Our theme for Telltales in May is Where the Line Breaks.

For this theme we would be delighted to receive your submissions on this topic, in any way. Here are some ideas to get you thinking…

• Writing which uses pauses, unusual rhythm or non-verbal language?
• A story about communication which has gone awry through being interrupted or cut off?
• Discussion of a policy or policies with which you agree or disagree?
• An event in wartime and/or on a border?
• The end of a family line? Or a beginning of a new one?
• How might we endeavour to perform ‘concrete’ poetry or other ‘concrete’ writing, which has a distinctive visual layout on the page?
• An unexpected find between sand and sea, on the tide line?
• An ekphrastic piece of writing, with your response to a particular painting or sculpture?

How might you respond to our theme?

The “Where the Line Breaks” theme is inspired by the title of an exhibition which took place recently at the Tremenheere Gallery at Gulval, near Penzance, organised by the Newlyn Society of Artists (NSA). The title was devised by the poet Katrina Naomi.

We’re keen to see your creative input, whether in poetry, prose, short story or an excerpt from a longer work. Please think in terms of a maximum of 10 minutes of reading or around 1500 words.

Please submit by Saturday 18 May to info@telltales.org.uk

Telltales takes place on Tuesday 21 May, 6pm at Falmouth Princess Pavilion in the Garden Room.

Thank you!

And here are the dates for future Telltales events in 2024 at Princess Pavilion: Tuesday 30 July, Tuesday 24 September, Tuesday 26 November