There is A LOT coming up in 2026 and here is a sneaky peaky preview before we launch the whole shebang. It’s a full year of getting your arse into action, novel writing, short story writing, flash fiction writing, general writing and momentum.
(Which, marketing jazz hands, you can get your hands on by signing up to an annual Gold Star Membership AND if you do that now we’re giving you access all the way until the end of 2026. Awww yeah!)
Here’s what 2026 looks like at Writers’ HQ
✅ Set your writing goals, from writing more regularly, to writing a novel to just writing anything at all
✅ Daily check-ins, weekly write-alongs, monthly support groups
✅ Hit your targets and write the best stories of your life
Speed into next year with a writing practice to be proud of
Our now traditional January Couch to 5k Words cohort starts January 12. Join us for 28 days of exercises, pep and strategy to get you writing fit for 2026.
A whole novel outline by mid-February
Fuck yes. Plotstormers 2026 starts on January 19 when we’ll spend four weeks figuring out what the hell our novels are about anyway. Finish with a fully realised outline ready for drafting.
Stay on track all year round
Weekly write-alongs are back! A dedicated hour every week to check in with your targets, hang out with the community, and to just write.
All your questions answered
The new monthly Q&A support group lets you bring your questions and plot holes and problems to Team WHQ and we’ll troubleshoot them into oblivion.
Dedicated writing days
We know not everyone can make the real life retreats, so spend the day writing online instead with monthly online writing retreats.
Speedrun your writing skills
Running all week every week, Flash Face Off will give you the structure, the deadlines and the motivation you need to get your butt in a chair and the words on a page.
Deep dives and technical mastery
Monthly live masterclasses, including workshops on historical fiction, world building, using folklore and anthropology to create incredible stories, as well as characterisation, structure, form, and all that gorgeous stuff.
Plus!
Wild Draft March (new!), the Write A Short Story Festival (April), Slubbing Month (new!), the Write A Novel Festival (June), Writing as Resistance Festival (September), Write November (not sure which month this is in) and MORE.
Want it? It’s yours! Bag an annual Gold Star Membership for all the goodies AND sign up now and we’ll give you access all the way to the end of 2026. Get your Annual Gold Star Membership right here.
