How exciting to even be able to say that!
Friday, April 22: Fbomb Returns Live!
The F-Bomb returns to a live venue for the first time in 2022! Join us at The Roxy on Broadway on Friday April 22 from 6-9 PM. Our host will be Meg Tuite, with featured readers Nancy Stohlman, Kona Morris, and Robert Vaughan. 4-minute open mic spots will also be available for others to share their flash fiction with the crowd. Join us in the Speakeasy space, downstairs at The Roxy!
More info and reader bios on the Fbomb Website
Wednesday, May 18: Fbomb Prom II: Even Bigger Hair
It’s the second ever Fbomb Prom! Come dressed in your bad formal attire! Be in the running for Prom King or Queen (all genders in the running for both slots!) Use “prom” as a theme for writing a new piece OR just come to be entertained by host Nancy Stohlman and featured readers SETH and our reigning Prom King: Selah Saterstrom! Live at The Roxy on Broadway More info TBA!
Saturday, May 21, VIRTUAL: Writers Digest Short Story Conference
May 20 – May 22, 2022, Short Story Virtual Conference
Writer’s Digest is pleased to present an exclusive virtual conference for short story writers! On May 20-22, our 2nd Annual Short Story Writing Virtual Conference will provide expert insights from SEVEN award-winning and best-selling authors on the finer points of how to write a short story. Spend the weekend learning techniques for honing your craft skills, marketing your short fiction, editing, and getting the tools you need to advance your career as a writer from seven different published authors*, then (if you choose) submit up to 500 words of a short story to an editor for critique.
Nancy Stohlman: Literary Squatters: Using Found Forms to Write Fresh Flash Fiction
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET Saturday, May 21
June 6-13: Open Your Art Flash Fiction Retreat, Orgiva Spain
If you’re a flash fiction writer who’s longing for a new creative spark, an adventure to energize your spirit, and camaraderie with your creative community, then join us this summer for a writing retreat in the sunny hills of Andalucia, Spain!
July 8-10 Flash Fiction Festival, Bristol UK
The July 8th -10th weekend Flash Fiction Festival is for beginning and experienced writers who want to learn more about flash fiction – an exciting and continually emerging short-short form of prose, growing in popularity around the world. Come to have fun, meet old friends, make new ones, be inspired by leading flash fiction practitioners from the UK, USA, Ireland and Germany and immerse yourself in writing, reading and listening to flash fiction throughout the weekend. All sections of the community, from all corners of the globe, are welcome.
Full program and booking here:
Sessions with Nancy:
The Deep Zoo: Excavating and Animating Our Impossible Stories
Going Shorter: Writing Beautiful Flash Fiction
August 9-14 & 16-21: Open Your Art Flash Fiction Retreat, Grand Lake, Colorado
If you’re a flash fiction writer who’s longing for a new creative spark, an adventure to energize your spirit, and camaraderie with your creative community, then join Nancy Stohlman and Kathy Fish this summer for a writing retreat in the glorious Rocky Mountains!
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