Please join us at Telltales in Gyllyngdune Gardens, Falmouth Princess Pavilion in the open air for readings of poetry, prose, short stories and extracts from longer works. 6pm to 8pm on Tuesday 27 July 2021. Our theme is “Painting with Words”. We are looking forward to readings from: * Betty Davies * Patricia Minson * […]

For Telltales on 27 July we’re looking forward to your submissions on the theme of “Painting with Words“. We’re thinking of ekphrastic poetry – poems inspired by a painting – or short stories, prose or excerpts from longer works, pieces rich in imagery, painting a picture with words, accounts of dreams, surrealistic scenes, verbal tableaux […]

Come and join us at Gyllyngdune Gardens, Princess Pavilions for Telltales in the open air for readings of poetry, prose, short stories and extracts from longer works. 6pm to 8pm on Tuesday 25 May 2021. We’ll be in the gardens, so please bring something warm to wear, plus a drink and nibbles, if you would […]

Thank you again to everyone who was involved in our virtual Telltales in March. You can hear it below. For Telltales on 25 May we’re looking forward to your submissions on the theme of OUT. We’re running this Telltales as both as a live event – out in the open air at Gyllyngdune Gardens, Princess […]

Telltales – March 2021 – Good Timing with… 1. Lally MacBeth – Poem “Good Timing” 2. Des Hannigan – “Good Timing and Near Death” 3. Frances Evans – Poem and Flash Fiction 4. Ella Walsworth-Bell – “Death is not a Callgirl” 5. Chris Silver – Poems 6. TooLongDead – “Smile” 7. Jude Bristow – Poems […]

Thank you again to everyone who was involved in our virtual Telltales in November. You can hear it below. For Telltales on 30 March 2021 we’re looking forward to your submissions on the theme of Good Timing. We’re thinking of anything relating to time, chance, synchronicity, random events, a day’s work or play, the past, […]

Telltales – 24 November 2020 – A New Day with… Mac Dunlop – The Way It Is, Poetry Alex Woodcock – Bride of Quietness, Prose Deanna Earl – Poetry Ed Martin – Changing Hands, Short story Nina Simone – Feeling Good Ella Walsworth-Bell – One Dark Night, Short story Henry Purbrick – Trumpelstiltskin, Short story […]

Thank you again to everyone who was involved in our virtual Telltales in September. You can hear it below. For Telltales on 24 November we’re looking forward to your submissions on the theme of A New Day. Submissions are open until Saturday 21 November for poetry, prose, short stories and excerpts from longer works. Please […]

Telltales – 29 September 2020 – What on Earth…!!! Part 1 – The Freedom to Play Henry Purbrick – The Date is 4020 and.. (short story) Nicole d’Altena – The Inventor or Words (short story) Rob Barrett – Prose and poetry Sarah Perry – Earthworms (prose) Part 2 – Surprise – the Sting in the […]

The theme for September’s Telltales is “What on Earth…!!!”. This theme encourages you to create something with an element of surprise or shock attached to it. So far Telltales has supported written and spoken word, music and art creations. We’d like our horizons to be broadened even further – perhaps a sound or group recording […]