Guildford Book Festival Event Highlights the Art of Short Story Writing

Published on: 25 Sep, 2024
Updated on: 26 Sep, 2024

Five local writers will be showcasing their work at an event highlighting the art of short story writing during the Guildford Book Festival, which runs from October 6-20.

“Short Story Showcase” will take place on Thursday, October 17, at Zero, 168 High Street, from 7pm-9pm.

The five writers will read from their works and take part in a discussion about short story writing.

One of the featured authors, award-winning writer Alice Fowler, said: “Short stories are perfect to read aloud as they pack so much within a small word count.

“Writing them myself for several years now, I’ve been very pleased to meet several fellow short story writers, who also live in or around Guildford. It’s been a long-held dream to hold an event where these accomplished writers could come together and share their work.

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“We’re really grateful that Zero Carbon Guildford is hosting the Showcase for us at their new base, Zero, and that our event is part of this year’s Guildford Book Festival. Please do come along and hear local, published writers read from and discuss their work.”

The five writers are:

Ruth Brandt

Ruth Brandt

Ruth is a writer and creative writing tutor. Her prize-winning short story collection, “No One has Any Intention of Building a Wall”, is published by Fly on the Wall Press.

Her stories have been widely published and nominated for prizes including the Best Small Fictions and Pushcart Prize.

http://www.ruthbrandt.co.uk

X & Instagram: @RuthABrandt

Sarah Hegarty

Sarah Hegarty

Sarah’s fiction has been published in magazines and anthologies including Mslexia and The Mechanics’ Institute Review.

Her work has twice won the Yeovil Literary Prize and been shortlisted for the Bridport, Exeter and Manchester prizes. Her debut collection, “Magpie and Other Stories”, is out on September 28 from Troubador.

http://sarahhegarty.wordpress.com

@SarahHegarty1

Alice Fowler

Alice Fowler

Alice is an award-winning writer of short stories and longer fiction. Her debut short story collection, “The Truth Has Arms and Legs”, was published by Fly On The Wall Press in July 2023.

Her work has won the Historical Writers’ Association and Wells Festival of Literature short story prizes. Listings include the Exeter, Bournemouth and Harper’s Bazaar prizes.

http://ww.alicefowlerauthor.com

X & Instagram: @alicefwrites

Julie Evans

Julie Evans

Julie’s short fiction has won and been placed in a number of competitions.

Her work has been published in anthologies, magazines, national and local newspapers, recorded on audio, and performed on stage. Julie’s favourite things are family, forests and firelight.

David Reading

David Reading

David is a journalist who writes regularly for The Guildford Dragon NEWS.

During lockdown, he and two old friends, Alexis Krite and Max Bevan, wrote a collection of short stories called “The Kindness of Time”, published by Red Socks Publishing.

They are donating all profits to local children’s charity Challengers. David has also written three unpublished novels and a factual book on spirituality.

Tickets for “Short Story Showcase” cost £5, which includes a glass of wine.

You can book tickets here: Short Story Showcase | ZeroCarbonGuildford