What is it about?
This article considers a series of Creative Writing workshops run online by the author for NHS staff in Manchester during the Covid-19 pandemic, and explores how using the short form worked for those workshops, alongside a reflection by the author on practice and the short form.
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Why is it important?
The article considers themes, techniques and the work created by NHS staff participants during this workshop series, as well as considering the differences between online and in person creative writing workshops.
Perspectives
The article considers workshops run by the author, so is her perspective and reflections on her practice in using short fiction in this field.
Kim Wiltshire
Edge Hill University
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This page is a summary of: Using the short story as a tool for well-being in arts and health workshops for the NHS staff, Short Fiction in Theory and Practice, October 2022, Intellect,
DOI: 10.1386/fict_00062_1.
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