Our Next Workshop

Writing Short: Flash in All Genres​

INSTRUCTOR: Nick Almeida
TIME: Saturday, December 2, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CST
PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, November 26. After Sunday, November 26: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here.
LOCATION: Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map) 
LEVEL: All levels
CAP: 15

The difficult task of flash, Stuart Dybek says, “is managing to draw character in psychological depth within such a restricted space.” 


As writers, how do we accomplish this? How do we manage the numerous aspects of good writing craft when constrained to small spaces? How—as the philosopher EM Cioran says—can we make “our organic pulsations felt”? This generative workshop will endeavor to explore answers to these questions while empowering your writing process and offering an opportunity to focus on what makes your flash unique. All genres welcome!


This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance.
Photo by Clinton Naik on Unsplash
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​Our Next Event

TOPIC: Indie Publications
TIME: Saturday, January 14, 4:00–6:00 p.m. CST
PRICE: Free for members, Pay what you can for nonmembers. Become a member here.
LOCATION: Melange Creperie, 711 Heights Blvd Suite B Houston TX 77007 (map)
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An email address with a string of digits and a PO Box, with little online presence and a website from 2002? You may be an indie magazine then! Let's talk about how tiny magazines and niche publications can work for you and your stories as you go forth into your writing journey. 

This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance.

What people are saying about our workshops:

"I hadn’t written poetry in more than 6 months. Not because I didn’t have anything to say—but rather, the opposite: I have too much to say, and not enough time to say it. That’s the beauty of short-form poetry—and I can think of no one better than Dr. Kendra Leonard to be your guide into this world.

If you’re like me—an unpracticed, imperfect poet who doesn’t know anything about the mechanics of sonnets or limericks—it can feel super intimidating to step into a poetry workshop. But Dr. Leonard made me feel anything but intimidated. She is kind, encouraging, and takes a gentle, question-led (rather than feedback-led) approach to workshopping poetry.
What’s truly amazing is that she’s helped me turn short-form poetry into a habit. I’ve written a poem every day since taking her workshop. Often, I don’t have a big block of time to sit down and journal out all my thoughts and feelings. Dr. Leonard’s workshop showed me that I can be just as expressive through short-form poetry, and in a fraction of the time.

I’m really excited to take her workshop on ekphrastic writing."

—Ynes Freeman, on Kendra Preston Leonard's Writing Short: Poetry in the Palm of Your Hand
All donations made to Writespace are tax-deductible.

Writespace is a Houston grassroots literary arts nonprofit whose mission is to embrace and 
celebrate our city’s diversity by providing the type of high-quality training available through Master of Fine Arts creative writing programs at a fraction of the cost to writers of all genres, with a focus on providing programming for underserved communities and scholarships for low-income writers.