ZeroFlash Interview
The nice people at the ZeroFlash website have asked me to do an interview. Thank you.
Here is their website - https://zeroflash.org/
The interview will be there soon.
'Tropical Fish' published online by 101Words
The US flash fiction website 101Words has today published my little piece 'Tropical Fish', in which I exorcise a childhood memory.
Reading at the Stroud Theatre Festival
Together with writer Philip Douch I will be reading at September's Stroud Theatre Festival on Friday 28 September at 8pm, and Saturday 30 September at 6.00. The event is called 'Philip and John's Medium-sized Night Out'.
Theatre Festival brochure here - http://www.stroudtheatrefestival.co.uk/brochure.html
Tickets for festival performances are £ 7.00 and £ 5.00 (concessions)
Booking online -
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/198434
Booking by phone 01453 760900
or visit Stroud TIC in the Stroud Subscription Rooms
101Words website to publish my little piece 'Tropical Fish'
Tentatively scheduled for 15 August the US website 101Words will publish my little flash piece 'Tropical Fish'.
Stroud Short Stories is open for submissions for the 5 November 2017 event
Story shortlisted for Retreat West Flash Fiction Competition
I'm not allowed to name the story but it's in the final ten. The theme is 'green'. Results end of August.
https://www.retreatwest.co.uk/green-theme-flash-comp-shortlist/
'Combining' published today by Reflex Fiction
My flash piece 'Combining' has been published online today by Reflex Fiction.
Here it is - https://www.reflexfiction.com/combining-by-john-holland/
Three pieces to be published in Worcestershire Literature Festival Anthology 2017
'Skin', 'The Guy at the Bar' and 'I was in Need of Money' will all be published in the WorcsLitFest Flash Fiction Anthology 2017.
'Orly' commended and published online by Dorset Fiction Award + Interview
Dorset Fiction Award, which short listed my story 'Orly', has now published it online together with an interview and biography.
http://www.dorsetfictionaward.co.uk/orly---john-holland.html
'Combining' to be published on Reflex Fiction
As well as the long listed 'The Feather', the online flash fiction website Reflex Fiction is to publish my little story 'Combining' in the week beginning 31 July.
'The Feather' long listed for Reflex Fiction Prize
My story 'The Feather' (250 words) has been long listed for the Reflex Fiction Flash Fiction Summer 2017 Competition and will be published online.
My story is SHORT listed now for the Dorset Fiction Award
My story (which I cannot currently name because the award is judged blind) has moved from the 34-strong long list to the 10-strong Dorset Fiction Award short list and will be published in the anthology. Winner announced in two weeks.
'The River' was published yesterday online on the National Flash Fiction Day Flood Journal
It's taken three years to get this published somewhere, after many near misses. Here it is -
http://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-river-by-john-holland.html
My story has been long listed for first Dorset Fiction Award
My story is one of 34 stories long listed for the first Dorset Fiction Award for stories of 1,000 words or less.
http://www.dorsetfictionaward.co.uk/news/june-2017-long-list
'The River' to be in National Flash Fiction Day Flood Journal on Saturday 24 June 2017
Those nice people at the National Flash Fiction Day have selected my story 'The River' to be published online at http://flashfloodjournal.blogspot.co.uk/ at 7.20am on Saturday 24 June. And remain there, of course. A piece of flash fiction will be published every ten minutes during NFFD!
'The Note' published in 'Twisted Tales 2016'
It's taken some time for the book to be published but 'The Note' has now been published by Australian publisher Raging Aardvark in its 2016 Twisted Tales anthology.
Two flashes in Apples, Shadows and Light anthology
Two of my flashes 'Easily Embarrassed' and 'That Summer' have been published in the Earlyworks Press anthology 'Apples, Shadows and Light'.
'Belinda's Diets' published on NZ NFFD Micro Madness website
Here it is on 7 June -
'A Visit From the Vampires' selected for 'More Banksy Than Bonnets' event
I will be reading my story 'A Visit from the Vampires' at the Bath Fringe event 'More Banksy Than Bonnet's organised by Bristol's Stokes Croft Writers at Burdall's Yard, London Road, Bath, BA1 5NH at 8pm on Friday 2 June. Tickets £8, £6 and £4 from the Bath fringe website.
Reading at an Evening of Flash Fiction run by Bath Flash Fiction Award
I'm reading 4 pieces at the Flash Fiction Evening run by Bath Flash Fiction Award on Friday 26 May at 7.30 pm in St James Wine Vaults, 10 St James Street, Bath, BA1 2TW. Other authors reading are Meg Pokrass, K M Elkes, Joanna Campbell, Tracey Fells and Jude Higgins. £5 on the door.