I am leading a Speculative Fiction workshop for Inlandia Institute. Below are the details, and there’s more information on the Inlandia site.
Dates (Alternating Wednesdays): 1/14, 1/28, 2/11, 2/25, and 3/11/26
Time: 6-8pm
Zoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/Inlandia-Ambrose
Submission guidelines:
- Email me your writing submissions. Please use the following naming convention for your files:
- W26-SF-[last name]-[abbreviated title]
- Example: W26-SF-Harper-Mockingbird-ch1 (i.e., Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, chapter 1)
- I will place each story into a shared Google Drive folder so we can each download them, then add comments, etc., to our own versions of the files. (You will not be able to add comments to the copy of the file in this Google Drive folder!)
- Preferred length: 2000 to 4000 words or so. You can submit something longer, but workshoppers should not feel obligated to comment on the story beyond the 4K word mark.
- I’m not going to be a super stickler on formatting, most important is that we get to read your story, but I’d prefer we all use Shunn’s “modern” standard manuscript formatting
- WITH ONE EXCEPTION – please don’t feel obligated to put your address in the manuscript!
- Excerpts from novels or longer works… Novel manuscript formatting is a little different, so just don’t sweat that, but it’s good to do something similar to Shunn… Additionally:
- If you’re not sending us the beginning of the novel, include a summary of what happens before this submission starts
- (Optional) Even if you’re sending the beginning of the novel, it can also be helpful to include a 1-2 page synopsis of the novel (don’t worry about spoilers) – not required, though!
- Total length of the submission should still be 2-4K including any synopsis or summary content.