“Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.”
– Henry David Thoreau
Short story writing is a skill that can be learned.
In this two-hour introductory workshop we’ll be exploring the craft of writing short stories and how the elements of character/s, setting and word choice can combine to produce something entirely new and exciting. Using examples drawn from contemporary collections, participants will be invited to apply these stylistic principles in short, but immersive, practical exercises that will be fun as well as providing a solid foundation to build on following the course.
The facilitator, Paul Garrety, is a novelist as well as winning many prizes for his short stories, both in Australia and overseas. In addition to his novels he has also been published in ten short story anthologies.
jackgarrety.com
“Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.”
― Ray Bradbury
– Henry David Thoreau
Short story writing is a skill that can be learned.
In this two-hour introductory workshop we’ll be exploring the craft of writing short stories and how the elements of character/s, setting and word choice can combine to produce something entirely new and exciting. Using examples drawn from contemporary collections, participants will be invited to apply these stylistic principles in short, but immersive, practical exercises that will be fun as well as providing a solid foundation to build on following the course.
The facilitator, Paul Garrety, is a novelist as well as winning many prizes for his short stories, both in Australia and overseas. In addition to his novels he has also been published in ten short story anthologies.
jackgarrety.com
“Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.”
― Ray Bradbury