A Moment In Time: 6-week Short Story Incubator
A short story is like a poem: it captures an ephemeral moment, a fleeting feeling and it can stay with you forever. It also has a form – it’s short! In this online six-week workshop on the short story, we will examine the different forms short stories can take and how they have always been a way to address the unaddressable. Melissa Lozada-Oliva is the author of peluda, Dreaming of You, Candelaria, and Beyond All Reasonable Doubt, Jesus is Alive! She teaches fiction at the Center for Fiction, Mccormack Writing Center, and Columbia University.
About the class:
Each session will have generative writing time with original prompts created by the instructor with connection to the class readings. We will be reading short stories from writers like Joy Williams, Danielle Evans, Izuki Suzumi, Pemi Aduga, and more. Select short story authors will be guest speakers with time for Q&A with students. Each student will have the chance to be workshopped twice and leave the class with one polished short story and a sizeable amount of generated work to keep exploring. Sessions for the class will be held on Zoom. There are only 12 spots available for this class.
How To Apply:
To apply for this incubator please fill out the following form and submit a 3-5 page short story draft or a piece of writing you feel exemplifies your strengths, interests, and curiosities.
Duration:April 26th - May 31st