Innovating in Flash: A Generative Zoom Workshop, Saturday, May 20th, 2023
Live Seminar Via Zoom Saturday, May 20th, 2023
Class will meet 1:00PM - 3:30PM EST
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Taught by CB Anderson, whose work has appeared in The Iowa Review, Pleiades, Indiana Review, Boston Magazine, HuffPost, Flash Fiction Forward (W.W. Norton), Brevity, SmokeLong Quarterly, and elsewhere. The New Yorker included her book Home Now in "Briefly Noted" (Dec. 2019), and a collection River Talk was a Kirkus Best Books of 2014.
Are you looking to experiment with structure and style in your flash? Hoping to generate new work? In this generative Zoom session, we’ll examine the braid and the collage.
After instruction and consideration of published examples, participants will craft two pieces based on a series of prompts and suggestions. We’ll talk too about where to submit finished flashes— the market is strong right now— and participants will share work as time permits.
Writers of all genres are welcome. Bring curiosity and willingness to write/revise! Class enrollment is limited to just 16 writers.
- Knowledge of innovative flash forms/structures.
- New finished work.
- Suggestions on where to submit.
- Sharing/feedback on work generated during class.
"The work Cynthia put into this course was amazing. Very organized with clear explanations of various short forms." —workshop participant
"Cynthia was kind, patient, and encouraging— a truly nice human being. This was a great class." —workshop participant
“Professor Anderson gives interesting presentations and knows what she’s talking about. The feedback I got on drafts was insightful and useful. She also tells good stories! My favorite class so far.” —former student
“This course made me a better writer. The notes & examples Prof. Anderson provided are ones I will go back to. She’s a very good lecturer with deep experience in teaching and in writing… I came away from class sessions inspired to write.” —former student
"This was an excellent class, and Cynthia provided outstanding writing exercises." —workshop participant
Class will meet 1:00PM - 3:30PM EST
- Instructor: CB Anderson
- The class is limited to 16 writers
- Live Seminar Via Zoom on Saturday, May 20th, 2023
- Class will meet 1:00PM - 3:30PM EST
Instructor CB Anderson's work has appeared in The Iowa Review, Pleiades, Indiana Review, Boston Magazine, HuffPost, Flash Fiction Forward (W.W. Norton), Brevity, SmokeLong Quarterly, and elsewhere. The New Yorker included her book Home Now in "Briefly Noted" (Dec. 2019), and a collection River Talk was a Kirkus Best Books of 2014. Awards include the 2022 Winning Writers Tom Howard prize, the Crazyhorse Prize, and 2nd place in the Zoetrope: All-Story Contest. Anderson lives with her family in Maine and Massachusetts, teaches writing at Boston University, and offers workshops across the U.S. Visit her website here.