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 [...]
Category Archives: Literature News
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 [...]
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 [...]