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The ninth in-person literary festival entirely dedicated to flash fiction sponsored by Ad Hoc Fiction and Bath Flash Fiction Award will take place Friday 9th to Sunday 11th July, 2027 at Trinity College, Bristol Trinity College, Stoke Bishop, Bristol UK. The College is in a beautiful part of Bristol, a short journey from the city centre and we love holding the festival there. It is open to all, experienced writers of short fiction and those new to the form.

Trinity College panorama

Booking for the 2027 in person festival will be open early in 2027.

Booking now open, via Paypal or any card for the three Great Festival Flash Off online days, 11.00 am to 6.30 pm London time on:
Book here for Saturday 24th October, 2026,
Book here for Saturday November 28th 2026,
Book here for Saturday January 9th 2027.

Cost only £35 each or book here for all three (£90)
Video recordings available afterwards

There are three workshops on each day, 2 of 60 mins and one of 90 mins. For anyone who missed the in person festival in July, most of the workshops are repeats of ones offered there and we’ve some new ones. More details here. There are also flash fiction readings, an online festival contest, with prompts by festival director Jude Higgins and judging by Nation Flash Fiction Day co-director and writer, Diane Simmons. Prizes of BFFA entries, books and publication in the flash fiction festival anthology.Plus yoga for writers and break out groups for community chats.

A gallery of photos from this year’s festival is now posted here