Fresh Fiction Somerset
47 stories by 26 authors
Description
An elderly woman is reunited with her lover, a murderer plans a crime, and a baby is born in a haystack. These stories by new and experienced writers have delighted, surprised and moved audiences. Now it’s your turn to discover them on the page.
The anthology contains 47 stories by 26 authors, first read aloud for Fresh Fiction short story nights at The David Hall, South Petherton, Somerset. The stories were written in response to eight different prompts. Fresh Fiction short story nights began in rural Somerset in 2022 with a simple desire – to hear writers read their stories and to build an audience for short fiction. This first anthology covers 2022 and 2023 with more anthologies to follow next year.
Key facts
47 stories, 26 authors, Performed at The David Hall, in South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5AA.
Themes covered in the book: New Blood & Beginnings, Halloween, Winter Tales, Love Lost or Found, Spring, Rebirth, Food & Farming, Midsummer Myth or Magic, Time, Somerset.
Authors from across the South West are represented, including established authors and those who have never been published. All stories for Fresh Fiction events are chosen by a panel of literature lovers in the village, and South Petherton Library & Novel Nights.
Information
Authors: Mark Blackburn, Nikki Copleston, Elizabeth Delo Marnie Devereux, Jonathan Evans, Helen Frances, Helen Garlick, Mark Grant, Kevlin Henney, Angie Hodges, Susan Howe, Angela Huskisson, Steve Lambert, Katy Limmer, Mike Manson Stuart Nuttall, Grace Palmer, Estelle Phillips, Clare Reddaway, Charlotte Revely Mark Rutterford
Published by Novel Nights Press
Edited by Grace Palmer & Helen Williams
Illustrated by Simon John Parkin Ethical Graphic Design
Available from www.novelnights.co.uk and Great British Bookshop & Amazon from November 1st. Book Launch 1st November 2026 FREE TICKETS