1 Flash Month
Spend four weeks as part of a small group of writers - responding to playful writing prompts, working through daily editing exercises, exchanging feedback and sharing drafts.
Structure
This first session we'll use to get to know each other. There will be time to chat, take part in playful writing games and talk about the stories being brought to course to work on.
2nd, 3rd & 4th 1st Live Sessions: Feedback & Writing Prompts
Each week two participants will read a story draft and receive peer and facilitator feedback. There will also be writing prompts.
DATES:
June 8 - 29
Online Sessions - Wednesdays 8, 15, 22, 29
7.30 - 9.30 pm GMT
September 5 - 26
Online Sessions - Mondays 5, 12, 19, 26
7.30 - 9.30 pm GMT
Structure
- Four, weekly, two-hour live sessions on Google Meet
- An asynchronous element, on the Mighty Networks platform, where participants share draft/s with fellow participants with the option to give and receive ongoing feedback
- Peer and facilitator feedback for at least one draft
- 'Editing Sweets' 🍭Participants receive FREE access to Editing Sweets - daily editing exercises every weekday via the online forum. This element of the course is available individually, without feedback or live session. Please click here for details
This first session we'll use to get to know each other. There will be time to chat, take part in playful writing games and talk about the stories being brought to course to work on.
2nd, 3rd & 4th 1st Live Sessions: Feedback & Writing Prompts
Each week two participants will read a story draft and receive peer and facilitator feedback. There will also be writing prompts.
DATES:
June 8 - 29
Online Sessions - Wednesdays 8, 15, 22, 29
7.30 - 9.30 pm GMT
September 5 - 26
Online Sessions - Mondays 5, 12, 19, 26
7.30 - 9.30 pm GMT
If you're interested in signing up and there is a particular day/time that would work for you feel free to get in touch and let me know at anikadowdeswell@gmail.com
Cost
£40
Equivalent to £10 pp per online workshop and free access to daily online exercises.
1 FREE place available per month to any writer usually priced out of workshops
6 Places Available Per Month
The group is kept small to ensure that everyone is able to give and receive feedback.
Cost
£40
Equivalent to £10 pp per online workshop and free access to daily online exercises.
1 FREE place available per month to any writer usually priced out of workshops
6 Places Available Per Month
The group is kept small to ensure that everyone is able to give and receive feedback.
BOOK FOR JUNE
FREE place - the free place for June has been claimed.
BOOK FOR SEPTEMBER
FREE place - drop me an email at anikadowdeswell@gmail.com to claim September's free space. No questions asked.
About Me
I've run creative speed dating sessions for artists and poets, combined drawing & writing games in an empty swimming pool, co-run orchard-based creative retreats for writers, dances, musicians and filmmakers and now, writing workshops in the 'virtual world'. In June I'll be joining Retreat West as one of their Flashing Friday hosts.
I've been writing Flash Fiction for over five years. My stories have been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Bath Flash Fiction Award, nominated for Best of the Net and a Pushcart Prize. You can find my stories in TSS, Ellipsis Zine, Janus Literary, Molotov Cocktail and Reflex Fiction among others.
If you'd like to here about future dates please join my mailing list to find out when booking opens.
Recommendations
'Anika provides exactly the kind of feedback that you, as a writer, want. She knows when the individual elements of a flash - voice, character, structure, tone, title, language, imagery, and so on - are working, contributing towards creating a more resonant and effective piece, pinpointing why, and celebrating these with enthusiasm and warmth. But, more importantly, she's able to pinpoint when the ingredients of a flash aren't mixing together as they perhaps should, and is able to offer invaluable insights and suggestions on how these could be improved. Furthermore, she understands that good, constructive feedback is a dialogue, helping you move closer to telling the story you want to tell. All writers would benefit from the encouragement and close reading that Anika offers.,
James Montgomery
You can find James' work online at Janus Literary, Truffle Magazine, Comma Press, Hungry Ghost and Ellipsis Zine
'Anika has a unique imagination that equips her to offer insightful as well as practical feedback on creative writing. From questions that help me dig deeper into my subject to suggestions on areas that could be highlighted or stripped back, she helps me get closer to the story I’m trying to tell and produce work I can believe in, with a level of positivity that makes it a really heartening and enjoyable editing process.'
Judy Darley, author of 'The Stairs are a Snowcapped Mountain’, 'Sky Light Rain’ and ‘Remember Me To The Bees’.
James Montgomery
You can find James' work online at Janus Literary, Truffle Magazine, Comma Press, Hungry Ghost and Ellipsis Zine
'Anika has a unique imagination that equips her to offer insightful as well as practical feedback on creative writing. From questions that help me dig deeper into my subject to suggestions on areas that could be highlighted or stripped back, she helps me get closer to the story I’m trying to tell and produce work I can believe in, with a level of positivity that makes it a really heartening and enjoyable editing process.'
Judy Darley, author of 'The Stairs are a Snowcapped Mountain’, 'Sky Light Rain’ and ‘Remember Me To The Bees’.