Scratch A4 - Summer '24
Submissions open from 1 April to 25 May...
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Scratch A4 is a biannual short story event held in London. Enter your < 1000 word story for the Summer '24 event on Saturday 6 July.
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The Judges are:
Francesca Reece - the author of Glass Houses (2024), Voyeur (2021), and the 2019 recipient of the Desperate Literature Prize.
Laurie Robertson - literary agent with Peters Fraser and Dunlop.
Tom Conaghan - publisher of Scratch Books.
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Scratch A4 Summer '24 will be held upstairs at the Blue Posts pub, Berwick Street,
London, W1F OQA (not the other Blue Posts pub).
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If your story is chosen in the shortlist of six, you will need to be able to get to Soho on 6 July for a night of wonderment and good cheer.
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Looking for inspiration? Read the six shortlisted pieces from our two 2023 events...
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The Winter 2023 event​ features pieces from...
Dan Draper
Liz Churchill
Laura Martens
Jon Stapley
Ellie Redpath
Lucy Townsend
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The Summer 2023 event features work from...
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