About

This class was canceled via an email from Sallie on 7/23.~tt

It’s time to take your writing seriously. Warren Read—writer, educator, and published author—will guide you through every step of writing a short story in this four-session workshop.

The class will cover what makes a good short story strong, character development, setting, dialogue, and point of view. Each session will include writing advice, fluency prompts, sharing your work with class members, and workshopping. Between meetings, you will focus on developing your short story.

All levels of writers are welcome. You might dust off an old story you began years ago, come to class with a very rough draft, or attend the first session with the most basic of outlines. It is requested, though, that participants come with some initial work already in place. You’ll leave with a clear direction in mind.

Warren Read will use excerpts and ideas from Ron Carlson Writes a Story. You are encouraged to get a copy from the library, Amazon, Kindle, iBooks, and others. For those who would like to take the course but do not have a clear idea yet, reading this book sooner rather than later will help!   

Details: Please note that it is possible that this class will convert to an online course depending on the status of phases for Kitsap County. You will be notified well in advance should it change.

Warren Read is the author of a memoir, The Lyncher in Me (2009, Borealis Books) and the award-winning novel, Ash Falls (2017, Ig Publishing). His fiction has appeared in Hot Metal Bridge, Mud Season Review, Sliver of Stone, Inklette, Switchback Magazine and East Bay Review. He is an assistant principal in Bainbridge Island, WA; in 2015 he received his MFA in from the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University. His latest novel, One Simple Thing, will be released by Ig Publishing in January 2021. Learn more about Warren at www.warren-read.com

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