Manuel Muñoz on the magic of a great story
Masterclass with... Manuel Muñoz, award winning short story writer and novelist
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...
Short story? It’s a snapshot of a larger universe
Tim Pears talks writing, pianists and sport
How to write a short story by Monica Ali
The stories we love best, the ones that stay with us, evoke emotion. Yet so...
Masterclass with… Robert McCrum
Masterclass with... Robert McCrum, Former literary editor of The Observer, author of Shakespearean (2020)
SJ Watson on research, writing and rooms
Common traps for aspiring writers? First not getting things finished! It can be exciting to...