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Short Story 101

Online Dec 8 (1 Sunday Morning)10:00am - 1:00pm Pacific$953 Spots Left

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Note: This is primarily a lecture class with some in-class exercises but not everyone will get to share their writing for feedback due to the seminar format.

Have you dreamed about getting a short story published in a literary journal like McSweeney’s? Now’s your chance! In this 1-Day Online lecture format Short Story Intensive class, successful fiction writer Katherine Taylor (ZYZZYVA, Ploughshares, Pushcart Prize) will teach you the fundamentals of short form fiction! Experienced and beginning writers welcome.

Through fun, in-class writing exercises, she’ll help you brainstorm new ideas and get started on a draft of a literary gem (Note: there will be limited sharing of work). In Katherine’s engaging craft talk, she’ll cover the essential elements of brilliant, heartfelt short stories: character, story arc, description, and avoiding the rookie mistakes that will make a story fall flat. Before you know it, you will be ready to join the ranks of the 49 students who have published short stories after taking this class. Prepare to bring on your inner Salinger!

Note: This class will be limited to 25 students.

Katherine Taylor

ZYZZYVA, Pushcart Prize

Katherine is the author of the novels Valley Fever (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 2015) and Rules for Saying Goodbye (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 2007). Her stories and essays have appeared in ZYZZYVA, The Southwest Review, and Ploughshares, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Elle, Town & Country, among other publications. She has won a Pushcart Prize and the McGinnis Ritchie Award for Fiction. She has a B.A. from University of Southern California and a master’s degree from Columbia University, where she was a Graduate Writing Fellow. Katherine lives in Los Angeles. MORE

“Katherine was incredible. She is warm and supportive, and she truly lifted everyone up, including myself, in the class. I will go out of my way to take classes from her again.”
“Katherine gives helpful feedback, has warm and encouraging energy, and has great in-class exercises and sample readings. She offered solid guidance for pursuing publication.”
“She was structured, empathetic and supportive. She gave great writing prompts and covered an extraordinary amount of territory in 5 weeks.”
“She gave excellent and encouraging feedback on workshop pieces and led in-class exercises that were immensely helpful in creating strong character dynamics and relationships. This was truly my favorite writing class I've ever taken. The structure of the class worked really well for me. I liked that we left class with a plan of action on where to take our stories next.”
“Katherine gave us wonderful exercises to do in class that we could add to our toolkit, and she was very good at providing clear, specific feedback during workshops. She was also great at getting people to participate, and just in general facilitated a very smooth and productive workshop.”
“Katherine is clearly very experienced and has honed her craft and her knowledge of story for many years.”
“She was kind and empathetic, found positives in all our writing which built confidence for all of us to continue to write. She also gave wonderful notes, book recommendations. I felt supported and appreciated all the constructive comments.”

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