events & workshops
Workshop participant: “You were amazing. Everyone was buzzing afterwards and there was a sense of permission to play that was talked about all day”
I love to perform my short stories, poems and hybrids and give talks about all aspects of creative writing, including using science as inspiration, and I am an experienced teacher and facilitator of writing workshops on a wide variety of topics. If you’d like to invite me, contact me and we can discuss fees, dates etc… To be the first to hear about new workshops and events sign up for my Substack newsletter: https://taniahershman.substack.com/
Written Feedback: if you’d like me to give you written comments on one or more short pieces of writing – whether you call your work flash fiction, short stories, poems, non-fictions, hybrid pieces or something else – please do email me at taniah@gmail.com to chat about it! My fees are based on length and number of pieces, and I offer discounts for those on low income.
2025 WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
IN PERSON 18-13 August Arvon Totleigh Barton, Devon, ‘Shorts’: short fiction, non-fiction, poetry and hybrids
I’m delighted to be co-tutoring a residential Arvon course with the brilliant Holly Corfield Carr on the theme of ‘Shorts’: short fictions, non-fictions, poetry and hybrids. More details and booking, including concessionary places, here: https://www.arvon.org/writing-courses/courses-retreats/residential-writing-course-shorts/
New Zoom Workshops coming soon! To be the first to hear, sign up for my free newsletter: https://taniahershman.substack.com/
Testimonials:
From Zoom workshop March 2025:
Sue: It’s been a great workshop – I write historical fiction so this has been a real eye opener for me – thank you TaniaBridget: Thank you so much. Got me writing again! Such fun.
Sarah: Such a liberating freeing experience, thank you
Karen: This was definitely fun and instructive – thanks so much, Tania!
Monica: Thank you for the workshop!! Got to read so many interesting pieces
Pauline: Fabulous, Tania – love your sessions. So refreshing to try new approaches/ideas. Thank you!
Georgina N, participant in a Zoom flash fiction masterclass, Nov 2021: “Thank you Tania. It was like letting loose a swarm of humming bees to make honey. Clever facilitation.”
“Two hours of flash heaven this morning with Tania Hershman on her #flashfiction workshop. Excellent #writing exercises (I have 3 new micros at least!) & thoughtful, intelligent tips. ‘Liberation through constraint’ is my new mantra.” Tracy F, 2020
“Didn’t think I had it in me, but here I am at 8am EST, with four new flash story drafts written in the past two hours, thanks to Tania Hershman & her fab writing exercises… Thank you, Tania I’ve been writing, but not freely. This forced me to let go, something I have a very hard time doing with my writing. So grateful to Tania.” Janice L, 2020
“Brilliant flash fiction workshop with @taniahershman this morning. Came away with 4 drafts and now I need a nap! Also lovely to hear Tania echo my own sentiments of the line between poetry and flash being so thin” Sarah S, 2020
“I haven’t written anything new in months and this was exactly the kickstart I needed!!!” Marina S, 2020
Past Events & Recordings
Friday Feb 26th 1pm-2pm UK time I read as part of Live Canon’s Lunchtime Reading Series alongside Lawrence Illsley and Theophilus Kwek.
Wed Mar 3rd 6.30pm UK time I read a brand new short story inspired by ethical artificial intelligence at a Just AI salon alongside the fantastic Adam Marek.
March 18th I was “in conversation” with Rosie Garland about her new poetry collection as part of the Ledbury Poetry Salon, 7pm – 9pm.