Jeremy is feeling cramped. So, when his small world is turned upside down he gets curious, prepares for adventure and...
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Today is April Fools’ Day, so here’s our Teesdale Writers creative writing challenge for April – A Foolish Game. Did...
For all who need to say goodbye to those they loved... Looking for Solace She said to write it...
With springtime in the air, the Teesdale Writers creative writing challenge for March has us all going Green – and...
Back in the 1950s I was a weedy child, confused about most things. I had to accept others’ judgements about...
For our first Teesdale Writers creative writing challenge, we’ve chosen the prompt Through the Window. In writing fiction, non-fiction, memoir...
A writing project for 2026 (and 2027) Over the last month or so, I’ve been thinking about which of my...
I haven't done much writing this month. Again. But it's not really my fault. You see, I have a bit...
The AI would be the hand, the city the glove. On the surface, Datong is the world’s flagship smart city...
Leah's latest short story blends a local historical murder with the folklore creature Peg Powler, the grindylow living in the...
Ghosting someone. To many that means cutting communication cold. Cutting someone off. It could be, in that word, there is...
As a writer of travel memoirs I recognise that we look at things with varying levels of percipience. We interpret...
In my head, there is bread with pink and purple spots. In my head, there is dread of crust and...
“Why did you write this book?” That’s a question publishers ask. I understand why, but foolishly I let it needle...
My brain both runs away with the slightest prompt and strongly resists being told what to do. But here I...
The Author is not dead, but they need to be absent so that their book can be completed. For me,...
One of our members, Raphael was recently interviewed about Teesdale Writers. He talks about writing being a lonely activity and...
I mainly write fantasy. Everything is fantasy, of course. All fiction, I mean. We tell stories to make sense of...
This post is about how moving to Barnard Castle helped me to broaden my fields of writing. First let me...
One of our members, Leah Hobson, was recently interviewed about her fables and illustrated gift books. Leah had written just...
Members of Teesdale Writers will soon be sharing their thoughts on writing and samples of their work here on this...