Stroud Short Stories 30th event, ALL THIS USELESS BEAUTY, took place on Sunday 9 November 2025

The 30th SSS event, All This Useless Beauty, was held on Sunday 9 November 2025 at a new venue for us, the Lansdown Hall in Stroud.

Hannah Glickstein, Rod Gowers, Simon Gowers, Christine Griffin, Laura Kinnear, Rebecca Klassen, Poppy Lomax, Ruth Pilston, Nikki Vivian and Steve Wheeler who read to a sell-out audience of 135 people.

The event was part of the Stroud Book Festival.