Enter our micro-flash fiction writing competition – a story in just 39 words inspired by John Buchan’s The Thirty Nine Steps

Hand-in-hand immediately brings to mind an image of two people, young or old walking together side-by-side. We’ve borrowed the title from a story written by Australian Annette Lyons, one of 27 poems and stories, long listed in our annual Write about Walking writing competition, that this year had the theme of “Walking together”. Intriguingly, Annette

Penny Walker and Julian Bishop came through as the winners of the Urban Tree Festival’s writing competition that attracted more than 160 entries, sharing “Secrets of the Trees”. They joined the other 10 shortlisted authors at the finale WRITE ABOUT TREES showcase that was compered by eco-poet and critic, Dave Borthwick. Penny’s story “4Ever” was

We are delighted to announce the shortlist of writing pieces in our inaugural writing competition on the theme of “Walking and Listening”.