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\n< p>This is the first part of a two-part program on writing short fiction. Y ou are encouraged to register for both sessions.\nOn Saturd ay\, Feb 8\, join Regina Public Library's 2024-25 Writer in Resid ence\, Michael Mirolla online to learn the history of short fiction and ho w it has evolved\, the different genres\, the elements that make a good sh ort story\, how to structure a short story for best effect\, how to mainta in internal logic\, and how to keep the reader interested.
\nOn Saturday\, Feb 22\, join Michael at the Central Branch for Facts About Fiction: Part 2\, a hands-on short fiction writing workshop. Par ticipants are encouraged to bring a short story or fragment they have writ ten (under 2\,000 words) to receive feedback.
\nAbout Michae l Mirolla: The author of more than two dozen novels\, plays\, fil m scripts\, and short story and poetry collections\, Michael Mirolla&rsquo \;s publications include a novella\, The Last News Vendor\, winner of the 2020 Hamilton Literary Award\, as well as three Bressani Prizes: the novel Berlin\; the poetry collection The House on 14th Avenue\; and the short s tory collection Lessons in Relationship Dyads. His latest poetry collectio n\, At the End of the World\, was short-listed for the 2022 Hamilton Liter ary Award and took second prize for the Di Cicco Poetry Award. His latest short story collection Becker&rsquo\;s Universe &\; Other Stories was p ublished in the spring of 2024 (Black Moss Press). In the fall of 2019\, M ichael served a three-month writers residency at the Historic Joy Kogawa H ouse in Vancouver where he worked on the first draft of a novel\, The Seco nd Law of Thermodynamics. A symposium on Michael&rsquo\;s writing was held in Toronto on May 25\, 2023. In September of 2023\, Michael took part in a writers residency in Olot\, Catalonia. While there\, he polished a novel la\, How About This &hellip\;?\, which is scheduled for publication in Sep tember 2025 (At Bay Press). In July 2024\, Michael participated in a month -long writers residency in Barcelona. \;
\nApart from his writin g\, Michael works as an editor and is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Guernica Editions\, a Canadian literary book publisher. Born in Italy and growing up in Montreal\, with side trips to Glen Robertson (ON)\, Gboko ( Nigeria)\, Mount Forest (ON)\, Toronto\, Oakville and Hamilton\, Michael n ow makes his home outside the town of Gananoque in the Thousand Islands ar ea of Ontario.
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