'The White Board' shortlisted for June 2016 The Short Story Website flash fiction competition
Lovely. The announcement/notification is here
Lovely evening of Short Stories in Bath
Really lovely evening of short stories in Bath called The Speakeasy. A pleasure and honour to read with Katherine Doggrell, Nicolas Ridley, Chris Allsop and Mark Lewis.
'The Note' to be Published in Twisted Tales Anthology
'The Note', which was one of 17 short stories to be shortlisted by the Australian publisher Raging Aardvark for its Twisted Tales competition, has made it into the last 14 to be published in the Anthology in November this year. More here
My Piece Short Listed for June 2016 'The Short Story' Website Flash Fiction Competition
Not allowed to say which it is at this juncture. But it's on this list.
Story Short Listed for Raging Aardvark's Twisted Tales 2016 Anthology
'The Note' has been short listed by Australian publisher Raging Aardvark for its 2016 Twisted Tales Anthology. It's in the last 17.
Story Selected for Reading Event in Bath on 28 July
Thank you to The Speakeasy in Bath for selecting my story 'Lips' for me to read at their event on Thursday 28 July. My first reading at this relatively new event.
Full details here
Evesham Festival of Words Anthology Launched
Back on the 1st of July I attended the launch of the short story anthology for which I selected the stories at the Evesham Festival of Words. It features the 11 stories I shortlisted including the winner 'That Time Again' by Jan Petrie.
It's a really good little anthology published by Black Pear Press. The stories are really lively and clever and about half are funny.
Full list of authors and titles and my statement as judge are here
'Christmas' published in National Flash Flood Journal
Here is my story 'Christmas' published online yesterday for the National Flash Fiction Day's Flash Food Journal.
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! for my story 'The Note'
'Christmas' to be in National Flash Flood Day Journal 25 June 2016
Heard within ten minutes of my submission that my story 'Christmas' will be published online on the National Flash Flood Fiction Journal website on Saturday 25 June 2016 at 3.30am. It will be here
2016 NFFD Anthology Published
The first review I have written is published
This is a review of the live radio play 'When Will It be Me?' at the Bath Fringe in Burdalls' Yard on 6 June 2016.
Read review here
'Sunday Morning' to be published in the 2016 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology
I have heard that my story 'Sunday Morning', which I read on Sunday at the Bath Fringe event, is to be published in the 2016 NFFD Anthology. First time I have had a story in this anthology. It will be in printed and ebook formats. 50 stories chosen from 500 submissions.
Details here
It's tonight. Reading at the Bath Fringe with Bristol's best writers in 'More Banksy Than Bonnets'
Tonight I'm reading my story Sunday Morning along with the likes of Mel Ciavucco, Chris Fielden, Mark Rutterford, Anita MacCallum, Ellen Waddell, Kevlin Henney, Grace Palmer, Simon Waltho, Heather Child, Gavin Watkins and Juliet Hagan.
Reading with Bristol's Stokes Croft Writers in Bath!
The story I submitted, 'Sunday Morning' for the event 'More Banksy Than Bonnets' was accepted, so I will be reading at the 'Houmourous Short Story Extravaganza' at Burdall's Yard in Bath on Sunday 5 June at 8pm. Tickets £5.
Yesterday was the HULitFest and today is Stroud Short Stories
Yesterday was the most enjoyable Hawkesbury Upton LitFest in South Gloucestershire. Organised by Debbie Young, it is a free one-day LitFest. I was part of a panel discussion, and chaired/MC-ed the short story/flash fiction session. I read my 'Easily Embarrassed' and 'The Note'. Other author readers were Ali Bacon, Daniel Gooding, Jacci Gooding, Jenefer Heap, Sue Johnson, Sophie E. Tallis, Debbie Young and Rosalind Minett.
Tonight is the 11th Stroud Short Stories event - called 'Los Muertos'. As usual it's at the SVA in John Street and is the fifth in succession to have sold out. So there will be 70 people in the audience. Authors reading tonight are Rick Vick, Rommy Collingwood, Ali Bacon, Mark Rutterford, Ken Popple, Jan Petrie, Mel Golding, Jane Gordon-Cumming, Sarah Hitchcock and Tim Byford.
Love this description of my work by author and events organiser Debbie Young
"John writes flash fiction and short stories that are very wide-ranging, often departing from the real world and often quite bonkers, but in a way that heightens understanding of real emotions and situations."
Tomorrow is the free one-day Hawkesbury Upton LitFest
I will be reading short stories and chairing/MC-ing the short stories session, as well as contributing to a panel discussion, at the 2016 Hawkesbury Upton LitFest.
Stroud Short Stories 24 April event 'Los Muertos' is completely sold out.
Stroud Short Stories Sunday 24 April event 'Los Muertos' is completely sold out. The audience will be 70-strong. Leah Grant is reviewing the event for the Good on Paper website.
Evesham Festival of Words ShortList and Judge's Statement now available
The list of the eleven shortlisted stories and their authors, which will appear in the anthology, together with my statement as judge are on the Evesham Festival of Words website now.