Get Your Flash On! - a flash fiction writing workshop

Get Your Flash On! — Flash Fiction Workshop (online)

What is flash fiction?

Flash fiction (also known as micro-fiction, smoke-long fiction, sudden fiction, drabble, or short, short fiction!) is usually under 1,000 words. It’s dense, immediate, and often surprising — funny, weird, dark, poetic, or experimental. At its best, flash fiction moves the reader in just a few lines.

Perfect for new writers or experienced scribes looking to experiment, it’s a form that teaches precision, creativity, and bold storytelling.

What will this workshop entail?

This two-hour, real-time online workshop is led by award-winning flasher, anthology editor, and WriteClub founder Alison Powell. You’ll explore examples of outstanding flash fiction, gain insight into Alison’s own process, and leave with fresh ideas — maybe even a few drafts of your own!

In this session, you will:
⚡ Discover brilliant examples of flash fiction
⚡ Explore the (sometimes blurry) line between flash and prose poetry
⚡ Learn techniques for writing exciting, compact stories
⚡ Receive a wealth of prompts to kickstart your ideas
⚡ Get practical tips for publishing your work

About your host

Alison Powell is an experienced workshop facilitator, NLP Master Practitioner, and award-winning flash fiction writer with an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa. She is a previous Hay Festival Writer at Work, co-editor of the 2018 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology and one of 12 writers selected for the inaugural Jerwood Arvon Writer Residencies.

Her flash has been listed in various competitions, including 2nd place in the Flash500 contest and 1st place the Bath Flash Fiction Award. Her work has appeared in various anthologies and also in Project Calm, Mslexia, Reader’s Digest, and other magazines. Alison has run hundreds of creative writing workshops and courses over the years and she is a regular presenter at the UK's dedicated Flash Fiction Festival.