Abi Hynes

I'm just about to start it! Just finished the rather bleak but very engaging Flesh by David Szalay

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.

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...

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*

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...

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!

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...

blue background with the text "OPEN CALL: FLASH FICTION & SHORT STORY COLLECTIONS, Reading period January 1 - March 1, Submit at splitlippress.submittable.com"

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!

Oohh 😍

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.

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...

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?!

We're now open to publishing enquiries for novellas and short fiction collections, from writers living in the North of England. We're seeking works of strange and literary speculative fiction, of 15,000 to 40,000 words.

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!!

One for your garland collection @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social??

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

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'll be in conversation with Farhana and Malachi about our Edge Hill Prize shortlisted debut collections.

And if you'd like to join us, the first 25 of you can book your weekend passes and get 25% off using code DAHLIA25!

#ShortStorySept

Short Story September Festival Weekend Join us for a jam-packed weekend of talks and workshops on mastering short stories.

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

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!

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

I've also just discovered #HereWeGo which is gently delightful and excellent holiday viewing

#WhatAreYouWatching? 📺

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

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

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...

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

Ooh! 💜