Fresh-Cut Lit & More
SHORT STORY CLINIC
WITH ANDREA CASWELL
Here is your opportunity for one-on-one editorial feedback on a work-in-progress.
Edgar Allan Poe defined short stories as prose “no longer than can be read in a single sitting.” Despite their compressed space, short stories require character development, conflict, careful pacing, and a narrative arc. Whether you have a story near completion to submit to journals or programs, or have written a draft and don’t know what to do next, an experienced editor will offer the guidance and encouragement necessary to realize your best work.
Fiction writer and editor Andrea Caswell will read your short story (up to 5500 words) and offer constructive written feedback regarding what’s working, what needs attention, and how to improve in key craft areas. Feedback will be returned within 21 days; expedited turnaround also available. You may add an optional video conference with Andrea to discuss your work further and ask questions about next steps for revision.
Submission Guidelines
-Short Story Clinic is open to all fiction writers
-5500 words maximum; one piece per submission
-Please double-space your manuscript and use Times New Roman or a similar font
-You may include specific questions for feedback in the cover letter section when you submit
-Category may close if editors’ capacity is reached; it will reopen the following month
Cost
Andrea Caswell teaches WEEKEND WRITING and SHORT STORY CLINIC. Her work appears or is forthcoming in Tampa Review, The Coachella Review, River Teeth, The Normal School, Columbia Journal, and others. She holds an MFA in fiction and nonfiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars. She’s a senior fiction editor at Cleaver Magazine, and is the founder of Lime Street Writers, a monthly workshop north of Boston. She’s an alum of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Originally from Los Angeles, Andrea now lives and teaches in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Contact her at www.andreacaswell.com.