Contribute a Secret

ShareSecretBanner Have you performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, written about it, supported a production, help run the organization, or had it change you in an unexpected way?

Are you bringing a show this year and would like some publicity, or do you have something on the web that deserves more traffic?

If so, please submit a short story to us. We are looking for amusing, insightful, or dramatic human interest stories that can entertain or inform the reader.

Please submit something here

Please keep your “secret” short (under 300 words). Feel free to let people know where they can learn more about you and your work, but no shameful plugs please.

You may also want to read this story before submitting something: There is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON to believe the Secrets of the Fringe is sanctioned by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society

Principles

Inclusion. The Edinburgh Fringe is an open access arts festival. That means that if you can find a place to put on a show then you may do so, no matter who you are. Don’t judge performers too harshly. Give weight to effort, pluck, and grit. Self-expression & Participation. The Edinburgh Fringe is about self-expression and it exists because the participants created it, not because the audience asked for it. Find ways of participating other than merely sitting in the audience. Gifting. The Fringe is not about making money but is best seen as an act of gift giving. Performers and producers give their best efforts and audience members give appreciation and financial support. Immediacy. Don’t allow yourself to be entertained away from the moment. Acknowledge the person handing you a flier, managing a venue, or performing on stage. Care about people and they will care back.

If you can keep these four principles in mind during your time in Edinburgh you will have an entirely different experience than if you merely expect to be entertained. If you take to heart what you learn then it will change your life.

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