Our Academy Submission Window is Now Open!

Applications for the Northern Short Story Festival Academy are now open until Friday 7th October 2022. The Academy is open to all writers based in the North of England. Successful applicants will participate in a monthly workshop critique group via Zoom from Jan-June 2023 where they will read and critique each other’s stories and if possible take part in NSSF events in 2023.

Find out more information and the application criteria here.

The Academy is supported by arts@Leeds, part of Leeds City Council, and The Walter Swan Trust.