As you probably know, Transmission #12 is out on Monday (with sneak peeks available here), but in the run-up to the release we would like to share information about the North West Publishers’ Showcase this coming Wednesday 15th October.
We will be showing off the new issue with a market stall at The Bluecoat in [...]
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Transmission at the Bluecoat, Liverpool
October 12, 2008 – 4:07 pm
Hot and fresh out the kitchen
October 6, 2008 – 10:51 am
Transmission #12 is almost with us, but to keep you going until October 13th 2008, here is a small sneak preview:
Michael Symmons Roberts on being a poet and novelist:
Some writers thrive on purity of concentration, but I work best when I’ve got a number of things on the go, so I can play them off [...]
The Manchester Review
September 30, 2008 – 5:37 pm
There is an exciting new online journal happening over at Manchester University’s Centre for New Writing. The Manchester Review is edited by John McAuliffe and Ian McGuire (both previous Transmission contributors). It’s first issue features a mix of writing from the well known (John Banville & M.J. Hyland among others), the up-and-coming (an extract from [...]
No Point in Not Being Friends #3
September 22, 2008 – 9:53 am
It is with great regret that I missed the last one of these (and forgot to post it here), but No Point in Not Being Friends… the Manchester reading night organised by Chris Killen and Sally Cook is this Tuesday, 23rd September. Chris and Sally have worked hard to create a great night, which is [...]
David Foster Wallace: 1962 - 2008
September 15, 2008 – 9:44 am
That my anguish and sadness is so great after hearing of the death of David Foster Wallace should indicate the effect his writing has on a reader. His books become obsession; one story of his reveals more innovation and intelligence than the last five years’ worth (maybe even ten years’ worth) of Booker winners and [...]