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"Possibly the best short story event in the South West" (Cheltenham LitFest), Stroud Short Stories is a short story live lit event held twice-yearly in Stroud. Our aim is to encourage and promote contemporary Gloucestershire writing. In the podcast, some of our favourite authors from previous events…

Stroud Short Stories


    • Oct 31, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 10m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Steve Wheeler

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 9:45


    We're back for Series 2, in the run up the November's event on Sunday 10 November at the Cotswold Playhouse in Parliament Street, Stroud. In this episode, Burning the Stubble by Steve Wheeler from the May 2019 event Incendiary!

    Joanna Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 12:50


    We're back for Series 2, in the run up the November's event on Sunday 10 November at the Cotswold Playhouse in Parliament Street, Stroud. Why not come along to the event and hear ten Gloucestershire authors reading their stories? Tickets, priced at £8, are on sale from the Cotswold Playhouse website from Friday 11 October. In this episode, The Journey to Everywhere by Joanna Campbell from the May 2018 event On Pulling Newts from Ponds & Other Stories.

    Alwin Wiederhold

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 6:03


    We're back for Series 2, in the run up the November's event on Sunday 10 November at the Cotswold Playhouse in Parliament Street, Stroud. Why not come along to the event and hear ten Gloucestershire authors reading their stories? Tickets, priced at £8, are on sale from the Cotswold Playhouse website from Friday 11 October. In this episode, Echoes by Alwin Wiederhold from the May 2019 event Incendiary!

    Alex Clark

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 8:49


    We're back for Series 2, in the run up the November's event on Sunday 10 November at the Cotswold Playhouse in Parliament Street, Stroud. Why not come along to the event and hear ten Gloucestershire authors reading their stories? Tickets, priced at £8, are on sale from the Cotswold Playhouse website from Friday 11 October. In this episode, Alex Clark reads her story The Thief, from the October 2016 event Apocalypse Alphabet & Other Stories.

    Jason Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 10:03


    We're back for Series 2, in the run up the November's event on Sunday 10 November at the Cotswold Playhouse in Parliament Street, Stroud. Why not come along to the event and hear ten Gloucestershire authors reading their stories? Tickets, priced at £8, are on sale from the Cotswold Playhouse website from Friday 11 October. In this episode, Jason Jackson reads his story Fat Man in Neon, from the May 2019 event, Incendiary!

    The Apocalypse Alphabet by Nastasya Parker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 7:54


    From Stroud Short Stories, here's Nastasya Parker reading her story 'The Apocalypse Alphabet' from the October 2016 event. To find out more about Stroud Short Stories, visit our website stroudshortstories.blogspot.com or follow us on Twitter @StroudStories. You can follow Nastasya on Twitter @NastasyaParker, or find her on her blog, nastasyaparker.com.

    Show Me What You're Made Of by Chloe Turner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 10:08


    From Stroud Short Stories, here's Chloe Turner reading her story 'Show Me What You're Made Of' from the November 2017 event. To find out more about Stroud Short Stories, visit our website stroudshortstories.blogspot.com or follow us on Twitter @StroudStories. You can follow Chloe on Twitter @turnerpen2paper. Her short story collection, Witches Sail in Eggshells, will be released in June 2019.

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    The Acorn and The Oak by Geoff Mead

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 12:01


    From Stroud Short Stories, here's Geoff Mead reading his story 'The Acorn and The Oak' from the October 2016 event. To find out more about Stroud Short Stories, including details of the next event, visit our website stroudshortstories.blogspot.com or follow us on Twitter @StroudStories. You can read Geoff's blog here, www.cominghometostory.com.

    Still for Sale by Emma Kernahan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2019 8:57


    From Stroud Short Stories, here's Emma Kernahan reading her story 'Still for Sale' from the November 2017 event. To find out more about Stroud Short Stories, including details of the next event, visit our website stroudshortstories.blogspot.com or follow us on Twitter @StroudStories. You can follow Emma on Twitter @EmmaKernahan or @CrappyLiving.

    The Dress by Katie Witcombe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2019 12:26


    From Stroud Short Stories, here's Katie Witcombe reading her story 'The Dress' from the November 2018 event. To find out more about Stroud Short Stories, including details of the next event, visit our website stroudshortstories.blogspot.com or follow us on Twitter @StroudStories. You can hear Katie read another of her short stories at the Hawkesbury Upton LitFest on the 27th April 2019.

    When the Night Comes by Melanie Golding

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 12:48


    From Stroud Short Stories, here's Melanie Golding reading her story When the Night Comes from the November 2017 event. To find out more about Stroud Short Stories, including details of the next event, visit our website http://stroudshortstories.blogspot.com or follow us on Twitter @StroudStories. You can follow Melanie on Twitter @mk_golding. Her debut novel, Little Darlings, will be released on May 2nd 2019.

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