Writers at all stages of their writing car eers (including those who have never written before!) are invited to parti cipate in a generative writing session with local novelist and Writing Edu cation Specialist Sharma Shields. We&rsquo\;ll find inspiration in some ve ry short stories (aka flash fiction) and then\, using prompts\, write shor t stories of our own. There will be an opportunity to share some of our pe nned work aloud at the end of the event (if desired).
\nAbout the pr esenter: Sharma Shields is the award-winning author of two novels\, The Ca ssandra and The Sasquatch Hunter's Almanac\, and a short story collection\ , Favorite Monster. Her short stories and essays have been published in su ch venues as The New York Times\, Slate\, Slice\, The Kenyon Review\, the Iowa Review\, and elsewhere. She is the Writing Education Specialist for S pokane Public Library.
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