Create powerful characters, learn the magic of setting, understand the threading of emotions and patterns to relate to readers, learn what makes a story memorable and let your writing skills magnify.
Let’s Write Some Fiction That Gets Published!
Testimonials from Our last October Workshop with Asha Ponnachan!
The Roadmap for November Short Story Workshop
- Professional guidance: learn from bestselling author who has written and published in multiple genres, including short stories and poetry collections and three international bestsellers
- Step-by-step momentum: 4 sessions over two weeks provide the structure needed to keep your projects moving in right direction.
- Publishing insights: Gain a general understanding of how to get your work out into the world.
- Publication : The story developed during the workshop will be featured in an upcoming issue of The Hemlock Journal.
- All participants get annual The Hemlock Membership, with the benefits of more than $250 (know more about benefits of The Hemlock Membership)
- Free entry to the upcoming Fiction Writing Contest by The Hemlock Journal
Workshop logistics
• Structure: 4 sessions (2 session per week), on Nov 11, Nov 15, Nov 18, and Nov 22
• Duration: Each session is 1.5 hour of focused, high impact learning.
• Capacity: limited to 10 people, to ensure personalised attention.
• Fees: $280 for 4 sessions, or $70 per session. (For participants from India, the fees would be Rs. 12,000/- for 4 session or Rs 3,000/per session.
How to Pay the fee?
Participants can pay either the full fee $280/Rs.12,000/- or they can opt to pay for individual sessions, before the session starts $70/Rs. 3,000/-. (Below are the PayPal and Razorpay links for the secure payment of the fee.)
Avail Your Discount!
Previous Contributors: All the previous contributors of The Hemlock Journal get 15% waiver on the fee (Pay only $238/Rs. 10,500 for the full 4 session workshop, or $59/Rs. 2600/- per session)
Diwali Special Discount : Get 25% of if you register today (November 8) on the occasion of Diwali. Pay only $210/ Rs. 9,000 for all 4 session or $52/Rs. 2,250 per session.
Meet Your Mentor!
Asha Ponnachan (she/her) A writer, actor, dancer and lover of all things art, asha, is the bestselling author of three books that gained international fame. She has also written multiple scripts for stage and screen. Her acting career spans a vast repertoire of theatre productions on Canadian stage as well as short films. Trained as an Indian classical dancer, she began performing on stage as a child. Her love for storytelling transitioned from dance to acting and writing. She has directed two plays and one documentary. Having lived and worked in various countries before making her home in Canada, she draws upon a diversity of international experiences in her art- whether it is writing or acting. Asha also works as an arts manager and founded a literary arts organization in 2025. Additionally, she volunteers her time to champion the benefits of ‘arts on mental and emotional health’. Her motto is “there is always Hope” and art is one of the most promising generators of hope.
Ready to start your literary journey? Spots are limited to 10, and we are more than excited to have you onboard with us
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