The Festival promotes the short story form through workshops and events. Popular and published authors, editors and small press publishers will come together to share their stories, expertise and wisdom with you
We have 2 Q&As: Small Press Panel – What do Editors look for in a Short Story? With host Becky Cherriman and guests Teika Bellamy, (Mother's Milk Books), Jamie McGarry (Valley Press) and Becca Parkinson (Comma Press); Get Published, Get Shortlisted hosted by James Nash with writers Richard Smyth, A.J. Ashworth and Liz Ottosson.
We have 4 workshops: How to Tell a Story in an Image with Sarah Dobbs; Endings in Short Stories with Zoe Lambert; Crime Writing with Jacob Ross; and Look to the Stars,
astronomy-inspired writing exercises led by A.J. Ashworth.
There's a Flash Fiction Slam competition. 9 slots, 5 minutes, best story wins! Our judges are Jimmy Andrex and John Irving Clarke.
We are delighted to launch Leone Ross' new short story collection, Come Let Us Sing Anyway, published by Peepal Tree Press.
We are also very excited to announce that we will be launching The Walter Swan Short Story Prize 2017-18 at the Festival. More information to come soon.
For more information and to book your place