My 31 word flash piece 'The First Time at her Place' has been published in the anthology 'Origami Poems and Towering Stories: Poetry and Flash Fiction 2017' published by Earlyworks Press.
It's for sale here
That's 16 pieces published this year - a record!
Organiser Debbie Young has asked me to read and chair the Short Story session at the 4th HULitFest to be held on Saturday 21 April 2018.
The previous record is 13 in one year, so nice!
Last night I read at the launch of the 2017 Worcestershire Literary Festival Flash Fiction Anthology 2017. I have three little dark tales in it - 'Skin', 'You were in need of money' and 'The Guy at the Bar'.
For the second time running, I have had a story short listed, commended and published (with an interview!) by the Dorset Fiction Award! Last time it was 'Orly' but this time it's my new story 'How to Improve Productivity'.
Here's the story and interview - http://www.dorsetfictionaward.co.uk/how-to-improve-productivity---john-holland.html
Here's the commendation - http://www.dorsetfictionaward.co.uk/winners.html
Lovely news. This is the second Dorset Fiction Award competition 'Orly' was short listed for the first. Now my new story has been long listed for the second.
http://www.dorsetfictionaward.co.uk/news
That's one Short List and two Long Lists this week!
My story 'Sunday Morning' has been long listed in the annual InkTears Flash Fiction Contest.
See http://www.inktears.com/news-b/2017/10/25/longlist-for-flash-fiction-contest-2017
Absolutely delighted to have my story 'How to Improve Productivity' chosen by the Stokes Croft Writers for the Bristol LitFest event on Saturday 28 October. I'm reading last.
Details here - http://unputdownable.org/talking-tales-281017-7-9pm-left-bank/
Reflex Fiction published my piece of flash fiction 'In Those Days' on their website on 9 October 2017.
Here is is - https://www.reflexfiction.com/in-those-days-by-john-holland/
On Saturday 7 October 2017 Christiane and I were wed. Ahhh.
My piece of flash fiction 'In Those Days' is to be published online by Reflex Fiction, probably next week.
The two Stroud Theatre Festival gigs at the Ale House seemed to go well. They were called 'Philip and John's Medium-sized Nights Out' and were done jointly with Philip Douch.
Friday 29 Sept I read 'The Hero' and 'The Night Ape'. About 20 people attended.
Saturday 30 September I read 'Da' and a range of flash fiction - How to Improve Productivity, In Those Days, Islands, Boyfriends, Birth, Kate Adie is 69, A Hot Summer's Day, The First Time at Her Place. This gig was sold out - 25 people.
The next Stroud Short Stories event, entitled 'All You Need Is Love. Or is it?', is on Sunday 5 November at 8pm (doors 7.30) at the SVA Stroud.
The details of the ten authors reading is on the SSS website.
Tickets at £7.75 are now available from the SVA website.
That's Philip Douch and me reading funny stories on 29th and 30th September at the Ale House in Stroud. Tickets £7. Concessions £5.
More info + tickets here - https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/198434
There's an interview/author profile of me on the website of Chris Hill, the Bridport Prize winning author. Thanks Chris!
It's here - https://www.chrishillauthor.co.uk/2017/09/john-holland-author-profile/
My interview with ZeroFlash will appear on their website on 5 October 2017.
I will be reading at least one of the pieces of flash fiction being published in the 2017 Worcestershire Literature Festival Flash Fiction Anthology in Worcester on 12 November. The venue is the Drummonds Bar, The Swan with Two Necks at 4pm on Sunday 12 Nov 2017.
The event, with Philip Douch, is called 'Philip and John's Medium-sized Night Out'. It's at the Ale House in John Street, Stroud at 8pm on Fri 29 Sept and 6pm on Sat 30 Sept 2017.
Tickets are available online from -
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/198434
Or in person or by phone from the TIC in the Stroud Sub Rooms.