Writing, Revising, and Publishing Short Fiction with Bethany Ball

This is a six-week class that starts on Wednesday November 6th and ends on December 18th. No class on November 27th. We are grateful to Bethany for teaching Beth Hahn’s class this session!

Writing, Revising, and Publishing Short Fiction: In this six-week workshop, take your short stories from first to final draft. Gain a deeper understanding of revision through in-class critiques and writing exercises. Experiment with short story forms. Read and discuss work from literary journals. Finally, learn how to craft a cover letter and navigate the submission process. All levels of fiction writers are welcome.

Bethany Ball was born in Detroit and has lived in Santa Fe, New Jersey, Miami, and Israel. She now lives in New York with her family. Her current book, What to Do About the Solomons (Grove Atlantic), was released April 4, 2017.

“There’s nothing more exciting as a bookseller (or a reader) than discovering a new writer who creates memorable characters in a setting we don’t see every day. Funny, sexy, and smart.”―Judy Blume, New York Times “Summer Reading Recommendations, From 6 Novelists Who Own Bookstores”

“Like any Jewish story worth the salt that Lot’s wife became, [What to Do About the Solomons] is admirably and quite beautifully rooted in 20th century history―and yet, at the same time, it largely steers clear of the politics that, from one angle or another, drag down so many contemporary novels…[Ball] works hard to render each [character] with sensitivity and respect, a dedication that also makes her fabulously unafraid to mark her characters with signs of psychosis and brutality… I ended What to Do About the Solomons absolutely swimming with affection, not just for the characters but for the multiple worlds that created them. Despite their collective penchant for psychodrama , there’s something profoundly lovely―and loving―about the Solomons. And about Bethany Ball’s debut.”―Alana Newhouse, New York Times Book Review

Tickets are $370 for this 6week series.
Please register at https://www.writerscenter.org/calendar/fall2hahn/