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Supporter reception at Hachette UK

22 December 2019 //  by First Story

On 18th November 2019, publishers Hachette UK generously hosted a reception for First Story supporters at their London HQ, Carmelite House.

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#12Stories Campaign

10 December 2019 //  by First Story

Celebrate the power of storytelling while raising some much-needed funds to support creative writing by young people. We’re trying to raise £1,000 this festive season, to help fund our two national competitions.

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Flashers’ Club reluctantly wraps up

2 July 2019 //  by First Story

The quarterly flash fiction fundraiser that’s raised much needed funds for First Story since 2016.

Flashers’ Club reluctantly wraps upRead More

Write-Along Movies at Genesis Cinema turns two

28 June 2019 //  by First Story

Celebrating two years of the monthly fundraiser for writers and film fans at London’s iconic indie cinema.

Write-Along Movies at Genesis Cinema turns twoRead More

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On Letters (Live)

22 March 2019 //  by Jay Bhadricha

A report on Letters Live’s benefit performance for First Story at London’s Union Chapel.

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Robert Webb will present our BBC Radio 4 Appeal

22 November 2018 //  by First Story

The actor and author Robert Webb will be presenting a charity appeal on beahlf of First Story on Radio 4.

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Letters Live at Freemasons' Hall

The winner of our Letters Live Six-Word Story Competition

25 March 2016 //  by First Story

We’re thrilled to announce the winner of the competition we ran in the lobby of the Freemasons’ Hall as a charity partner for Letters Live

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William Fiennes Sitting

A 5 minute interview with William Fiennes

11 March 2016 //  by First Story

Read what our co-founder has to say about his desert island books, his literary guilty pleasure and, of course, First Story.

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First Story is London Book Fair’s Charity of the Year

25 February 2016 //  by First Story

London Book fair descibed us a ‘force for good in the larger publishing ecosystem’.

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RSL and First Story Discussion

A literary discussion hosted by First Story and the RSL

23 January 2014 //  by First Story

Alan Johnson, Stephen Kelman, Kate Fox and Salena Godden ask whether the world of literature is becoming more, or less, closed.

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Thank you Give a Book

20 January 2014 //  by First Story

Give a Book donated over 500 books to our Young Writers’ Festival so that every participant could leave with at least one book.

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Frances Osborne

Literary lunch with Frances Osborne

28 November 2013 //  by First Story

Best-selling author Frances Osborne will be talking about her life, work, and her recent book Park Lane.

Literary lunch with Frances OsborneRead More

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