What is a Flash Fiction Workshop?
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Flash fiction is a genre that includes stories as short as 6 words up to about a 1,000 words. In this 1-day workshop, published author and Columbia University MFA graduate E.B. Bartels and Ms. Lee will lead aspiring authors through the process of starting and editing their own work of flash fiction. From 11:00 am-1:00 pm, we will discuss and practice strategies for writing effectively.
From 1:00-2:00 pm, please join Ms. E.B. and Ms. Lee for snacks and a Q&A where the participants can ask her about her life as a writer, her experiences in higher education, her menagerie of pets or anything else that comes up over the course of the day. This workshop and the Q&A will be in English. |
Who can join?
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To participate in the writing workshop:
We invite aspiring writers of all levels and ages, but recommend that participants in the workshop are at least 8 years old at the time of the workshop. Adults are also welcome! All workshop participants will be required to submit a draft of a flash fiction (50-100 words) as part of their application. Prompts are provided below. The cost per workshop participant is ¥6,000 for participants aged 8 and older. All participants will receive a copy of E.B.'s book! To meet the author: From 1:00 pm, we will have snacks and casual conversation with E.B. Bartels where kids and adults can ask her questions. She will also be available to sign copies of her book, Good Grief: On Loving Pets Here and Hereafter. There is no cost for people attending just the Q&A session (but please register with the sign-up form). Limited copies of the author's book will be available for purchase for ¥3,600. |
How do I apply?
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1. Use the sign-up form link forms.gle/xTxyVqTKpCAzoVkAA
2. Create a 50-100 work of flash fiction in English using one of the prompts given below 3. Send your writing submission to Ms. Lee by email, [email protected] (Google Doc share or scanned copy are both fine). |
What are the writing prompts?
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Prompt 1: Write a story explaining the photo of the cat shown below! How did this happen? What will happen next?
Prompt 2: Write a story that begins or end with an unexpected or surprise twist. The story could be written in the 1st or 3rd person perspective.
Prompt 3: Invent or retell a dream so bizarre or vivid that upon waking, you want to tell someone about it. |