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Course description
On this specially designed course you’ll explore the art and craft of short story writing through the close, immersive reading and in-depth discussion of inspiring, innovative examples of the form. At the same time, you’ll develop your own short story writing practice by receiving constructive and supportive feedback on your complete stories (up to 5,000 words) from your fellow group members and the course tutor, with fortnightly sessions allowing ample time for both reading and writing.
About the tutor
James Young is a writer from Belfast. His short stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, including The Stinging Fly, Wasafiri, and Honest Ulsterman, and been shortlisted for the Sean O'Faolain, Wasafiri, Fish, and Bath prizes. He is the co-editor of Short Fiction literary journal, and has an MA with distinction in Creative Writing from Birkbeck College, University of London. He is also a translator, and the winner of the 2022 Peirene Stevns Translation Prize. His translation of The Love of Singular Men, a novel by the Brazilian author Victor Heringer, was a finalist for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Awards John Leonard Prize and the ALTA First Translation Prize, won the 2024 Jabuti Prize for the best Brazilian novel published abroad, and was runner-up for the Society of Authors First Translation Prize. Previously a journalist, he has written for Rolling Stone, The Observer, The Independent, Sports Illustrated and many other publications and sites. He is the founder and director of The Hastings Writers Workshop.
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