Events for The Writers' HQ Write A Short Story Festival 2025 are to be announced sooooon!
Who wants to write a short story? Let’s do it all together!
Join Sarah, Team WHQ and a specially curated gang of super awesome, award-winning short story writers for a month of short story workshops, masterclasses and write-a-longs designed to get you writing or to elevate your craft from good to great.
Throughout March, the Writers’ HQ Write A Short Story Festival will give you the opportunity to explore everything you need to know about the short form, from starting, middling and ending. We’ll go deep into the craft of short story writing and finish the month by finding out how to submit your work to lit mags and publishers.
You can start at the beginning and write a story alongside other festival writers, or you can drop in and out depending on where you are with your writing.
Plus, through regular write-a-longs we’ll help you stay on track and build a writing practice that fits into your life and goals.
Also! The best writing community this side of the internet. Aww yeah! It’s gonna be a-m-a-z-i-n-g.
Check last year's Write A Short Story Festival Events
Short fiction - Write A Short Story Festival 2024
Short fiction - Write A Short Story Festival 2024
Short fiction - Write A Short Story Festival 2024
Short fiction - Write A Short Story Festival 2024
Editing - Short fiction - Write A Short Story Festival 2024
Short fiction - Write A Short Story Festival 2024
Short fiction - Write A Short Story Festival 2024
You ready? Let’s gooooooo!
The Write A Short Story Festival 2025 is available exclusively for Writers’ HQ Gold Star Members. Click the buttons and secure your spot.
Monthly Gold Star WHQer
The full WHQ shebang for superstar writers
£20/month
- Full access to Plotstormers Light 2025
- Exclusive videos released every week
- Office Hours with Sarah Lewis
- 25 x in-depth creative writing development courses
- Monthly specialised writing masterclasses
- Masterclass video library
- Full access to all WHQ writing festivals
- Cancel any time
Annual Gold Star WHQer
One off payment. Save money. Eat more avocado toast
£190
- Everything in the monthly membership
- Save £50 a year
- Access to every WHQ festival and event year round
- No recurring fees