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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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.
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.
