ENTERPRISE — Ready to write?

Eliot Treichel will lead a workshop titled “Short Story in a Month” through Fishtrap. Sessions will be held virtually on three Saturdays — Dec. 4, 11 and 18 — from 10 a.m.-noon.

Registration is $180, or $165 for Fishtrappers. To register, go to www.fishtrap.org/workshop-treichel/.

Treichel will ask: What are the essentials of a short story? How do you write one?

In the multi-part workshop, participants will explore these questions with the goal of writing a short story in a month. Each workshop session will begin with a short lecture about a specific aspect of story craft and then a generative writing exercise related to that craft issue, with plenty of time for questions and answers.

As the month progresses and the stories take shape, participants will receive feedback and collaborative advice. The final workshop will focus on editing and revision.

This workshop is ideal for writers who are new to short stories as well as experienced story writers who are looking for some mileposts to keep them on track.

About the instructor

Eliot Treichel is the author of the story collection “Close Is Fine,” which received the Wisconsin Library Association Literary Award. His YA novel, “A Series of Small Maneuvers,” received both the Oregon Book Awards Readers’ Choice Award and the Reading the West Award. Originally from Wisconsin, he now lives on the dry side of Washington, where he is a member of the English faculty at Yakima Valley College.

Be a Fishtrapper

Becoming a Fishtrapper helps support Fishtrap programs, plus members receive a 10% discount on all workshop and program registrations including Summer Fishtrap, Winter Fishtrap and special events. Memberships start at $5 per month. Learn more at www.fishtrap.org.

Sessions are held virtually

Dec. 4, 11, 18

10 a.m.-noon

$180, or $165 for Fishtrappers

www.fishtrap.org