Flash Fiction
Tue, Sep 09
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Flash fiction can hold a whole world in a very small space. In this seminar, we will explore the wide range of what flash can be, look at what editors are hoping to find, study a few potent examples, and generate new work of our own. A practical and creative look at a form that rewards bold choices
Time & Location
Sep 09, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EDT
Zoom
About the event
Flash is over in the time it takes to smoke a cigarette, says Smokelong Magazine, although the smoker need not be you, dear writer, and their name shouldn’t be taken as an endorsement. Flash is big feeling mood pieces, or experimental forms, or traditionally-plotted stories writ small. Flash is surprisingly diverse, as are the markets purchasing it. In this generative seminar, we’ll explore the expansive genre of flash fiction, unpack pro markets’ wish lists, analyze a few deep-yet-brief stories, and set goals for our future flash projects.
Liz Levin is an educator and writer who lives near Chicago with one vociferous cat and the three other humans who cater to his needs. Recently, she trapped the Greek god Ares in a founding document. She is writing a novel chronicling the aftermath. An alum of the Stonecoast MFA program and Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Workshop, her work is published or…