The Annual Frome Literary Festival
Frome is a town of enormous charm, with its steep, winding streets, its wealth of beautiful old buildings and its friendly, relaxed atmosphere. It has more listed buildings than any other town in Somerset and remains the biggest of the five Mendip towns. Frome is renowned for its thriving Arts community and boasts a high number of resident authors, poets and performance artists.
Older than Bath (13 miles north), its history dates from AD685, when St Adhelm founded a mission on the River Frome. The town has largely escaped extensive redevelopment, and is an ideal touring base for the many attractions of the area
Tickets for all Frome Library events are available from:
Frome Library, Justice Lane, Frome. Telephone 01373 462215
Tickets for other events are available from The Festival Office:
Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, Frome BA11 1BE.
Tel 01373 455420
Words@FromeFestival runs as part of the Annual Frome Festival.
The information on this website supplements the Frome Festival Brochure where you will find full details of booking conditions and further information about the festival. General enquiries and details of disability access are available from the Frome Festival Office:
Hotline 01373 453889
2007 Short Story Competition
Winners of the main competition were chosen by author Gerard Woodward whose latest book ‘A Curious Earth’ was published this Spring. The winners, who received £300, £100 and £50 respectively were:
1st Prize – The Power of Purple by Joanne Ford, Solihull
2nd Prize – Marcel’s Last Wave by Vee Swindburne, Leighton Buzzard
3rd Prize – Anosmia – The Pros and Cons by Rosemarie Rose, Torfaen, S. Wales
Commended - The Leaving Card by Kari Royden, Seoul, Korea
Thursday Cinderella by Sheila Corbishley, Newcastle Upon Tyne
First Kiss by Rachel Ward, Bath
The Local Winners were chosen by author Debby Holt whose second book ‘Annie May’s Black Book’ was published earlier this year. In this category the competition has a Frome winner for the first time:
1st Prize – Issy Remembers by Geraldine Munns, Frome
2nd Prize – Allow Me to Arise You by Kerry Hood, Bristol
Joint 3rd – From a Great Height by Stella Goorney, Bath
Trisha’s Dream City-Break by Magnus Nelson, Bath
4th Prize – The Dog on the Mantelpiece by Ruth Mallon, Frome
Highly Commended - One Summer by Veronica Birch, Frome
First Kiss by Rachel Ward, Bath
On Nights by Jason Jackson, Bristol
‘We were again delighted with the volume and quality of the entries we received this year,’ said organiser and writer Alison Clink. ‘It’s always nerve wracking as we approach the deadline – the vast majority of entries are submitted in the last few days. Then it’s all hands to the pump to complete the judging in time for The Festival! Our thanks and appreciation go to Gerard and Debby for their support and involvement in this year’s competition.’
Editor’s Note: For more information please contact Alison Clink – clinkelmstreet@aol.com, (01373) 463131