• Residency: The Mastheads

    Every summer, five writers across disciplines (poetry, fiction, non-fiction, translation, playwriting, songwriting, comics, and more) are awarded residencies. The residency includes private use of a sculptural-architectural writing studio; housing; a living stipend; reimbursement for travel to and from Pittsfield; and opportunities for local events, engagement, and discovery. The Studios The studios are rustic and open...

  • Event: Haunted Book Club Live, The Old Nurse’s Tale

    The Portico Library 57 Mosley Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Tickets £15 General / £10 low income / under 21 plus eventbrite fee - book here. For enjoyers of eerie tales, curious to know more about the stories that make their skin crawl. Join Norton’s Narrator Gav Cross and author John Reppion as they delve into the stories behind some of your favourite spine-tingling tales....

    £15
  • Competition Deadline: Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize 2026

    From the competition website:   The aim of the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize is both to celebrate the best of new short fiction under 2000 words and to give winners the most visibility possible for their writing. That’s why we’ve teamed up with sixteen different literary and artistic institutions to not only offer cash prizes and writing retreats but also...

  • Event: Short Fiction Reading Group

    Zoom

    The next ENSFR short fiction reading group meeting will take place (via Zoom) on Monday 20th April at 5pm (UK time). Below, you can find information on how to join the online meeting room. I have attached an iCalendar file that you can add to your calendar. During the meeting, we will be discussing my reading...

  • Competition Deadline: Scratch A4 Competition

    From the competition website:   Submissions are open for Scratch A4 Summer '26... until midnight, 25th April!​ The Judges are: Gurnaik Johal - Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. Emily Fish - Emily Fish began her publishing career as an Agent's Assistant at Aitken...