For Telltales on 31 March we’re looking for work that includes colour from any shade of the spectrum, on its own or in combination with other colours, in any aspect of life, real or imaginary… Submissions are open until Thursday 26 March for poetry, prose, short stories and excerpts from longer works. Please think in […]

Thank you to Penny and Lally Macbeth – our guest curators – and to all our readers, for such a wonderful event in January. For Telltales on 31 March we’re looking for work that includes colour from any shade of the spectrum, on its own or in combination with other colours, in any aspect of […]

On Tuesday 28th January we have 10 readers on the theme of Duality at Telltales. Please join us from 7pm at Dolly’s in Falmouth in your best black & white ensemble for two sides to the story! Our readers will be: Champy Bennet & Hector Nit – Chain Poem Brett Jackson – Short Story Alexandra […]

Celebrating Janus, the two-faced god of January, Telltales invites your submissions on all aspects of ‘Duality’. Send us your thoughts on the ups and downs, ins and outs, divisions and reconciliations of everyday life. It can be as black and white, as light or as dark as you choose but whatever it is, it should […]

Our next Telltales event in November is on the theme of Rebellion. We have 12 wonderful readers, each with their own take on Rebellion in many forms: poetry, prose, short stories and excerpts from longer works. November’s Telltales takes place on Tuesday 26 November at Dolly’s in Falmouth, from 7pm, with readings beginning at 7:30pm […]

Would you like to read at Telltales on 26 November? Our next Telltales event in November is on the theme of Rebellion. We’re thinking dissent in any of its many forms: Stories of rebellions and uprisings in history, disobedience in your childhood, minor acts of rebellion in your daily life, saying “no” when others might […]

The theme for the next Telltales on Tuesday 24 September is Four Seasons. We will be at Dolly’s in Falmouth, arriving at 7pm for a 7:30pm start. Please interpret the theme as freely as you wish. You might like to consider, for example, changes from warm to cool, light to dark, meandering moods, a favourite […]

Telltales was a feast for your ears and eyes in July. The theme ‘Textiles’ generated contributions from writers and artists. This was reflected in the programme woven together by ten readers, sharing poetry, short stories, biographies and tributes. It was a night of ‘firsts’ with collaborations, a quartet of readers, a presentation and textile exhibitions. […]

The theme for Tuesday 23 July at Falmouth Library is ‘Textiles’. The curator for this event, Sarah Perry, chose this theme after reading Kassia St Clair’s wonderful book, The Golden Thread. How fabric changed history. In it she explains that the word ‘text’ and ‘textile’ share the same common ancestor, the Latin ‘texere’ which means […]

Our next Telltales event is part of Penzance LitFest and we’re inviting submissions on the festival’s theme of Borderlines Be as inventive and interpretative as you know how. Think in terms of 10 minutes’ worth of reading (around 1600 words). It could be a new piece of poetry or prose, a short story, cross-genre or […]