The Art of the Short Story
Date Wednesday 15 April 2026 until Wednesday 10 June 2026
Time 5:45 PM - 7:45 PM
Weeks9
Price£108| £99
TutorChris Wright
Creative Writing
New Course
A nine-week course focused on the craft of writing compelling short fiction.
Through close reading, discussion, and regular writing exercises, participants will explore the key elements that make short stories work on the page: character, voice, structure, tension, and endings.
The course encourages creative risk-taking alongside careful control, helping writers develop clarity, confidence, and precision in their storytelling.
Sessions will combine analysis of published stories with generative prompts and constructive group discussion.
Suitable for writers with some experience who want to deepen and refine their practice.
About the tutor
Chris Wright is a short fiction writer from Bangor, Northern Ireland. He has been longlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards Short Story of the Year, runner-up in The Mairtín Crawford Award, and his work has been featured in dozens of print anthologies and publications.
Chris recently had the honour of having his non-fiction work on the pandemic preserved in the Irish Reading Archive at UCD Library in Dublin for the next 100 years. Chris has previously been a judge for the Mairtín Crawford Award for Short Story and has an MA in Creative Writing from Queen’s University, Belfast.
Age Range16+ years
LevelAll Welcome
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