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This Week's Issue May 8, 2018

Fiction Sneak Peek: May 12, 2018 Issue

This Week's Issue May 1, 2018

Fiction Sneak Peek: May 5, 2018 Issue

This Week's Issue April 17, 2018

Fiction Sneak Peek: April 21, 2018 Issue

This Week's Issue April 10, 2018

Fiction Sneak Peek: April 14, 2018 issue

No kite flying allowed here

Writing Prompt March 9, 2018

Story Starter: No Kite Flying!

Writing Prompt March 2, 2018

Story Starter: Jet Plane

This Week's Issue February 27, 2018

Fiction Sneak Peek: March 3, 2018 issue

Fiction Ed's Blog February 20, 2018

Fiction Sneak Peek: Feb 24, 2018

A graffiti portrait of Kengo Kuma.

Writing Prompt February 16, 2018

Story Starter: Graffiti Art

Fiction Ed's Blog February 13, 2018

Fiction Sneak Peek: Feb 17, 2018 issue

Writing Tools: where do you find inspiration

Writing Tools February 8, 2018

Writing Tools: Inspiration

Dear Hector, by Julia Douglas

Fiction Ed's Blog January 30, 2018

Fiction Sneak Peek: Feb 3, 2018 issue

Jill Finlay moving out of Fiction Ed role

Fiction Ed's Blog January 22, 2018

Behind The Scenes: About The Weekly News

Triple tracks in snow

Fiction Ed's Blog January 19, 2018

Story Starter: Snow Tracks

All Through The Night is set in a diner in Tennessee

Fiction Ed's Blog January 9, 2018

Fiction Sneak Peek: Jan 13, 2018 issue

Happy Hogmanay by Eirin Thompson

This Week's Issue December 27, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: Dec. 30, 2017 issue

Christmas wassailing in Blessing The Apple Trees

This Week's Issue December 12, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: Dec. 16, 2017 issue

Completely Crackers

This Week's Issue December 5, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: Dec. 9, 2017 issue

Genevieve and Axel meet in Berlin at the Christmas market.

This Week's Issue November 28, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: Dec. 2, 2017 issue

Little black dresses

Writing Prompt November 24, 2017

Story Starter: Party Dresses

Bagging a Black Friday bargain

This Week's Issue November 21, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: Nov. 25, 2017 issue

Community Spirit by Marianne Harman celebrates National Short Story Week

This Week's Issue November 14, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: November 18, 2017 issue

Friends form Bull Ring Buskers

This Week's Issue October 31, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: Nov. 4, 2017 issue

Rooms To Let

Writing Prompt October 27, 2017

Story Starter: Rooms To Let

This ornate ceiling caught my eye.

Writing Prompt October 20, 2017

Story Starter: Looking Up

Mr & Mrs Carnation, well named garden experts!

This Week's Issue October 17, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: October 21, 2017 issue

Waiting for a train

Writing Prompt October 13, 2017

Story Starter: I’m On The Train – Or Not

It's the road to freedom for Elisabetta in autumn.

This Week's Issue October 3, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: Oct. 7, 2017 issue

Exotic birds of Fuerteventura

Writing Prompt September 29, 2017

Story Starter: Exotic Birds

Word counts explained.

Fiction Ed's Blog September 27, 2017

Behind The Scenes: About Word Counts

We like a hero who's tall, dark and handsome.

This Week's Issue September 26, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: Sept. 30, 2017 issue

What stories could this house tell?

Writing Prompt September 22, 2017

Story Starter: Smithy House

Harvest time and ancient traditions.

This Week's Issue September 19, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: Sept. 23, 2017 issue

What's the link between a snail and Judy Murray?

Writing Prompt September 15, 2017

Story Starter: Snail…And Judy Murray!

Hannah's dreams might come true here.

This Week's Issue September 12, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: Sept. 16, 2017 issue

Edinburgh, home to Edinburgh Writers' Club

Fiction Ed's Blog September 11, 2017

Celebrating With Edinburgh Writers’ Club

Writing Prompt September 8, 2017

Story Starter: Nothing Happened Here…

A last taste of summer for Daisy and Eddie.

This Week's Issue September 5, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: September 9, 2017 issue

Boy on a tightrope.

Writing Prompt September 1, 2017

Story Starter: Tightrope

It's romance all the way this week in our serials.

Writing Prompt August 29, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: September 2, 2017 issue

Diary, Writing, Women, One Woman Only, Young Women. writing bug

Fiction August 25, 2017

The Writing Bug

What is your story. daily serials

Fiction August 24, 2017

Delving Into Daily Serials

The first of our short stories, The Memory Trail

This Week's Issue August 22, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: August 26, 2017 issue

Can't you see yourself sitting here?

Fiction Ed's Blog August 21, 2017

Story Writing Workshops – Autumn 2017

That Fairground Attraction

This Week's Issue August 15, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: August 19, 2017 issue

We all need somehwhere to visit and escape to.

This Week's Issue August 8, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: August 12, 2017 issue

All aboard the Royal Scotsman.

Writing Prompt August 4, 2017

Story Starter: The Royal Scotsman

The cruise is booked and Janette's friend has dumped her!

This Week's Issue August 1, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: August 5, 2017 issue

No excuse for this photo not offering inspiration.

Writing Prompt July 29, 2017

Story Starter: Delft Blue

Mandy brings something extra creative to her illustrations.

This Week's Issue July 25, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: July 29, 2017 issue

Role reversal's the theme here.

This Week's Issue July 18, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: July 22, 2017 issue

Ryan meets Mr Govern.

This Week's Issue July 11, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: July 15, 2017 issue

A snake reaers up in some luscious woodland.

Writing Prompt July 7, 2017

Story Starter: Snake In The Grass

A traditional style of illustration.

This Week's Issue July 4, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: July 8, 2017 Issue

This Week's Issue June 27, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: July 1, 2017 Issue

Cactus in flower

Writing Prompt June 23, 2017

Story Starter: Cactus In Flower

Another secret mission for Cora

This Week's Issue June 13, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: June 17, 2017 issue

The People's Friend Presents Comic Capers by Mary Kettlewell

Audio May 31, 2017

The People’s Friend Presents… Comic Capers

Daisy and her dad go well-dressing.

This Week's Issue May 30, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: June 3, 2017 issue

Happy Days At The Criterion

This Week's Issue May 23, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: May 27, 2017 issue

Autumn apples and Easter hot cross buns. How odd!

Writing Prompt May 19, 2017

Story Starter: Windfall Apples

Is he husband material?

This Week's Issue May 16, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: May 20, 2017 Issue

Story starter image

Writing Prompt May 12, 2017

Story Starter: Sightseeing In Southampton

Newctke's iconic bridge

Fiction Ed's Blog April 26, 2017

Sightseeing in Newcastle

This Week's Issue April 25, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek: April 29, 2017 issue

Boy In Striped Suit

Writing Prompt April 14, 2017

Story Starter: Boy In Striped Suit

This illustration has a story behind it.

This Week's Issue April 11, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek, April 15, 2017 issue

Writing Prompt April 7, 2017

Story Starter: Coffee Or Tea?

A drama set in the 19th Century.

This Week's Issue April 4, 2017

Fiction Sneak Peek, April 8, 2017 issue

Perhaps thios pic prompts a story idea.

Writing Prompt March 31, 2017

Story Starter: Bucket & Spade

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