If you live in and around the Faringdon area and love to write, let your creativity be unleashed and take part in this year’s Faringdon Writers Short Story competition. This year’s theme is ‘The Bell’ which can be interpreted in any way you wish, and you will need to get your entries in by 5 October 2025.
There are three age groups: Children (age 5-11) maximum 500 words, Youth (age 12-17) maximum 1,000 words and Adult (18+) maximum 1500 words. Entry is free so please have a go and send in your stories. You can get further information, along with the rules from faringdonwriters@gmail.com. Please use this email to send in your stories or you can deliver them by hand to Faringdon Library.
Each winner will have their story published in the next Voices from Faringdon Anthology with a display in Faringdon Library during December. Winners and runners-up of each age group will be announced at the Faringdon Writers Book Fair on Saturday 22nd November in the Corn Exchange, Faringdon.
The ever-popular Faringdon Writers Annual Book Fair returns to the town on Saturday 22 November. Held in the Corn Exchange in Gloucester Street, Faringdon, from 10am to 3pm. If you love books and reading this is an event you need to get to.
If previous years are anything to go by this event will be packed full of traditional and self-published local poets and authors of fiction and non-fiction giving them a chance to showcase and share their amazing talent and work with you.
Books for all ages will be available - there will be something to enjoy for the whole family. So, pop a note on your calendar and come along to meet the writers - who would love to see you. It might just be the perfect place to pick up that original Christmas gift for a friend, loved one, or maybe even yourself.
The results of the Faringdon Writers Short Story Competition 2025 will be announced at 2pm. So come along, hear the winners and applaud everyone’s efforts. Free admission! Refreshments available.
If you like to write and want to write, then why not join the members of the Faringdon Writers group.
This group has been running since 2014 as a means of providing space and time for the people of Faringdon and the surrounding area, who love to write, and wish to share that passion with other like-minded people. Members get the chance to chat and share their work with constructive feedback and friendly support. There are also mini-workshops on aspects of writing and even visiting speakers who come along to help with issues such as genre focus, editing, publishing, and marketing.
Members are a friendly and diverse bunch. Some are published authors of a range of texts including poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, whilst others are fairly new to writing and come along to learn more and share skills and expertise. To give some kind of purpose to and an outlet for pieces written, an annual anthology is published by the group entitled Voices from Faringdon and Anthology Volume 10 is now available to purchase from Faringdon Tourist Information Office (£6.50) or from Amazon.
The group meets on the third Tuesday of every month from 7-9pm in the Faringdon Business Centre in Volunteer Way, which has accessible parking. Meetings are free and there is even a cup of tea or coffee thrown in.
If you are interested in joining the group or any of the above there is a dedicated Facebook page – Faringdon Writers or please contact Val Hughes at faringdonwriters@gmail.com to find out more.
