Short Story Multiverse | march - june 2024
March 24 - June 30 (see dates below) 4-6 pm PST on Zoom cost: $400 - $550
This class is being offered on a sliding scale basis, and the default is the lowest end of the price range indicated. If your financial situation allows and you wish to pay on the upper end of this range, or if you'd like to pay in installments, please email thresholdacademy@protonmail.com.
Description:
Short stories present the writer with the opportunity for many new beginnings throughout time, space, genre, character and place. But how to start again and again without becoming lost or overwhelmed? Are there strategies and tools to keep motivated over the years it takes to write, revise, rewrite, and make big shifts to your original framework? How does one find a framework in the first place, for a single story or multiple? This class will present an opportunity to examine the different ways stories can collide and disperse to build toward something bigger than the sum of their parts. Over the course of four months you’ll read 3 whole collections of your choosing, share up to 40 pages with the group for feedback, and join with a small cohort of other writers equally engaged in trying to glimpse the scale of their own creative universe, how it coheres, and where it ventures into new places. Meetings will be a mix of group conversation, writing, and workshop, and one-on-one meetings with me, as well as occasional Zoom Q&As with writers, editors, and artists to provide different frameworks for thinking about your work in the world. The class will take place online, and will culminate in an optional Zoom reading open to the public in June 2024.
Who this class is for: You don’t need to be seeking publication with a traditional publisher—or seeking publication at all—in order to reap the benefits of this class. While I draw on my experience as an editor, writer, bookseller, and former publicist to demystify the publishing world for writers who want to know more, as a teacher I rely on mindfulness and reflection, somatic exercises, metaphor work, and meditations in combination with writing prompts and discussions. I believe this approach has something for everyone, whether you are looking to polish a manuscript of short stories, map out a memoir in essays, or are interested in building a sustained practice of writing and creation as part of a holistic life. One-on-one meetings are where we can can tailor toward your specific goals. If you’re still not sure if this is right for you, please reach out. I’m always offering new classes both online and in-person, and there may be something else coming up that might better suit your wants and needs.
Group Meetings (all held from 4-6pm PST)
March 24
April 7, 21
May 5, 19
June 2, 23
June 30 (Zoom reading)
One-on-one meetings individually scheduled