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Stroud Short Stories
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Next event Sunday 9 November 2025. Now SOLD OUT.
Twice-yearly live lit event for Glos & South Glos writers. Established 2011. Run by John Holland. Website https://stroudshortstories.blogspot.com
The 9 November @stroudshortstories.bsky.social event 'ALL THIS USELESS BEAUTY' is now sold out. Thank you to everyone with a ticket. See you on Sunday for a brilliant evening of short stories.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We are now CLOSED for submissions for our 9 Nov event ALL THIS USELESS BEAUTY at the Lansdown Hall as part of
the Stroud Book Festival. HUGE thanks to everyone who submitted stories. SELECTION PROCESS DATES on the SSS website - stroudshortstories.blogspot.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Miss Piggy said, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye!”
Stroud Short Stories is open for subs. Theme BEAUTY. Closes in 5 weeks on Sun 21 Sept #Glos #SouthGlos writers
Info stroudshortstories.blogspot.com
August 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Stroud Short Stories IS NOW OPEN for submissions!! Theme - BEAUTY. Free to submit. #Gloucs #SouthGloucs writers. Our Special 30th Event 'ALL THIS USELESS BEAUTY' on Sun 9 Nov - part of Stroud Book Festival. New venue - Lansdown Hall, Stroud. Ten stories will be selected for their authors to read.
August 10, 2025 at 10:20 AM
WOW. Come along and hear these authors read their fabulous winning stories. TICKETS are on sale for our KEEP ON MOVIN' journeys-themed event next Sunday 11 May at the Cotswold Playhouse.
Tickets - cotswoldplayhouse.co.uk.
More info -https://stroudshortstories.blogspot.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
TICKETS are now on sale from the Cotswold Playhouse website www.cotswoldplayhouse.co.uk for our 29th event KEEP on MOVIN' on the theme of Journeys. Here are the ten brilliant authors who will read. Huge congratulations to them.
More info on the SSS website stroudshortstories.blogspot.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The SHORT LIST for the 11 May @stroudshortstories.bsky.social event Keep on Movin' has now been emailed to the writers who submitted stories. Congratulations if you're on the SL. Final decisions on who will read on 11 May will be announced on Wednesday (9 April).
April 6, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Submissions for KEEP ON MOVIN' have now closed. Huge thanks to everyone who submitted their stories. The LONG LIST will go out in 3 days' time - Thursday 3 April - emailed only to the writers who submitted for this event. Good Luck!!
March 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Just one week to the @stroudshortstories.bsky.social deadline Sunday 30 March at 23.59. Theme - Journeys. Event title - Keep on Movin'. Event date - 11 May. Venue - Cotswold Playhouse, Stroud. FREE TO SUBMIT. #Gloucestershire #SouthGloucs writers.

All info - stroudshortstories.blogspot.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Just 4 weeks to the @stroudshortstories deadline of Sunday 30 March; Theme - Journeys; Event title - Keep on Movin'; Event Date - Sunday 11 May. Venue - Cotswold Playhouse. Free to submit. #Gloucs #SouthGloucs writers.

All info - stroudshortstories.blogspot.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
YES, we are now OPEN for submissions. Our 29th event Keep on Movin' on the theme of JOURNEYS. Free to submit. Subs close 30 March. #Gloucs #SouthGloucs writers. Read to 150 people on 11 May. We accept published and new stories. All info on rules and how to submit - stroudshortstories.blogspot.com
February 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Here we go. Submissions open this Sunday (16 Feb) for @stroudshortstories.bsky.social 29th event Keep on Movin' on the theme of JOURNEYS. #Gloucs #SouthGloucs writers. It's FREE to submit. Subs close 30 March' Event 11 May. All info about submitting is here - stroudshortstories.blogspot.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM