FRANCINE WITTE: SHARPEN, SHIFT, SURPRISE: REVISING FLASH FICTION, June 29, 2025

 

SHARPEN, SHIFT, SURPRISE: REVISING FLASH FICTION
Instructor: Francine Witte

Date: June 29, 2025, 2–4 PM ET on Zoom

Open to writers of: Flash fiction and short prose (300–400 words)

You’ve written the draft. Now what? This interactive session explores revision as a creative act, not just a clean-up job. We’ll focus on powerful strategies for sharpening language, deepening emotional resonance, and reimagining structure in flash fiction. How can a shift in point of view open up new meaning? How does a small cut or one added image completely change the emotional arc?

Together, we’ll examine a toolkit of revision techniques and apply them through a series of guided exercises. The session includes a breakout room for small-group feedback and a final group critique of a few volunteer drafts (300–400 words), offering real-time strategies you can apply to your own work.

If you’ve got a messy draft and a hunch that something more is waiting to be uncovered—this class is for you.

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Francine Witte is a flash fiction writer, poet, and prompt session leader. She is the author of eleven poetry and flash fiction books. Her work can be found in numerous journals. She is flash fiction editor of Flash Boulevard and  Soflopojo. She is a former high school teacher. She lives in NYC.