Apply to our Summer 2025 Workshop!
We are now accepting applications for the Summer 2025 Short Fiction Workshop on a rolling basis. Tuition is free, courtesy of Stories Matter Foundation.
About the Class: Short Fiction
Instructor: Vinh Hoang is a Vietnamese-American writer and filmmaker who was born and raised in Houston, Texas, now based in Chicago. He graduated with an MFA in fiction from the University of Mississippi. His work is published and forthcoming in Bridge Eight, Defunkt Magazine, Glass Mountain, Peatsmoke Journal, and South Dakota Review.
Date: 6:30-9:00 PM Wednesdays, August 20th - September 10th
Location: StoryStudio Chicago @ 4043 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
Course description: Throughout this four week session, we will offer a reachable trajectory of Asian American short fiction, beginning with Sui Sin Far to more contemporary examples such as Viet Thanh Nguyen. The hope in doing so is to also trace a history of an Asian American theory of short fiction and how it might be tied to Asian American politics. Further, this workshop will seek to consider the possibilities short fiction has to offer for our narratives as well as its limitations. Everyone will share a short fiction project for consideration and discussion. The goal of this workshop will be to make new connections between art and artists and explore the relationship between the form and our identities.
Applications
Open: June 9th, 2025 at 12:00AM CT
Due: July 9th, 2025 at 11:59PM CT
About the Workshop
A writers' workshop is a space in which writers come together to praise, critique, and review each others' work.This session's workshop will take place IN PERSON at StoryStudio Chicago in Ravenswood.
Each workshop will last no longer than 2 hours. Vaccination and proof of vaccination will be required to enter the building.
StoryStudio Chicago's vaccination policy can be found here.