Vancouver Flash Fiction: A Resource Hub and Critique Circle for seasoned and emerging flash fiction writers
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An indispensable guide to crafting great flash fiction featuring the wisdom of 300 writers who have mastered the flash form. Curated over a five-year period, this Treasury of 300 'Flash Fiction Writing Tips' brings together global perspectives and honed expertise from exceptional flash writers around the world. It is designed to meet writers at every stage of their craft. Each Tip is a gem. Which one(s) will speak to you? |
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Flash Fiction - "A work of art carved on a grain of rice" - Tara L. Masih
Flash Fiction - brief condensed stories written in under1000 words, usually closer to 500,
with a complete arc, beg.middle/end, infused with sumptuous imagery, metaphor, and intentional word choice,
some level of change/transformation, emotional resonance, and unexpected twists and turns towards
an aha, ha, or ahhh ending.......in a nutshell
with a complete arc, beg.middle/end, infused with sumptuous imagery, metaphor, and intentional word choice,
some level of change/transformation, emotional resonance, and unexpected twists and turns towards
an aha, ha, or ahhh ending.......in a nutshell
Flash Fiction is short but not shallow; it's a reduced form used to represent a larger, more complex story;
it's pity and cogent, brief and pointed, and like the gist of a recollected conversation,
it offers the essential truth, if not all the inessential facts.
- John Dufresne, 'On The Very Contemporary Art of Flash Fiction'
it's pity and cogent, brief and pointed, and like the gist of a recollected conversation,
it offers the essential truth, if not all the inessential facts.
- John Dufresne, 'On The Very Contemporary Art of Flash Fiction'
While Flash Fiction is read in one sitting,
readers return again and again to savour it, discovering the depth and magic between its lines and white spaces.
readers return again and again to savour it, discovering the depth and magic between its lines and white spaces.
Reading Flash Fiction may take only moments. But crafting, sculpting, and polishing a flash fiction is where its labour of love begins!
About
'Vancouver Flash Fiction' is a Resource Hub and Critique Circle for seasoned and emerging flash fiction writers. The Resource Hub is accessible online, and is available to anyone, anywhere, anytime. The Critique Circle is available to flash fiction writers serious about honing their craft, and interested in receiving and giving feedback on their flash fiction 'works in progress' on a regular and ongoing basis. It meets once a month in Vancouver, British Columbia.
purpose
To connect with other Flash Fiction Writers and build a dynamic community of support and opportunity for flash fiction in Canada
