'Da', my InkTears First Prize-winning story is now online
The story is now on the Inktears website here
There's also an an image, a profile of me as a writer and an anecdote!
£1,000 Inktears First Prize
My story 'Da' has won the prestigious 2016 Inktears Short Story Contest. It will be published on their website in April 2017 and i will receive £1,000. Blimey O'Reilly!!!!
http://www.inktears.com/news-b/2017/3/4/inktears-short-story-winners-2016
"Alan Bennett on Viagra"
Writer friend describes my new story 'The Discovery' as being "like Alan Bennett on Viagra". I'll take that.
Long Listed for 2016 Inktears Short Story Contest
I'm not allowed to say which story at this point. Link here
'Time We Moved on' short listed - and published
US website 101Words short listed my story 'Time We Moved On' for their Contest 22. It was also published online.
It's here
'The River' short listed
My story 'The River' has been short listed in The Short Story website flash 500 competition winter 2016.
'Time We Moved On' published today
Here it is on US website 101 Words -
'Time We Moved On' accepted for publication by 101 Words
My little piece 'Time To Move On' has been accepted for online publication by the US website 101Words. It is scheduled for tomorrow - 23 December.
To Hull and Back 2016 Short Story Anthology now published
Anthology now received. Includes my story The Night Ape. Buy here
I will be reading at the Launch of the 2016 To Hull and Back Anthology
Talking Tales and Launch of 2016 'To Hull and Back' Anthology on Saturday 10 December 2016. Left Bank Centre, Cheltenham Road, Stokes Croft, Bristol. 7.00 pm. I will be reading my story 'The Night Ape'.
My story broadcast on Sine FM for national Short Story Week 2016
Listen here to Jon Kelly of Sine FM read my story 'The Hero' for National Short Story Week 2016.
Story published in 2016 'To Hull and Back' Anthology
'The Night Ape' has been published in the 2016 'To Hull and Back' humorousness anthology. Its inclusion is because the story was short listed in the 'To Hull and Back' short story competition.
Two stories published in Worcestershire LitFest Flash Fiction Anthology
'The Coat' and 'The Crow' have both been published in the 2016 Worcestershire LitFest Flash fiction anthology 'Cache of Flashes'.
Stroud Short Stories event on 20 November 2016 was sold out.
The thirteenth Stroud Short Stories event held on Sunday 20 November at the SVA attracted a sell out crowd of 70 people. The event was videoed and added to the SSS YouTube Channel, so you can watch/listen to the authors reading here -
http://stroudshortstories.blogspot.co.uk/p/youtube-channel-videos.html
'The River' long listed in the 2016 Inktears flash fiction competition
It was a max 500 words comp.
Here it is
http://www.inktears.com/news-b/2016/10/26/2016-flash-fiction-results
'The Night Ape' published in 2016 To Hull and Back Anthology
Launch is at the Leftbank Centre at 128 Cheltenham Road, Bristol BS6 5RA on 10 December 2016. Hope to read my story.
http://www.christopherfielden.com/books/to-hull-and-back-short-story-anthology-2016.php
The two stories short listed in Earlyworks Press flash fiction competition are named
They are 'Easily Embarrassed' and 'That Summer'. They will be included in the spring 2017 anthology.
'Da' short listed for The Short Story website 2000 short story competition
It has moved from the long list to the short list.
http://www.theshortstory.co.uk/competitions/short-story-competition/
Reading at Bristol's Writers Unchained event 'The Twilight Zone' on Sunday 23 October
It's an evening of sci fi and fantasy short stories. 'You're Very Beautiful' (my only sci fi story!) has been chosen. 8pm Southbank Club, Dean Street, Bristol.
Flash Fiction Piece short listed in Earlyworks Press Competition
Still awaiting information about exactly which story it is, as I submitted a few! Whatever it is it will be included in an anthology in spring 2017!