Irish Writers Centre: Flash Fiction with an Odd Pinch: Harnessing the Uncanny for Emotional Resonance with Marie Gethins
The most distilled prose form, flash fiction relies on suggestion—layered meaning that is off the page. Utilising the strangely familiar, yet not quite right, immediately engages the reader’s subconscious and adds emotional depth.
Participants will read and discuss examples of uncanny flash fiction, learning how to incorporate techniques that can enrich their own work.
Four areas provide inspiration: real-world, fairy tales/mythology, history and science/science fiction.
Short bursts of writing time will generate initial drafts, with students having the option to submit full drafts for comprehensive individual critique.
Marie Gethin's’ work appears in Winter Papers, Australian Book Review, Reed, The London Magazine, Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology, The Lonely Crowd, NFFD Anthologies, Fictive Dream, Pure Slush, Bath Flash Fiction Anthologies, FlashBack Fiction, Jellyfish Review, Litro and many others. Marie is a recipient of a Frank O’Connor Bursary, a residency at Banff Center for Arts and Creativity and a Hawthornden Fellowship. She is the flash fiction editor for Banshee, co-edits for flash ezine Splonk, critiques for Oxford Flash Fiction Prize, and lives in Cork.
Dates: Tuesdays at 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm, 19 March - 23 April 2024
Location: Online
Cost: €165 (€150 Members)
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