Flash fiction, short stories, poetry. Editor and creative writing workshop leader

Gloucestershire, England
Joined May 2016
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Find out more about Steve’s published collection of flash fiction and short stories here: thephare.com/60secondpitch As a former editor of The Phare we’re thrilled to welcome @StevenJohnWrite to our 60 second pitch!
Thanks to everyone who bought a copy of my collection 'Blood and Electricity at Sunday's Stroud Short Stories. Here's a link if you'd like to buy a copy online stevenjohnwriter.com/book/ The story I read at SSS 'Blueberry Muffins' , is included in the book. #newbookrelease
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NOW ON SALE - Don't miss it. TICKETS for the Stroud Short Stories @StroudStories 3 Nov event FAMILY AFFAIR (part of @BookStroud Fest), featuring ten #Gloucs authors performing their family-themed stories, are now available from the @CotsPlayhouse website -cotswoldplayhouse.co.uk/what…
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Grab a ticket to the *best* short story event of the year 👇
NOW ON SALE - Don't miss it. TICKETS for the Stroud Short Stories @StroudStories 3 Nov event FAMILY AFFAIR (part of @BookStroud Fest), featuring ten #Gloucs authors performing their family-themed stories, are now available from the @CotsPlayhouse website -cotswoldplayhouse.co.uk/what…
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When you're alone and life is making you lonely you can always...submit a short story to @StroudStories #Gloucs #SouthGloucs writers. Open until 22 September. Free to submit. Be part of the Stroud Book Festival @BookStroud All info about submitting - stroudshortstories.blogspot.…
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Sound like your cup of tea? Check out our submission guidelines here: lnkd.in/e4yAChCu #WritingCommunity #flashfiction
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Vote Vote Vote for the latest @StroudStories anthology to win the award for the best recently-published anthology. We are one of 5 Saboteur Award short listed anthologies for 2022-23.
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Happy Bank Holiday weekend! We hope you're enjoying the sunshine! ☀️ Don't forget our submissions remain open for all kinds of wonderful flash fiction, short stories, poetry, and creative non-fiction! We can't wait to see what you've come up with!
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WE ARE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! Looking forward to receiving your #flashfiction #shortstories #poetry See thephare.com/submit for guidelines #litmag #submissionsopen #poetrycommunity #WritingCommunity #writers #poetsofTwitter
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We're ending our 2022 with this cracking microfiction by Federico Escobar. NOTHING TO FALL FOR “Of course I can lean,” I say. And down the drain they go, years and years of people telling me to walk past the barn girls thephare.com/nothingtofallfo… #microfiction
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Seasons greetings and a very happy 2023 to all our writers and readers!
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When Days Call by Sophie-Louise White. “I’m leaving you.” “What? No. You can’t throw away twenty-five years,” “I already did.” ow.ly/aLyU50M8E1f #flashfiction #litmag #amwriting
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'Clasped' by Allison Collins The chain of my necklace was knotted and I wore it anyway, wanting to wreath myself in something shiny for you – a bowerbird, calling calling calling: want me. ow.ly/uVJf50M9F8U #poetry #litmag #amwriting
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Im so proud to be the editor of this brilliant anthology featuring such wonderful #Gloucestershire authors. Please support local writers by buying the anthology…
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the new season arrives dressed in green I grow with the grass dewy eyed and waiting for someone to pick me Bethan Manley's poem 'Winter's Business' thephare.com/wintersbusiness #poetry #litmag #amwriting
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Philip Rush lives in Stroud, England. His poems have been in several British and Irish magazines and in anthologies from Carcanet, Bloodaxe and Seren. Philip also runs Yew Tree Press yewtreepress.co.uk/ Read his poem St Mary's here thephare.com/stmarys #poetry
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We are now closed for submissions. Thank you to everyone who submitted. Our next issue will be published mid-December.
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Submissions close tomorrow 10pm GMT. Polish off those last lines and submit! Here’s all you need to know: thephare.com/submit #submissions #flashfiction #poetry #WritingCommunity
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Brilliant support from @NastasyaParker. Where to buy the new @StroudStories anthology - stroudshortstories.blogspot.…
Finished reading this incredible volume. One of my stories is in it, plus such an inspiring range of others. I really recommend this to show the limitless scope of the short story form. #BookRecommendation #shortstory #amreading #WritingCommunity
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