We Are Sorry for Your Suffering
ByWhile raising a child in a post-apocalyptic world, a collectively conscious AI confronts the destruction they caused.
Our Lady of Resplendent Misfortune
BySenaa Ahmad’s “Our Lady of Resplendent Misfortune” places us in Ohio in 1926, where a young housecleaner finds herself inhabited by the ghost of Joan of Arc.
Sunday Shorts: A (Somewhat) Silent One Story Reading Group
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.
Reading Group
January-June 2026
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Open Level Fiction Workshop with Arlaina Tibensky
In this six-week open-level workshop, each participant will workshop a short story or novel excerpt. Designed for passionate writers without significant workshop experience who are eager to engage with the process in a fun and supportive environment.
Online (Zoom) Workshop
Tuesdays, Jan 20-Feb 24
7-9:15pm ET
The End of the World
ByWhat do you do when your best friend is about to leave for college and it feels like the world is ending? Take a road trip together to a place called The End of the World, of course!
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Write with One Story 2026
Start your New Year by getting new work on the page! Join One Story Publisher Maribeth Batcha and One Story authors and editors for a generative fiction boot camp over five evenings in January.
Revise with Hannah Tinti
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.
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Building Your Collection with Patrick Ryan
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.
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