by Teesdale Writers | Feb 4, 2026 | writing prompts
For our first Teesdale Writers creative writing challenge, we’ve chosen the prompt Through the Window. In writing fiction, non-fiction, memoir or poetry, any window can function as a literal and sometimes metaphorical dividing point between two worlds, situations or...
by Teesdale Writers | Jan 20, 2026 | thoughts on writing
A writing project for 2026 (and 2027) Over the last month or so, I’ve been thinking about which of my ideas I’d like to develop in 2026. At the beginning of 2025 I was writing a dystopian novella, but decided to leave it to one side and concentrate on something...
by Teesdale Writers | Dec 30, 2025 | thoughts on writing
I haven’t done much writing this month. Again. But it’s not really my fault. You see, I have a bit of a problem with dragons. There are five of them in my study. They’re procrastination dragons, and it’s taking me a long time to get them trained....
by Teesdale Writers | Dec 7, 2025 | Latest News
The AI would be the hand, the city the glove. On the surface, Datong is the world’s flagship smart city – the fulfilment of Irving’s lifelong vision. It’s Twelve Spires, a majesty of technoscape, where the most talented individuals in the world come to make dreams a...
by Teesdale Writers | Nov 28, 2025 | Latest News
Leah’s latest short story blends a local historical murder with the folklore creature Peg Powler, the grindylow living in the River Tees. The Whim of Water is an unsettling tale of unwanted attentions, murder and an eerie encounter. It could be described as...