Join bestselling author Michelle Richmond for a workshop in which she'll share her secrets and tricks in crafting vital, mesmerizing flash fiction. With in-depth exploration of samples, writing exercises, and an open discussion not only of fundamentals of fiction but of the broader writing world. Free and open to the public, but space is limited, so please reserve early. RSVP to jalison@miami.edu.Michelle Richmond (UM MFA ’98) is the author of four books of fiction: The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress, Dream of the Blue Room, No One You Know, and the New York Times bestseller The Year of Fog. She received the Hillsdale Award for Fiction from the Fellowship of Southern Writers, the AWP Award, and the Mississippi Review Fiction Prize. Her stories and essays have appeared in Playboy, Glimmer Train, Oxford American, Salon, The Guardian, The Believer, Best American Fantasy, The Kenyon Review, The Missouri Review, and elsewhere. She also blogs for the San Francisco Chronicle. She has taught creative writing at the University of San Francisco, California College of the Arts, St. Mary’s College of Moraga, and Bowling Green State University. She currently serves on the executive council of The Authors Guild.NOTE: This event has been filled to capacity and if you have not yet RSVp'd we will be unable to accommodate you. Sorry for the inconvenience. If you'd like to attend a similar event, please check out Justin Kramon's workshop on Sunday, September 12 - http://www.booksandbooks.com/justin_kramon