The Magaziney-Bloggy Scenario
Some shit. Some whimsy. Some useful things about writing.
Write a new story this week
Flash Face Off Prompts – Punish vs Reward
Join our weekly flash fiction challenge, write a story, and get feedback and critique from your lovely fellow writers!
Brainings
Essays and blogs and pep and interesting writing-based things
Whose Home Is It Anyway?
Right-wing nationalism or lefty environmental concerns: how we write about defending our homes and the blurry political boundaries that come with it. Plus writing exercises.
What Ursula K Le Guin knew about the importance of telling stories
(She knew a lot)
About the theme of this year’s Writing as Resistance Festival
What ‘Here Where We Live’ means, and where it comes from.
How to keep writing over the hot and busy summer months: a whole bunch of useful resources
A few bits and bobs to keep yourself on track, even when your normal routine falls in the bin.
Writers of Colour are Furious with Bath Children’s Literature Festival. Here’s why…
Famous children’s festival excludes and then tries to silence writers of colour. Promptly told to behave. Iqbal Hussain gives the breakdown.
We Are Recommitting To Our Writing
We are not playing around any more. It’s time. We are dedicating the second half of this year to GETTING THIS SHIT DONE.
Flash Face Off: the free weekly writing challenge
Flash Face Off Prompts – Leave vs Arrive
Join our weekly flash fiction challenge, write a story, and get feedback and critique from your lovely fellow writers!
Flash Face Off Prompts – Hand vs Feet
Join our weekly flash fiction challenge, write a story, and get feedback and critique from your lovely fellow writers!
Flash Face Off Prompts – Behind vs In front
Join our weekly flash fiction challenge, write a story, and get feedback and critique from your lovely fellow writers!
Toots and highlights
August 2026 Toot Your Flute
Who won at writing in June? The monthly list of WHQers and their writerly wins.
July 2026 Toot Your Flute
Who won at writing in July? The monthly list of WHQers and their writerly wins.
May 2026 Toot Your Flute
Who won at writing in May? The monthly list of WHQers and their writerly wins.
Opportunities for writers
9 Competitions and Submission Opportunities for Writing About Home
Some very splendid places to send your writing
13 Opportunities for Climate Change and Nature Writers
Take your latest heatwave-induced existential crisis and turn it into art.
5 Competitions and Submissions! July
Too many options when it comes to submitting your work? Here’s our top five comps and subs for July 2026.