
The Star of the Room: Flash Fiction and Prose Poetry
What it is
Join authors Carrie Etter, Karen Jones, Helen McCrory, and Vik Shirley for a reading of flash fiction and prose poetry and a discussion of these exciting forms of 'sudden prose'.
There will also be an open mic for flash fiction and prose poetry; bring a single work of under 300 words to read and sign up on the night.
Meet the authors
Carrie Etter has published five collections of poetry, a chapbook of flash fiction, and numerous essays, articles, and reviews. Her prose poems have appeared in The Iowa Review, The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem, PN Review, Poetry Review, The Westerley, and many other journals and anthologies internationally.
Questions
When does The Star of the Room: Flash Fiction and Prose Poetry start and end?
The Star of the Room: Flash Fiction and Prose Poetry runs Friday, 13 November 2026, 19:00 until 21:00.
Where is The Star of the Room: Flash Fiction and Prose Poetry?
The Star of the Room: Flash Fiction and Prose Poetry takes place at Typewronger Books, 22 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh.
How much are tickets for The Star of the Room: Flash Fiction and Prose Poetry?
The Star of the Room: Flash Fiction and Prose Poetry is free to enter.
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