Check out the lineup for Black Lawrence Press virtual events!
Instructor: Gwendolyn Paradice
Date: August 12
Time: 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Eastern, Virtual
FREE EVENT
“The Flash Fiction Formula” is a 1 ½ hour hybrid craft talk and generative writing workshop that explores what makes flash fiction successful. We’ll begin by defining flash fiction and learning what makes it a distinct form (as compared against the short story or novel). Then, we’ll look at trends in flash fiction—the craft moves and writing choices authors have made over time—that provide us a mix-and-match formulary for writing flash fiction. Finally, participants will piece together formulas for their own flash fiction using what we’ve learned, and they’ll leave with the scaffolding for their own creative piece and a reading list of some of Gwen’s favorite flash fiction of all time.
Gwendolyn Paradice is the author of the short story collection More Enduring for Having Been Broken (Black Lawrence Press, 2021), winner of the 2019 The Hudson Prize, & the co-authored chapbook Carnival Bound (or, please unwrap me) (The Cupboard Pamphlet, 2020). Their work has appeared in Booth, Zone 3, ANMLY, Tin House Online, The Journal of American Folklore, & others. Gwendolyn is a queer, disabled, enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation, & their prose often explores form and personal identity. They are currently an Assistant Professor of English and Philosophy at Murray State University where they direct the Creative Writing Program.
Writing a Biographical Poem
Instructor: Zoe Brigley Thompson
Date: September 9
Time: 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Eastern, Virtual
FREE EVENT
Even for Youngers: the Personal is Political
Instructor: Laura Jean Baker
Date: October 14
Time: 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Eastern, Virtual
FREE EVENT
Dismantling the Details: How to Maximize the Impact of Your Imagery
Instructor: Jennifer Met
Date: November 11
Time: 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Eastern, Virtual
FREE EVENT
Metaphor and Meaning
Instructor: Erica Wright
Date: December 12
Time: 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM Eastern, Virtual
FREE EVENT