At Context 21 (which will be held Sept. 26-28 in Columbus OH), Gary A. Braunbeck will be leading a small-group short story critique workshop. It's intended for writers who have sold at least one short story.
Students should submit a story of up to 6,000 words at least 1 month before the convention; submission details will be sent to students after they register.
This is an intensive, hands-on workshop, so come prepared to participate. Bring your laptop (if you have one) or pen and paper. In addition to in-class Milford-style peer critique, students will receive a written critique from Gary.
This class is limited to 5 students, and only 3 seats remain, so register soon!
For more information, please visit:
http://www.contextsf.org/workshop.htm Other workshops at the convention include:
- Michael A. Arnzen: Fiction in a Flash
- Paula Guran: Novel Package Critiques
- Tim Waggoner: Story/Novel Excerpt Critiques
- Diana Botsford: Plotting
- Gary A. Braunbeck: Creating Character Through Dialogue
- Tobias Buckell: Effective Blogging
- Timons Esaias: World-Building
- Tobias Buckell and Paul Melko: Writing Great Openings
There may also be a workshop on creating web comics, but the instructors haven't confirmed they'll be able to do it yet.