COMPETITION – THE UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THIS FEBRUARY, AND YOU CAN WIN ONE OF TWO ONLINE PASSES!

The UK Ghost Story Festival returns for the fifth time in 2025, with its biggest ever offer yet!

The 14^th-16^th February sees the online UK Ghost Story Festival weekend take place, featuring headline slots with Essie Fox, Sara Gran, T Kingfisher, AG Slatter, Ashley Thorpe and many more. With three days of workshops, talks and interviews, this is perfect for anyone looking for a spooky weekend they can access from anywhere.

The in-person event comes to Derby’s Museum of Making over the weekend of the 21^st-23^rd February, where we’ll be joined by Rosie Andrews, Evelyn Hollow, Mark Norman, Edward Parnell, Susan Stokes-Chapman and many more for an exciting feast of frightful activities!

On top of that you can access author one-to-one and feedback, as well as grabbing a copy of our first ever UK Ghost Story Festival anthology, Spirit Seasons! And you can check out everything on offer at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ukghoststoryfestival

And we’re teaming up with the fantastic Ginger Nuts of Horror to give you the chance to win one of  two full event passes, worth £50 each, to come join us from the comfort of your own home for a packed weekend with THE UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL online! This will give you access to all our virtual sessions from the 14^th-16^th February, and all you need to do is answer the following question…

Question

Author and parapsychologist Evelyn Hollow is associated with which acclaimed TV show?
A) Uncanny
B) Unfunny
C) Unsunny

Send you answers to alexdavisevents@hotmail.co.uk by 05 February 2025 for your chance to win!

Here are some of the many fabulous events that you can attend

Matthew Cheeseman – Flash Dracula

 Museum of Making, Derby, DE1 3AF

 Friday 21st February 2025

Friday 21st February, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Studio 1
Matthew Cheeseman – Flash Dracula
Tickets £7.50

Practice your flash fiction skills by working up very short pieces that draw on the connection Dracula has to Derby. The session is led by Matthew Cheeseman, who is a Professor of Writing and Folklore at the University of Derby. Attendees of the workshop will have a publication opportunity as part of the annual Derby Dracula celebrations in May.

Willow Winsham – To Their Terror & Afrightment: Spectral Evidence & the Witch Trials

 Museum of Making, Derby, DE1 3AF

 Friday 21st February 2025

Friday 21st February, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Italian Mill
Willow Winsham – Talk
‘To Their Terror and Afrightment’: Spectral Evidence and the Witch Trials
Tickets £6.50

Belief in, and fear of witches was endemic across Europe and areas of America from the 15th century until well into the 18th and beyond. During this time, the idea that a witch could send their spirit or spectre to harm the innocent took firm hold, with countless victims relating how they had been attacked and abused by an invisible tormentor.

The idea of spectral evidence was one of the most hotly contested and debated questions of the period of the witch trials: Could a witch really send their spirit to cause harm or was it the Devil taking the witch’s form? Could the Devil impersonate an innocent person, or only the guilty? And, crucially, was such evidence alone enough to put a person to death?

Angeline Trevena – Writing Haunted House Stories

 Museum of Making, Derby, DE1 3AF

 Friday 21st February 2025

Friday 21st February, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Studio 2
Angeline Trevena – Writing Haunted House Stories
Tickets £7.50

Step inside the haunted house, where the deepest fears reside. This workshop will explore the haunted house as the ultimate invasion—of sanctuary, family, and even the soul. Learn how to craft tension, atmosphere, and emotional stakes to make your tale truly unforgettable.

Charlotte Bond – Forgotten Objects and Suggested Spaces

 Museum of Making, Derby, DE1 3AF

 Friday 21st February 2025

Friday 21st February, 3:30pm-4:30pm
Studio 1
Charlotte Bond – Forgotten objects and suggested spaces 
Tickets £7.50

Come along for this workshop where picture prompts and writing advice will help you craft microfiction or a short story based around objects, people, settings, and seasons.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Entrants will receive an email reply to acknowledge their entry. Only winning entries will receive a further email. Email addresses will not be retained or added to any mailing lists. Two winning entrants will receive one full event pass to the UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL online event from 14^th-16^th February. Competition closes on ????? with winners drawn and contacted the following day.