On this course we will focus on developing your short story writing skills. Classes are a combination of guidance, writing practice and feedback on your stories. We will be looking at examples of contemporary fiction during the course. Throughout the course we look at story structure, characterisation and how to make readers fall in love with your stories.
Bring a pen and a notebook for your stories.
Course book: Best British Short Stories 2017, edited by Nicholas Royle, published by SALT
Please buy the course book in advance as we will be studying stories from this book throughout the course. It can be purchased from Salt at 9.99 or Amazon, there is a kindle version for 5.99. It is possible to buy this second-hand at a cheaper price.
As this is an online class you need a computer or tablet with Zoom and an internet connection. You will receive an email with a link to attend the meeting ahead of your first session.
Please note: All 10, and 12 week courses have a half term break in the middle. For term dates please visit our Contact us page. We are not open on bank holiday Mondays and any class that falls on these days will be made up at the end of term.
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Latecomer
If a course has already started, please call the office as it may be possible to join after the start date. This may only be possible if the course is not already full, if it is not disruptive for the other students and you are aware that you have missed a percentage of the course and the tutor will not have time to catch you up. This will be at discretion of the Folk House. We run our courses termly, so it might be best to start at the beginning of the course.
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