We have decided to go on a literary inter-railing trip this coming summer and, for Transmission #11, we will be looking for short fiction on the theme EUROPE for publication in May 2008.
Europe is steeped in literary greatness, from Kafka to Flaubert, Dante to Mann, Nabokov to Hamsun. We want the magazine to reflect this, [...]
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Transmission Opts for the Full Continental
November 13, 2007 – 9:07 am
Get your skates on! Issue#10 Submissions Deadline
November 5, 2007 – 12:51 pm
It’s that time of year again… we roll out a dull thumbnail image tenuously linked to some motivational cliché as a gentle reminder that the submissions deadline for the next issue of Transmission is getting close. So here it is, the deadline for Issue#10 submissions is next Monday 12th November 2007, so if you are [...]
Manchester Literature Festival: The Aftermath
October 13, 2007 – 12:45 pm
There is lots to say, and I’ll probably spread it over two (or more) posts. We are currently recovering from an intense week, packed full of readings and events. It’s still not over, of course. I shall be going to see Roddy Doyle this afternoon…
First up we visited the Lowry, taking part in the fantastically [...]
Transmission’s Pulp Fiction Special Out Now!
October 1, 2007 – 3:30 pm
Transmission #09 is hot off the presses, featuring exclusive interviews with Pulitzer Prize-winning Michael Chabon and purveyor of “Tartan Noir”, Christopher Brookmyre. We also have writing guidance from BBC Radio 4 scribe Paul Barnhill and some excellent Pulp Fiction themed short stories.
Head to our online shop to buy your very own copy!
Full contents follow:
Interviews:
Graham Foster [...]
The First Transmission & Salt Literary Oktoberfest!
September 13, 2007 – 1:37 pm
For a long time now we have been huddled in the darkness, our faces lit by the dim flicker of a screen-saver in operation. The thought of the outside world, while not intensely worrying, is sometimes viewed as a complication. But like most shut-ins, we desire to see the bright lights and sample the delights [...]