Short Story Summer Camp is a six-week exploration of short fiction—as both readers and writers—with author and teacher Jonathan Rogers. Each of the first four weeks we will read one short story. On Tuesdays, Jonathan Rogers will host a live* 90-minute lecture/discussion via Zoom, in which we will examine the particular methods and techniques employed in that week’s story.
Participants will apply these methods and techniques to their own writing, producing an original short story by the end of the class.
Weeks 5 and 6 will be devoted to workshop-style peer critique of participants’ stories.
Topics to be covered include (but are not limited to):
*Recordings of the lectures will also be available for learners who can’t attend the live lectures.
Dates:
Tuesdays, June 24 – July 29, 2024
Times:
Adult Cohort (ages 19 and up): 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Central
Student Cohort (ages 14-18): 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Central
Cost: $119
REQUIRED TEXT:
Links will be provided to online versions of each week’s reading.
READING:
One short story per week
WRITING:
One 300-500-word writing exercise per week, culminating in a completed short story
WATCHING:
One live 90-minute lecture/discussion via Zoom
ONLINE DISCUSSION:
Throughout the week, learners will discuss the reading, the lectures, and their writing exercises in a dedicated online forum.
“The Moron Factory”
by George Saunders
“A Temporary Matter”
by Jhumpa Lahiri
“The Faery Handbag”
by Kelly Link
“Liars Don’t Qualify”
by Junius Edwards
“To Build a Fire”
by Jack London
“The Third Wish”
by Joan Aiken
“Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest”
by P.G. Wodehouse
“Liars Don’t Qualify”
by Junius Edwards
