Tania Hershman’s Writing Philosophy: There Are No Rules
Masterclass with.... Tania Hershman, 2026 Flash Fiction judge, on her writing philosophy and how to...
Key dates for Short Story, Poetry, Flash Fiction
Key dates for your calendar.
Bursaries for under represented writers
Our bursary schemes are open for applications until 20th February 2026. The bursary scheme Our...
Never Too Late
60+ award
This £500 award is for the highest placed writer aged 60+ across poetry, short story,...
Catch up and fire up your words!
Events from £5
From motivation to inspiration, hear from winners, published authors and literary agents featured in our...
Why a deadline is good for you
Mike Kilgannon is an English teacher from Sheffield whose philosophy &;if you enter competitions you&;ll...
Tessa Hadley. How to write fiction
Here is a thought about writing fiction which I was developing in my head the...
Your guide to flash fiction in under 250 words
Creating a micro story is like doing life laundry, you really need to chuck out...
Masterclass with… David Gaffney
Masterclass with… David Gaffney.