23 April 2017
9.30 am to 3.00 pm
This high intensity short story workshop will span over 3 months, culminating in a final workshop on 23rd April 2017. It is meant for writers or enthusiasts who are interested in writing stories.
Writers will be introduced to 8 basic components of short story writing such as: Starting a story, Characters, Backdrop, Language of the story, Conflicts, Structure, Techniques and Ending a story.
For each component, participants will have opportunities to show their understanding and skills. It will be evaluated by a prominent Tamil writer. On 23rd April 2017, several prominent writers involved in this workshop will interact with participants on a given component of the short story, through SKYPE. Participants will be provided with book prizes and certificates to end this journey of learning.