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# Small Wonder Short Story Festival 2013
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/small-wonder-short-story-festival-2013/
- Published: 2013-08-10T09:58:15.000Z
- Updated: 2013-08-10T09:58:15.000Z
- Description: This year marks the 10th anniversary of Small Wonder: The Short Story Festival, a celebration of the short story, which takes place at Charleston Barn, Lewes between September 25-29. To celebrate this milestone the festival will be: • Announcing The Charleston/Chichester Award for a Life Time’s Exce
- Author: Besi
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**This year marks** the 10th anniversary of *Small Wonder: The Short Story Festival*, a celebration of the short story, which takes place at Charleston Barn, Lewes between September 25-29.

**To celebrate this milestone the festival will be:**

• Announcing The Charleston/Chichester Award for a Life Time’s Excellence in Short Fiction, a major new international literary award in conjunction with University of Chichester.

• Congratulating three Booker long-listed writers: **Jim Crace,** **Jhumpa Lahiri** and **Alison Macleod**.

• Enjoying the love letters between artist **Don Bachardy** and **Christopher Isherwood**.

• Playing literary consequences with **A.S. Byatt** and **Adam Foulds**.

• Entertaining guests with appearances by **DBC Pierre**, **Naomi Alderman** and **Lemn Sissay**.

Discussing different ways of telling stories with **Deborah Levy** and psychoanalyst **Stephen Grosz**.

• Cheering short listed writers and judges for the BBC Short Story Award; the Sunday Times/EFG Short Story Award; the Asham Award; the Frank O’Connor Short Story Award; including **Joanna Trollope**, **Helen Dunmore**, **Sarah Hall**, **David Vann** and **David Constantine.**

• Inviting Katherine Mansfield in the 125th anniversary since her birth.

• Hosting a Soho Literary Salon and a Short Story Slam.

• Rocking and rolling with Bob Stanley from Saint Etienne.

• Experimenting with Fringe events for young and old with the Outsider programme.

**Diana Reich, artistic director, said:**

> *“This is a landmark year for Small Wonder. Over the past decade, the Festival has become a centre of excellence for the short story and is synonymous with the revival of interest in the genre.*  
>  
> *“There is no better way to celebrate this milestone than by launching a new literary prize, together with the University of Chichester, honouring an outstanding record in the publication of remarkable short stories.”*

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