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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 festival will be open early in 2027.

Booking shortly 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:
Saturday 24th October, 2026,
Saturday November 28th 2026,
and Saturday January 9th 2027.

Cost only £35 each or £90 for the three. Video recordings available

There are three workshops on each day, 2 of 60 mins and one of 90 mins. Most of the workshops are repeats of ones offered on our in-person festival day. More details of the workshops here. There are also 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