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The fundamentals of story — the who, what, where, and why — may seem simple in theory, but squeezing all this information and emotion into a short fiction piece can be a challenge in practice.
Learn how with Emma Darragh, short story writer and winner of the 2024 Readings Prize for her short fiction collection, Thanks for Having Me. In this comprehensive session, you will be led through a close, craft-focused reading of the short story ‘A Little Burst’ from Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge to learn:
‘A Little Burst’ will be provided to all participants prior to the session.
This session is ideal for writers who have a few ideas for short stories but are looking for ways to get started, as well as emerging writers with a work-in-progress. A worksheet will be provided to all participants to work through in their own time after the session, which will help you apply your learnings to your work straightaway.
There will be time for questions.
No problem! Everyone booked in to this event will be emailed a link and passcode to access the recording afterwards. This recording will be available to view for 10 days after the live session. This also means that if you wish to revisit the session after attending it live to take further notes, you can do so!
After 10 days, the link will expire and the recording will no longer be available to view.
