Fresh-Cut Lit & More
SARAH FRELIGH
Workshop Faculty
Sarah Freligh is the author of seven books, including Sad Math, winner of the 2014 Moon City Press Poetry Prize, Hereafter, winner of the 2024 Bath Novella-in-Flash contest and Other Emergencies, forthcoming from Moon City Press in 2025. Her work has appeared in many literary journals and anthologized in New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction (Norton 2018), and Best Microfiction (2019-22). Among her awards are poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Saltonstall Foundation.
SARAH FRELIGH'S CLASSES
This class will focus on how writers create unique and believable characters in very short stories. Our in-class discussion will revolve around published work with an eye toward how each author employs aspects of craft to build effective, unforgettable characters. Our discussion will also include dynamic versus static characters, the inextricable union of character development and story arc, and guided exercises designed to inspire new characters as well as revise characters from drafts. Students will leave the session with an understanding of character development and the aspects of craft involved in creating characters on a small canvas.