The Short Story

“The most important thing I learned is to set aside some of my emotions while writing: fears and insecurities that had blocked me. Yes!”

Dana, March 17, 2015

“I learned the importance of structure, setting, details, and humor. More specifically: I learned that freewriting is a technique for jumpstarting a story; it was very useful—and fun. It was also a great help to writing the short story.”

Sander, March 17, 2015

“I learned new ways to think about writing – my own and other people’s. I learned to look at my work more carefully and more objectively, and I now feel more inspired and more confident about progressing with my own writing. Also, if I want to reach an audience for my work, I need to (also) approach it like a reader.

And the instructor’s hints on daily-ness were like gold dust!”

RM, March 17, 2015

“Great course – thanks!

I’ve done a graduate diploma in Writing, Editing and Publishing, which is intended for people who will work in the industry as well as for creative writers, but it was 7 years ago, and we spent one lecture on the short story. So it was great to be reminded about the structure again, about how to look for the ‘evidence in the text’ of what the author was doing, and about how to analyse the text in literary terms. It really felt like we did that quite in depth with the time we had, and it was very illuminating.”

Ruth, March 17, 2015

I learned how to structure, organize a short story and how to get going. What I’d like to learn more about at another workshop: how to know when what you’ve written is finished/good enough.”

Annie, February 17, 2015

“I appreciate that the instructor imparts energy throughout the 2 days, and never slacks off.”

Patrick, September 1, 2014

“I learned some very practical things a writer can do to improve a story, and I learned how and when to deploy these skills. I came away from the class with a much clearer sense of how to approach the writing of a short story, which is really the best possible outcome. It’s a nice, accessible format.”

Gijs, September 1, 2014

“I learned much more about literary techniques for building the story and describing the characters and setting. It was very rich and intense. I discovered (again) that I have a hidden trove of stories inside me. I am gaining more and more confidence that I will be able to get these stories out. I loved the workshop.”

Solveig, September 1, 2014