Our new featured story is here! 'HOW TO LOSE THE BATTLE' by Elif Deniz Çelikcan is a tender, intricately woven & deeply moving story of loss, love, friendship & rebellion, wonderfully illustrated by Rachel Turner (bsky.app/profile/doub...). Read it now: www.shortfictionjournal.co.uk/post/introdu...

Our new featured story is here! Don't miss VAUDEVILLE by Eloise Poole - a brilliantly sharp-eyed, sharp-witted dissection of relationships and regrets. The fantastic illustration is by Laylah Amarchih. Read it here now: www.shortfictionjournal.co.uk/post/vaudevi...

Our new Featured Story is here! CROSSING THE DESERT is an exquisitely composed, intellectually profound and emotionally complex exploration of love, sex and what it is to be happy. It's written by Daniel Ray and illustrated by Andrea Ocampo. Read it now: www.shortfictionjournal.co.uk/post/crossin...

Our new featured story is here! Don't miss 'THERE'S A GIRL IN THE OUTWOODS' by the brilliant Ray Robinson, a haunting, beautifully written tale of loss, loneliness and healing. The fantastic illustration is by Conor Fenner-Toora. Read it here now: www.shortfictionjournal.co.uk/post/there-s...

We're delighted to announce our new courses - including Writing For Children with the amazing Alexis Deacon - are now available for booking! All the details are on our website, and as ever, we're offering two reduced price spots per group for those on a low income. Hope you can join us this summer!

We're delighted to announce our first online workshop programme!

DYC Online, Saturday mornings, 29/3 to 17/5, £199.

'I found the workshop amazing... I'd often go home buzzing with inspiration and ideas.'

'A brilliant & carefully crafted course.'

www.hastingswritersworkshop.com/courses/p/de...

We're now OPEN for submissions - send us your most exciting, innovative, imaginative short fiction (under 5,000 words) by March 23rd! All the info here: www.shortfictionjournal.co.uk/subs. We can't wait to read your work - oh, and we pay for publication!

We're delighted to say we'll be opening for submissions again this coming Monday, 17/2/25, and will close again at midnight on Sunday, 23/3/25. All the other details are on our website. Send us your best work!

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We're delighted to announce our new Featured Story is here! WHAT HAPPENED AT THE HOTEL is an unbearably poignant, exquisitely written tale of loss, guilt & holding on. It's by the brilliant Graham Mort & illustrated by the excellent Wilson So. Read it now! buff.ly/3CAMmzO