Weekend writing class at Fust
The Johann Fust Library Foundation presents author and University of Central Florida Creative Writing Professor Chrissy Kolaya, who will teach a hands-on class in short-form fiction and nonfiction from Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7. The class is scheduled on Friday, April 5, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This program is appropriate for a wide range of writing abilities. The seminar allows novices and seasoned professionals to develop and practice writing skills. The fee for this seminar is $300. Class size is limited, and advance registration is required.
Over two and a half days, students will read examples of the form and use prompts to start writing their own short-form work. Attendees will also explore what they can learn through the practice and study of short stories, flash fiction, and brief memoirs.
Brevity, concentration, restraint, striking imagery, economy of language, playfulness, and experimentation are all hallmarks of the form. Because of that, the practice of reading and writing short-form fiction and nonfiction can help hone and develop craft techniques not only for the short form but for longer pieces of creative work, as well.
Chrissy Kolaya teaches in the Master of Fine Arts program at UCF. She has designed and taught graduate and undergraduate courses on contemporary fiction, the history of prose style, editing for creative writers, and a range of other topics.
Chrissy’s short-form writing has appeared in New Sudden Fiction (Norton), Crazyhorse, Electric Literature, and elsewhere. She is the author of a novel, Charmed Particles, and two books of poetry, Any Anxious Body and Other Possible Lives.
Chrissy is passionate about collaboration and has worked with filmmakers and composers on adaptations of her work. Her work has been supported by grants, fellowships, and awards from the Fiction Meets Science Program at the Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Studies in Germany, the Norman Mailer Writers Colony, the Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, the Loft Literary Center, the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Lake Region Arts Council, and the University of Minnesota.
If you wish to attend visit JFLFBG.ORG to register or call (941) 964-0211.
