Starting out

A former primary school teacher from a working-class background, Lesley is passionate about seeing more working-class voices in fiction for...

I never learned restraint. It wasn’t in my nature and my mother never taught me. She taught me how to hunt instead, like a carnivorous flower...

The leprechaun leers at me from across the room. Waistcoat bursting, top hat tilted, expression hardened into a seedy wink. Beside him, a...

My new housemate’s name was Iris. 

“Like the flower, not the eye,” she’d said over WhatsApp. Her eyes were a pale blue when she...

‘Romantasy’ is a new term in the publishing world, defining books that combine epic fantasy with swoon-worthy romance, star-crossed lovers with...

Our 2024  Writers' and Artists' Short Story Competition longlist is officially out!

Every year Writers & Artists hold a...