Get prepared for all writing opportunities in the New Year with the specialist course. With Joshua Smith
Through the sessions, Joshua will provide clear guidelines on writing, editing and publishing a short story. Suitable for all levels of writer. Delivered via interactive online class.
Includes weekly video, slides and support readings for Weeks 1-8.
If you would like to join this unique course with a specific focus on this challenging but highly rewarding form, please register below. There will be an upper limit of participants so please book as soon as possible.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week 1: Introduction/The Elements of the Short Story
· “The Debut of Battling Billson”, P.G. Wodehouse
Week 2: The Metaphor of the Short Story
· “On Guard”, Evelyn Waugh
Week 3: Using Allusion to Frame Stories
· “The Monkey’s Paw” W.W. Jacobs
Week 4: Detail, Subtlety, and Repetition
· “Signs and Symbols”, Vladimir Nabokov
Week 5: The Epiphany
· “Araby”, James Joyce
Week 6: Fantasy, Tale, and Parable
· “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” Ursula K. Le Guin
Week 7: Flash Fiction and The First-Person Plural Narration Style
· “The Invasion from Outer Space”, Steven Millhauser
Week 8: Meta-Fiction
· “Videotape”, Don Delillo
Weeks 9-12:
These weeks will be dedicated to the completion of the writers’ final projects. All questions are welcome and issues resolved. A review of any part of the content contained within the course is available. Writers also have the option to submit additional writing and read others’ material via email/workshop. After week 12, all writers should submit a final project.
Starts Tuesday 28th November 2023 at 8-10pm & 12 weeks
(No session 26th December / 2nd Janaury)
Course concludes 27th February 2024.
Registration €289.99 Book here
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