What is the Flash Fiction Institute?
The Flash Fiction Institute is a space for writers of micro-fiction, tiny stories, short-shorts, miniatures, tiny fiction, sudden fiction, hint fiction, postcard fiction, post-it fiction, prose poetry, and all those curious about how less is more. In short, the Flash Fiction Institute is an online school and resource hub for Flash Fiction writers.
“A good short-short is short but not small, light but not slight.”
Classes
“Flash Gym” with Grant Faulkner and Meg Pokrass | Sunday, Oct. 4 | 11am PST/2pm EST
This is an opportunity to flex all of your tiny muscles. Tiny storytelling muscles that is. We’re going to the Flash Fiction Gym for a vigorous workout of fast writing—and fast stories.
“Flash Gym” with Grant Faulkner and Meg Pokrass | Sunday, Nov. 1 | 11am PST/2pm EST
This is an opportunity to flex all of your tiny muscles. Tiny storytelling muscles that is. We’re going to the Flash Fiction Gym for a vigorous workout of fast writing—and fast stories.
“Flash Gym” with Grant Faulkner and Meg Pokrass | Sunday, Dec. 6 | 11am PST/2pm EST
This is an opportunity to flex all of your tiny muscles. Tiny storytelling muscles that is. We’re going to the Flash Fiction Gym for a vigorous workout of fast writing—and fast stories.
Testimonials
“Grant is an exceptional writer and a very calming presenter in this amazing course. The information was not only invaluable, it was inspiring via Grant’s knowledge, wisdom, and expertise. This course is one you must include in your learning about writing. Grant is engaging and incredibly knowledgeable on the subject. Highly recommend this course—no hesitation at all. You will get so much out of it, as I have. It’s a keeper.”
Prompt of the Month
Set a 12-minute timer and write a story in which you include at least one of the random prompt words.
If you can include all of them, all the better.
See if you can make sense of the photograph through connecting the random words.
Articles
13 Ways of Looking at Flash Fiction
by Grant Faulkner
Lit Hub
One can best write a story with a metaphor of its shape and essence in mind, whether you’re writing a story that is a tangled web or an airy breath.
Why Flash Fiction?
by Liz Milne
SmokeLong Quarterly
Flash fiction writers share why they write and read flash fiction at the venerable SmokeLong Quarterly. Liz Milne tells of her delight in the form.
Writing Bite-Size Horror
by Ran Walker
Writer’s Digest
Perfect for those who want to try your hand at flash horror.