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The UK's only festival dedicated entirely to the short story.

19th to the 23rd September 2007.

Held at Charleston in East Sussex, the festival will feature workshops, talks, and debates with a selection of our most celebrated contemporary writers, including Monica Ali, Jenny Diski, Jeremy Dyson, Lucy Ellman, Esther Freud, Etgar Keret, James Lasdun, Yiyun Li, Jon Snow, Colm Tóibín, and Fay Weldon.

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To book tickets call 01323 811626

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Sunday 23rd September 2007

Song ManStart: 2.30pm " Tickets: £8 Short stories take many forms, and the best song lyrics earn their place alongside short fiction and poetry. Will Hodgkinson, author of Guitar Man and music journal...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:31:00 GMT

Saturday 22nd September 2007

Another SkyStart: 2.30pm " Tickets: £8 PEN, the international writers' association, supports authors such as Aung San Suu Kyi, Orhan Pamuk, Ken Saro-Wiwa and Anna Politkovskaya who are in the firing l...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:28:00 GMT

Friday 21st September 2007

Mothers and SonsStart: 6pm " Tickets: £8 Colm Tóibín's Mothers and Sons is a collection of nine stories, each a meditation on the dramas surrounding this elemental relationship. 'It's truly remarkable...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:25:00 GMT

Thursday 20th September 2007

Modern Tales of AttractionStart: 6pm " Tickets: £6 Esther Freud's subject matter is unconventional families and their illicit liaisons. Her books include Hideous Kinky, Gaglow, The Sea House and the n...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:23:00 GMT

Small Wonder two day creative writing workshop at Charleston

ASHAM ATELIER: 2-DAY Workshop: Thurs 20 & Fri 21 September Date: Thursday 20 & Friday 21 September Fee: £135 for two-day workshop, inclusive of two events on Thursday and Friday, plus lunch, tea and c...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:21:00 GMT