SKU: 35382017523

How to End a Short Story? Lessons from Children's Picture Books

Sale price$71.99 Regular price$79.99
Save 10%

Shipping Estimate
USA
  • USA
  • CAN

Ships within 48 hours · Estimated delivery Jul 10 - Jul 15

Promo Codes Available:

For Your Every Summer RSVP, with Code: SUMMER15

Description

How to End a Short Story? Lessons from Children's Picture BooksChildren's picture books can teach us about the many forms satisfying short stories can take. We'll examine several picture books as examples, discussing common story shapes with a focus on how authors begin, build tension, and especially, end a short tale. Sheffer will share examples of short fiction for further reading, and exercises that participants can use to "try on" these story shapes to enrich their own writing. Instructor: Marguerite (Maggie)

Children's picture books can teach us about the many forms satisfying short stories can take. We'll examine several picture books as examples, discussing common story shapes with a focus on how authors begin, build tension, and especially, end a short tale. Sheffer will share examples of short fiction for further reading, and exercises that participants can use to "try on" these story shapes to enrich their own writing.

Instructor: Marguerite (Maggie) Sheffer is a writer who lives in New Orleans. She is a Professor of Practice at Tulane University, where she teaches courses in design thinking and speculative fiction as tools for social change. Formerly, she taught English at the East Oakland School of the Arts, Castlemont High School, Life Academy, and GW Carver High School.

Her debut short story collection, The Man in the Banana Trees, was selected by judge Jamil Jan Kochai for the Iowa Short Fiction Award, and was published in 2024.

Maggie is a founding member of Third Lantern Lit, a local writing collective, and the Nautilus and Wildcat Writing Groups. She received her MFA from Randolph College. She was a 2023 Veasna So Scholar in Fiction at The Adroit Journal, and was selected as a top-twenty-five finalist for Glimmer Train's Short Story Award for New Writers.  Her story “Tiger on My Roof” was a finalist for the 2024 Chautauqua Janus Prize, which awards emerging writers’ short fiction with “daring formal and aesthetic innovations that upset and reorder readers’ imaginations.”

Shipping Notes
  • Free Standard Shipping on $100+ Orders to the USA.
  • Except Preorder products are shipped in 48 hours.
  • Delivery to the USA:
  1. Standard Shipping : 3-10 business days
  • If time is of the essence, please consider selecting expedited delivery for faster service.
Exchange/Return Notes
  • We offer a 30-day return/exchange service after receiving.
  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
  • To process your return/exchange, please contact us at [email protected]
  • Please click here for more details>>> Return & Exchange Policy
SKU: 35382017523

Discover Niche Categories That Outsell

Top-Converting Item to Boost Your Average Order

4.2 ★★★★★
Based on 473 reviews
Sort
Highest Rating
Newest First
Oldest First
Product Reviews
L
Verified Purchase
LS from New Jersey
Carnegie, US
★★★★★ 5
Dog Loved It
Color: Michigan Wolverines
Lasted for months, dog loved it. Can't believe tug toy wasn't ripped apart
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2024
B
Verified Purchase
Brittany Ascencio
Natrona Heights, US
★★★★★ 5
Pretty tough toy
Color: Florida Gators
I have a 65lb staffordshire terrier and she has had this toy for months, plays with it pretty often and is still holding up for months. I use it as a tug and pull toy and she has such a good time!
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2022
A
Verified Purchase
Amazon Customer
Waukegan, US
★★★★★ 3
Not going to last long with a chewer
Color: Michigan Wolverines
Chewed up the first day!! Not built to last
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2025
J
Verified Purchase
Janice A. Byrne
Lexington, US
★★★★★ 5
Great
Color: Ohio State Buckeyes
Luna.loved it
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2024
T
Verified Purchase
Timothy L Maret
Charlottesville, US
★★★★★ 5
Looks sturdy and durable
Color: Ohio State Buckeyes
Purchased as a gift for a friends dog. She plays with it alot. It looked sturdy and felt durable.
WAS THIS REVIEW HELPFUL?YesReportShare
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2022

recommand products