Flash Fiesta: 7 days of flash fiction
Want to have more fun in your writing life? Sick of the ‘suffering writer’ trope? Want to feel genuinely excited to show up at the blank page every day? Then this summer’s writing adventure is for you!
Join author and Director of the Oxford Flash Fiction Prize, Freya Morris for 7 days of flash fiction fun inspired by The Writer’s Playbook. This course is all about putting the joy back into writing—no stress, no judgment, just playful, imaginative exercises that spark creativity, laughter and first drafts.
You don’t have to share your writing or offer feedback. So we invite you to show up in any way you need that helps you write, whether that’s PJs, black screens, food and drink, or duvets. Creativity comes when we feel the most relaxed to create, so show up on your own terms.
The course was wonderful. When I first signed up I didn’t know what to expect, and was afraid it would be intimidating and I’d be out of my depth, but Freya did a wonderful job and I felt very at ease. I feel very inspired to write. Thank you!
Flashy Gifts Workshop Participant
Who for: Writers who want to have fun and connect.
Cost: £99 (limited to 40 places) / 5 subsidised places at £20 each
Workshop times: Saturday 26 July – Friday 1 August, 7.30pm – 8.30pm (UK time) every day
What to expect over 7 days
- A free copy of The Writer’s Playbook and Welcome Pack in the post (or electronic copies for international participants who order with less than 3 weeks notice). Includes a notebook, workshop materials, Keep Out sign, and more.
- A one-hour Zoom session every day from 7.30-8.30pm GMT with Freya Morris, providing prompts, guides, inspiration and more.
- Unique Discord group – This is where we will have daily flash stories to ignite your creativity, discussions and chats about flash fiction.
- A special prize for completing the 7 day course.
It’s time to transform your writing!
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Your Host
Freya Morris
Freya is an award-winning writer and Director of the Oxford Flash Fiction Prize. Freya’s collection ‘This is (not about) David Bowie’ was published by Retreat West and received a special mention in the Saboteur Awards for Best Short Story Collection in 2019. In 2021, they were awarded DYCP Arts Council funding for their novel in progress, Burning down the house.
Freya has been published in numerous publications in the UK and internationally, and shortlisted for a variety of awards. You can find Freya’s stories soaring the skies thanks to a short story vending machine, and gracing pillows in a hotel in Indonesia.
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