"The idea for the forum emerged out of a local writers workshop in San Jose, CA where members routinely read their work aloud. We noticed that although the South Bay has a wealth of poetry reading events, there was not a regular spoken word venue for fiction. If up to now, you’ve only written and published, but never read in public, we encourage you to join us. This platform allows the writers to get an immediate response to their work. Join us and expose your fiction!"Each forum presents a diverse lineup of writers, reading 500 word (or shorter) fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. In 2016, FFF partnered with the Los Gatos, CA Listowel Writers Festival for a "Lit Crawl" held at a series of coffee shops and bars.
The site of the forum is the WORKS Gallery in San Jose. Founded in 1977, the space is a non-profit art and performance venue with a regularly rotating series of exhibits. WORKS' mission statement reads as follows:
"Works/San José believes that thriving communities support artistic experimentation. Therefore, we serve as the South Bay community’s creative laboratory where people can experiment, exhibit and engage with art and with each other. We achieve our mission by providing an accessible, supportive and welcoming art center."Readers interested in learning more about FFF can visit their website at flashfictionforum [dot] com.
