Short Story Bookclub: Let's Talk Stories!

Workshops: Clare has run successful writing workshops for many years. She has held a regular online monthly workshop for writers of all levels of experience since 2020. Before that, she ran in person workshops  in Bath, at festivals and arts centres with Bristol short story collective Heads and Tales, for the U3A, Julian House, the refugee centre in Bristol, for Clifton LitFest and other organisations.  Her background as a script editor for the BBC and Granada TV and her MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University gives her experience of working with a wide range of writers.Clare writes short stories, novels and plays. Her debut novel'Dancing in the Shallows'was published in 2024 (Fairlight Books). Her short stories are regularly published, broadcast and win competitions. Her plays have been performed throughout the UK. With her company A Word In Your Ear, Clare creates unusual and varied live lit experiences including performances and site specific story walks.

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We love short stories! A short story discussion group - like a bookclub with very short books

Story events, workshops and discussion groups

Here be all things story! Writing workshops to unleash your creativity, and discussion groups to hone your analytic skills and have a natter! ‘Thought-provoking’ ‘Inspiring’ ‘ ‘A brilliant environment for learning and sharing’  ‘Fun!’ Why not join us?

What is it?Snuggle down on a virtual sofa for a good old chinwag about a story. Perfect for those chilly dark days at the beginning of the year. In each session, we take one short story, read it together. Then we discuss it. Simple!The stories might be classic or brand new. You do not need to read the story beforehand, but it will be sent to you a couple of days before if you want to access the text before the group starts.The spring block of Let's Talk Stories sessions will start on 14th January 2025 and then run on 11th February, 11th March and 8th April. The sessions take place online on Wednesday evenings from 7.00pm to 8.30pm.Tickets for each session cost £5.00, plus the Eventbrite fee. Attendees will be sent the story and the zoom link a few days before the event. We are starting 2026 with Damilare KukuA story from Kuku's glorious collection Nearly All The Men In Lagos Are Mad, a runaway bestseller in her native Nigeria. About the discussion groupClare aims to create a warm and friendly space where we can spend some time with stories. This group is particularly helpful for those who are reading as writers. The dates and writers for Let's Talk Story Spring 2026 block are:11th February: Duets -<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978160983753?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978160983753?aff=oddtdtcreator"> book here</a>I’m excited for this one! In a first for Let’s Talk Stories, Tom Conaghan from <a href="https://www.scratch-books.co.uk" title="https://www.scratch-books.co.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Scratch Books </a>will join us for this session. One of the most innovative publishers of short stories around, Scratch Books are always stimulating and always a treat. Tom publishes the some of the best short story writers out there. In this session we’re going to discuss one of the stories in the Duets collection, where each story is written by two short story writers.This is a must for short story writers out there! (And for everyone else too…) 11th March: Brenda Romero - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978231366269?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978231366269?aff=oddtdtcreator">book here</a>Not a short story this time, but a seering piece of creative non-fiction using a compelling and original form. This piece is about sex trafficking: not for the fainthearted. 8th April: David Szalay - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978232724331?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1978232724331?aff=oddtdtcreator">book here</a>Before he won the Booker, David Szalay wrote a series of inter-connected short stories Turbulance (amongst other things). We’ll read and discuss one of those stories. Who is she??Clare Reddaway reads and writes short stories. Her stories have been published widely and won a number of national competitions. She has organised live lit events in Bath for many years, such as Story Fridays, Stories at the Farm, Story Walks and Festive Doorstep Stories. Clare runs monthly writing workshops on Zoom. Her novel Dancing In The Shallows was published in 2024 by Fairlight Books, and her short story collection Mouthy was published in 2025 by Axe River Books. Clare runs monthly writing workshops on Zoom."It's been great to read, discuss and learn from the short stories Clare selects," said one regular participant recently.

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