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Pindrop Circle

Founded by curator and art advisor Simon Oldfield, with journalist and podcaster Elizabeth Day, Pindrop is an independent organisation celebrating the best of original short fiction.  Our varied programme includes live events, books, a podcast series and the RA & Pindrop Short Story Award.

Our live events programme presents leading authors and actors, who give readings of original stories, hosted in collaboration with our wonderful partners including BAFTA, Soho House, Burberry, Hauser & Wirth and the Royal Academy of Arts. Inevitably, Covid put a stop to our live events programme, but we are slowly re-launching and look forward to welcoming you back soon.

In the meantime, you can pick up a copy of our critically acclaimed book, A Short Affair and enjoy 20 original short stories by bestselling authors and new writers discovered through the Pindrop Short Story Award. Each story is paired with a unique artwork created by artists from the Royal Academy of Arts.  Published by Scriber (Simon & Schuster) in hardback and paperback.   Get your copy here.

You can also listen to the Pindrop podcast here and spend time with master storytellers including Stephen Fry, William Boyd, Lionel Shriver, Gwendoline Christie, Will Self, Russell Tovey and many more, alongside interviews with Pindrop founders Simon Oldfield and Elizabeth Day.

Pin Drop is wonderfully innovative…I really believe in Pin Drop.” – Stephen Fry

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