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Hone your craft skills, explore popular tropes, and practice brevity on an idea for a teeny-tiny love story of 700-1200 words.
This workshop will introduce participants to an overview of freelance and publishing opportunities for micro fictions in the Romance genre. Generative writing activities and an interactive discussion of the publishing market for Flash Fiction will be covered. Get inspired with this short and sweet take on Romance.
This event is free and first come, first served. Tickets are not required. For other Romance-Con events and offerings, visit toledolibrary.org/romance-con.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Melanie Dusseau teaches Creative Writing at The University of Findlay where she teaches courses in Poetry and Writing Contemporary Romance. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from SIUC and is the author of a poetry collection, The Body Tries Again. A native Toledoan, she has published poems in various journals and sold several “5-Minute Romances” to Woman’s World magazine. When she doesn’t have her nose in a romance book, she is hard at work on a chapbook of poetry about mythological, historical, and contemporary redheads, as well as her first novel, a spicy, supernatural romance. To learn more about this author, visit: https://www.instagram.com/melanie.writes.romance/.
Sensory Considerations: This program will use artificial lighting. All speakers will use microphones.
Accessibility Details: Located on the parking level accessed by elevator and/or stairs. All doors will feature an automatic function or be propped open prior to program start. Tile or low pile carpet throughout the building. Limited free parking is available in the attached garage.
Please call Public Services at 419-259-5293 to request an accommodation at least two weeks prior to the program date.
AGE GROUP: | Adults (18+) |
EVENT TYPE: | Performances/Special Events | Creative Writing and Poetry |
TAGS: | romancecon |
