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, […]
Category Archives: Literature News
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 […]
Chabon/Coens Super Team Up!
February 19, 2008 – 4:20 pm
I don’t know if this news item is hot of the press, or if it has been out there for quite some time. But we’ve just heard it and it has sent us into a flurry of excitement:
Fresh from his interview in the Transmission Pulp Fiction Special, our hero Michael Chabon has announced that his […]
Did You Hear The One About…?
July 19, 2007 – 12:18 pm
Word has reached us that the Manchester Literature Festival is holding a micro fiction competition. The idea is for writers the tell, or re-tell, an Urban Myth. This from them:
“The micro fiction or flash fiction genre forces writers to dispense with the excessive, superfluous and unnecessary elements to convey a succinct idea or story. This […]
Save McSweeney’s!
June 13, 2007 – 8:19 am
I received an email with some startling bad news today - the fantastic McSweeney’s, the publishing house set up by Dave Eggers is in trouble. This from them:
“As you may know, it’s been tough going for many independent publishers, McSweeney’s included, since our distributor filed for bankruptcy last December 29. We lost about $130,000 — […]