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SWF25 is gone but not forgotten. The energy you brought was like nothing we’ve ever experienced. Thank you for bringing it. Since then we’ve listened to your survey feedback and have started shaping SWF25. We’ve found the new Festival Color: Mustard Yellow. And have decided the dates: August 29-31.
We hope to see you in 2026 for the 9th annual SWF!
Winning submission: Micro Fiction Contest
“Facing News,” by Alice Pohle
The dug-out canoe is too far out to ascertain its allegiance; barely inside the bay. Yet she keeps her pupils pinned to it. The icy wind draws water into her eyes. The boat could glide right into them.
Batchnr. 368 is not crying. Someone – who doesn’t have a cubicle directly in the draft, that is – has set the aircon to 16 degrees again. Reception chirps: New Management has arrived. 0,1,2, the metal box rises.
Stand. Weariness softens her thighs. Everything she has is built on loose pebbles.
The boat lands. The elevator dings. Bring it on.
Intensive Materials
Intensive #1: Getting started or finishing that novel with Mike Gayle
Intensive #2: How to get published with the Writers’ and Artists’ Yearbook
Breakout Materials
Tiffany Yates Martin’s material can be found here:
Miriam Mulcahy’s material can be found here:
From personal to universal: Creating memoir and narrative non-fiction
Housebuilding: Getting your foundations right so your book will stand tall
Sophie Austin’s material can be found here:
So many fine memories. Thank you for making them with us…
