Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK
9th-16th August 2025

Category: Fast Foreword

Judging in Progress!

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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Flash fiction competition deadline day!

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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Flash fiction competition – enter by TOMORROW!

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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Flash fiction – time is running out!

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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Fast Foreword is back!

Our flash fiction competition, Fast Foreword, is back for the 2025 festival! We’re looking for stories of 400 to 500 words – prose, not poetry. 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. Just remember that this…
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Fast Foreword – Winners!

We are thrilled to announce the winning stories for the Fast Foreword Flash Fiction event! Congratulations to all the authors featured! On Saturday 7th October actors from QuirkHouse Theatre will be giving FREE live readings of the winning stories at various venues across Bury St Edmunds – check out the Fast Foreword page for details.

Fast Foreword: Deadline Tomorrow!

The deadline to send in your entries for the Fast Foreword Flash Fiction event is midnight TOMORROW (31st August)! We’d love to see your creativity, and to show off your work as part of our very first Foreword Festival. Submit your story! If you’re looking for inspiration, check out our sample story.