The closing date for our Fast Foreword Flash Fiction Competition has passed. Thank you to everyone who entered – the judges are looking forward to reading your stories! The judging panel will chose ten stories to be performed across five venues at the Foreword Festival 2025, by actors from the Quirkhouse Theatre Company. We’ll announce the times and venues on the…
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It’s the Fast Foreword Flash Fiction Competition deadline day! The competition closes AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT – May 31st 2025! . We’re looking for stories of 400 to 500 words. Quick, punchy narratives that you can sit and read in the time it takes you to enjoy a cuppa. Stories can be on any theme, in any genre. Entry is…
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Don’t forget to enter our Fast Foreword Flash Fiction Competition for 2025. The competition closes TOMORROW – May 31st 2025! . We’re looking for stories of 400 to 500 words. Quick, punchy narratives that you can sit and read in the time it takes you to enjoy a cuppa. Stories can be on any theme, in any genre. Entry is completely free!…
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We are really excited to announce that we are working with Fox Yard Studio to bring artwork inspired by writing and authors to the Foreword Festival! The exhibition, A Window on A Word, will run 9th-16th August, featuring two amazing artists – Josh Sutton and Colin Latter. Both artists will be exhibiting word-inspired paintings in…
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Don’t forget to enter our Fast Foreword Flash Fiction Competition for 2025. The competition closes THIS SATURDAY – May 31st 2025! . We’re looking for stories of 400 to 500 words. Quick, punchy narratives that you can sit and read in the time it takes you to enjoy a cuppa. Stories can be on any theme, in any genre.…
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HOT NEWS! We’re bringing four of East Anglia’s best-loved and best-selling writers of contemporary and historical romantic fiction to Stowmarket’s Regal Cinema, live and in person, as part of this year’s Foreword Festival! . Join best-selling and award-winning authors Heidi Swain, Clare Marchant, Jenni Keer and Rachel Hore, in conversation about life, love, and their…
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FREE tickets are now available for two more Foreword Festival author talks at Stowmarket Library! History in Haughley and FornhamOn Tuesday 12th August, join us for a special evening talk from local historian Dr Mike Walker. Discover the fascinating story behind the events of 1173 in nearby Haughley and Fornham, and find out why this…
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It’s TODAY! Join us at Stowmarket Library, 10.30-4pm, for our very first Young Adult Book Festival – a day of meeting authors, author panels, interviews, activities and a YA book fair. The Mayor of Stowmarket will be opening the event at 10.30 – don’t miss your chance to take part. The festival is for readers…
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If you’re not in the target audience for tomorrow’s Young Adult Book Festival at Stowmarket Library, don’t despair! You are very welcome to join us in the library for our FREE Young Adult Book Fair, running alongside the festival events. Meet our fantastic authors, ask questions, pick up signed books, and find your new favourite…
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We’re running a YA Book Festival TOMORROW! Join us at Stowmarket Library, 10.30-4pm, for a day of meeting authors, author panels, interviews, activities and a YA book fair. The festival is for readers aged 11-16 – tickets are FREE and available now! Book your FREE ticket! We’re welcoming eight Young Adult authors to Stowmarket, to bring…
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