Revise to Publish: Short Story Workshop

Bring two drafted short stories. Spend four weeks revising them to publication quality with coach feedback on both. No new writing; this is a revision workshop.

You wrote the stories. Now make them publishable. Revise to Publish is for students who have two drafted short stories and want to revise them to publication quality. This is not a “write a story” class; students must bring completed drafts. If you need to write a story first, take Creative Writing: Short Story from Start to Finish before this one.

Over four weeks, students evaluate both stories, develop a revision strategy for each with their coach, and work through deep revision including structural strengthening, line-level polish, and final proofreading. The coach reads both stories, provides detailed editorial feedback, and guides the student through the kind of purposeful revision that turns a good draft into a publishable piece.

Week-by-Week: Week 1: Revision Strategy & Self-Evaluation (Story #1) | Week 2: Revision Strategy & Self-Evaluation (Story #2) | Week 3: Deep Revision & Coach Conference (Story #1) | Week 4: Deep Revision & Final Polish (Story #2)

Intended For Grades: 6-12

Time Expectation:

Classes have weekly assignments. All assignments will be due midnight Friday EST each week. Assignments are intended to take approximately 2-3 hours per week.

Class Objectives

Evaluate drafted short stories for structural integrity, voice, pacing, and clarity
Develop a targeted revision strategy based on self-assessment and coach feedback
Apply deep revision techniques at both the structural and line-editing level
Produce two publication-ready short stories

Class Features

Daily contact with a coach who reads both stories and provides detailed editorial feedback
Structured self-evaluation process that builds independent revision skills
Two publication-ready short stories by the end of four weeks
Pairs naturally with Meet with an Editor and Publish or Publish Your Book for students building a collection

Pre-Reqs: None

Required Materials

Two completed short story drafts (any genre)
Access to a word processing program (Microsoft Word or Google Docs)

$150.00

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