A Snow Globe on an Iceberg: World-building in short fiction

Workshop

With so little space to play with, how do we effectively bring a story’s world to life? How do best evoke place, time, and wider context without it overwhelming the story?

Date(s)

Tuesday 7th April 2026 (19:00-20:30 BST)

Saturday 11th April 2026 (09:00-10:30 BST)

What we'll cover

What a reader needs to know.
Anchoring and re-anchoring.
Foreground vs background details.
Distillation of details.
Sensory evocation.
Writing the weather.

What to expect

A mix of visual presentation, audio/video presentation, and writing prompts.
Explanation and exploration of new ideas and different techniques.
Opportunities to plant story seedlings which can be developed at a later date.

Facilitated through

Google Meet

Price

Pay What You Can (Pricing options - (A) £25, (B) £20, (C) £14)

Free places

There are five free places available for low income writers who wouldn't otherwise be able to attend. These will be allocated via a lottery system. To be eligible, please apply before the 28th February.

Additional information

Closed captions will be available during the workshop.

Following the workshop, participants will have access to a recorded version as well as a summary of the workshop content in PDF form.

Workshop tutor

Matt Kendrick is a writer, editor and teacher based in the East Midlands, UK. His short fiction has appeared in various journals, and has been included on the Biffy 50 list for 2019-20, in Best Microfiction 2021, Best Small Fictions 2022 and the Wigleaf Top 50 2022.

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