Description
In this new live workshop, award-winning author Lavie Tidhar takes you on a journey from the initial conception to the successful sale of a short story.
Walk through a published story of Lavie’s and learn how/why it was written and how it went from a simple opening paragraph to an eventual sale. Get hands-on direct insight into what Lavie’s real-life process was in getting a story published from start to finish.
You’ll explore and learn about:
- writing an effective opening
- how to structure your story
- detail and world-building
- planning vs exploring
- finding that all-important emotional core
Lavie uses specific examples to take you through his process, while offering valuable hacks and tips he’s picked up and developed over the years.
You’ll leave this workshop with a repeatable roadmap you can use in your own writing, based upon Lavie’s deep experience.
DATE: May 31, 2025 – Saturday
TIME: 1PM ET | 12PM CT | 11AM MT | 10AM PT | 17:00 UTC
LENGTH: 90 minutes
About Your Instructor
Lavie Tidhar is author of numerous novels such as Osama, A Man Lies Dreaming, Central Station, Neom, and Maror. His awards include the World Fantasy and British Fantasy Awards, the John W. Campbell Award, the Neukom Prize and the Jerwood Prize, and he has been shortlisted for the Clarke Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. A prolific author of short stories, he has published more than two hundred, everywhere from Tor.com (where he created the popular Judge Dee series of vampire mysteries) to Analog, Asimov’s, Clarkesworld and Apex. As editor, he created the five-volume Apex Book of World SF series and edited the three volumes of The Best of World SF. Currently an honorary visiting professor and writer in residence at the American International University in London, he has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses on fantasy fiction and creative writing.
