Advanced Short Fiction Writing
You can continue to build your short fiction writing skills through this 6 week workshop. Led by a published short story writer, you will write and revise either three 3,000 word stories, two 4,500 word stories, or one 9,000 word story. In this critique based workshop, there are no lectures, reading assignments or exercises. Instead, you will focus on writing tips and reminders throughout. You should be prepared to submit 3,000 words on the course start date.
Please note: This workshop is for fiction writers only. If you are interested in writing nonfiction articles or personal essays, please check out Advanced Short Nonfiction Writing.
Course Level: Advanced
Required Book: None required
Workshop length: 6 Weeks
Tuition: $175.00 ($157.50 for VIP)
Start Date: View Advanced Short Fiction Writing Course Schedule
Course Structure
The workshop will consist of three two-week sessions. There will be no lectures, reading assignments or exercises for this workshop, but we’ll give you plenty of tips and reminders along the way.
In this workshop, you can submit up to 9,000 words in up to three installments to the instructor for review and for group critique. That means you can submit three short stories of 3,000 words each, or two stories of 4,500 words each, or one story of 9,000 words. It’s completely up to you!
Because you will be expected to submit your work at the beginning of each session, you should have your first story submission prepared prior to the class start date. (1.2 CEUs)
In this course you will:
- Work with a published short story writer and online critique group to improve your writing skills
- Submit up to 9000 words in up to 3 installments for instructor and group critique
Who should take this course:
- Short Story writers who want to receive feedback on up to a total of 9,000 words during the course
- Advanced students looking for key insights from a Published Author to help polish their work
- Short Story writers who want to make real progress towards publication
- Graduates of Fundamentals of Fiction Writing and Focus on the Novel. Graduates of either course will receive a $20 discount on the advanced workshop tuition; email us for details.
What Our Students Are Saying About This Course
“I am halfway through my second WOW course, and wanted to take a moment to tell you how completely satisfied I am with your workshops. I started investigating fiction last winter, and took three classes at Gotham Writers Workshops. I was delighted with my first, having never done an online workshop before; happy with my second, but by my third, I realized that they lack both the depth of resources and level of faculty needed to really create a successful learning experience. How did I figure this out? I took one of your 6 week courses, Advanced Short Fiction Writing, with Mark Spencer. It was terrific, allowing for great interaction with both teacher and students; it filled in all of the holes I’d experienced elsewhere.
Workshop Outline
There is no set outline for this workshop, since the focus will be on writing and critiquing.
