Upcoming Kundiman Events:

Flash Fiction generator:
Planting seeds to submission-ready
with Swati KHURANA

JANUARY 18th—MARCH 8TH, 2022
TUESDAYS, 7:00 PM–9:30 PM ET

“As the mother of a young child, I have come to realize that writing begins when we start playing, that stories begin before verbal or written language, and we are all puppeteers and then playwrights before we are writers.”
––Swati Khurana, Catapult: “Student Spotlight: Swati Khurana.”

Flash fiction, defined as under 1000 words, makes an ideal receptacle for experiment and play. Within the word count limitation, possibility abounds, writing can be invigorated, and bold experimentation that cannot be maintained in a larger work can be explored. Whether you primarily work with novels, memoir, poetry, nonfiction, journalism, playwriting, comedy, or are just beginning to practice writing, flash fiction can provide a port of entry.

Course readings include the flash fiction & hybrid-genre work of Hala Alyan, Natalie Diaz, Monica Youn, Carmen Maria Machado, Craig Santos Perez, Deesha Philyaw, Elissa Washuta, Tania James, Jiji Lee, Fatimah Asghar, Cornel West, and more. We will also look at essays on craft and the submission process by Alexander Chee, Kiese Laymon, Anjali Enjeti, Matthew Salesses, and Felicia Rose Chavez. Inspired by mentor texts, students will discuss and generate new writing, and have the opportunity to workshop twice—once with drafts, and finally with revised work—taking your ideas from seed to submission.

eligibility:

This workshop is open to all writers of color, and students must be able to attend all 8 sessions of the workshop. The non-refundable tuition fee is $495. This workshop will be held over zoom. There are scholarship spots available, and the applications are open through Tuesday, January 4th.

Registration for this class is now closed.