Flash Fiction Award 2025
Open for entries!
Closing date extended until 22 August.
The Clevedon LitFest Flash Fiction Award is open to anyone who is resident in the UK and is aged 16 years or older. £5 per entry - send us your Flash Fiction, no longer than 500 words. The Award is unthemed, which means you can write any story you like, but if you want a prompt to get you started, check out Judy Darley's that will be posted here over the next few weeks (see our What's On menu).
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What is flash fiction? How do I enter?
New - writing prompts from Judy Darley
Judy is one of the judges of our 2025 Flash Fiction Award and, as a writer, she is constantly on the lookout anything that might lead to a story idea. From an overheard snippet of conversation to a glimpse of something that ignites her curiosity, the world is teeming with imaginative possibilities.
Flash fiction allows you to dip your toe into a writing river. At less than 500 words in the Clevedon LitFest Flash Fiction Award, this compact form asks you to create a condensed story in little more than a handful of paragraphs.
Judy has provided us with some writing prompts - feel free to try one or more of these.
Number 1. Number 2.
Number 3. Number 4
Introducing Poets' Walk Audio App and book
You can enjoy Poets' Walk in a new way, by listening to poems by contemporary local poets as you walk into 'sound pools' along the walk. This is the result of a project developed by Martin Rieser and Ralph Hoyte, that includes a book of the poems. We have some copies of the book to sell - email enquiries@clevedonlitfest.org.uk, plus it is available at local bookshops and online.
Find out about how to join the walk here
Prize winners of our MotorCitySixty Poetry Competition...
Adam White, our guest judge, announced the winners of our competition at Summer of Soul at the Curzon on Saturday 7 June.
Winner: Dennis Johnstone, with his poem “Dance in the Light” (video link)
Runner-up: Tom Stockley (AKA TS Idiot)
North Somerset resident award: Ruth Davies
Congratulations to all three!
Making Waves 5-8 June 2025 - some highlights...
Guest judge Adam White
Curzon - Summer of Soul
Marisa Carnesky & Sarjana
magic at The Theatre Shop
Best-seller Raynor Winn
booksigning at the Curzon
Rimski and Handkerchief
double bassicle
Publications and prints for sale - another way to support Clevedon LitFest
We are delighted to be able to offer a small number of prints (see below for print options) for sale, by the wonderful Doris Hatt, artist, socialist and activist, who lived in Clevedon.
Also for sale is Doris Hatt: Revolutionary Artist by Adrian Webb, Christopher Stone, Denys J Wilcox & Stephen Lisney. Prices: book £8 per copy, A3 prints £25 (details of any postage/delivery costs on enquiry).
Our first pamphlet is now for sale. Outrage: How the struggle for women's suffrage came to Clevedon detailing the background and history around our October 2024 Outrage! performances in collaboration with Show of Strength Theatre. will be available at our events (£3 per copy)
Proceeds go towards supporting LitFest projects.
For orders and queries email enquiries@clevedonlitfest.org.uk
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