Writing the SFF Novelette Registration
This workshop will focus on idea generation, structure, and editing with an emphasis on the novelette, as well as elements of craft that can be applied to fiction of any length.
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
Class Time: 10:00am – 12:30 CDT
Sessions: 1
Location: Zoom (online)
Instructor: Alec Nevala-Lee
Price: $60 (with discounted rates for SLF members)
The novelette (between 7,500 and 17,500 words long) can be a challenging but rewarding form for SFF writers. As a novel in miniature, it requires authors to think about narrative structure in ways that differ from the specific requirements of the short story, with a more complex plot that frequently falls into distinct acts. Because a novelette can be written in a shorter timeframe than a full novel, it allows writers to develop and refine skills that will be useful for longer projects, while also providing a form that is deeply rewarding in itself. This workshop will focus on idea generation, structure, and editing with an emphasis on the novelette, as well as elements of craft that can be applied to fiction of any length.
Alec Nevala-Lee has published numerous stories, including ten novelettes and two novellas, in the magazine Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Three of his novelettes—”The Boneless One,” “The Spires,” and “At the Fall”—have been reprinted in Best of the Year anthologies, including The Year’s Best Science Fiction by Gardner Dozois. He is the author of three suspense novels from Penguin, and his nonfiction book Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction (Dey Street / HarperCollins) was a Hugo and Locus Awards finalist and an Economist best book of 2018. His latest book is Inventor of the Future: The Visionary Life of Buckminster Fuller, which was named a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and one of Esquire‘s fifty best biographies of all time. He is currently writing a biography of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Luis W. Alvarez for W.W. Norton.
The Speculative Literature Foundation is committed to keeping our courses and workshops accessible to all writers. We realize that life’s circumstances and happenings may prevent or interfere with our schedules, but the following policies apply to all refunds, transfers, and cancellations.
Course fees must be paid before classes begin. If you need to cancel your registration for any reason, the following refund policy will be applied.
Please note that when you register for a class you are reserving one of a limited number of spots available. Also, your registration counts toward our consideration of class minimums.
To refund a Single-Session Workshop, you must cancel prior to one week before the first session. We will refund you: Registration fee minus a cancellation fee of $25.
To refund Multi-Week Courses, you must cancel prior to one week before the first session. We will refund you: Registration fee minus 10% of the course fee paid.
If you cancel less than one week prior to the first class or event: Sorry, no refunds or credits are available less than one week before the first class session. No refunds are given after a class has begun. In the event you are unable to attend, you may be eligible to transfer credit to another workshop of similar pricing.
Transfer Fees
In some circumstances, we may be able to transfer your registration from one course to another before a class starts. Please note that a transfer fee will be applied. This transfer cannot be applied to all courses. Email us with questions.
Cancellation due to low enrollment
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If a class is cancelled, students are eligible for a full refund. If postponed, students can remain registered (provided that the new schedule works for them) or opt out for a full refund.
Refunds are usually sent within 5-10 days of cancellation.
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