In Short: The Art of Flash Essay Writing *Online*

Compelling flash essays capture dramatic moments in our lives, which leave lasting impressions like a shooting star or a meteor strike. Dividing our lives into before and after, those events deserve to be told urgently. Flash essays (500-1,000 words) are not merely short, but concise and contain profound revelations. The flash form calls for immediacy; there is no space for lengthy preambles and meandering. In this six-week writing intensive, you will better understand the art of writing flash nonfiction. We will experiment with story structure and format, drawing inspiration from flash essays in class. We will examine different types of flash essays each week and write our own in those styles. Everyone will have an opportunity to share and receive feedback in class. Instructo, Olga Katsovskiy

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Olga Katsovskiy, writer/editor/educator, works in healthcare and teaches long-form and flash creative nonfiction classes. She also serves as Managing Editor and Associate Creative Nonfiction Editor at JMWW journal, Creative Nonfiction Editor at Minerva Rising Press, and nonfiction reader at Reckon Review. Her work has appeared in Atticus Review: The Attic, Barzakh Magazine, Brevity Blog, Pithead Chapel, Short Reads, and elsewhere. Find more at theweightofaletter.com