Short Work Revision & Submission Sprint
About the course
Course Fee
195
Course Length
3 weeks
Weekly Study
75 mins
Testimonial
“Litro Masterclasses pushed me to see my strengths and weaknesses clearly, with honest feedback and detailed critique. The experience helped me develop work I could take beyond my local scene and into international opportunities.”
Course summary
Live on Zoom: Thursdays, 4 June, 11 June, and 18 June 2026 | 6:00–7:15 pm UK/ 1:00-2:15 PM ET | 3 weeks | small cohort
Short Work Revision & Submission Sprint is a compact live course for writers with one short story, flash piece, essay, or other short-form work up to 4,000 words who want to revise it properly and get it submission-ready.
By the end of the course, you’ll leave with one stronger short work, a cleaner opening and ending, sharper line-level control, a submission-ready draft, a short cover note, and a shortlist of realistic places to send the work.
This course is designed to improve revision quality, submission readiness, and accountability. It does not guarantee publication.
How you will learn
You’ll learn through a compact live cohort built around one short piece up to 4,000 words. The focus is practical: stronger revision decisions, sharper line-level control, and clearer submission readiness.
- Live Zoom sessions: one focused session each week with teaching, example breakdown, discussion, and clear next actions.
- One piece per student: you’ll work on a single short story, flash piece, essay, or other short-form draft throughout the course.
- Weekly homework: each week ends with one concrete revision task, so the work keeps moving.
- Submission-focused framing: the course is built around getting the piece into stronger shape for journals, magazines, and competitions.
- Practical editorial guidance: we focus on what to cut, what to strengthen, what to leave alone, and what to send out next.
The Tutor
Eric Akoto
Eric Akoto is the founder and editor of Litro Magazine, where he has helped publish thousands of emerging and established voices from around the world.
Over more than 15 years, he has worked with writers, agents, and publishers across editorial development, rights, contracts, and licensing. His focus is practical: helping writers identify what is actually holding a piece back, strengthen it with precision, and prepare it for the realities of submission.
Through Litro Fast Track, Eric has developed a reputation for concise, exacting, and genuinely useful editorial feedback. This course brings that same approach into a live setting: sharper diagnosis, stronger revision decisions, and clearer submission readiness.
“Thank you for a very concise, very precise, very useful report on my story. You are a model for editorial commentary.”
Townsend Walker, Fast Track user
“I cannot tell you how helpful this read was. The notes gave me the fuel to move forward with a story I realised I was polishing without really improving. I’m recommending the FastTrack report to everybody.”
Lucie Donahue, Fast Track user
