SmokeLong Quarterly

In September 2022 SmokeLong launched a workshop environment/community christened SmokeLong Fitness. This community workshop is happening right now on our dedicated workshop site. If you choose to join us, you will work in a small group of around 15-20 participants to give and receive feedback on flash narratives. This number ensures that there will be enough writers participating each week to keep your group lively. We offer options to work in groups focused on flash fiction/CNF, narrative poetry, and longform narratives. Each Monday, you will receive a new writing task (one writing task each week) designed by the senior editor team of SmokeLong. We occasionally offer readings groups focused on flash collections. The core workshop is all in writing, so you can take part from anywhere at anytime. We are excited to provide a supportive, consistent and structured environment for flash writers to work on their craft in a community; and we are thrilled and proud to say that our workshop participants have won, placed, or been listed in every major flash competition. Community works.

Included in the price of SmokeLong Fitness:

One live Zoom webinar each month with killer workshop leaders (recorded for participants unable to attend).
One open-mic party each month (or other live Zoom events)
Discounts on intensive workshops (available after 3 months of membership)
Discounts on senior editor feedback
A SmokeLong Summer
Surprises (good ones)

Booking Options:

Book annually for $410 HERE. Book anytime before September 30th to start October 1st. 

Book annually as a previous SmokeLong workshop participant for $330 HERE. Book anytime before September 30th to start October 1st.

Start a monthly subscription via Paypal HERE for $39 per month and cancel at the end of any month. Please note that monthly subscriptions can be started only from August 1st to March 31st. Monthly subscriptions booked now will begin October 1st!

Cancelation policy: If you cancel an annual membership within the first six months, you will receive a $150 refund provided that this time period does not include A SmokeLong Summer.

 

What participants are saying about SmokeLong Fitness …

“SmokeLong Fitness is THE flash fiction workshop. Writers at every stage of the journey will benefit from the workshops, the peer feedback, and access to the who’s who of flash fiction working right alongside you. And yes, my writing has improved vastly through SLQ Fitness, but more valuable than that are the friends that I’ve made. If you are a writer seeking community, look no further. Your people are here and waiting to write with you.” — Mario Aliberto III, USA

“I’ve been in a range of workshops for many years and nothing—not even my MFA program—has impacted my writing more powerfully than the SmokeLong workshops I’ve participated in since 2022. Christopher Allen and Helen Rye do an extraordinary job of creating community in SmokeLong Fitness. They construct the workshop groups carefully, switching them up so folks work with lots of different people. And they set a tone that encourages playfulness, support, and serious attention to one another’s writing. I’ve been thrilled by the quality of the feedback I’ve received. Most of my flash publications were born in a SmokeLong workshop, stories written in response to excellent prompts. Regular open mic parties help develop our community, and the webinars are terrific; I’m always learning something new about flash narratives. I’ve made life-long friends in the few years I’ve been part of the SmokeLong community, one that not only makes me a better writer but that sparks joy in my life.” — Claudia Monpere, USA

“It’s not an exaggeration to say that SmokeLong Fitness has changed my life as a writer. I’ve had some rough patches with writing through the years, and Smokelong has not only helped me build up my skill set as a short form writer, but to find renewed confidence in myself and my work, as well as amazing publishing opportunities, and maybe most importantly, a writing community I love. The SmokeLong team are amazingly ingenious people, providing brilliant weekly prompts and the combination of online and live workshops. On top of that, the amazing writers, the unbelievably wonderful feedback every week, freewriting Friday, the fabulous live seminars, the loveliness of everyone to each other (at the same time as being this crack team of pro editors) is awe inspiring. It feels amazing to say that I have never loved being a writer more than I do right now – I always just can’t wait for that new prompt on Monday!”  — Kate Horsley, UK