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SUMMARY:Event: Kathryn Scanlan in Conversation with Holly Pester
DESCRIPTION:Twenty years ago Kathryn Scanlan acquired a diary at a public estate auction. It was kept by Cora E. Lacy\, an eighty-six-year-old woman living in a small Illinois town\, from 1968 to 1972. Scanlan began to compulsively read and reread the stranger’s diary. In the years following she edited\, arranged\, and rearranged the diarists’ words into the composition that is Aug 9 – Fog. \nKathryn Scanlan is the author of The Dominant Animal and Kick the Latch. Originally from Iowa\, she lives in Los Angeles. \nHolly Pester is a poet and writer. She is the author of collection of poems\, Comic Timing\, and a novel\, The Lodgers. \nThe event will be followed by an audience Q&A.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/kathryn-scanlan-in-conversation-with-holly-pester/
LOCATION:Foyles\, The Auditorium (Level 6) at Foyles\, 107 Charing Cross Road\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250625T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250625T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
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SUMMARY:Event: Irish Women Writers Panel
DESCRIPTION:Three of the most exciting contemporary voices on the Irish literary scene come together to discuss their bold and lyrical latest works with fellow writer Rachel Connolly. \nIrish Women Writers: Wendy Erskine\, Gráinne O’Hare\, Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin \nWendy Erskine is the author of two short story collections\, Sweet Home and Dance Move. She was shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize\, long-listed for the Gordon Burn Prize and Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award\, and she received the Butler Literary Award and the Edge Hill Readers’ Choice Award. She edited the art anthology\, well I just kind of like it. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature\, she is a frequent broadcaster and interviewer\, and works as a secondary school teacher in Belfast. The Benefactors is her debut novel. \nGráinne O’Hare is a writer from Belfast based in Newcastle upon Tyne. She received a Northern Debut Award for Fiction from New Writing North in 2022. She has been shortlisted for the Francis MacManus Short Story Competition\, the Bridport Prize\, the London Magazine Short Story Prize and the Benedict Kiely Short Story Competition. She is Media Sub-Editor of Criticks reviews for the British Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies\, and is currently completing a PhD on eighteenth-century women’s life-writing. Thirst Trap is her first novel. \nNiamh Ní Mhaoileoin is a writer and communications officer who was the winner of the inaugural PFD Queer Fiction Prize and was also shortlisted for the Women’s Prize Trust Discoveries Prize in 2022. Her debut literary novel is Ordinary Saints. \nThis event will be chaired by writer Rachel Connolly. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine\, New York Magazine\, The Guardian\, The FT Magazine and elsewhere and her first novel\, Lazy City\, was published in 2023 and won a Betty Trask Award.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/irish-women-writers-panel/
LOCATION:Foyles\, The Auditorium (Level 6) at Foyles\, 107 Charing Cross Road\, London\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250726
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
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SUMMARY:Residency: Muinntireas do Sgrìobhaiche Gàidhlig Òg – Young Gaelic Writer Residency 2025
DESCRIPTION:Tha Pàirc na Camais agus Comhairle nan Leabhraichean toilichte a ràdh gu bheil gairm fhosgailte ann airson tagraidhean Muinntireas do Sgrìobhaiche Gàidhlig Òg! \nIs e muinntireas làn-mhaoinichte do sgrìobhadairean Gàidhlig eadar 18 agus 30 a th’ anns a’ Mhuinntireas do Sgrìobhaiche Gàidhlig Òg\, a thathas a’ tabhann airson an treasamh turas. Bidh am muinntireas dà-sheachdain seo a’ tachairt eadar Diluain 27 Dàmhair agus Diluain 10 Samhain 2025\, agus gheibh an sgrìobhadair air mhuinntireas tuarastal agus cuibhreann siubhail is rannsachaidh. Is e an ceann-latha airson thagraidhean Dihaoine 25 Iuchar ro 5f BST. \nFiosrachadh prògraim is stiùireadh air iarrtasan. \nTha am muinntireas seo air a mhaoineachadh le Comhairle nan Leabhraichean agus air a chruthachadh ann an co-bhann le Pàirc na Camais. \n\nCove Park and The Gaelic Books Council are delighted to announce an open call for applications for the Young Gaelic Writer Residency! \nNow in its third edition\, the Young Gaelic Writer Residency is a fully funded residency for Gaelic writers aged between 18 and 30. This two-week residency will take place from Monday 27 October to Monday 10 November 2025\, and the resident will receive a fee plus travel and research allowance. The deadline for applications is Friday 25 July. \nThis residency is funded by The Gaelic Books Council and developed in collaboration with Cove Park.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/residency-application-deadline-muinntireas-do-sgriobhaiche-gaidhlig-og-young-gaelic-writer-residency-2025/
LOCATION:Cove Park
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Leicester Writes Short Story Prize 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the Leicester Writes Short Story Prize website: \n  \nWe’re looking for new and original fiction under 3\,500 words. \nStories can be any length (up to 3\,500 words) style\, or subject. There is no set theme. \n£7 per story. Max three entries per person. \nPRIZES\n1st Prize   – £200 \n2nd Prize – £125 \n3rd Prize – £75 \nA longlist of a maximum of 20 stories will be published in an anthology and all authors receive a complimentary copy. A shortlist and overall winners will be selected by our esteemed judging panel. \nDeadline:  23:59 on 31 July 2025. \n  \nFollow the link to enter: \nLeicester Writes Short Story Prize
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-leicester-writes-short-story-prize-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250731T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250731T235900
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20250919T072424Z
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UID:2653-1753920000-1754006340@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Sean O Faolain International Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \n\n\nSeán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition \nOpen for entries 1 May – 31 July \n\n\nWord limit: 3\,000\nClosing date: 31st July (midnight)\nEntry fee: €19 per story \nThe competition is open to original\, unpublished and unbroadcast short stories in the English language of 3\,000 words or fewer. The story can be on any subject\, in any style\, by a writer of any nationality\, living anywhere in the world. Translated work is not in the scope of this competition. Entrants may submit more than one entry. Once entered\, no alterations can be made to the submission. Simultaneous submissions are accepted but please notify us immediately should your work be accepted elsewhere. \nTo enter: \nSeán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition – Munster Literature Centre
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-sean-o-faolain-international-short-story-competition/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250807
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Aurora Prize for Writing 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the competition’s website: \n  \nSince 2016\, Aurora has provided a platform for writers\, offering a prize that is truly national (and international) with its heart in the East Midlands. \nOur judges have included some of the region’s leading literary lights\, with names such as Joanna Cannon\, Casey Bailey\, Mahsuda Snaith\, Alison Moore\, Jon McGregor\, Malika Booker\, Helen Mort\, Debris Stevenson\, Shreya Sen-Handley and Georgina Wilding. \nWe are thrilled to announce that this year’s judges include T.S. Eliot Prize winner Joelle Taylor\, reading poetry\, and multi-award-winning author Irenosen Okojie\, judging prose. \nAs well as receiving a cash prize\, winners receive feedback on a piece of work of their choice from a matched literary agent or editor. \nWe receive hundreds of entries each year\, with the best 25 in each category making it to a published longlist and the best 10 in each category on published shortlists. \nThe writing competition also offers prizes for second and third places in each category\, plus prizes for the best work from the East Midlands region \nThe winners of the writing competition\, in each category\, will receive a cash prize of £500\, feedback on a piece of work of their choice from a leading literary agent (or Editor as appropriate) and a years free membership to the Society of Authors\, which includes access to advice and resources on all aspects of the business of writing. \nWinners will also receive a session with Society of Authors staff\, including an introduction to how the Society can support them in their careers as professional authors and covering essential advice on copyright\, payment terms and contracts. \nSecond Prize £150 cash. \nThird Prize A ticket to the 2027 Writers’ Conference\, hosted by Writing East Midlands. \nAs a champion of writers from the East Midlands\, we will also offer a regional prize of £100 to the best work in each category from the region. \nIn the weeks leading up to the Aurora Prize Awards Ceremony (details TBC) we will also be publishing a longlist of 25 in each category and a shortlist of 10 in each category on our website. The shortlist of 10 will also receive a 20% discount code for one year’s membership with the Society of Authors. \nThe submission fee is £9 for a first entry and £7 for each additional entry. \nThis is a national writing competition open to everyone. International entries are also welcome. \n  \nTo enter: \nhttps://writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/aurora-prize-for-writing/
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-aurora-prize-for-writing-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250807T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250807T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
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SUMMARY:Event: An Evening with Rose Keating at West Kirby Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:Rose Keating celebrates the publication of her much anticipated debut short story collection\, Oddbody. Rose will be reading from the collection\, before being in conversation with Jordan from the bookshop\, answering questions from the audience and signing copies of Oddbody.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-an-evening-with-rose-keating-at-west-kirby-bookshop/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250815
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250816
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CREATED:20250919T072346Z
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UID:2658-1755216000-1755302399@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: The Bournemouth Writing Prize 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \nThe Bournemouth Writing Prize\nCelebrating 10 Years of Outstanding Writing\nSubmissions open April 2025 for the Tenth Anniversary Edition of the Bournemouth Writing Prize. This year\, we’re celebrating a decade of discovering original writing\, and we’d love to read yours. \nSubmit one story\, up to 3\,000 words. \nAll submissions close: 15th of August. \n  \nTo enter: \nSubmit – The Bournemouth Journal
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-the-bournemouth-writing-prize-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250821T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250821T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20250703T125618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T125618Z
UID:2625-1755802800-1755802800@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: Camilla Grudova and Jennifer Hodgson discuss Ágota Kristóf’s I Don’t Care\, at LRB Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:Forced to leave her native Hungary by the 1956 suppression of the Hungarian Uprising\, Ágota Kristóf took up residence in Switzerland and began writing in French. Most famous for her Notebook Trilogy – ‘A book through which I discovered what kind of person I really want to be’ (Slavoj Žižek) – her short stories\, now available for the first time in English as the Penguin Classic volume I Don’t Care (tr. Chris Andrews)\, have been described by Max Porter as ‘pure genius’. \nCanadian writer Camilla Grudova will be discussing Kristóf’s work and place in the late modernist literary firmament with Jennifer Hodgson.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-camilla-grudova-and-jennifer-hodgson-discuss-agota-kristofs-i-dont-care-at-lrb-bookshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250827T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250827T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20250703T125559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T125559Z
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SUMMARY:Event: An Evening with Samanta Schweblin at West Kirby Bookshop
DESCRIPTION:Argentinian author\, Samanta Schweblin\, celebrates the UK publication of her latest short story collection\, Good and Evil and Other Stories (translated by Megan McDowell). \nSamanta will be in conversation about the book\, before answering questions from the audience and signing copies of her books.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-an-evening-with-samanta-schweblin-at-west-kirby-bookshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T235900
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
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SUMMARY:Fellowship Application Deadline: The Hodder Fellowship\, Princeton University
DESCRIPTION:The Hodder Fellowship will be given to artists and writers of exceptional promise to pursue independent projects at Princeton University during the academic year. Potential Hodder Fellows are composers\, choreographers\, performance artists\, visual artists\, writers\, translators\, or other kinds of artists or humanists who have “much more than ordinary intellectual and literary gifts”; they are selected more “for promise than for performance.” Given the strength of the applicant pool\, most successful Fellows have published a first book or have similar achievements in their own fields; the Hodder is designed to provide Fellows with the “studious leisure” to undertake significant new work. \nHodder Fellows spend an academic year with Princeton\, but no formal teaching is involved. A $93\,000 stipend is provided for this 10-month appointment as a Visiting Fellow. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree. One need not be a U.S. citizen to apply. Previous recipients of the Princeton Arts Fellowship are not eligible to apply. \nTo apply\, please submit a curriculum vitae\, a 500-word project proposal\, and samples of your work (i.e.\, writing sample\, images of your work\, video links to performances\, etc.). \nInterested applicants may apply for the Hodder Fellowship in each new application cycle.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/fellowship-application-deadline-the-hodder-fellowship-princeton-university/
LOCATION:Princeton University
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250917
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250918
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CREATED:20250919T072124Z
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SUMMARY:Residency: Heidelberg UNESCO City of Literature
DESCRIPTION:Work Grant awarded by the “Kulturstiftung Rhein-Neckar-Kreis e.V.” in cooperation with Heidelberg UNESCO City of Literature for authors from UNESCO Cities of Literature in the “Commandant’s House Dilsberg”\, at Dilsberg Fortress\, in Neckargemünd (approximately 14 km from Heidelberg).\nThe building served as the Commandant’s quarters of the Dilsberg garrison in the 17th century. The former Commandant’s House was acquired 1996 and renovated by the Rhein-Neckar-District. Since then the “Commandant’s House Dilsberg” has been a center for the promotion of art and culture: exhibitions\, chamber music concerts\, open-air concerts\, readings\, symposia and discussion rounds enrich the cultural life of the region. Here\, art\, music\, and literature grant holders find a creative work sphere. \nThe duration of the biennial scholarship is 3 months with residence obligation in the Commandant’s House Dilsberg. \n\n\nCandidates have the possibility to apply as team of two artists (grant holder and co-fellow) as 2 sleeping rooms are available (individual application is necessary).\nThe co-recipient should also have his/her own artistic expertise\, which has not necessarily to be in the literary field (could be translation for instance\, but also such as music\, visual arts\, performing arts\, film\, etc.).\nBoth artistic personalities have to demonstrate an artistic or interdisciplinary cooperation and should be personally well acquainted to each other. While the grant holder has to\, it is not essential that the co-grantee is coming from a UNESCO City of Literature.\nThe co-grantee will be provided with the same financial resources as the grant holder.\nThe artists in residence share a kitchenette and a bathroom in the fully furnished apartment.\nThe apartment is unfortunately not accessible for disabled persons.\n\n\nBenefits\nTotal value max. € 3\,750 per person: \n\n\nSubsistence allowance of € 1\,350 per person (€ 15 per day)\nMonthly allowance/pocket money of € 750 per person\n\n\nAdditional benefits\n\n\nTravel allowance (international flights\, economy class) of up to € 1\,000\nPublic transportation ticket for the Rhine-Neckar public transport network (VRN) limited to the duration of the stay
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/residency-heidelberg-unesco-city-of-literature/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250925T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250925T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20250919T162543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T170911Z
UID:2752-1758826800-1758834000@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: Writers of the ENSFR (25.09.2026)
DESCRIPTION:Dear ENSFR members\, \nWe are excited to announce that the ENSFR is launching a new writing group in September (all welcome to join). To celebrate we have an organized a writers of the ENSFR event to showcase the brilliant work that writers in the network are producing. \nThe writers speaking at the event are Ed Hogan\, A.J Ashworth\, Lisa Blower\, Sarah Schofield\, Joe Bedford\, Georgina Parfitt and Karitas Palsdottir. \nThe event will be on the Thursday 25th of September\, between 7 and 9 PM UK Time. Please come along and show your support for the writers of the Network. \nYou can attend the event on this link. \n 
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/writers-of-the-ensfr-event-25-09-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250927T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20250927T150000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20250919T072301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T072301Z
UID:2691-1758970800-1758985200@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: Northern Publishers Fair
DESCRIPTION:Manchester Central Library (Performance Space) \n11am – 3.30pm \nJoin readers and writers alike at this free event celebrating independent publishing. Peruse books from 16 publishers (and agents) across genres including literary fiction\, genre fiction\, middle-grade and children’s\, non-fiction\, poetry and memoir. \nCome ready to discover your next favourite book! \nMeet your favourite authors during book signings. Publishers will be on hand to chat and literature enthusiasts can network informally. \nNew for this Autumn networking edition! The chatty table: \nAgents Emma Layfield (Children’s Book North Agency) and Clare Coombes (Liverpool Literary Agency) will be on hand to chat to any aspiring/established authors with publication journey questions! Emma also happy to chat to any children’s book illustrators. \nGrab a Fly on the Wall Press goodie bag; a limited edition tote: ‘Reading is Resistance’\, with two free mystery books and bookish goodies! \nPublishers attending currently include: \nFly on the Wall Press \nManchester University Press \nSpilt Ink Magazine \nConfingo Publishing \nPeepal Tree Press \nVertebrate (Adventure) Publishing \nCarcanet \nStairwell Books \nSaraband \nNorthodox \nFlapjack Press \nDead Ink Books \nComma Press \nWritten Off Publishing
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-northern-publishers-fair/
LOCATION:Manchester Central Library\, St Peter's Square\, Manchester\, M2 5PD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250929T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250929T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20250919T162252Z
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SUMMARY:Event: Online Short Fiction Reading Group – Monday 29th September at 5pm (UK time)
DESCRIPTION:During the meeting\, we will be discussing Maddie’s reading suggestion: the short story “A Song for Sleep” by Bora Chung. The text can be accessed from this link. \nOur conversation will focus on the following key questions/themes that Maddie has selected: \n\nThe first-person narration of the short story\nThe use of language / the “language” of the elevator\nThe structure of the story: does it follow a traditional short story arc?\nThe theme of ageing/vulnerability\nThe portrayal of technology\nThe portrayal of empathy and/or consciousness\n\nLink to join the online meeting. Any questions\, contact: ensfrreadinggroup[at]gmail.com
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/online-short-fiction-reading-group-monday-29th-september-at-5pm-uk-time/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251008T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251008T200000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20250919T072225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T171006Z
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SUMMARY:Event: Lynne Tillman & Brian Dillon: Thrilled to Death
DESCRIPTION:Lynne Tillman discusses her newly curated collection of short stories with Brian Dillon
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/reading-lynne-tillman-brian-dillon-thrilled-to-death/
LOCATION:LRB Bookshop\, 14 Bury Pl\, London\, WC1A 2JL\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251027T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251027T183000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251020T133056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T171015Z
UID:2989-1761584400-1761589800@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: Online Reading Group 27 October 2025 at 5pm
DESCRIPTION:The next Reading Group meeting will take place (via Zoom) next week\, on Monday 27th October at 5pm (UK time). During the meeting\, we will be discussing Elena’s reading suggestion: the short story “Theatre 6” by Sarah Hall. The text can be accessed from this link. \nOur conversation will focus on the following key questions that Elena has selected: \n\nWhat genre does “Theatre 6” belong to?\nWhat is the role of the narrator in the story? (in terms of gender\, voice\, position etc)\nWhat is the role of language in the story?\nWhat would you say is the key theme of the story?\nHow do you read the beginning and the ending of the story?\nDo you think short stories can be more political than novels?\n\nTopic: Short Fiction Reading Group – 27 October 2025 \nTime: Oct 27\, 2025 05:00 PM London \nJoin Zoom Meeting \n 
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/online-reading-group-27-october-2025-at-5pm/
LOCATION:online
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251104
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UID:2696-1762128000-1762214399@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Residency: BCLT Translation Residencies
DESCRIPTION:The BCLT residencies are designed to be a collaboration between the translators-in-residence and the BCLT\, whose main activities focus on the promotion of literary translation both as a professional activity and an academic discipline. We will work with the chosen translators to shape the role in accordance with their individual interests and skills. The residencies give the translators the opportunity to explore an area of literary translation and language that fascinates them\, as well as the precious time to translate in a supportive environment. \nBCLT translators-in-residence will: \n\nwork with the BCLT in the School of Literature\, Drama and Creative Writing\, UEA\, for one day a week (excluding the Spring break)\, for four months\, as follows\, 1 February 2026 to 31 May 2026. The residencies can be flexible in terms of whether they are in-person on campus each week or virtually. However\, we would expect each translator to come to campus at least once per fortnight (or equivalent) during the residency.\nContribute to the programme of public events offered by the BCLT\, which includes literary translation workshops\, as well as research seminars and symposia\, in order to extend and enhance the BCLT’s programme\, working in conjunction with BCLT staff.\nSeek opportunities for engagement with research staff and graduate students within the School and Faculty more widely\, as well as the community of literary translators on the MA in Literary Translation and beyond by organising readings and events related to literary translation.\nWrite one blog per month about the experience of the residency at the BCLT to be published on the NewWriting.net website\n\nAs translator-in-residence at the BCLT you may also be expected to: \n\nLead a student tutorial / workshop for the MA in Literary Translation students at UEA\nSeek opportunities to work with the translation archive at the British Archive for Contemporary Writing\, housed in the UEA Library\n\nPerson Specification \nIt is essential for each resident: \n\nTo be a practising literary translator\, working with any language(s)\, based in the UK\, and with a project currently in progress\, preferably prose fiction\nTo have a keen interest in and enthusiasm for the process of translation and cross-cultural dialogue\nTo be able to work independently\, as well as in a team\nTo have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written)\nTo have an interest in research in literary translation studies\, with a focus on making a contribution to the BCLT’s research programme\nTo have an interest in the professional development of literary translators\n\nIt is desirable for each resident to have: \n\nSome experience of leading workshops\nSome experience of publishing written and online content\n\nA stipend of £3\,200.00 is available as remuneration for each residency\, intended to cover any travel and accommodation costs incurred during the residency. There will also be a small budget to support developing activities. This stipend may be subject to tax. \nHow to apply \nPlease send the following documents: \n\nyour CV\na covering letter explaining why you are interested in becoming a translator-in-residence at the BCLT (no more than 400 words)\na proposal (not more than 300 words) outlining what ideas and activities you would plan to pursue during your time as translator-in-residence\n\nPlease send your application by 23.59 (GMT) on Monday 3 November 2025 preferably by email to: bclt@uea.ac.uk \nInterviews are likely to take place online on Monday 8 December 2025. \nDownload full details of the BCLT Translators in Residence Scheme 2025/26
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/residency-bclt-translation-residencies/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251030T164557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T171025Z
UID:3049-1762437600-1762444800@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: Flash in Translation - online event - November 6th
DESCRIPTION:Come listen to the new flash fiction created by PesText festival members and ENSFR members!
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/flash-in-translation-online-event-november-6th/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251117T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251117T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251113T154645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T154645Z
UID:3117-1763398800-1763406000@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: ENSFR Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:The ENSFR Reading Group’s next meeting will take place on Monday 17th November at 5pm (UK time) on Zoom. We will be discussing the short story “Brokeback Mountain” by Annie Proulx. \nPlease email this address if you’re interested in joining and we will send you a Zoom link and more information: ensfrreadinggroup[at]gmail[dot]com
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-ensfr-reading-group/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251124T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251124T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251030T114005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T171034Z
UID:3031-1764007200-1764012600@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: In Conversation with the Founder of Dahlia Books
DESCRIPTION:The ENSFR is delighted to present an exclusive interview with Farhana Shaikh\, the founder of Dahlia Books\, a pioneering short story press championing diverse and underrepresented voices. Dahlia Books is a small independent publisher based in Leicester\, UK which was established in 2010. They publish 2-4 books each year and build new audiences through their projects\, The Asian Writer and Leicester Writes. Join us to discover the story behind the press\, its mission to amplify diverse narratives through the short story\, and the passion that drives its publishing ethos. \n 
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/in-conversation-with-the-founder-of-dahlia-books/
LOCATION:Teams
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251201
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251104T134204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T092040Z
UID:3068-1764460800-1764547199@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Inkspot Publishing’s Inaugural Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \nFollowing the sad demise of the Chipping Norton Literary Festival\, Inkspot is picking up the baton and we’re looking forward to receiving entries from writers from far and wide. \n\nDetails\n\n\n\nJudge:  Kate Nash\, Literary Agent\nSponsor:  World Privilege Plus\nEntry fee:  £10 for stories up to 2\,500 words. £15 for stories up to 5\,000 words\nWord Limit:  2\,500 (£10)\, 5\,000 (£15)\nDeadline (Closing Date):  12 Midnight GMT\, Sunday 30th November 2025\nThe shortlist will be announced on Friday 27th March 2026\nWinners will be announced on Friday 10th April 2026.\n\nWriters on low incomes are encouraged to email hello@inkspotpublishing.com and will be able to enter their stories for free. Proof of status may be required. \n\n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-inkspot-publishings-inaugural-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Competition Deadline
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251201
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251104T135547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T135547Z
UID:3078-1764460800-1764547199@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Fish Short Story Prize
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nJudge: Sean Lusk – Novelist and short story writer \nWord Limit: 5\,000 \nCloses: 30 Nov ’25 \nResults: 17 March ’26 \nAnthology Published: July ’26 \nEntry Fees: €24 / €16 subsequent entries. (Optional Critique €65) \nPrizes: \nTop ten stories will be published in the FISH ANTHOLOGY 2026.\n1st: €3\,000 plus 5 day Short Story Workshop at the West Cork Literary Festival.\n2nd: €300 + Online Writing Course.\n3rd: €300.\n7 Honourable Mentions €200 each. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-fish-short-story-prize/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251206
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251207
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251104T134438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T134438Z
UID:3070-1764979200-1765065599@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Chaotic Creators Magazine Short Story Contest
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nThis competition is open to beginners\, experts and anyone in between. The theme is romance. \nThe winner will receive a £50 cash prize (subject to increase if we receive more entries than anticipated)\, have their poem featured in the next issue of Chaotic Creators Magazine\, and receive a free printed copy. \nThis is a fantastic opportunity to have your work published in a magazine. Please note that the entry fee for this competition is £10. Your support not only gives you a chance to get published but also helps us keep our platform running to support future artists. \nWe can’t wait to read your work! \nDeadline for entry: 6th December 2025. \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-chaotic-creators-magazine-short-story-contest/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251209T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251209T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251030T114042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T192224Z
UID:3027-1765303200-1765308600@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: Revisiting the 'Save Our Short Story' Campaign: A Retrospective Gathering
DESCRIPTION:The ENSFR invites you to a special event commemorating the legacy of the Save Our Short Story campaign — a landmark movement that rallied writers\, scholars\, and readers in defence of the short story form. Decades after its inception\, this reunion brings together several of its original campaigners and literary advocates to reflect on its cultural impact and ongoing relevance. \nThe campaign was launched in 2002 by writer Margaret Wilkinson and rapidly attracted a broad coalition of advocates. With support from Arts Council England and the Scottish Arts Council\, a research initiative was established to assess the condition of the short story in the UK. Book Marketing Limited (BML) undertook an analysis of publishing trends\, sales data\, and national patterns in reading and purchasing behaviour. Jenny Brown Associates led the following phase of research in 2003\, conducting original studies including authors\, literary agents\, publishers\, event organisers\, and booksellers to explore prevailing attitudes toward the creation\, representation\, and commercialisation of short stories and collections. \nConfirmed Speakers\nJenny Brown (Jenny Brown Associates\, UK)\nMoira Forsyth (former Director of Sandstone Press\, Scotland)\nNicholas Royle (editor of Best British Short Stories)\nAnd possibly more. \nJoin the Teams link here: \nRevisiting the ‘Save Our Short Story’ Campaign: A Retrospective Gathering | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/revisiting-the-save-our-short-story-campaign-a-retrospective-gathering/
LOCATION:Teams
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251215T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20251215T183000
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251204T133903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251204T133903Z
UID:3167-1765818000-1765823400@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: Online Reading Group\, 15th December 2025 at 5PM (UK time)
DESCRIPTION:The last short fiction reading group meeting before Christmas will take place (via Zoom) on Monday 15th December at 5pm (UK time). During the meeting\, we will be discussing Ines’ reading suggestion: the short story “Lost in the Louvre” by Lucia Berlin. You can access it from this link. \nOur conversation will focus on the following key questions that Ines has selected: \n\nIn your opinion\, what is this short story about?\nDue to their restricted length\, short stories often draw on intermedial and intertextual references to maximise their effect. Which authors\, books and artworks are present as an influence in “Lost in the Louvre”?\nWhat is the relationship between imagination and reality in this short story?\nWhat is the role of death in this short story?\nHow is time represented in this short story?\nWhat do we learn about the narrator-protagonist and her relationship to other characters?\n\nJoin Zoom meeting. \n 
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-online-reading-group-15th-december-2025-at-5pm-uk-time/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251217
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251104T135805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T135805Z
UID:3080-1765843200-1765929599@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Globe Soup Open Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nOur 2024 Open Short Story Competition is open to writers of all genres and styles. Whether you write sci-fi\, historical\, horror\, or anything else\, we want to read your story! \nWORDS: 8\,000 max (no minimum)\nCLOSING DATE: 23:59 (UK time) 16th Dec\, 2025\nWINNER ANNOUNCED: 10th Feb\, 2026\n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-globe-soup-open-short-story-competition/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251222
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251104T134706Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T135045Z
UID:3072-1766275200-1766361599@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: InterAct Stroke Support's Ruth Rendell Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nPreviously judged by the late thriller and murder mystery author\, Ruth Rendell CBE – InterAct’s Short Story Competition is now named after her. The competition is more recently judged by Margaret Drabble DBE; biographer\, novelist and short story writer. \nThe top 3 stories are shortlisted and performed by professional actors that work for InterAct. It is a biennial competition and the ceremony takes place at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond. \nThe winner of the competition will be commissioned to write four further stories for InterAct Stroke Support over the course of one year\, and will receive £1\,000 in payment.  \nThe next winner will be chosen by Head Judge Dame Margaret Drabble in an Awards Ceremony in 2026. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-interact-stroke-supports-ruth-rendell-short-story-competition/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260101
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251020T132508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T171110Z
UID:2982-1767139200-1767225599@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Call for Papers: CFP due date December 31st\, 2025 Microfiction & Intertextuality\, Thessaloniki\, 7-9 October 2026
DESCRIPTION:The School of Philology and the School of Italian Language and Literature\, the Faculty of Philosophy\, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) invite you to participate in the XIII International Conference on Microfiction\, entitled “Microfiction and Intertextuality\,” which they are co-organizing. The conference will be a joint in-person and remote event. The conference proceedings will focus on topics of interest to microfiction scholars around the world and will be held in Spanish and English. \nThe International XIII Conference on Microfiction will focus on various aspects\, topics\, techniques\, and features of this genre\, with particular emphasis on the phenomenon of intertextuality in literary discourse. Conference proposals are encouraged to address one or more of the following thematic axes\, which reflect key intersections between microfiction and intertextuality\, without\, of course\, being exhaustive: \n\nHistorical perspectives on the study of the relationship between microfiction and intertextuality.\nMicrofiction as an interdisciplinary field: current dynamics and critical perspectives.\nMicrofiction at the crossroads of genres: between poetry and prose.\nNational\, transnational\, comparative\, synchronic\, and diachronic approaches to microfiction.\nInterartistic and intermedial studies in writing programs\, interpretation\, and the use of microfiction.\nIntertextuality and digital technologies for writing\, reading\, and researching microfiction.\nMicrofiction and contemporary production: from intertextuality to hypertext? The future of microfiction.\n\nInterested participants are kindly requested to send their proposals by December 31st\, 2025\, to the conference email address 13microfiction@gmail.com\, filling out the attached form (in Spanish or English) with the following information: title\, abstract of up to 300 words\, thematic axis\, brief CV. Presentations will be strictly limited to 15 minutes in order to maintain the schedule. Proposals may be individual and/or collaborative. \nPlease note the time difference\, as the Conference will be held in the Europe/Athens UTC+2 EET time zone from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (real-time sessions). \nNotification regarding the acceptance or rejection of proposals will be sent within three months of the submission deadline (March 2026). Participation as a delegate and attendance at the conference are free of charge. The conference proceedings will be published digitally. The International Conferences on Microfiction have been held biennially since 1998\, under the auspices of universities and other academic institutions\, in various cities around the world.\nTo view the conference website\, click here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/cfp-due-date-december-31st-2025-microfiction-intertextuality-thessaloniki-7-9-october-2026/
ORGANIZER;CN="AUTH":MAILTO:13microfiction@gmail.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260101
DTSTAMP:20260428T195523
CREATED:20251104T140255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T140255Z
UID:3082-1767139200-1767225599@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Henshaw Press January Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n\nDeadline: 31 December 2025\nEntry Fee: £6 per entry (additional fee of £14 for a critique)\nPrizes: First prize: £200; second prize: £150; third prize: £50\nWord Limit: 2\,000 words\n\nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-henshaw-press-january-short-story-competition/
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