Short and Sharp: Writing Flash Fiction with Amanda O'Callaghan

Small is beautiful! How flash fiction will make you a better writer.

Learning how to create and edit very short fiction will make your work clearer, stronger, and more effective, no matter what you write. Join highly-experienced short fiction writer, Amanda O'Callaghan, in this vibrant workshop. Discover the magic and power of flash fiction.

   

Learning outcomes

In this workshop, participants will:

• Understand what flash fiction is.
• Learn about the extensive market for flash fiction.
• Learn how to write flash fiction.
• Understand the potential pitfalls with very short fiction.
• Learn how to edit flash fiction to make it more effective.

 

Format

This is an in-person workshop with a focus on writing craft; it will be held at State Library of Queensland. This workshop is suitable for fiction writers of all levels and writing backgrounds.

  

About Amanda

Amanda O'Callaghan's fiction has been published widely in Australia, United Kingdom, and Ireland. Her flash fiction and short stories have been awarded and shortlisted in the Bath Flash Fiction Award, Flash 500, Fish Short Story Prize, Carmel Bird Award, Bristol Short Story Prize and others. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Queensland. She is a recipient of a Queensland Writers Fellowship. Her collection, This Taste for Silence, was shortlisted for the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction.

  

   

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