Write short stories
Learn the fundamentals of short story writing, refine your skills, master your craft, and write all round banging stories.
Where are you with your short stories?
Write badass short stories
You’ve typed The End, you absolute writing machine. Now what? We take it all apart, smoosh it around, and rebuild it better. Streamline your story and make it everything you want it to be.
Short story collections and publishing
Put it all together and get it out into the world
The WHQ Guide to Submitting to Writing Competitions & Lit Mags
Want to get your writing shipshape to send it out? Here are our dos and don’ts of subbing your work.
Want to get your writing shipshape to send it out? Here are our dos and don'ts of subbing your work.
Tool up with regular workshops
Short story skills, tools, exercises and all the things you need to full up your brain and write your words.
Upcoming workshops
Watch on demand workshops
All the tools you need to curate your own short story collection – from concept to completion.
“WHQ is incredibly good for your writing. I learned more in their six-week Writing Short Fiction course than I did in literally years of in-person courses with an instructor near me. Inspiration, pep, knowledge, swears, support, encouragement, hilarious gifs – WHQ is the best!”
– Mary T
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Freebies
- Two creative writing courses
- Flash Face Off and Flash Face Off Live
- The Secret Retreat forum
- That's it
- If you want more you have to upgrade, sozzzz
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Glorious Writing Beasts
- Weekly write-alongs
- Monthly live masterclasses with guest authors
- Monthly Q&A support group
- Monthly online retreats
- Over 25 mammoth creative writing courses
- Always-on workshop library
- Flash Face Off, Flash Face Off Live and Introduction to Flash course and workshop
- Monthly festivals and challenges