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Writing Course from Winter 2005

The 2005 Writing Courses are over, but this course information is on the site so that you can see what courses we have sponsored in the past.

HOW TO WRITE THE VERY SHORT SHORT STORY, with Ruth Moose
A Day-Long Workshop

  • Saturday, January 8, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (7 hours of instruction)
  • Meets at the Network Library and Resource Center in Chapel Hill
  • Bring food for a working lunch -- the workshop does not break for lunch
  • $85 Network members / $105 non-members
  • Limit: 12 participants

Can you write a complete short story, beginning, middle and "Holy Cow" of an ending in 1500 words or fewer? The answer is yes! In this era of McPaper, News Briefs, Bits, Bytes and email, the form of the short story is keeping pace with the times. It's gotten shorter and shorter and shorter. This hands-on workshop will include examples, in-class writing exercises, and a discussion about short short fiction contests and markets. By the end of the day you will have completed drafts of at least two short shorts.

Ruth Moose is on the Creative Writing Faculty at UNC-CH and has published in The Atlantic, Redbook, etc, won 3 PEN Awards for Short Story, published 2 books of short stories and 4 collections of poetry.

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