Story Elements: Structure
Writer's Workshop
Learn which structure type works best for your story.
About the presenter: Julie Navickas is a best-selling and award-winning, nationally recognized contemporary romance novelist, known for her keen ability to tell heart-wrenching, second-chance love stories through relatable characters with humility, humor, and heroism. She is also an award-winning University instructor in the School of Communication at Illinois State University. Julie earned master's degrees in both organizational communication and English studies with an emphasis in book history, as well as a bachelor's degree in public relations, graduation cum laude from Illinois State University.
Registration is encouraged.
- Sep 3, How to Begin a Short Story, 7 pm
- Sep 17, Story Elements: Pacing, 7 pm
- Oct 1, Story Elements: Developing a Theme, 7 pm
- Oct 15, Story Elements: Structure, 7 pm
- Nov 5, Finishing Your Story, 7 pm
- Nov 19, Short Story Awards Ceremony & Reading, 7 pm
- Dec 3, How to Write and Arrange a Short Story , 7 pm
- Dec 17, Open Mic Night, 7 pm
Interested in our Short Story Contest? Entries due Friday, November 7, 2025. Visit champaign.org/short-story for additional details.
29 seats remaining.
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