Tuesday, June 17

Writing Short Stories - 4-week course

A four-week course exploring all the essentials of getting short stories written - and published.

By Alex Davis Events

Date and time

June 17 · 4:30am - July 8 · 5:30am PDT

Location

Online

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Event lasts 21 days 1 hour

WRITING SHORT STORIES
Tuesdays 17th June to 8th July
12:30pm-1:30pm via Google Meet
Tickets £30

This four-week course zooms in on the form of the short story, taking in not only its definition and history but exploring its key elements, such as pacing, description, characterisation, the hook and much more. We'll also take a look at the world of getting your writing published, giving you a full insight from creating a story to seeing it in print.

Week One - Introduction to short stories and the hook

Week Two - Pacing, character and description

Week Three - The twist and experimentation

Week Four - getting your short stories published

All sessions run online from 12:30pm-1:30pm on Tuesdays, and will be recorded for participants ONLY.

Organized by

Alex Davis Events

Alex Davis is an established organiser of horror, fantasy and science-fiction events. He established and co-ordinates the popular Edge-Lit and Sledge-Lit events in Derby, with Edge-Lit now entering its eighth year. He also chaired the FantasyCon 2016 event in Scarborough, where Guest of Honour took in Joe Hill, Scott Lynch, Frances Hardinge, Derek Landy, Mike/MR Carey and Adam Nevill.