Paul Rousseau is a disabled writer represented by Darhansoff & Verrill literary agency. His debut FRIENDLY FIRE: A FRACTURED MEMOIR is available from HarperCollins. Paul’s work has also appeared in Catapult, New Delta Review, CRAFT, Writer’s Digest, SmokeLong Quarterly, Monkeybicycle, Wigleaf, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Newsweek, among others, and has been selected for Best Small Fictions 2024, the Wigleaf Top 50, winner of the SmokeLong Summer CNF Competition 2024, as well as nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy.
The core workshop of SmokeLong Fitness is all in writing, so you can take part from anywhere at anytime. We are excited about creating a supportive, consistent and structured environment for flash writers to work on their craft in a community. We are thrilled and proud to say that our workshop participants have won, placed, or been listed in every major flash competition. Community works.