Tue 19 Aug
|BookBar Islington
BookBar Presents... 22 Fictions: An Evening of Readings and Stories
Join us for an evening celebrating the short story form, with readings from acclaimed writers.
Time & Location
19 Aug 2025, 19:00 – 20:30
BookBar Islington, 166 Blackstock Rd, London N5 1HA, UK
About the event
Published to celebrate the art of the short story, and Madrid’s Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize and London’s Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize, 22 Fictions is a curated selection of the best short stories written in English by up-and-coming writers. Join us at BookBar Islington on 19th August to hear from a selection of the anthology's accomplished writers, and discuss the art of the short story.
Hear BookBar's own Francesca Reece, author of Glass Houses and Voyeur; Danielle Giles, author of Mere; and Melody Razak, author of Moth, read from their acclaimed short stories, as well as from the collection's editor Kate Ellis.
The bar will open from 6:30pm with discussion and readings from 7pm.
About 22 Fictions
A curated selection drawn from the first five years of two indie bookseller-run projects—Madrid’s Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize and London’s Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize—these 22 Fictions feature Purim celebrations, multiple Stuart Halls,…