‘How to write’ masterclasses

The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award Mini Masterclasses present some of the world’s great writers talking about key aspects of how to write a short story, from how to generate an idea, to the geometry of the form, and – crucially – how to make every word count

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How to write a short story… looking at geometry with Yiyun Li

  • 31st July 2020

"A short story can be as big, as epic, as symphonic, as a novel": Yiyun Li explains how to use geometrical variations to add depth and width within the limit of a story

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How to write a short story… generating ideas with Joe Dunthorne

  • 5th July 2020

“Where do you get your ideas from?” Joe Dunthorne leads a masterclass in how to generate ideas for the perfect short story

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