04 April 2019
How To Fail by Elizabeth Day
Congratulations to our co-founder, Elizabeth Day, on the publication of her latest book, Magpie. Join the throng and get your copy here.
01 November 2018
On the road with Pin Drop…
A Short Affair regional tour announced
Thanks to support from Arts Council England, we are taking A Short Affair on a National Tour. During Spring 2019 we will be hosting live events across England in partnership with a number of leading arts venues including Turner Contemporary, Pallant House and The New Art Gallery Walsall (pictured here).
Booking is now open for the first of these events featuring acclaimed author Nikesh Shukla, who will be appearing at The New Art Gallery Walsall to read Didi’s, his outstanding contribution to A Short Affair. Read more about the event and book your free place here.
Since publication, A Short Affair has had an incredible reception being selected as a top summer read by hit podcast The High Low, Red magazine and featured on the Monocle Weekly podcast
The tour will launch in Spring 2019, with full details to be announced soon.
Support from Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants | A Short Affair available here.
30 October 2018
A Short Affair in The Art Newspaper
Louisa Buck writing in The Art Newspaper about Eddie Peake, Pin Drop and A Short Affair.
Read more here.
25 July 2018
Monocle 24 Radio with Robert Bound featuring Simon Oldfield, Ben Okri & Jessy Jetpacks
Robert Bound invited us into their London studio at Monocle 24 Radio to talk about A Short Affair, Pin Drop’s first anthology of original short fiction. Simon Oldfield was joined by Booker Prize-winning author, Ben Okri and artist Jessy Jetpacks to discuss Pin Drop and their contributions to the A Short Affair.
You can listen to it here.
13 September 2017
Portrayal for Burberry
Portrayal for Burberry; featured a series of live performances by Pin Drop Studio with Russell Tovey, Tuppence Middleton, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Ben Okri.
The programme, curated by Simon Oldfield for Burberry, featured literature specially selected in response to the inspirations behind Burberry’s September 2017 collection and the accompanying exhibition, Here We Are.
Award-winning British actor, Russell Tovey, opened the series on Monday 18th September with a series of readings.
Full performance schedule:
+ Russell Tovey: Monday, 18th September
+ Nathan Stewart-Jarrett: Thursday, 21st September
+ Ben Okri: Wednesday 27th September
+ Tuppence Middleton: Saturday 30th September
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Press: featured in Creative Review here.
12 July 2017
The Party by Elizabeth Day featured in British Vogue
This month sees the release of Elizabeth Day’s widely-anticipated fourth novel The Party.
In the latest issue of British Vogue, The Party is the headline book for summertime reads, which Sebastian Faulks describes as, ‘witty, dark and compelling’, and is receiving rave reviews ahead of it’s release.
The Party is published by 4th Estate on 13th July.
24 June 2017
Cherise Saywell announced as Winner of the RA & Pin Drop Short Story Award 2017
Dame Penelope Wilton, announced Cherise Saywell as the winner of the RA & Pin Drop Short Story Award 2017 for her exceptional story, Morelia Spilota. The presentation was followed by a live narration of Morelia Spilota by Dame Penelope Wilton, which will be released as a podcast soon.
‘‘The quality of writing and the ambition of the writers seems to get stronger each year. It was a pleasure and a privilege to judge the prize and to encounter this year’s short-list.’
– Tim Marlow, Artistic Director, Royal Academy of Arts
‘It was a privilege to judge this year’s RA & Pin Drop Short Story Award and select the winning story from such a strong shortlist. Cherise Saywell is a worthy winner for her superb story, ‘Morelia Spilota’, which is written with great confidence and verve. It is a brilliant short story.’
– Simon Oldfield, Founder, Pin Drop
‘Cherise’s story is a superb example of the short form: elegant, lyrical and with a quiet, restrained power. It is written with such surety of tone and pace that reading it, you feel at once you are in the hands of a master storyteller.’
– Elizabeth Day, Founder, Pin Drop
The RA & Pin Drop Short Story Award 2017 is supported by Audible.
19 March 2017
Pin Drop Masterclass at the Dickens Museum with A.L. Kennedy
Join the Pin Drop team on Saturday 23rd September 2017 at the Charles Dickens Museum for a masterclass with award-winning writer, A. L. Kennedy. In the space of one day, you will learn how to find your voice, hone your writing skills and construct a compelling storyline. Find out more here.
20 September 2016
Princess Julia Could Tell You Some Stories – Special Feature in iD Magazine
Matthew Whitehouse interviewed Princess Julia ahead of her special appearance at Pin Drop during London Fashion Week. Read more here.
11 May 2016
Lionel Shriver on her new novel The Mandibles – Pin Drop in the i
09 May 2016
House Highlight: Sir Peter Blake – Pin Drop in Soho House Magazine
The influential artist will read a short story before taking questions from the audience, moderated by Pin Drop founder Simon Oldfield. Blake is perhaps best known for his iconic sleeve design for The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, frequently voted the greatest album cover of all time. Other key works include Self-Portrait with Badges (1961) and The First Real Target (1961). Blake has gone on to influence numerous contemporary artists, and is recognised as a significant figure in the Pop Art movement.
Asked which piece of at he is most proud of, Peter answered, ‘I would say Self-Portrait with Badges (1961) because it won the John Moores Painting Prize in the Junior section, and was a very important picture for me to paint at the time.’
06 November 2014
Salon Society: Highbrow Nights Out – Pin Drop in ES Magazine
We are delighted to be featured in the culture special issue of ES Magazine, in a piece by Alice-Azania Jarvis on the rise of literary salon. Read more here.