How to work with short stories as an editor: Helen Moffett - Cancelled

This offers an introduction to how to develop and edit short stories. Short stories are less daunting than longer forms of fiction, but they require as much attention to detail and provide an excellent opportunity to gain confidence and skills that can be transferred to other forms of fiction. We'll draw on my experience working with the Short Story Day Africa platform to show how editing short stories can be an exciting way to nurture fresh talent and projects.

Helen Moffett is an experienced editor, author, academic and poet. She has authored, co-authored, or collated over 20 books, ranging from university textbooks to poetry to historical fiction to environmental handbooks. She has worked in publishing for 30 years, and has been lucky enough to work with some of the most dazzling authors in Africa and elsewhere. In 2019, she was named one of the top ten literary editors and curators from the African continent. She has been training African writers and academics in writing, editing and self-editing skills since 2000, and for four years, she headed the Short Story Day Africa Editing Mentoring programme, an initiative to identify talent and provide training and support to younger editors working for African publishers and on literary platforms. She continues to mentor authors via this platform, and also runs the Salon Hecate project at Noordhoek Art Point Gallery. These events provides cross-over spaces and opportunities for local poets, authors and creative projects. Visit https://noordhoekartpoint.co.za/salon-hecate/ for information.For more details of Helen's authors and books, and to read her blog, visit https://www.helenmoffett.com/