Go Gothic is an exciting new festival running from 12-19 October in Tavistock, culminating in the Go Gothic market and literary event. It is being hosted by Tavistock Library and supported by Tavistock Heritage Trust as part of ‘Tavistock’s 1st Gothic and Neo-Gothic Celebration of Literature, Art, Architecture, Theatre, Film and Creative Fun’. The Tavistock area has a rich folklore with many hauntingly gothic-style legends such as Lady Howard’s Ghost, the Gubbinesses and the Blessed Grimbald’s Tower, and this new celebration aims to promote writing, film, drama and art activities, with a number of ‘gothic’ competitions in the run-up to the festival. A selection of monologue entries will then be performed at the festival with the help of Tavistock Edge.
So if you have a gothic story to tell, get writing before the closing date on 31 May 2019; cash prizes will be presented during the festival.Further details can be found at www.myfanwycook.comor at Tavistock Library or by contacting aaron.wilkins@librariesunlimited.org.uk or myfanwyc@btinternet.com. Competition categories ‘in the gothic tradition’ comprise:
Monologue: based on ‘real’ or ‘fictional’ charactersPoetry:incorporating folklore and myth
Flash Fiction Story: incorporating folklore and myth
Short Story: incorporating folklore and myth
Short Film: storylineincorporating folklore and myth is much more important than gore, blood and violence