Micro fiction for kids – a workshop that worked

A few weeks ago I was invited to Hiroshima International School to give an author talk as part of their Reading Week program. That was the initial plan anyway, but rather than stand and waffle in front of a hall full of small kids, we instead came up with the idea of doing writing workshops with the students.

I make my living writing non-fiction books, features and travel pieces, but I also do a little short and micro fiction writing. So, I ended up doing a micro fiction workshop with a grou...