Poetry and Flash Fiction:
From Drafting to Publishing
with Halli M. Castro
Thursdays, April 21-May 19 | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
620 E Market Street In Rockport, Texas.
Halli’s New Poetry Collection
Learn to confidently construct a piece of writing from drafting to seeking publication in this five-week workshop. We will explore pre-writing, drafting, self-editing, peer editing, and finalizing a piece of poetry or flash fiction. Students will work individually to create a polished piece of poetry or flash fiction, guided through the steps of the writing process by Halli to create their own finished product.
This five-week workshop is designed for students at the beginner writing level. The class will be structured as a period of instruction with time for conversation and class workshopping and individual guidance from the instructor.
Learn to:
- Utilize a streamlined pre-writing process to aid in idea generation and organization.
- Skillfully construct a viable first draft of a written piece.
- Utilize self-editing tools to improve writing.
- Properly critique the work of others and receive, discern, and employ the edits of peers.
- Finalize a piece of short form writing.
- Seek publishing in the form of self-publication, querying, and submitting to journals.
About the Instructor
Halli Castro is a Corpus Christi based poet, wife, and aspiring novelist. Halli has published a collection of poetry and was featured on the Rising Poets Panel in the 2022 People’s Poetry Festival. She published her first collection of poetry, Neuromuscular, as a part of her quest to bring awareness to the movement disorder Dystonia and give a voice to the struggles of chronic illness and disability. After struggling with the roller coaster of self-acceptance and finding her voice in the light of a lifelong diagnosis, she seeks to bring a sense of comfort and camaraderie in her emotionally raw portrayals of pain and bring beauty to struggle through her view of nature as a reflection of the body.