The short story format is loved by many of our favourite authors, and is a great place to start for budding writers. Novelist Andrey Kurkov brings the skill and humour of his writing style to life in this fantastic workshop for teens. Learn how to craft your own short story and how to develop characters that are believable and memorable. Andrey Kurkov is a Ukrainian author of 20 novels, including Death and the Penguin and The Bickford Fuse, and 9 books for children including The Adventures of Baby Vacuum Cleaner Gosha and Why No One Pets The Hedgehog? Kurkov is currently Vice President of the Ukrainian PEN Center and Head of Editorial at Culture and Life newspaper.Language: EnglishAge Group: 13-18