Christopher Fielden
@christopherfielden.bsky.social
Award-winning writer and editor. Drummer in Airbus, Little Villains and Three Day Week. Member of ALCS, ASCAP, Clockhouse London Writers and Stokes Croft Writers.
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Happy Hulloween 🎃 I'm pleased to announce that the To Hull And Back Short Story Anthology 2025 has been published today in print and eBook formats 🎉 www.christopherfielden.com/books/to-hul...
The Wolverhampton Literature Festival #PoetryCompetition (run via the Poets, Prattlers and Pandemonialists website) is open for entries until 31st December 2025. 40-lines max. £4 entry fee. £400 top prize. Winners might be published online. pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...
November 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The Wolverhampton Literature Festival #PoetryCompetition (run via the Poets, Prattlers and Pandemonialists website) is open for entries until 31st December 2025. 40-lines max. £4 entry fee. £400 top prize. Winners might be published online. pandemonialists.co.uk/wolves-lit-f...
In ✍️ newsletter #43: lots of writing comps & publishing opportunities, a free author presentation + meeting dates for November & December 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/short-story-...
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
In ✍️ newsletter #43: lots of writing comps & publishing opportunities, a free author presentation + meeting dates for November & December 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/short-story-...
The Bristol School of Writing has a call for subs for its 2nd #shortstorycollection. Open to writers from SW England. Deadline 1st Feb 2026. Theme, fear: fiction, poetry & memoir. 3,000 words max. No submission fee. All published authors receive an eBook. thebristolschoolofwriting.co.uk/submissions/
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The Bristol School of Writing has a call for subs for its 2nd #shortstorycollection. Open to writers from SW England. Deadline 1st Feb 2026. Theme, fear: fiction, poetry & memoir. 3,000 words max. No submission fee. All published authors receive an eBook. thebristolschoolofwriting.co.uk/submissions/
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We never agree on countdowns. To keep the peace, everyone's method is getting a turn this time. So there are "7 days" left to enter #TheMikey, not counting today or the deadline day*. Ends midnight ET Nov. 15.
*this is obviously not how countdowns work but someone made a chart and here we all are
*this is obviously not how countdowns work but someone made a chart and here we all are
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
We never agree on countdowns. To keep the peace, everyone's method is getting a turn this time. So there are "7 days" left to enter #TheMikey, not counting today or the deadline day*. Ends midnight ET Nov. 15.
*this is obviously not how countdowns work but someone made a chart and here we all are
*this is obviously not how countdowns work but someone made a chart and here we all are
The first 8 pics (PART 2) of AMAZING readers from last week's Talking Tales 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone for their fantastic performances ❤️ More pics from the event coming soon... 👀
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The first 8 pics (PART 2) of AMAZING readers from last week's Talking Tales 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone for their fantastic performances ❤️ More pics from the event coming soon... 👀
The @elegantliterature.bsky.social November Short Story Competition is open for entries. The theme this month is “Lasting Legacy”. Closes 30th November 2025. 2,000 words max. $10 to enter. Top prize is $3,000 + 10c per word and publication. www.elegantliterature.com?aff=ChrisFie...
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The @elegantliterature.bsky.social November Short Story Competition is open for entries. The theme this month is “Lasting Legacy”. Closes 30th November 2025. 2,000 words max. $10 to enter. Top prize is $3,000 + 10c per word and publication. www.elegantliterature.com?aff=ChrisFie...
RushmoorWriters turn 75 in November. To celebrate, Helen Callaghan, author of "Dear Amy", is speaking at an event on Wednesday 12th Nov at 7.30pm. The meeting is free to attend. If you're interested, please contact JaneSleight at rushmoor.writers@rushmoorwriters.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
RushmoorWriters turn 75 in November. To celebrate, Helen Callaghan, author of "Dear Amy", is speaking at an event on Wednesday 12th Nov at 7.30pm. The meeting is free to attend. If you're interested, please contact JaneSleight at rushmoor.writers@rushmoorwriters.org
Ready for 70s noise in Watchet 🕺
November 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Ready for 70s noise in Watchet 🕺
In ✍️ newsletter #42: a new book to download in the resource area, more writing comps & publishing opportunities, an interview + meeting dates 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/short-story-...
November 1, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In ✍️ newsletter #42: a new book to download in the resource area, more writing comps & publishing opportunities, an interview + meeting dates 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/short-story-...
Happy Hulloween 🎃 I'm pleased to announce that the To Hull And Back Short Story Anthology 2025 has been published today in print and eBook formats 🎉 www.christopherfielden.com/books/to-hul...
October 31, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Happy Hulloween 🎃 I'm pleased to announce that the To Hull And Back Short Story Anthology 2025 has been published today in print and eBook formats 🎉 www.christopherfielden.com/books/to-hul...
A pic of the Talking Tales 39 crew from last night - huge thanks to all the amazing readers, it was a fabulous evening 🎉 More pics of the readers coming soon 👀 The next Talking Tales is being held on 26th Feb 2026, hosted by @markrutterford.bsky.social ❤️ Oh, and Happy Halloween 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A pic of the Talking Tales 39 crew from last night - huge thanks to all the amazing readers, it was a fabulous evening 🎉 More pics of the readers coming soon 👀 The next Talking Tales is being held on 26th Feb 2026, hosted by @markrutterford.bsky.social ❤️ Oh, and Happy Halloween 🎃
A nice jazz hands pic 🤗 and a couple of other group shots of tribe SCW at Talking Tales 8 at the Bath Fringe Festival 2016
October 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A nice jazz hands pic 🤗 and a couple of other group shots of tribe SCW at Talking Tales 8 at the Bath Fringe Festival 2016
London Fog Literary is a new UK-based online #literarymagazine currently accepting subs for their 1st edition. 1,000 words min, 3,000 max. Free to submit. No payment (yet – they hope to pay in the future). Successful subs are published in the magazine. londonfoglit.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
London Fog Literary is a new UK-based online #literarymagazine currently accepting subs for their 1st edition. 1,000 words min, 3,000 max. Free to submit. No payment (yet – they hope to pay in the future). Successful subs are published in the magazine. londonfoglit.com
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Blast from the past! Looking forward to Talking Tales on Thursday. 7pm at The Robin Hood pub, free entry.
I'll probably dress a little spooky for Halloween! 🎃
I'll probably dress a little spooky for Halloween! 🎃
A pic of the current SCWers @melciavucco.bsky.social, @markrutterford.bsky.social and me taken at the third talking tales at LeftBank in Bristol back in 2015. How young we all look 👀 If you come to TT39 on Thursday, you can see how wonderfully we have aged 😊🍷
October 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Blast from the past! Looking forward to Talking Tales on Thursday. 7pm at The Robin Hood pub, free entry.
I'll probably dress a little spooky for Halloween! 🎃
I'll probably dress a little spooky for Halloween! 🎃
A pic of the current SCWers @melciavucco.bsky.social, @markrutterford.bsky.social and me taken at the third talking tales at LeftBank in Bristol back in 2015. How young we all look 👀 If you come to TT39 on Thursday, you can see how wonderfully we have aged 😊🍷
October 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A pic of the current SCWers @melciavucco.bsky.social, @markrutterford.bsky.social and me taken at the third talking tales at LeftBank in Bristol back in 2015. How young we all look 👀 If you come to TT39 on Thursday, you can see how wonderfully we have aged 😊🍷
The Classical Association Verse & Voice Competition closes 27th Feb 2026. 3 categories: junior (11 & under) senior (12-18) open (19+). 1,000 words max for verse (poetry), 8 mins for spoken word. Free entry. Cash prizes. Winners published online / via podcast. classicalassociation.org/verse-and-vo...
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The Classical Association Verse & Voice Competition closes 27th Feb 2026. 3 categories: junior (11 & under) senior (12-18) open (19+). 1,000 words max for verse (poetry), 8 mins for spoken word. Free entry. Cash prizes. Winners published online / via podcast. classicalassociation.org/verse-and-vo...
In ✍️ newsletter #41: a new spooky writing prompt 🎃 lots of new writing comps & publishing opportunities + a December meeting date change 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/short-story-...
October 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
In ✍️ newsletter #41: a new spooky writing prompt 🎃 lots of new writing comps & publishing opportunities + a December meeting date change 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/short-story-...
Last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Tom Ens, the founder of FanStory, a US-based online writing community established in 2000 that offer writing feedback, writing competitions and much more ✍️ You can see the short interview on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTMl...
October 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Last week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Tom Ens, the founder of FanStory, a US-based online writing community established in 2000 that offer writing feedback, writing competitions and much more ✍️ You can see the short interview on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTMl...
The Marlowe & Christie Novel Prize is open for entries until 5th January 2026. Submit the opening 3,000 words of your novel. £24 entry fee (early-bird fee of £19 available until 5th November). £1,200 top prize. Winners receive feedback from agents, editors and authors. www.marloweandchristie.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The Marlowe & Christie Novel Prize is open for entries until 5th January 2026. Submit the opening 3,000 words of your novel. £24 entry fee (early-bird fee of £19 available until 5th November). £1,200 top prize. Winners receive feedback from agents, editors and authors. www.marloweandchristie.com
A pic of the SCW members taken at the first ever Talking Tales way back in April 2015 ❤ The 39th TT is taking place next week – still going strong, 10 years on 💪
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A pic of the SCW members taken at the first ever Talking Tales way back in April 2015 ❤ The 39th TT is taking place next week – still going strong, 10 years on 💪
Story Unlikely’s #shortstorycontest is open until 14th Jan 2026. 7,000 words max, 10,000 for members. Free to enter. $3,000 first place. Winners published in the monthly issue, and all will be illustrated by real, professional, human artists. www.storyunlikely.com#contest
October 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Story Unlikely’s #shortstorycontest is open until 14th Jan 2026. 7,000 words max, 10,000 for members. Free to enter. $3,000 first place. Winners published in the monthly issue, and all will be illustrated by real, professional, human artists. www.storyunlikely.com#contest
My October ✍️ newsletter contains details of 9 new writing competitions & other publishing opportunities, a micro fiction workshop, publisher interview, charity dictionary, To Hull And Back update and lots of other lovely writing news 🎉 mailchi.mp/christopherf...
October 18, 2025 at 9:07 AM
My October ✍️ newsletter contains details of 9 new writing competitions & other publishing opportunities, a micro fiction workshop, publisher interview, charity dictionary, To Hull And Back update and lots of other lovely writing news 🎉 mailchi.mp/christopherf...
In ✍️ newsletter #40: an interview with Tom Ens founder of FanStory, November & December meeting dates + lots of new writing comps & publishing opportunities 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/short-story-...
October 18, 2025 at 8:44 AM
In ✍️ newsletter #40: an interview with Tom Ens founder of FanStory, November & December meeting dates + lots of new writing comps & publishing opportunities 🎉 If you're interested in subscribing please visit: www.christopherfielden.com/short-story-...
The 2025/26 Never Such Innocence writing competition is open until 27th Feb 2026. For young writers aged 9 to 18. Theme: “In Someone Else’s Shoes”. They accept poetry, art and songs. Free to enter. Winners are published in a digital booklet. www.neversuchinnocence.com/2025-26-comp...
October 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The 2025/26 Never Such Innocence writing competition is open until 27th Feb 2026. For young writers aged 9 to 18. Theme: “In Someone Else’s Shoes”. They accept poetry, art and songs. Free to enter. Winners are published in a digital booklet. www.neversuchinnocence.com/2025-26-comp...
On Sat 29th Nov, Allen Ashley and I are running a workshop titled "Micro Fiction is the New Rock ‘n’ Roll" ✍️ Limited places available 👀 Learn about #microfiction, focusing on lengths of 6, 10, 25 and 100 words. Tell it slant? Nah, tell it short! buy.stripe.com/fZu4gA95C0gv...
October 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
On Sat 29th Nov, Allen Ashley and I are running a workshop titled "Micro Fiction is the New Rock ‘n’ Roll" ✍️ Limited places available 👀 Learn about #microfiction, focusing on lengths of 6, 10, 25 and 100 words. Tell it slant? Nah, tell it short! buy.stripe.com/fZu4gA95C0gv...