The Forever Workshop

The Forever Workshop

Short Fiction

Creating a Short Story Collection (When You Don’t Know Where to Start)
Former Wigleaf Top 50 editor Shome Dasgupta on the art of building a collection
 • shome dasgupta and The Forever Workshop
Editors From The Sun, Ploughshares & Okay Donkey on What Makes Them Keep Reading
A one-shot workshop on pacing, voice, and turning good openings into great work
 • Derek Askey, Rachel Dillon, steve chang, and The Forever Workshop
Micro Prose 101: Say More with Less
Unpacking the art of micro prose — from first draft to publication
 • Darien Gee and The Forever Workshop
A Submitter's Guide to Lit Mags
A twelve-part masterclass in submitting your work and getting published with Chill Subs Co-Founder Benjamin Davis
 • Benjamin Davis
Swimming Lessons in the Slush Pile
A four-part masterclass on how to stand out in the slush pile with Co-Founder of Chill Subs Benjamin Davis
 • Benjamin Davis
Smash Your Flash: The Craft of Short (Short) Fiction
A twelve-part masterclass covering everything you need to learn the craft of short (short) fiction with award-winning writer Jo Gatford
 • Jo Gatford
How to Evaluate Your Work Like an Editor
A four-part masterclass in performing a professional self-edit with Okay Donkey Fiction Editor Steve Chang
 • steve chang
The Craft of Freaky Flash Fiction
A four-part masterclass on writing super short horror
 • Kayla Kumari
Everything You Need To Write The Best Dang Fiction of Your Life
From short-shorts to a whole-ass novel (and everything in between)
 • The Forever Workshop and Jo Gatford
How to Write and Publish Short (Funny) Fiction
An eight-part humor writing masterclass with Alex Baia, founding editor of Slackjaw
 • Alex Baia
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