Leith versus The World - STORY SLAM!

You’ve heard of a poetry slam... well here’s something similar. In Scotland’s Year of the Story, we will present six writers with tiny stories, from six words to a hundred, all competing for a tiny prize.

This will be a fun evening with a variety of styles of storytelling, crammed into a fabulous new bookshop.

There will be other readings, books for sale, entertainment, refreshments and, probably, adjournment to a local hostelry.

Argonaut Books, on Leith Walk, is fully accessible, and we will also be livestreaming on zoom. All proceeds go towards the Leith Festival, and to help running our monthly Literary Salon.

If you would like to compete in the story slam, please get in touch by the 31st of May. You’ll need to write three tiny stories – a drabble, a sestude, and a six-word micro-story, based on a prompt – and be willing to perform and compete for little more than the glory of the Story Slam Champion title!

Please state which tickets you require as in-person numbers are limited. We will send a zoom invitation to all attendees anyway.

Zoom attendees will be invited to show their reaction in the chat!

All of our Salon Events are free, but we would be happy if you could contribute, either by buying our lovely book, buying us a coffee, or coming along and popping some coins in the jar - and supporting Argonaut by buying our lovely book from this lovely shop!

Our May Salon is on the 31st of May, and you can book for this event here.

Host or Publisher Edinburgh Literary Salon