City Writes is the creative writing showcase event for all the fantastic writing coming out of City St George’s short courses and we need your submissions for this term’s online event on the 9th July at 7pm. We’re looking for the best 1,000 words of creative fiction or non-fiction from current students and alumni of City St George’s creative writing short courses.

 

This term our guest is Writers’ Workshop alumna, Fiona Keating whose mesmeric debut, Smoke and Silk is a historical thriller taking you into Victorian London’s Chinese community with opium smuggling, murder and romance.

 

For your chance to join Fiona Keating on stage with five other authors on the 9th July 2025 over Zoom, all you need to do is submit your best 1,000 words of creative fiction or non-fiction (we do accept young adult fiction but don’t currently accept children’s fiction) on any subject to rebekah.lattin-rawstrone.2@city.ac.uk with details of the City St George’s short course you are taking or have taken by midnight on Friday 13th June. That is this Friday! Further submission guidelines and details can be found here. You can also get ahead and Register here for the event on the 9th July 2025 at 7pm on Zoom.

 

Get submitting and good luck!

Author Fiona Keating