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Vocamus Virtual Writing Workshop

Writing the Short Story: How to Begin

Analyze classic and contemporary short stories with author Deepa Rajagopalan. Emulate the techniques examined to begin creating a short story. Please register. Adults.

In this workshop, we will take a close look at a few classic and contemporary short stories to analyze the opening paragraph, structural unity, dialogue, time, and the closing paragraph. Using a short writing prompt, you will write an opening paragraph of your story by emulating techniques that we examined. We will talk briefly about editing, and submitting to literary magazines/contests.

Author Bio:

Deepa Rajagopalan won the 2021 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award for her short story, “Peacocks of Instagram.” She is completing her MFA in Creative Writing at the University of Guelph in Canada, and is a graduate of the Creative Writing program from the University of Toronto. She is an editor of Held magazine, and co-host and curator of the Emerging Writers Reading Series in Toronto. She is working on her first book, a collection of short fiction. She has worked in Technology at Deloitte and Accenture. She has lived in Saudi Arabia, India, and the United States, before moving to Canada. She currently lives in Guelph and a member of the Vocamus Writers Community.

Event Details:

Registration is required. We will be using Webex to host this virtual program. Webex is a video conferencing tool that allows people to meet together online.  You can join Webex Events from your computer, mobile device, or tablet. Learn more about how to join a Webex event.

You will receive an event link through your email the day of the event. You will require this link to join the program.  By participating in this program, you acknowledge that you accept and agree to Guelph Public Library’s Standard of Acceptable Behaviour.

If you have any questions please contact, Andrea Curtis at acurtis@guelphpl.ca

Alternative formats are available as per the Accessibility per Ontarians Act by contacting Library Communications at 519-824-6220 extension 239.

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