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Spring 2008 Class

Read to Write Short Stories

(@ Richard Hugo House)

Dave Eggers said in a book blurb that reading Paris Review interviews is "the closest thing to an M.F.A. that you can get while sitting alone on your couch." In this class, we'll read Paris Review interviews of and short stories by writers such as Amy Hempel and William Trevor. The interviews will spark conversations about the writing habit and process, and the stories about the elements of fiction in action. We'll use what we read as a jumping off point for short, in-class writing exercises and optional out-of-class assignments. This class is for writers who are enthralled by the short story and all its possibilities and who aspire to publish and/or take the M.F.A. route.

• Instructor: Angela Jane Fountas (bio)
• Time: Thursdays, April 10–May 15, 7–9 p.m. (6 sessions)
• Place: Richard Hugo House (Capitol Hill)
• Cost: $215 / $193.50 (Hugo House members)
• Register: To register, call Hugo House at 206-322-7030 or download a catalog.

Seattle Writing Class Venues

• Field's End (Bainbridge Island)
• Freehold Theatre (Capitol Hill)
• Richard Hugo House (Capitol Hill)
• UW Extension (U District)
• UW Women's Center (UW Campus)