Two stories published in Worcestershire LitFest Flash Fiction Anthology
'The Coat' and 'The Crow' have both been published in the 2016 Worcestershire LitFest Flash fiction anthology 'Cache of Flashes'.
Stroud Short Stories event on 20 November 2016 was sold out.
The thirteenth Stroud Short Stories event held on Sunday 20 November at the SVA attracted a sell out crowd of 70 people. The event was videoed and added to the SSS YouTube Channel, so you can watch/listen to the authors reading here -
http://stroudshortstories.blogspot.co.uk/p/youtube-channel-videos.html
'The River' long listed in the 2016 Inktears flash fiction competition
It was a max 500 words comp.
Here it is
http://www.inktears.com/news-b/2016/10/26/2016-flash-fiction-results
'The Night Ape' published in 2016 To Hull and Back Anthology
Launch is at the Leftbank Centre at 128 Cheltenham Road, Bristol BS6 5RA on 10 December 2016. Hope to read my story.
http://www.christopherfielden.com/books/to-hull-and-back-short-story-anthology-2016.php
The two stories short listed in Earlyworks Press flash fiction competition are named
They are 'Easily Embarrassed' and 'That Summer'. They will be included in the spring 2017 anthology.
'Da' short listed for The Short Story website 2000 short story competition
It has moved from the long list to the short list.
http://www.theshortstory.co.uk/competitions/short-story-competition/
Reading at Bristol's Writers Unchained event 'The Twilight Zone' on Sunday 23 October
It's an evening of sci fi and fantasy short stories. 'You're Very Beautiful' (my only sci fi story!) has been chosen. 8pm Southbank Club, Dean Street, Bristol.
Flash Fiction Piece short listed in Earlyworks Press Competition
Still awaiting information about exactly which story it is, as I submitted a few! Whatever it is it will be included in an anthology in spring 2017!
Story long listed for The Short Story website 2000 word quarterly competition
Not allowed to say which story it is yet!
http://www.theshortstory.co.uk/competitions/short-story-competition/
Less than a week to the special Stroud Short Stories event at the Cheltenham Literature Festival
Next Monday 10 October is the date of the special fifth birthday Stroud Short Stories event at the Little Big Top at Cheltenham Literature Festival at 9pm. It features seven of my favourite stories from the first five years of SSS 2011 - 2016.
The authors reading are Katherine Hunter, Philip Douch, Ali Bacon, Andrew Stevenson, Rick Vick, Mel Golding and Bill Jones.
The Festival has sold 120 of the 140 seats to date. Yippee.
More info and tickets on the CheltLitFest website.
'Crow' to be included in Worcs LitFest Anthology
My little story 'Crow' is being included in the Worcs LitFest Flash Fiction Anthology 'A Cache of Flashes'. That makes two with 'The Coat'. Due for publication late November this year.
Reading on Monday 26 September at the Imperial Hotel in Stroud
Philip Douch and I are doing a double-header at the Imperial Hotel (next to the railway station) in Stroud, GL5 3AP at 7.15 pm (doors 7.00). Philip is reprising his (Reasonably) Great Sporting Moments from the Stroud Theatre Festival, and both are reading new stories. Reserve your £7 ticket by emailing pandjdouch@gmail.com or buy at the door.
A silly evening is guaranteed.
'Dear Sis' short-listed
Chorley and District Writers' Circle has short listed my story 'Dear Sis' in their 2016 short story competition, the theme of which was 'Toxic'. Result 22 October.
'Fanciful' to be re-broadcast
Sheila North of SINE FM emails to say they are re-broadcasting my short story 'Fanciful' on Saturday 24 September. Lovely.
'The Coat' included in Worcestershire LitFest Flash Fiction Anthology 'A Cache of Flashes'
'The Coat' has been chosen to be published in November in the 2016 Worcs LitFest Anthology 'A Cache of Flashes'.
Short Listed for The Short Story website Flash 500 competition
That's some success in two of their flash 500 comps in a row. I'm not allowed to give the name of the story until the final decisions are made on first, second and third. Not optimistic of top three!
Short Listed for the 2016 'To Hull and Back' Short Story Competition
This is a humourous short story competition run by Chris Fieldon. 'The Night Ape' has made the short list and I await the news in October of whether it makes the top three. There were 284 entries. It will also definitely be in the 2016 anthology.
Reading at the Hawkesbury Upton Pop-Up LitFest at the Hawkesbury Upton Horticultural Show
This Saturday 27 August 2016.
https://hulitfest.com/hawkesbury-upton-pop-up-festival-august/
Lovely Stokes Croft Talking Tales short story event last Saturday
I really enjoyed last Saturday's Talking tales short story readings at Stokes Croft Writers. My friend the writer Natalie Lee read my story 'Da' in a perfect Irish accent. And there were wonderful readings by Simon Toseland, Farai Angeloe, Shaun Clarke, Christie Cluett, Tamar Hodes, Leah Eades, Ciaran Fagan abd Andi Langford-Woods. Mark Rutterford made a brilliant MC.
'Da' to be read at Stokes Croft Writers Talking Tales Event Saturday 13 August
Thank you to Bristol's Stokes Croft Writers for choosing my story 'Da' for their event at the LeftBank Centre in Cheltenham Road, Bristol at 6.30 on Saturday 13 August. I won't be reading it though. Because I wrote it in a female Irish accent, it will be read by Stroud's answer to Jon Culshaw, Natalie Lee, who is a brilliant writer herself.
Details here