Dear Muse: A Postcard Fiction Writing Workshop and Reading (Microfiction)

INSTRUCTOR: Patricia Flaherty Pagan
TIME: Two Wednesdays, March 30 & April 6, 6:30–8:30 p.m. CST
PRICE: Early bird until Friday, March 25: $70 for members, $85 for nonmembers. After Friday, March 25: $85 for members, $100 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here.
LOCATION: Writespace Houston, 1717 Michigan Street, Houston, TX, 77006
LEVEL: All Levels
CAP: 12

Join us as we generate and celebrate postcard microfiction in this unique in-person workshop and reading. We’ll create 100-word epistolary microstories (stories in the form of postcards), and use writing exercises and visual prompts to inspire us to create vivid, traditional microfiction. Whether you are new to writing 100-word stories or a veteran microfiction scribe seeking a creative challenge, you will enjoy corresponding with your muse.

Class One: A generative, supportive, in-person microfiction workshop in which participants use writing exercises and visual postcard prompts to generate three 100-word stories, at least one of which should be epistolary. At the end of the workshop, participants will choose their favorite 100-word story and consult with the instructor on revision suggestions.

Class Two: A celebration and supportive community reading and display of the postcard fiction we have created. Participants will meet to share their revised postcard fiction, reading first to the workshop group, and then to the Writespace community later that evening. This will be a great opportunity to celebrate the postcard form and gain confidence in the important skill of reading one’s work in public. Postcards will be displayed following the reading.

Materials Fee (for a variety of postcards): $5 per student will go directly to instructor to reimburse her for materials.

Poetry By The Bay:
SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022 AT 11 AM – 1 PM
La Porte Branch Library

In recognition of National Poetry Month, I will be reading new poems at the hybrid event Poetry By The Bay in conjunction with the La Porte Public Library. I am thrilled to be reading with the talented poets of WIVLA. Readings will be featured on the WIVKA youtube channel for those who are unable to attend in person. Link to follow.

Writefest:
April 29 – May 1, 2022

A Festival for Writers by Writespace

I’m excited to once again participate in this week-long writers’ festival taking place virtually and in-person in Houston, TX. It is hosted by Writespace, Houston’s grassroots nonprofit literary arts center. This year’s festival kicks off with a Friday workshop and culminates in a weekend filled with panels, readings, workshops, and presentations by local and national writers, agents and book editors, and literary journal editors of all genres. I can’t wait to present on one of these panels. Time and date of my presentation coming soon.