Led by Lena Valencia, this group will meet online once a month to silently read a chosen story from One Story’s archives together, followed by a visit from the author or editor of the issue and a group discussion.

One Story arrives in your mailbox in an envelope like a letter from a friend. Each chapbook-sized story introduces you to a new author. No ads, no images—just a great read.

Get a jump on holiday giving and give One Story at our 2002 rate.

They’ll get a new story each month. You’ll get year-round gratitude.

Like many arts nonprofits, One Story is dealing with cuts to the NEA from the federal government. Our NEA grant was terminated. We are not supported by a larger organization or backed by a single funder. Instead, we rely on a wide group of supporters who give large and small gifts year-round. Please give today!

Spend hour of quiet writing time with other One Story community members on Zoom. Bring your work in progress or start from scratch: we’ll provide a prompt for those looking to start something new.

The One Story Writing Circle is a year-long education program and accountability group, hosted and moderated by One Story. Apply today to join a small cohort of fiction writers looking to devote a year to improving their craft and process.

In this six-week open-level workshop, each participant will workshop a short story or novel excerpt. Designed for passionate writers without significant writing experience who are eager to engage with the process in a fun and supportive environment. Registration is open now.

For our One Teen Story contest, we ask writers ages 13-19 to submit their original, unpublished fiction. We are interested in great short stories of any genre about the teen experience. What’s in a great short story? Interesting teen characters, strong writing, and a beginning, middle, and end.

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Learn tips and techniques for revising in this self-guided class. You’ll get five in-depth revision techniques to sharpen your work. By the end of the course you’ll have new skills, a helpful to-do list, and pages of new material to move your revision in the right direction.

They will re-open in the spring. Please read our guidelines before sending us your work.

One Story provides a free, open-source submission management system to other publishers at no cost.

One Story has been publishing since 2002. We never publish an author twice. Browse our back issues to see who we published when.

This self-guided class will help you hone and refine a cohesive collection of your own work. You’ll learn how to assess each story you’ve written, discover thematic connections, order your stories, and more.