The theme is ‘Intrusion’. Lots of writers worked hard in their garrets, beds, kitchens and sheds and now eight of them  have been chosen for our May events. Telltales will be at the historic Arts Club, Westcott Quay, St Ives at 3.30pm Saturday 16th May (as part of the St Ives Literary Festival) and back at […]

In May, Telltales will be at the St Ives Literature Festival as well as at our regular venue in Falmouth. The suggested theme for writers for both these events is ‘Intrusion’. As always, this can be interpreted in any way and as loosely as you wish. But all writing we receive will be considered. Good […]

The atmosphere at Telltales was warm, jovial and up-beat on 24 March, despite plenty of opportunity for dwelling on dark subject matter, with the theme of ‘Threshold’. Tony Foster opened the evening with a tale of dashed hopes and averted disaster. Sarah Clare, one of 3 writers new to Telltales, introduced a welcome subversive  note with […]

    Time to come in from the cold? – or take a step out into the unknown! Why not submit to read at Telltales in March? We are always on the look-out for new, talented writers in any genre. In March the theme is Threshold.  Do with it what you will.  We are looking […]

ONLY A FEW DAYS UNTIL THE NEXT TELLTALES EVENING. It has:hellhounds,a displaced mermaid,ghost songs,memories of birth,losing your ay when you become an object,the price of putting others first,and much more. The writers,a mix of new and seasoned authors,all with new work to show are; Mac Dunlop, Casey Bottono, Fiona Eggleston, Aaron Kent, Mary Oliver, Angela […]

The theme for the next Telltales on Tuesday 25 November is “Distractions”. Which can be: life-changing, such as marriage, or train-spotting, or minor, such as hobbies which fritter, or fatal distractions, such as love tuned too fine in sweetness, or whatever distracts your characters or engages with Distractions in your prose or poetry. Some submissions are […]

Congratulations to all the writers who read on Tuesday 25 March!  There was not a free seat in the house at Dolly’s Wine Bar and by the end of the evening our minds and emotions had been stretched in every possible direction. In poetry we had Rob Barratt, Aaron Kent and Sarah Valmai Jones.  In poised […]

Telltales is all set and ready to go on Tuesday.  We have a fantastic line-up in store for you at Dolly’s this month. The theme ‘Unhinged’ attracted a wide range of interpretations and you can expect a little darkness, a little laughter and a wholesome amount of talent. Come along for the chance to hear […]

We are all set for the next Telltales. Location:  the inimitable Dolly’s.  Date: Tuesday 25th March. Time: 7.00 pm.  Let the wordplay commence! Submissions are open and we eagerly await your words.  We welcome writing in any form: poetry, non-fiction, short stories, memoirs, you name it.  What we are looking for is original, inspired work, writing that […]

Telltales returns to its traditional slot on Tuesday 26th November. This is following the Telltales special event on 9th October to celebrate the author Andy Mulligan. Andy talked fluidly and eloquently about his book ‘Trash’, telling the story of three dumpsite boys who make their living by scavenging and sorting through piles of rubbish. The […]