Writing Flash Essay

may 17, 9:30-11:30 am
Shakerag Alley Center for the Arts

How can you tell a thrilling true story in less than 1,000 words? One-part story and one-part poem, flash essay helps you get to the heart of what you really want to say while keeping readers riveted until the final word. Learn tools to make your writing sing. You’ll begin crafting your own flash essays and will have the chance to share them aloud and receive positive feedback from your instructor and peers. We’ll read and discuss flash essays from other writers to see what makes them work.

This class is offered as part of the ninth annual Writing Retreat at Shake Rag Alley May 17-18, open to writers of all levels. Explore storytelling, fiction, memoir, flash, poetry, and small press publishing with retreat faculty Sheree L. Greer, Raki Kopernik, C. Kubasta, Rebecca Jamieson, and Kristin Mitchell, with immersive workshops, manuscript consultations, and engaging talks. This weekend of writing in community will challenge you to explore new forms, deepen your writing practice, and are led by award-winning published authors and active, experienced teachers of writing.

You can also sign up for a manuscript consultation with me or the other faculty on a first-come, first-served basis and at a very affordable price. 

Registration deadline is May 5.