3 Month Science Fiction Writing Course with Justina Robson (UK ONLY)

Comma Press

Comma Press is an award winning independent publisher from the North of England presenting a very special ONLINE short story course.

We are delighted to be announcing a special SCIENCE FICTION writing course <a href="https://commapress.co.uk/resources/short-story-courses/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>led by the fantastic Justina Robson. PLEASE BE AWARE THE TICKET PRICE IS FOR ALL 6 SESSIONS SO CHECK THE DATES BEFORE YOU PAY TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AVAILABLE. About the course Over six sessions, you&#x27;ll become familiar with short story narrative structures, and be able to apply them to your own work. By the end of the course you will have * Become familiar with a range of Short Story forms and voices* Gained a stronger understanding of how to tell a compelling story* The necessary skills to progress your Short Story project with confidence* Benefited from structured, peer-driven feedback and personalised tuition *Produced 3 short stories, one of which will be published in a Comma Press Course E-Book at the end of the course PLEASE NOTE Classes are capped at 15 places to ensure a high-quality experience. Use Eventbrite to Register your Interest and we will be in contact to confirm your place.Price £150.00 per ticket (+Booking Fees) which covers 6x sessions over 3 months including detailed feedback and end of course publication in a short story e-book anthology. Considering signing up? We make our courses as accessible as possible: they span the UK and take place routinely throughout the year; you don&#x27;t actually need any previous experience - just enthusiasm for short story writing; and you only need a pen, paper, laptop/computer, and internet access in order to take part and keep in contact. What our graduates say Past particpants on our Short Story Courses have gone on to be published by the likes of Penguin, Canongate Books, The Best of British Fantasy, Granta, and Ambit Magazine, have work reviewed in the The Guardian, The Irish Times, Lit Hub, Sunday Express and Metro and recognised by awards such as the The Brighton Prize 2018 (Highly Commended), Republic of Consciousness Prize (Shortlisted), TS BIFFY Micro Fiction (Winner), National Association of Writing Groups Short Story Competition (Winner), Northern Soul Northern Writer of the Year Award 2018 (Winner), The Brighton Prize 2018 (Highly Commended), Galley Beggar Short Story Award in 2017/18 (Winner), and the London Independent Story Prize in the Best Film Idea Category (Winner). &quot;As an aspiring writer, I can’t recommend Comma Press’ Short Story Courses enough: ongoing support from top-class published authors writing today, development of close-reading skills and of course that all important trait – rapid improvement of your writing skills. All this and more, as well as the opportunity to meet the next generation of up and coming talent.&quot; - Past Participant

Dates, Times and LocationThe course runs once a month for 6-months. Each session is two hours long. We will be running the course ONLINE. A zoom link and intro will be sent out following confirmation of payment. 6-8pm Wed 10th August6-8pm Wed 24th August6-8pm Wed 7th September6-8pm Wed 21st September6-8pm Wed 5th October6-8pm Wed 19th OctoberAny questions?Contact the short course coordinator:Email: nia.thomas@commapress.co.uk with Re: Science Fiction Short Story Course

Tutor ProfileJustina Robson is the award-winning author of several novels, novellas and short stories. Most of her books and stories are Science Fiction, dealing in particular with transhumanism, genetic engineering, nanotech and human evolution. They focus on the adaptation of human beings to new ways of creating themselves with technology. She also sometimes writes Fantasy, and sometimes SF &amp; F in combination with other genres.A graduate of the commercial SF writers’ workshop “Clarion West” in the USA (1996) she has gone on to teach at the Arvon Foundation in the UK. In 2005 she was a judge for the Arthur C Clarke Award on behalf of the Science Fiction Foundation. In addition to her original works she also wrote Transformers: The Covenant of Primus, the official history of the Transformers in the Prime Continuum, for Hasbro, in 2013. She continues to study and write at her home in Yorkshire where she lives with her husband, children and pets.

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