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“The national organisation supporting excellence in short fiction” – The Guardian

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Appprentice Award

Mentorship

Our apprentice award alumnae

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Courses & Events

Join us at masterclasses,
salons, short story club & more

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Readings & Conversation

with some of the world's
best short story writers

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A L Kennedy
AL Kennedy
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Cathy Galvin has created a remarkable community of writers around the Word Factory. Events and classes are inspiring.

Nikesh Shukla
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Word Factory’s Citizen Festival was a brilliant literary state of the nation showcasing. With words as a weapon, and with platforms such as Citizen, we can affect change together.