A "micro" press for "micro" stories. Run by @mattkendrick.bsky.social
Website: https://www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-press
The Welkin Press
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My June #CraftArticle is all about points of view, packed with pieces to read and prompts to have a go at as well as the usual prattlefog and gravelrap 😀
There are also some offers on my workshops you might like to check out 😎
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com/p/points-of-...
I sometimes do an exercise where I write several versions of a story, each time making use of a different point of view.
prattlefogandgravelrap.substack.com
Sometimes when I'm reading submissions, I have to stop and lie down because the quality of some of these pieces is just 🔥 Notes I've made to myself this morning:
"YES!!! THIS ONE!!!"
"Ooohh.... aahhh..."
"OOFT!"
It's such a privilege to be trusted with such inspiring work!
It really is a privilege to log in each morning and see the submissions that have been sent in overnight. I'm constantly amazed by the quality and creativity of every single one. As always, whittling these down to longlists is going to be HARD!
The last of the Welkin workshops is tomorrow evening (7pm BST) and we'll be looking at unforgettable voices. Still time to sign up if you'd like to come along. Recording available if you can't make it live:
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/live-worksho...
The inbox is eerily quiet this morning - who has pieces to send in? Hope this is just the calm before the storm and that lots of you are just biding your time...!
Thanks so much for trusting me again with your incredible words, @sarahoakeskraken32.bsky.social
For anyone who hasn't read it, here's a wonderful micro from Sarah from a couple of years ago: www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-stori...
(BTW - this sort of thing might do very well in the Joy Prize)
The Welkin Press
I may have jumped the gun a little bit, but what are guns for if not for jumping...
Anyway, entries are now OPEN for the Welkin Genre Prize 2026!!!
Micros up to 100 words
Free to enter
Send UP TO TWO micros across FIVE categories
Deadline 30th June
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-press...
I may have jumped the gun a little bit, but what are guns for if not for jumping...
Anyway, entries are now OPEN for the Welkin Genre Prize 2026!!!
Micros up to 100 words
Free to enter
Send UP TO TWO micros across FIVE categories
Deadline 30th June
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-press...
The Welkin Press
The Welkin Press
I may have jumped the gun a little bit, but what are guns for if not for jumping...
Anyway, entries are now OPEN for the Welkin Genre Prize 2026!!!
Micros up to 100 words
Free to enter
Send UP TO TWO micros across FIVE categories
Deadline 30th June
www.mattkendrick.co.uk/welkin-press...
Just entered the @welkinpress.bsky.social with something I have been tapping away on for a while after a friend at wind band told me a fun historical fact.
