Writing School - Short Story Writing Certificate Program

Pre-Registration
Anyone interested in writing. There are no prerequisites; regular reading and a willingness to write weekly are sufficient. Work is carried out in small groups.
14 weeks - 3 hours per week
12,000₺ (3 instalments available with Word, Bonus, Paraf and Maksimum cards)

IZU Halkalı Campus

The program will begin in October 2026. The program schedule will be announced shortly.

This is a hands-on workshop that teaches the distinctive craft of the short story — the power of brevity, single effect, the opening, point of view, subtext and revision. Over fourteen weeks, participants read masterfully written stories through a writer's eyes while building their own stories step by step, revising them in depth and completing a final portfolio.

Each week consists of three stages: a short theoretical introduction, a workshop exercise (writing or analysis) and peer critique. The broad fourteen-week schedule gives every concept room to breathe, with dedicated production and critique weeks at regular intervals as well as in-depth revision cycles. The emphasis is not on memorisation but on production, repetition and thinking together.

  • Dr. Res. Asst. Safura İnan
  • Dr. Lect. Necmettin Akay and
  • Guest writers from the world of literature

For certification: attendance at at least 80% of the sessions; completion of the weekly workshop assignments; submission of the final portfolio and its presentation in the workshop. Those who fulfil these requirements receive a Certificate of Achievement; those who meet only the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Participation.

Final Project
At least one completed short story (approximately 1,500-4,000 words) and a poetics note; those who wish may prepare a portfolio consisting of two stories.

Attendance of 80% of the workshop is mandatory.
  • Photocopy of the front side of the Turkish ID card

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izusem@izu.edu.tr

  • IZUSEM reserves the right to make any changes it deems necessary during the announcement and implementation stages of its programmes.
  • As the quota for the programme in question is limited, no refund will be made to participants who have been granted final registration by IZUSEM and have paid the programme fee, regardless of whether they attend the programme, except for those who submit a written application to IZUSEM stating that they will be unable to attend at least 2 weeks before the programme's start date (and before the programme has been approved by the relevant department).
  • Weekday and weekend training groups will be determined according to the number of participants during the final registration period.
  • This program is an independent certificate workshop; it does not carry university course credits (ECTS).