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The Long and the Short of It – Ghost Story Shorts vs Novels

Sat 27 Feb 2027

Standard £6.50
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Part of UK Ghost Story Festival 2027

Many of the great early ghost stories found their place in the short form, with publication in collections, anthologies and magazines being how many spooky tales found a readership. But in recent years, as readers and publishers have moved move towards the novel, the ghost story has had to adapt yo larger plotlines and bigger word counts. Our panel will be exploring how the two differ from one another for both writers and readers.

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Sat 27 Feb