Author: Tim Prater
2019 HG Wells Short Story Competition Shortlists
We are delighted to announce our two shortlists for the prestigious H G Wells Short Story Competition 2019. We have received a high level of entries this year of excellent quality from talented writers across the world! The judges have selected the following stories for the 2019 shortlists (listed below in alphabetical order). Shortlist for…
Folkestone Book Festival 2019 – The Shape of Things to Come: Think Folkestone, Think Future
Inspired by the H G Wells quote: Adapt or perish, now as ever, in nature’s inexorable imperative, The Shape of Things to Come: Think Folkestone, Think Future introduces a theme of programming entitled climate change and the environment – futures. Physicist and oceanographer, Helen Czerski join us on Saturday 23 November to discuss the urgency…
Time Flies…
It’s now seven days since the deadline for submission of stories for the 2019 short story competition and the judges are hard at work reading your stories. We look forward to sharing the results with you on 21 September when our shortlists will be announced. Watch this space! Thank you to all the hundreds of…
Writing with the Senses
On Saturday 1st June 2019, H G Wells Short Story Competition held a writing workshop entitled “Writing with the Senses”, run by Karen Ince. It was a highly experiential event, exploring the use of three senses – smell, hearing and touch – and the ways they can be used to enrich descriptions in text.
