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Online Feedback Clinic: Advanced Short Story

Date:

With:

Rashida Murphy

Rating:

EMERGING, ESTABLISHED

Summary:

A short story ought to sustain both attention and imagination – a great short story leads the reader into a world where attention to detail is sustained by economy, complexity and depth. Rashida will guide writers to combine elements of the personal and social imaginary to create layered, nuanced stories. Some visual and word prompts may be provided to explore the links between language and form. There will be targeted feedback for improving your writing.
A photo of Rashida Murphy.

Details

Pieces of up to 1500 words due 26 July, 30 August, 27 September, 25 October , 22 November.

Our Online Feedback Clinics are asynchronous, with no face-to-face meetings, allowing you to engage with the content at the times of day and week that suit your schedule. They are hosted on our private Wordpress server. There will be an optional Zoom introduction to the clinic website for those less confident with technology, which will be recorded for those who cannot attend live. For more information on our online feedback clinics, please read our FAQs

You Will Learn:

  • How to create passionate, flawed, and believable characters.
  • How to link critical moments to key points in the story.
  • How to experiment with unfamiliar ideas, myths and traditions.
  • How to harness the power of brevity and economy without sacrificing the beauty of language.
  • How to explore multiplicity and hybridity.

About the Tutor:

Rashida Murphy is the author of the novel, The Historian’s Daughter (UWA Publishing) and a book of short stories titled The Bonesetter’s Fee & Other Stories, forthcoming in 2022 with Spineless Wonders Publishing. Rashida’s stories, poems and essays are widely anthologized. She has judged several literary awards including the WA Premier’s Literary Awards. Rashida also mentors emerging writers. She lives in Boorloo/Perth with a multilingual cat and a monolingual husband.

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Cancellation Policy

Venue:

Online
Australia

Contact:

Phone: (03) 9917 8463
Email: [email protected]

Registration for this event ended on 22 July 2022 - 10:00
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