Do you have a fear of commitment or a very short attention span? Does the prospect of reading a thick novel fill you with trepidation? Are you one of the many who never finished The Luminaries?
Then Flash Fiction might be just the literary genre for you.
Flash Fiction, which can also be described as Short Short Stories, is fiction of extreme brevity. How extreme? A whole narrative might fill only a page or two, or even less. The writing is succinct and suggestive, often leaving the reader to fill in the gaps.
National Flash Fiction Day
A local celebration of National Flash Fiction Day, 'Flash in the Pan' is planned on 22 June, 6pm - 8pm at The Twisted Hop and will include author readings from Owen Marshall, Rachael King, James Norcliffe, Fiona Farrell and others.
The winners of this year's National Flash Fiction Day Awards will also be announced and the 'Norton Flash Fiction International Anthology' will be launched. Attendance is free and the event is open to everyone, readers and writers alike.
For more information on this event visit the National Flash Fiction Day NZ website or Facebook page.
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