We've done one series of 4 workshops and are halfway through another at the Old Diorama Arts Centre. We have had tremendous feedback, the writers are enjoying it a lot, and many of them have returned. We are a lively lot. We continue to focus on Flash Fiction, with a view to participants contributing to ‘Flash Dances’, the new anthology to be published by Paradise Press. Flash Fiction attracts a lot of interest these days - tiny polished stories which create a complete world in miniature, in 600, 300 or even as few as 100 words. For new writers, the form of Flash Fiction is approachable and does not require nearly so much commitment as writing, say, a full-length novel. Nevertheless it is highly disciplined and every word has to tell. Participants will also have the chance to read their work at a series of library events, if they want, and to enter a Flash-writing competition judged by professional authors.
Full details at https://paradisepress.org.uk/events.html
We do ask when people sign up that they commit to the whole series; also that they participate in a caring and constructive way. One of the purposes of this exercise is to create a safe and supportive space.
