A snippet from those cheeky monkeys at Literature Northwest and Comma Press about an event which is sure to tickle the fancy of literature lovers in the Manchester region this weekend - it’s only an independent book market. We were there last time and it was blummin’ marvellous.
The Manchester Book Market
St Ann’s Square, Manchester
Friday 17 [...]
Category Archives: Literature News
A book market in Manchester? Surely not, we’ve got a Waterstone’s don’t you know
July 15, 2009 – 8:14 pm
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 [...]
Paul Simon, Reading Nights and Chris Killen
July 9, 2008 – 2:43 pm
Here at Transmission we get sent many things, some good, some bad, some utterly baffling. Not so long ago, we were sent an interesting little self-produced chapbook. It was titled Paul Simon, and judging from the handwritten numbering on the back, a very limited edition. It’s a haunting affair, where the eponymous singer-songwriter recovers from [...]
News: The Bumper Edition
April 16, 2008 – 2:49 pm
All has been quiet on the Transmission front as we have been beavering away on the upcoming Europe issue. All is going well, and we have some excellent stories to share with you - so put the 30th May 2008 in your diaries/electronic personal organisers. We also have exclusive interviews with two debut European writers, [...]
BRACE: A New Generation In Short Fiction
February 28, 2008 – 10:09 am
Despite the fact that we’re giving you less than 12 hours notice of this event, it should be noted that this is one not to be missed.
The lovely folk at Comma Press are celebrating the release of their latest new writing anthology Brace with a selection of readings at Manchester’s Cornerhouse. The readings come from [...]