Congratulations to the winner of the 2025 Prescot Festival Short Story Competition. It really was a beautiful watch, Kate mused as she turned over the shining metal links in her hands. It felt weighty and substantial, not too flashy or trendy; “a...
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Do you love to tell a good story? Are you imaginative? Do you have the urge to put pen to paper? If so, write a short story of up to 1,000 words on a theme of ‘Coming of Age!’ to celebrate the Festival’s 21st anniversary. We are thinking about a...
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Congratulations to Philip Ferguson for his winning entry to the 2024 Prescot Festival Short Story Competition. Read it below: In Safe HandsBy Philip Ferguson Frank smiled at me as he turned away from the open grave; he dimmed the liquid sparkle...
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With the 20th Prescot Festival fast approaching (21-30 June), organisers are eager to get even more local talent involved in the town’s annual celebration of arts and music. Sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses of all experience levels are invited...
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Do you love to tell a good story? Are you imaginative? Do you have the urge to put pen to paper? If so, write a short story of up to 1,000 words on a theme of ‘What a Score!’ to celebrate the Festival’s 20th anniversary. ‘Score’ can represent a...
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Entrants in the 2023 Prescot Festival Short Story Competition were asked to pen up to 1,000 words inspired by the following quote, from Arthur O’Shaughnessy’s celebrated poem ‘Ode,’ which turns 150 this year: We are the...
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