Playing with Form – the Art of Writing Flash Fiction
Join us for 90-minute online workshop in the art of writing flash fiction from Gaynor Jones.
The workshop will look at varying forms of prose and will include discussing and dissecting unusual pieces by women writers followed by exercises exploring form and structure and the boundaries between prose poetry and flash fiction.
Participants will be encouraged to go deeper into the craft of creating beautiful and powerful short works that stand out from the crowd.
Gaynor says flash fiction is widely published and easily accessible but has huge variety within it, and therefore it’s a perfect form to study for both emerging and established writers. It’s also a particularly popular form used by women writers internationally, and has proved a brilliant tool for establishing online connections and networks with other female authors.
There will be a follow up session on Tuesday 19th November at 7.00pm
Gaynor will talk about editing and tweaking language for getting flash-fiction work ready for publication.
Members can attend this event for free. Non-members are welcome to attend by purchasing a ticket for $30.00 via the button below. Or why not become a member? You can find membership options here.
Speaker: About Gaynor Jones We are delighted to be hosting Gaynor as our Virtual Writer in Residence, a UNECSO Cities of Literature initiative. Gaynor is from Manchester in the UK where she is well known as an accomplished flash fiction writer. She is the recipient of a Northern Writer’s Award from New Writing North for her short story collection, Girls Who Get Taken, and an Arts Council England DYCP Award for her novel-in-progress. She has too many publications of flash fiction to list! She has also had a novella-in-flash published. She has won first prize in a number of writing competitions, including the prestigious Bath Flash Fiction and the Mairtín Crawford Short Story Award, and has been placed or listed in others including the Bridport Prize and Aesthetica. Gaynor says she often explores dark themes and loves stories that feature wayward teens, middle-aged women who’ve had enough, and the darker sides of suburban life. SWWV would like to thank Melbourne City of Literature for their support in enabling us to host this workshop.