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Short Stories: The Craft and the Business

Two programs in one!

Part One: Writing the Short Story: From Idea to Final Draft

You have an idea, but it's not a novel. What even is a story? How do you know it's done? How do you fit a plot in? Learn tips and tricks to the wonderful world of short fiction.

Part Two: So You Wrote a Short Story, Now What? Selling Your Fiction

Join a prolific short story writer to learn the tools and rules of the trade when it comes to turning your precious, undying prose into sweet, sweet cash. We'll help you make a good impression and navigate the jargon of submission guidelines.

Hugo and Nebula nominated author Marie Vibbert’s short fiction has appeared over 70 times in top magazines like Nature, Analog, and Clarkesworld, and been translated into Czech, Chinese, and Vietnamese. Her debut novel, Galactic Hellcats, was long-listed by the British Science Fiction Award, and her work has been called “everything science fiction should be” by the Oxford Culture Review. She also writes poetry, comics, and computer games. By day she is a computer programmer in Cleveland, Ohio.