The Art of the Short Story with Ty Phelps

Curious about creative writing and don’t know where to start? Seasoned story writer looking to shake off the rust or gain new perspectives? Just love stories and think it looks fun and challenging to make one? Come write with Ty at Shelf Life Books!

This 4-week class will closely read professionally published short stories, discuss craft questions about setting, character, and point of view, and generate a short story draft using a variety of generative exercises and exploratory prompts. Participants can also have their story critiqued in a supportive and empathetic workshop if they so choose.

Four Tuesday night sessions: 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, and 9/29. 6-8 pm, upstairs.

Come sit around the table, make friends, and share in one of humanity’s oldest and most powerful methods of meaning-making. Leave with a draft, a revision plan, and a little momentum and community on your creative journey.

Ty Phelps’ work can be…