Elements of Flash Fiction
Microfiction. Nanofiction. Short-shorts. Dribble. The multitude of names for flash fiction are almost as wide-ranging as the word count. But a safe definition of flash is that it’s a brief story of 1,000 words or fewer. In this short workshop we will examine the essential elements of flash fiction, paying particular attention to voice, ‘the sentence,’ and ambiguity. After reading some examples, we will dive in with some writing exercises designed to free your imagination and get you writing in the exciting genre of flash fiction.
Presented by Tyler Dillow
Tyler Dillow teaches composition and technical writing at Wichita State University. He is the current Poetry Editor and Art Director for Mikrokosmos/MOJO. His work has been featured in X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine and Heavy Feather Review.
Microfiction. Nanofiction. Short-shorts. Dribble. The multitude of names for flash fiction are almost as wide-ranging as the word count. But a safe definition of flash is that it’s a brief story of 1,000 words or fewer. In this short workshop we will examine the essential elements of flash fiction, paying particular attention to voice, ‘the sentence,’ and ambiguity. After reading some examples, we will dive in with some writing exercises designed to free your imagination and get you writing in the exciting genre of flash fiction.
Presented by Tyler Dillow
Tyler Dillow teaches composition and technical writing at Wichita State University. He is the current Poetry Editor and Art Director for Mikrokosmos/MOJO. His work has been featured in X-R-A-Y Literary Magazine and Heavy Feather Review.
Ahhh - fiction that even short-winded poets might be able to write! Want to hear more? Come to the March meeting. Free. Visitors welcome. Q&A after the presentation. Snacks available (March snacks courtesy of Ray Racobs and Connie White) See you there!
- Kansas Authors Club District 5 Monthly Meeting is open to the public.
- When: Saturday, March 14th, 2020 at 1:30-3:30 p.m.
- Where: Larksfield Place, 7373 E. 29th St. N., Wichita KS (just west of Rock Rd. on the south side of 29th Street). Park in the Visitors lot and enter the Welcome Entrance walking left through the main dining room to the Lakeview Dining Room.