This practical course will guide you through the process of writing a short story: starting with how to find and develop ideas and ending with how and where to submit your finished story for publication. In doing so, you’ll discover some of the most important elements of the form and leave with everything you need to keep writing short stories in future.

Amanda Quinn is a writer and tutor who lives in Newcastle upon Tyne. Her short stories and poems have been published in print and online. She has taught creative writing since 2015 and has delivered courses and workshops online and in community centres, libraries, museums, day centres, and schools across North East England to encourage and support people to write. She is particularly interested in helping people benefit from being creative in their everyday lives and her sessions are designed to be enjoyable as well as inspiring.

Dates: Consecutive Thursdays between 10 September-8 October 2026, 10.30am-12.30pm
Location: The Biscuit Factory, 16 Stoddart Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1AN
Cost: £180

Find out more and book at Write a Short Story in Five Weeks