Larry Lamb is coming to the Foreword Festival!

We are very excited to announce our first author talk for 2025 – please welcome Larry Lamb to the Foreword Festival!

The Gavin and Stacey star will be telling stories from his career and talking about his new book, All Wrapped Up, at the Regal Cinema in Stowmarket on Sunday August 10th.

All Wrapped Up is a compelling portrait of filmmaking under fire – the trials, tribulations, and hard-won successes of producing a piece of cinema, where the real battle isn’t just on screen.

Larry Lamb is coming

“Some of my fondest memories of being on the set of Gavin and Stacey were listening to Larry Lamb tell incredible stories. He is one of the best.”
James Corden

“Hooray, at last, an insight into the unsung hero, at the helm of making filming magic. This intriguing story illuminates the tightrope day-to-day tasks of a 1st assistant director and the crew, on and off a film set – that has never been touched on before. Mr Lamb pulls no punches. It is speedy, sexy and amusingly truthful. I loved it.”
Celia Imrie

“An irresistible homage to the unsung heroes of filmmaking told by inside man and champion raconteur, Larry Lamb.”
Camilla Barnes

Tickets will be on sale VERY soon from the Regal Cinema and website – watch this space!

Fast Foreword is back!

Our flash fiction competition, Fast Foreword, is back for the 2025 festival!

Text and an image of a typewriter against a bright green background. Text: Fast Foreword Flash Fiction Competition 2025. forewordfestival.uk

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 is a fringe literature festival, so weird and wonderful is encouraged, and more likely to be selected!

Taking part in the competition is FREE, and if you live in East Anglia (Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire), you are invited to enter.

The winning stories, chosen by our panel of judges, will be read aloud to the public by professional actors in various locations around Stowmarket during the festival.

Check out photos and winning stories from the 2023 competition, and read a flash fiction sample to spark your imagination. We’re looking forward to reading your stories!