I am sorry to say that the first (and second) rule of Fight Club was well and truly broken last night. I spoke to Chuck Palahniuk about everything from Fight Club, to publishing short stories and his fantastic new novel Rant. Chuck also touched on subjects as varied as creepy removal men and Marlene Dietrich [...]
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The Booker for Short Stories?
April 2, 2007 – 2:19 pm
The future is looking bright for the much-ignored genre of short fiction. Not only has there been the National Short Story Prize, but now there is The Edge Hill Prize for the Short Story. The prize is open for collections by a single author, and has had entries from big publishers as well as from [...]
David Gaffney Reading in Chelsea
March 8, 2007 – 1:35 pm
Transmission contributor David Gaffney will be reading at the Chelsea Arts Centre in London on Monday 12th March. He’ll be reading from his new collection of short stories, Sawn-off Tales.
For more information about the reading, and to book tickets, click here.
John Banville Confirmed for Transmission #08
March 6, 2007 – 10:47 am
We are delighted to announce that an interview with Irish novelist John Banville will appear in our forthcoming issue, due out on the 25th May 2007. John won the Booker Prize in 2005 for his novel The Sea. We caught up with the outspoken author on his recent trip to Manchester.
Electricity Paperback
March 6, 2007 – 9:41 am
Transmission contributor Ray Robinson’s debut novel Electricity is released in paperback this week published by Picador.
Ray documented his experiences getting this work published in a special article for Transmission Issue#05 giving a valuable insight into a first-time novelist in the publishing industry.