July is nearly over and my last Fast Flash class of the summer concludes August 2nd. I’m already feeling the end of summer approaching and I’ve begun to look at my schedule for the Fall. There remains a high demand for my workshops and for that I’m very grateful. I’ll soon be sending out an
Many thanks to Maddie White for the lovely interview today as part of her terrific “Ask the Author” series on her blog! Here is an excerpt: What advice would you give to aspiring authors who want to write a book? Just read a lot. Write a lot. Remember that the best “ideas” come from the
Nancy Stohlman and I are very excited to be returning to beautiful Peace Retreat in Costa Rica this March for another flash fiction retreat. Registrations are now open and spaces are limited, so I hope if you’ve been thinking of joining us for one of our well-regarded inspirational and motivational writing retreats you will make
This morning as I pack for my flight to London, and onward to Bristol for this weekend’s Flash Fiction Festival at Trinity College, I feel a familiar mixture of excitement and nervousness. I have a pretty busy teaching load for the weekend. I am teaching a three-hour pre-festival session on Friday afternoon: “Embracing Your Inner
Many thanks to Joe Walters at Independent Book Review for this kind review of WILD LIFE: COLLECTED WORKS. Here is an excerpt: “Whether it’s a story about a gritty family managing to function or about a young woman growing horns, Wild Life illustrates just how meaningful very short fiction can be. We’ve got surface-level stories here,
I’ve got a new piece up on the Flash Fiction Retreats blog I’d love for you to read: Today you can’t talk about Love…
I’m so honored that my piece, “Collective Nouns for Humans in the Wild” is featured today on the British podcast, “A Poem a Week” run by Lizzie Turner. Many thanks to poet Rishi Dastidar, for reading it so beautifully: https://soundcloud.com/apoemaweek/ep60-collective-nouns-for-humans-in-the-wild-by-kathy-fish-read-by-rishi-dastidar Lots more news: I was also honored that amazing writer Mary Miller chose my flash,
Many thanks to Westword for including my reading tomorrow night with Wendy J. Fox at Bookbar Denver on this list: The Six Best Literary Events This Week. “Kathy Fish is regarded as one of the leading voices in flash fiction (stories usually under 500 to 1,000 words). She comes to BookBar to read from, discuss
I’m so happy to see my video class on Skillshare, based on my #FastFlash workshop is taking off and getting glowing reviews. If you’ve not been able to get a spot in my ten-day class, this is a great introduction to what I do. I’d love for you to join me! There is NO cap
Lovely Marie Gethins asked me some great questions about all things flash in the debut issue of Splonk: The Irish for Flash. Here’s an excerpt: In terms of construction/technique, how is flash fiction different, in your view, from other genres – in particular poetry (including prose poems) and the short story? “Flash lends itself particularly