Flash Fiction: From Portfolio to Pitching | Learn How To Improve Your Story And Portfolio To Pitch For Publication

What goes on behind the scenes before writers pitch their stories? What ideas inspire them as writers and how do they decide what goes into their portfolio? Flash Fiction: From Portfolio to Pitching is a 3-day writing bootcamp designed for aspiring writers to better their understanding of story development and revision, pitch presentation as well as portfolio structuring. Participants will finish this writing bootcamp by completing a 400-word flash fiction piece as well as a chance to polish your work-in-progress story portfolio to prepare you for future story pitching presentations.

Launching in 2020: Participants who submit their flash fiction stories at the end of the bootcamp will stand a chance to have their works included in an e-journal, which will be launched next year!

Programme Date and Time:

• 24 June 2019, 10am to 5.30pm

• 25 June 2019, 10am to 5.30pm

• 26 June 2019, 10am to 1pm

Further information regarding the modules covered during the writing bootcamp will be updated soon.

Who Should Apply?

If you are a secondary school student, or a student in any of the post-secondary institutions, and have an interest in writing, join us at this writing bootcamp now! Hone your writing skills, explore and learn how to create your own original flash fiction piece.

Not a student? That's alright! As long as you're 16 years old and above, with a knack for writing, you can join the bootcamp too. Limited seats available, so secure your seats now! If you have any further queries on participant eligibility, please email at programmes@bookcouncil.sg.

Note: Registered participants are required to submit a 100-word story by 21 June (Fri), 5pm via programmes@bookcouncil.sg

Course Fee: S$100.00*

*Eventbrite ticketing charges apply.

Facilitators:

Jerry Teo is a technical illustrator with over 15 years of industry experience, and a senior member in OIC Singapore - an illustrators’ community that bridges businesses with illustrators and organizes the Illustration Arts Festival.

Joelyn Alexandra is an urban thriller storygamer by any other time. Having been in the publishing industry (academic, corporate, education) for more than half a decade, she also writes across mediums for Young Adult and New Adult audiences.

Wayne Rée is an author known for the short story collection, TALES FROM A TINY ROOM, and his contributions to the speculative fiction journals, LONTAR and PULP TOAST / ROTI BAKAR.

Cancellation of Workshop, Withdrawals & Substitution:

The workshop can be cancelled or postponed two weeks before the workshop date if the minimum number of participants is not met. Participants will be fully refunded for workshops cancelled by us. Participants who are unable to attend a workshop they have registered for are to inform us of the reason two weeks before the workshop date. They will be fully refunded in the event of extenuating and mitigating circumstances (E.g. illness, bereavement, accidents). Those who inform us later than two weeks before the workshop date will receive a 50% refund. Participants can also opt to attend another course at the same value within the same year.
Upon registration, you are deemed to have read and understood the cancellation, withdrawal and substitution policy and accept the terms contained therein.

*Please note there is no lift to Book Council Training Room (3rd level).

For enquiries, please contact programmes@bookcouncil.sg