Saturday February 26th Day Four of The Great Festival Throw Down
11.00 am – 11.30 am
- Introduction to the day from festival director, Jude Higgins and welcome to judge, Sage Tyrtle, who will introduce this month’s ‘Throw Down’ challenge. Followed by 10-15 mins drafting time.
11.30 am – 11.45 am
- Coffee chats in Zoom break out groups with world wide flash fiction friends.
12.00 pm – 12.30 pm
- Community Building and Resilience with Farhana Shaikh.
12.30 pm – 12.45 pm
- Reading slots 4 world wide authors read flash inspired by world events.
1.00 pm – 1.30 pm
- Hermit crab hangout with Jude Higgins: recipe stories.
1.30 pm – 1.45 pm
- Reading slot – 4 world wide authors read published list stories.
1.45 pm – 200 pm
- Lunch time chats in break-out groups.
2.30 pm – 3.00 pm
- One sentence stories – Half hour workshop with Matt Kendrick.
3.00 pm – 3.15pm
- Reading slots – 4 worldwide authors read a one sentence story.
3.15 pm – 3.30 pm
- Yoga stretches with Sudha Balagopal.
3.45 pm – 4.15 pm.
- Half-hour on collaborative writing with Meg Pokrass and Jeff Friedmann
5.00 pm – 6.30 pm
- The Strange and Surreal: Opening the Back Door into Our Big Truths. One and a half hour workshop with Nancy Stohlman.
6.30 pm – 6.35 pm.
- Thank you and goodbyes.
Saturday March 26th. Day Five of The Great Festival Throw Down
11.00 am – 11.15 am
- Introduction to the day from festival director, Jude Higgins and welcome to judge Susmita Bhattacharya who will introduce your Throw Down challenge. Followed by 10-15 mins drafting time.
11.30 am – 11.45 am
- Coffee chats in break-out groups with world wide flash fiction friends.
12.00 pm – 12.30 pm
- Hermit crab hang out with Jude Higgins. Using the Q & A’ as a story template.
12.30 pm – 12.45 pm
- Reading slot – 4 worldwide authors read historical flash.
1.00 pm – 1.30 pm
- Tails of the Unexpected with Michael Loveday.
1.30 pm -1.45 pm
- lunchtime chats with worldwide friends in break-out rooms.
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm
- Flash fiction Writing Workshop for Young People, hosted separately by Susmita Bhattacharya
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (running concurrently with Susmita’s workshop)
- readings from 4 worldwide flash authors – stories involving animals, 2.00 pm – 2.15 pm
- half hour session 2.30 pm – 3.00 pm, details to be confirmed
3.00 pm – 3.15pm
- Yoga stretches with Sudha Balagopal.
3.15 pm – 3.30 pm
- Tea time chats in break-out rooms with flash fiction friends.
3.45 pm – 4.15 pm
- Half hour session on novellas in flash, details to be confirmed.
4.15 pm – 4.30 pm
- Reading slot – 4 four world wide authors read from their novellas in flash
5.00 pm – 6.30 pm
- Workshop with John Brantingham.
6.30 pm – 6.35 pm
- Thankyou and goodbyes.
