes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat are the writing goals?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this course, students will read published flash fiction, write four in-class exercises, and share work with the group. Along the way you will study the role of conflict in creating story, the power of image and metaphor, and the relationship between text and subtext. You leave with four drafts to revise and a list of ideas for ten more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCOURSE OUTLINE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaturday, March 20, 2027, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET: A single five-hour live session via Zoom. We read published flash fiction, discuss how the form works, write four short in-class exercises, and share work with the group as time permits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCOURSE TAKEAWAYS:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour in-class exercises to take home and revise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA list of ideas for ten more flash pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn understanding of the role of conflict in creating story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechniques for using image and metaphor in very short fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA working sense of the relationship between text and subtext\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTESTIMONIALS:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e— \u003cem\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/em\u003e, on \u003cem\u003eAll the Money in the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e— \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, on \u003cem\u003eAll the Money in the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...Well-turned and elegant...Gloriously complex...\"\u003cbr\u003e— \u003cem\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/em\u003e, on \u003cem\u003eAll Will Be Revealed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"...A richly detailed and seedily seductive narrative.\"\u003cbr\u003e— \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, on \u003cem\u003eAll Will Be Revealed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e— Former Student\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e— Former Student\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePAYMENT OPTIONS:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTuition is $150 USD. You can pay for the course in full or use Shop Pay or Affirm to pay over time with equal Monthly Payments. 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