So many fiction writers begin with shorter works, studying and writing story after story—only to be urged by agents and editors to produce a novel instead. And many of us have already written that long, overstuffed story that badly needs room to grow, or that wonderful gem of a tale that has readers begging you to keep going and tell what happened next. If you suspect your short story has a novel tucked inside, there are a number of questions you’ll need to ask yourself, and artistic decisions you’ll need to make, as you begin to turn it into a novel. Using her own experience of expanding her short story “Russian Winter” into the novel of the same title, Daphne Kalotay will discuss the challenges and pitfalls of the story-to-novel process, offering tips and a helpful guide to approaching your own work.