Curating A Short Story Collection with Kathy Hoyle
All the tools you need to curate your own short story collection – from concept to completion.
Reading as a Writer with Alison Woodhouse
What happens to our writing when we slow down our reading and think critically about the stories in front of us?
Writing Dialogue with Gwen E. Kirby
Exploring dialogue – how to make it fit the story, advance the plot and reveal character, and when to keep our character’s mouths shut!
Write A Short Story Support Group with Kathy Hoyle
Bring your progress and your problems and we’ll have a good ol’ chinwag.
Liberating the Weird with Lindz McLeod
A wild ride of a workshop helping you to create ideas you otherwise wouldn’t have dreamt of putting on the page.
The Art of the Short Story with Leone Ross
An interactive workshop exploring ways of making your story more beautiful, more connected, and more human.
Begin at the Beginning
During the Write A Short Story Festival 2025, we’re challenging you to write a brand new piece of fiction. So let’s begin…
Submit 2025: A Year Of Story Submission
Join the Writers’ HQ in-house story-subbing machine Mathew Gostelow for a year of subbing furiously
Couch to 5k Words Wrap Up And What Next
Let’s celebrate your amazing month of writing and plan what to do next!
Couch to 5k Words Support Group
A mid-month Couch to 5k Words check-in support group type of affair where you can bring your progress and your problems and we’ll have a good ol’ chinwag.
