Sharpen Your Craft: Writing Short Fiction (Limited Offering) – New!
Adult Multi-Week | Registration opens 11/5/2025 9:00 AM EST
Take a deep dive into the craft of writing fiction. With a particular focus on short fiction, this class will explore key craft elements such as characterization, setting, tone, conflict, and structure through reading, discussion, and generative writing exercises. This is a craft and generative writing class, not a workshop. Students will be invited to share their work in an informal way, but it is not a core component of how the class is structured. However, the instructor will offer each student written feedback on a completed piece of short fiction at the end of the course.
- Students will be asked to read 2–3 short stories in-between class sessions. Please bring something to write with to class (laptop or notebook/pen).
No class 1/19, MLK day.
Accessibility notes: Many artmaking processes require the ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time, fine motor skills/finger dexterity, repetitive motions, vision, and some amount of physical strength. VisArts values making classes accessible to everyone, and is always happy to work with students to make accommodations when possible. Please reach out to info@visarts.org with specific questions related to accessibility or accommodations.
Paid studio access is available through our Studio Access Program. Please visit visarts.org for more information.
Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
- See special notes for materials requirements.
Laura Chow Reeve
Laura Chow Reeve is a writer & illustrator based in Richmond, VA. She has a M.A. in Asian American Studies from UCLA and has attended workshops at Tin House and VONA/Voices. Laura is a winner of the 2017 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers and the South Editor-at-Large of Joyland Magazine. She is working on her first novel and collection of stories.
www.laurachowfun.com
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