Class Date:
Tuesdays, October 7, 14, 21, 28
Class Time:
7-8 pm, online via zoom
Class Size:
10-12
Age Group:
Grades 7-12
Location:
Zoom, link to be sent the week before the class.
Enjoy the thrill of being scared? Love the satisfaction of writing a complete story? Then this class is for you! During this class, you will learn the creative art of writing microfiction while exploring the mysterious, paranormal, and downright spooky.
Students will write several micro-stories and submit up to three for instructor feedback. During the final class, students will participate in a story circle and read their work aloud (spooky ambience encouraged!). Please note that extreme gore and violence will not be permitted.
All students will have the opportunity to publish their work in the 2026 NWS Literary Journal.
Miranda Keskes is a Michigan-based writer and educator with a Masters in Curriculum and Teaching from Michigan State University. She taught high school English and theater for fifteen years before pivoting to online education where she has coached hundreds of students across the country and internationally with their college essays, many of whom received acceptances to top schools like the University of Michigan, Harvard, and MIT. Miranda is also a published author with over 60 online and print publications, ranging from reported articles for the Ann Arbor Family Press to flash fiction nominated for Best Microfiction and Best Small Fictions. She writes a monthly Substack called The Teachers’ Lounge and is working on her first novel of the same name.
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