Whether you’re an old hand seeking fresh inspiration or a newcomer working on your very first short story, we’d love to see you in this workshop!

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Description

Saturday, Apr 19, 10:30am-4:30pm
Open to all
Limited to 12 participants
Hybrid Workshop*

Whether you’re an old hand seeking fresh inspiration or a newcomer working on your very first short story, we’d love to see you in this workshop!

Rich is the author of 250+ stories; his work has picked up numerous accolades, and has been translated into over a dozen languages and adapted to screen. In this workshop, he distills fifteen years of professional experience into a wide-scope, step-by-step approach to brainstorming, writing, and revising short stories, then homes in on specific techniques and advice tailored to your individual goals.

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of how short stories come together, new tools in your toolkit, and a renewed zest for writing.

Sample topics:

  • Gleaning ideas from life, music, art, fiction,
  • Combining ideas, creating interesting juxtapositions
  • Plotting
  • Generating endings
  • Differentiating characters
  • Revision and submission
  • Tips for the daily (or nowhere near) writing practice

*This workshop will take place at the QWF Office (Room 3, 1200 Atwater Avenue, Westmount, Quebec) with up to 2 virtual spots for participants who are unable to attend in-person because of distance or disability. By default, all workshop registrations are for in-person spots. If you can’t attend in person and would like to request a virtual slot, contact Riley at riley@qwf.org and wait for confirmation before registering. Please do not register until after you receive confirmation that there is a virtual spot for you.

Workshop leader

Credit: Patrick Cockpit
Rich Larson was born in Niger, has lived in Spain and Czech Republic, and is currently based in Canada. He is the author of the novels Annex and Ymir, as well as collections Tomorrow Factory and The Sky Didn't Load Today and Other Glitches. His fiction has been translated into over a dozen languages, among them Polish, French, Romanian, and Japanese, and has been adapted into an Emmy-winning episode of LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS.

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