>Writers.com

>I’m currently teaching an online course called “Writing the Literary Short Story” on a terrific site: Writers.com. The participants have varying degrees of writing experience, but we’re having engaging discussions on topics such as plot, character, setting, dialogue, beginnings, time, endings, and other subjects. We’ve also been reading and discussing some great published stories (available online so there’s no textbook to buy), doing writing exercises, and critiquing stories by participants. It’s been a great class.

If this is something you might be interested in, the same course will be repeated beginning in July. And later in the year I’ll be running an advanced Literary Short Story Workshop as well as a separate course on Publishing the Literary Short Story, which I think will attract some interest. Contact Writers.com for enrollment information.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

Comments

  1. >Clifford, congrats on spreading the word. I may have to sign up. I’d love to be a part of those conversations. I’m going to check it out.

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