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 [...]
Category Archives: Literature News
Chabon/Coens Super Team Up!
February 19, 2008 – 4:20 pm
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 — [...]
Another Prize for Short Fiction
May 4, 2007 – 11:20 am
We have just seen the longlist for the Frank O’Connor Award for collections of short stories. It delighted us to notice that some independent publishers were represented in the list. Salt seem to be going from strength to strength, with two longlisted titles, Call It Tender by John Saul and Family Connections by Chrissie Gittins.
This [...]