The class will discuss this form of fiction, defined as stories of fewer than 1500 words, as well as successful examples by authors such as Raymond Carver, Franz Kafka, Samuel Beckett and Lydia Davis. Attendees should bring two writing samples for critique. The class will also offer exercises in writing.
Space is limited.
Academic credit available by arrangement. Mark Poirier has taught undergraduates and graduate students at the University of Iowa, Johns Hopkins and Louisiana State University. He held a Teaching Fellowship at Hopkins, a Maytag Fellowship at Iowa, and was a James Michener Fellow last year.