Author: Tim Prater
The 2019 H G Wells Short Story Competition Anthology: Time
Time contains twenty of the best short stories on the theme of Time selected by the judges from a large entry for the 2019 H.G. Wells Short Story Competition. Stories are divided into two groups: authors 21 years of age and under and authors aged 22 years and above and include works by Kirsty Balfour,…

2019 HG Wells Short Story Competition Winners
At the annual Awards Ceremony on the afternoon of Sunday 24th November at The Grand on The Leas, Folkestone, the organisers of the HG Wells Short Story Competition were delighted to announce the winners of the 2019 competition. The Winner of the Junior £1,000 Turnill Prize is Krystal Song for “Da Capo”. The winner of…

About Silé Edwards
After a lifetime of being obsessed with stories and writing I graduated from Goldsmiths University with a BA in English and Creative Writing. During my degree, I explored careers in publishing through a series of placements and internships across the industry. After a brief stint at the Publishers Association working across their campaigns and other…

Folkestone Book Festival Programme 2019: The Shape of Things to Come
The Folkestone Book Festival: The Shape of Things to Come brochure has landed! Inspired by the ideas of Sandgate resident, H G Wells, this year’s Festival presents one-off events stretching into the wild Romney Marsh, Victorian Tin Tabernacle, 12th century church and seaside fish and chip shop! This year’s line-up includes Booker Prize-winning author, Ben…

2019 Awards Ceremony Programme
Programme for the Awards Ceremony – Sunday 24th November 2018 at The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone Master of Ceremonies: Charles Bain Smith (Chair of Judges) 12.00 Arrival and welcome to Awards Ceremony in the Drawing Room Welcome drink / tea or coffee 1230 Opening remarks by Charles Bain Smith Talk by Silé Edwards of Curtis Brown (Norah Brown has…



