Lorrie Moore, in a The Paris Review interview, said: "A story is a kind of biopsy of human life [...] both local, specific, small, and deep, in a penetrating, layered, and revealing way." In this class, we'll write engaging short stories or pieces of flash fiction, build short form structures and improve voice, characterization, dialogue, setting, mood and more. In addition, every week we’ll read a published short work drawn from short story collections, magazines, and literary journals. These works serve as a springboard for craft discussion, as well as giving writers the opportunity to become familiar with potential markets for publishing their own work. You'll share your own work and receive gentle, constructive critique from fellow students and the instructor.
This class skips October 14 due to an instructor conflict and November 25 for Thanksgiving week.
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This is a VIRTUAL workshop.
Your Zoom link will be sent via email approximately one week prior to the start of the class.
09/23/2026, 09/30/2026, 10/07/2026, 10/14/2026, 10/21/2026, 10/28/2026, 11/04/2026, 11/11/2026, 11/18/2026, 12/02/2026, 12/09/2026, 12/16/2026
Participants must currently be 19 years or older.
Minimum: 4
Maximum: 12
Registration starts on 06/12/2026 and ends on 10/14/2026.
Zoom
"This class helped me start writing again! I really needed this gift to myself and my writing. Libby was very informative and covered a wide range of short fiction genres and styles, many of which I had never experimented with. The majority of class time was devoted to writing which was great."
Please contact The Writers Circle if you have any questions.