I'm bringing a writing workshop to Norwich! 💡✍️ You can join me and @writerscentre.bsky.social at the beautiful Dragon Hall in May for a workshop on generating and developing new ideas. Suitable for all kinds of writers and levels of experience! nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/events/brigh...

Bright Spark: New Ideas & How to Grow Them with Abi Hynes

Leave the blank page behind in this invigorating workshop designed to bring structure and clarity to your creative ideas.

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I'm running an online masterclass all about voice and dialogue in short fiction for @writershq.bsky.social at 7pm on Wednesday 18th March! Tickets are on sale now - do book a place if you'd like to join me. writershq.co.uk/whq-event/ma...

How Voice Works in Short Fiction with Abi Hynes - Writers' HQ

Get excited about making your dialogue shine. A generative hour long workshop exploring how to make your fictional dialogue *great*

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If your new year's resolution is to write a novel, I have a Substack series for you! Step by step I'll walk you through – whether you're yet to start or partway through and stuck, if you want to finish a novel this year then come and join us! abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/write-your...

Write Your Novel in 2026 Part One: What Story Are You Telling?

If you want to write a novel this year, let’s get it done!

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GOOD MORNING!!! It's a NEW YEAR, and that means it's a NEW OPPORTUNITY for you short fictioneers to find your book a home! We're now OPEN for your short story and flash fiction books. Our SS/FF editor @egreenberg.bsky.social + our fantastic SS/FF reading team are eager to read your book, so SEND IT!

Calling British short science-fiction writers who have had stories published this year - window closing soon for Best of British Science Fiction 2025. Get your story in under the door!

Through two in-person weekends at Gladstone’s Library and four online workshops, explore story essentials, character, research, voice, setting and editing. Starts 27 February 2026. I'd love you to join us! www.gladstoneslibrary.org/event/the-si...

The Six-Month Writing Course with Kit de Waal - Gladstone's Library

Join Kit de Waal for a six-month journey into the art and discipline of storytelling, with two visits to the UK’s finest residential library.

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We're open for submissions of #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations. Please click on the link for our guidlesines #callforsubmissions fictivedream.com/submission-g...

Ahhhhh the feeling of submitting something before anyone comes back to tell you what's wrong with it is BLISS, isn't it?!

Exciting news! We're open to queries for novellas and works of collected short fiction, for our 2026-2027 publishing schedule. We want to receive strange and literary fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and weird fiction from writers living in the North of England. Find out more: carnyxpress.co.uk/submissions

Just under two weeks left to enter the annual GBP Short Story Prize - one of the highlights of our year, and where, for 2025/26, we'll be joined by two brilliant writers and one brilliant literary agent as judges (Sam Mills, Selby Wynn Schwartz, and Sebastian Godwin: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize

Treated myself to two seasonally-appropriate little bite-sized reads from these queens of the short form. Aren't novellas just lovely things?? @faberbooks.bsky.social @vintagebooks.bsky.social

My dad @davidhynes.bsky.social and I were both totally blown away by @the-rsc.bsky.social's Measure for Measure - a play I studied at A-level but have never seen staged with such clarity and impact. Several actual gasps from the audience. See it if you can!

Submit your stuff!!

Tenebrous Press@tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 10mo ago

October is halfway over! Have you submitted anything for the BEST NEW WEIRD HORROR OF THE YEAR?

Woohoo!! Such great news, being part of this project was a total highlight of last year 👏✨️

Levenshulme Old Library@levyoldlibrary.bsky.social · 10mo ago

We’re absolutely delighted to share that Levenshulme Old Library is a finalist at this year's Manchester Culture Awards! We're shortlisted in the 'best event' category for last year's Ghosts at the Old Library, our homegrown winter storytelling project. Huge thanks to all involved. Wish us luck!

I taught my first class as a screenwriting lecturer at @metfilmstudio.bsky.social yesterday afternoon! Very exciting to meet my first cohort of students who I can already tell are going to be superstars. This whiteboard was a list of films and TV we love with our whole hearts 📺🎥🎞❤️

💯 Our afternoon in conversation session features Edge Hill shortlisted @afahynes.bsky.social and this year's winner of the debut prize, Malachi McIntosh @theemmapress.bsky.social This will be a deep dive into putting together a collection, working with a small press, and the impact of prizes.

Join us for a jam-packed programme of events and classes on writing and publishing short stories. £10 off when you book your place today. There are also bursary places for those on a low income. Email me for more info. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/short-stor...

I'm looking forward to heading to Leicester this month for Short Story September Festival, organised by my brilliant publisher @farhanashaikh.bsky.social of Dahlia Books ✍️📚🤩 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1559822764879/?discount=DAHLIA25

Short Story September Festival Weekend

Join us for a jam-packed weekend of talks and workshops on mastering short stories.

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I'm so looking forward to being part of this 👏 I'll be in conversation with Malachi McIntosh and @farhanashaikh.bsky.social about the Edge Hill Prize shortlist and all things short stories. Join us in Leicester in September for what looks set to be a really inspiring weekend!

Farhana Shaikh 🍉@farhanashaikh.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Thrilled to announce the Short Story September Festival returns next month. Join us for a jam-packed weekend of talks and workshops on mastering short stories. Book your early bird ticket by 26/8. Check out the programme: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/short-stor...

This looks well worth a go 👏 Get on it, screenwriters!

Screen Yorkshire@screenyorkshire.bsky.social · last yr.

Studio21’s 2025 Script Competition is Now Open.Are you a screenwriter looking for your big break? Studio21 is on the hunt for the next must-watch micro-drama to capture audiences worldwide. 👉 Full details and submission info at: https://www.studio21.com/script/ #Studio21

THE BUMBAG IS BACK #KarenPirie season 2 #WhatAreYouWatching? 📺

The perfect weekend to sit, write and polish your story for the @LeicesterWrites Short Story Prize It's your last ever chance to enter the open to all prize. Submit your new and original story to us: leicesterwrites.co.uk

A quick reminder that we're currently accepting pitches for stories for publication. The time we're looking for stories - fiction or non-fiction - about what it means to be working class in 2025. Pitch us! Full details: thebeemagazine.com/open-call-fo...

Open Call for Submissions

Send us your ideas for stories you’d like to write for the Bee.

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Writing work will never appear in such abundance as when you're desperately trying to take a holiday 🌞🏖 💻 👩‍💻

Network@LFF supports up to 15 UK-based #screenwriters, #directors, & #producers working in fiction and documentary to attend a series of industry talks, screenings & sessions at the BFI London Film Festival. Deadline: 18th July Full Details: www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-...

BFI NETWORK@LFF

Our flagship talent development programme launching at the BFI London Film Festival (LFF).

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LGBTQ+ writers with works in progress, you have until July 2nd to submit a short sample of writing to @TLCUK for the chance to win free professional feedback and 1:1 coaching. All applicants also get an invitation to an exclusive writing masterclass! literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2025/05/anno...

Announcing the Michael Langan LGBTQ+ Free Reads 2025 - The Literary Consultancy

TLC hosts 9th year of LGBTQ+ Free Reads for Pride 2025

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Looking forward to being unattractively smug about this for the rest of the day. Writing is thinking - you can't outsource it. And contact with AI actually makes you lonelier. What are we doing?? time.com/7295195/ai-c...

ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study

The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

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This week it's a very close call: am I more excited for 28 Years Later... 🧟‍♀️ 🧟‍♂️ ...OR... DCC Cheerleaders season 2?? 👯‍♀️🤸‍♀️ #WhatAreYouWatching? 📺🎞

One week to go and final reminder to book to join me for my online writing workshop if you've had your eye on it! There are a handful of tickets left if you'd like to spend the evening adding a whole load of new techniques to your writer's toolkit 💡✍️😀

Abi Hynes@afahynes.bsky.social · last yr.

✨️I'm teaching a one-off online writing workshop on the evening of Monday 23rd June all about IDEAS.✨️ How do you have them on demand? How do you recognise a good one? And when you've had one, what the hell do you do next? Sign up here! 🎟 www.eventbrite.com/e/ideas-writ...

I'm really enjoying Dept Q from the wonderful Scott Frank - and it's particularly great to see a British police drama break the mold of the same old tone and style we've mostly just repeated for the last decade or longer. Anyone else watching? What do you make of it? #WhatAreYouWatching? 📺