Exeter Writers

  The longlist for our 2026 short story competition has just been announced. You can see the titles of the 22 stories here.

  Elizabeth Wins International Publishing Award Elizabeth Ducie has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 9th Annual Women in Publishing Summit. The award was presented at the closing session on Wednesday 11 th March. Elizabeth spent more than thirty years as an international manufacturing consultant and technical writer before turning to creative fiction in 2006—and what followed is a masterclass in what indie publishing, done with intention, can look like. Under her own imprint, Chudleigh Phoenix Publications, she has published more than twenty titles including the  Jones Sisters  international thriller series, the  Coombesford Chronicles  cozy mystery series, and six collections of short stories. Her debut novel,  Gorgito's Ice Rink , was runner-up in  Writing Magazine ‘s Self-Published Book of the Year Awards in 2015. But the achievement that defines Elizabeth's legacy is arguably her  Business of Writing  series—a prac...

 The 2026 Exeter Writers Short Story Competition is now closed for entries. Good luck to everyone who has entered, we look forward to reading your work. The longlist will be announced on the 25th April.

  2026 Short Story Competition ends soon! As we cruise into February, we approach the closing date for our 17th annual short story competition. Polish up those phrases! Check your word count! Read the rules one last time! Hit Enter!

 Don't forget to join us at our Celebration of Words at Exeter Custom House next Saturday 24th January Tickets available from the QuayWords website

 Happy New Writing Year from us all at Exeter Writers! Now that the cheese-induced fog has cleared a bit, here are a couple of dates for your diaries. Our Short Story competition closes on 28th February: There are still a few tickets left for our 75th Anniversary Event at the Customs House on 24th January. You can purchase tickets from the QuayWords website. It promises to be a packed day of writerly events, chat and networking. We look forward to seeing you there.