Tag: flash fiction

• October Event: Someone You Should Know- A Storytelling Occasion

  I’m thrilled to be the featured speaker in a unique series hosted by WCC (725 Pine Street) in Winnetka, IL. On Wednesday, Oct. 9th at 7pm, I will host a storytelling event regarding my life and career as a writer, columnist, artist, writing workshop President, and (newly) film producer. Attendees will receive complimentary #FlashCardsByKQA art…

  KellyQAnderson

  September 17, 2024

  Chicago, Entertainment, film, Lifestyle, Love, poetry, Reading, Writer Life

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• We have a movie trailer!

  In 2022, I wrote an email to a friend…a creative friend who is a talented photographer, inspiring artist, and the kind of go-getter that always encouraged me to take on bold, ambitious things. My email was short and sweet: Dear Maggie, I wrote a flash fiction story that’s quite the wild ride. Do you think…

  KellyQAnderson

  September 11, 2024

  film, Lifestyle, Writer Life

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• Writing Workshop TONIGHT: Micro and Flash Fiction/ Nonfiction

  Friends, tonight is the night! Join me for a FREE writing workshop in partnership with Glencoe Public Library: 2/7 at 7pm. I will present for an hour and then move through Q&A. We will review various micro stories, try our hand at writing exercises, and the workshop will conclude with an excellent handout featuring all…

  KellyQAnderson

  February 7, 2024

  Reading, Writer Life

  chicago writer, flash, flash fiction, micro, nonfiction, writing, writing class, writing workshop

• New Class: Mastering Micro Stories & Finding Your Voice in Flash Fiction/ Nonfiction (ZOOM)

  I’m delighted to partner with my good pals at Glencoe Public Library for another writing workshop (exclusively on Zoom)! On Wednesday, February 7th at 7pm CST, I will teaching a virtual workshop all about short-form writing. There will be LOTS of resources, writing prompts/exercises, as well as a Q&A session. My goal is give writers…

  KellyQAnderson

  December 6, 2023

  Writer Life

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• Some Film News…

  Last Fall I wrote a Flash Fiction story titled ‘That Old Beautiful Love’ (published by Stanchion Zine) and it was just wild enough for me to think that it could do more. But where else can a story go? On a whim of why-the-hell-not, I asked Maggie Meiners, my brilliant friend and filmmaker, if she…

  KellyQAnderson

  June 6, 2023

  Chicago, Entertainment, Writer Life

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• Flash Fiction: That Old Beautiful Love in Stanchion Zine

  Get ready, this piece of flash fiction cranks the volume way up. I’m thrilled to share that Stanchion Zine published my 260-word flash fic, ‘That Old Beautiful Love.’ It is available in Issue Number Nine for $10. My pitch to you, the reader: this flash is about a protagonist that shows up half-naked to a…

  KellyQAnderson

  November 2, 2022

  Lifestyle

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