A workshop dedicated to short-short prose of any kind: flash fiction, lyric essay, parable, fairy tale, dialogue, mini-play, whatever. The pace is brisk and the energy frenetic: you’ll be workshopped 3 times over the course of the 7-week class. No written feedback on the manuscripts themselves but expect generous, in-depth discussions of your work. Perfect for those looking to experiment with style, form, and voice—pure beginners, old hands, and the semi-seasoned all welcome. Limited to 10 participants.
Email us at hello@thereaderberlin.com to sign up!
MICHAEL JEFFREY LEE is the author of two short-story collections: My Worst Ideas (Spurl Editions) and Something in My Eye (Sarabande), and his writing has appeared in BOMB, The Southern Review, Electric Literature, and DIAGRAM. He has taught fiction courses with The Reader Berlin since 2021. Before that: Tulane University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA). He is the recipient of the Yale Educator Award for his teaching at NOCCA, and the Mary McCarthy Prize in Fiction for Something in My Eye. He’s also the vocalist and lyricist for Budokan Boys, who’s album The Ooze recently appeared via Strategic Tape Reserve.