October 20th, 2019 |
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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 […]
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August 20th, 2019 |
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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 […]
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July 31st, 2019 |
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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. […]
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June 13th, 2019 |
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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 […]
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June 2nd, 2019 |
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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 […]
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May 26th, 2019 |
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Our next Telltales event is on Tuesday 28 May at Dolly’s, Falmouth. May’s theme is In the Flow to coincide with the Fal River Festival taking place during this week. We have eight wonderful writers who will read their poetry, prose, short stories and extracts from longer works, to delight, entertain and enthrall you. Please […]
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April 22nd, 2019 |
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After the success of our March Telltales event, Form Follows Function, at Falmouth Art Gallery we are now thinking ahead to our next event on Tuesday 28 May at Dolly’s, Falmouth. May’s theme is In the Flow to coincide with the Fal River Festival. We’re thinking of flow as in a flow of ideas, a […]
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February 13th, 2019 |
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Thank you to all of our audience who ventured out on a dark chilly January evening to Dolly’s. And thank you again to all our nine readers whose writing revealed such wonderful interpretations of our theme Darkness and Light. We’re now thinking ahead to the next Telltales event on 26 March. The theme for our […]
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January 27th, 2019 |
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We’re looking forward to our first Telltales event of 2019, with nine great readers and their poetry, prose and short stories on the theme of Darkness and Light. Telltales takes place on Tuesday 29 January at Dolly’s in Falmouth, at 7pm. Readings start at 7:30pm sharp. See you there!
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January 1st, 2019 |
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Happy New Year from all of the Telltales team! Our first event of 2019 will be on Tuesday 29 January at Dolly’s in Falmouth. The theme for the night will be Darkness and Light and we invite you to submit your work – in poetry, prose, short story, or an extract from a longer work […]
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