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Dates: September 15, September 22, September 29, October 6
Time: 2-4pm Eastern, Virtual
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In our four-week workshop, we will explore the immediacy of flash creative nonfiction: as writers, how can we say the most in the least amount of space? We will read diverse and engaging published examples of this hybrid form for inspiration, then work to craft and share our own. Questions we’ll examine include: What exactly is “flash”, and how can we compress personal narratives with diamond-like clarity? How is risk-taking liberating? What are the best ways to effectively read and respond to others’ writing in a supportive group setting? How do we revise our pieces into powerful and authentic testaments of the self?
Christopher Locke is the author of 12 books and chapbooks. His latest collection of poetry Music for Ghosts (New York Quarterly Books) and memoir Without Saints (Black Lawrence Press) were both released in 2022. He received the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Award, and grants in writing from Fundacion Valparaiso (Spain), the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and has been nominated for Best of the Net and the Pushcart Prize many times. Chris teaches English and creative writing at SUNY Plattsburgh in the Adirondacks.
