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8-Week: Put Some Rev in Your Short Story Revision

Need a kick in the pants to get that short story revised? Students with a draft of a work of short fiction (no matter how rough) who want to polish it to a place where it is "submission ready" for literary magazines and journals but need focused guidance on what to revise—and how—will find the support and structure needed in this class.

Each class will include instruction on craft, generative exercises, and thirty-minute writing sessions. (Students should also work on their story after class, but the aim of the total word count should be around 7,500 maximum.) Class size will dictate the length of excerpts to be read in-session (it will be capped small, at X students). Discussion is meant to foster community.

Please bring a rough draft of a short story (up to 7,500 words in length) to the first session and be ready to work on it over the course of this class. Students will receive peer feedback and comments from the teaching artist according to established expectations in class of “workshop etiquette.”

By the end of the class, students will have a polished draft of the short story brought to workshop and they will feel confident submitting to literary journals and zines. In the last session, we will close with how and where writers can submit their work for publication.

Instructions for Accessing This Online Class

In order to access live class meetings, you must have the Zoom application downloaded to your computer. You will also need a WiFi/Internet connection throughout the duration of your scheduled meeting and a computer with audio and video capability. The information to join your Zoom classroom will be provided in your confirmation email upon registration. Please check spam folders if you do not see this email upon registration. For more information on how to use Zoom, please see our training manual here.

Some classes use a supplemental Google Classroom page. Should your teaching artist use Google Classroom, you will be invited to join the classroom via email at least 24 hours in advance of your class (check spam folders if you are not seeing this invitation). Please note that Google Classroom requires a Gmail address to access the Classroom. If you do not have a Gmail account, the email invitation will be sent to the email address we have on file and will prompt you to create a free account or enter an existing account to join the classroom. If we are unable to send an email invitation to your non-gmail account, you will be contacted by a staff member to provide a Gmail address. If you do not have a Gmail account, you can create a free account here. Should you have concerns about this, please contact a Loft staff member at [email protected] or 612-379-8999. For more information on how to use Google Classroom, please see our training manual here.