Tania Hershman: Flash Fiction Workshop at Spike Island on Sunday 4 September 2016
Posted on: 02 Sep 2016Get creative and indulge in your insatiable appetite to tell a good yarn this Sunday 4 September at Spike Island in Bristol when poet and short story writer Tania Hershman holds a special one-off Flash Fiction Workshop.
The session will take its inspiration from the venue's current exhibition Stuart Whipps: Isle of Slingers (which covers the esoteric artistic gamut of Welsh gardens, Mexican sculptures and ballet) and you'll use that as the creative springboard to conjure up your own short stories.
Flash fiction - also often referred to as micro fiction, micro narrative and postcard fiction - is the shortest literary form, the key to which is its succinctness, brevity and directness to tell a story in the fewest number of words.
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Tania Hershman, photograph by Lou Abercrombie
There is some debate as to the actual word length which constitutes flash fiction, with some competitions imposing as little as 53 words while others accept a thousand. Ultimately though, it's all about telling a good, entertaining story in the minimum amount of words possible.
You might have done this kind of thing before but it doesn't matter if you haven't as experience isn't a pre-requisite to take part - all you need is an active imagination, the desire to tell a story and, of course, a pen and some paper.
The workshop runs from 2pm to 5pm and costs £10 (£7 concessions), and you can reserve your place here! You can also find out more about Tania Hershman at her official website www.taniahershman.com
Spike Island is located at 133 Cumberland Rd, Bristol BS1 6UX
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Jamie is a writer, blogger, journalist, critic, film fan, soundtrack nerd and all-round Bristolian good egg. He loves the music of Philip Glass, the art of Salvador Dali, the writings of Charles Bukowksi and Hunter S Thompson, the irreverence of Harry Hill, and the timeless, straw-chomping exuberance of The Wurzels. You can sometimes find him railing against a surging tide of passing cyclists, or gorging himself senseless on the Oriental delights of a Cosmos all-you-can-eat buffet.
