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We aim to provide a forum and resources for European-based researchers into the practice, criticism and transmission of short fiction in its diversity of forms and to facilitate collaboration in both critical and practice-led research.
Out today! Meet Alexander Manshel, Associate Professor of English at McGill University. How is contemporary short fiction in America influenced by the people and institutions that contribute to its production, circulation, and reception? Listen here to find out:
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Dear all,
Please find issue 28 of the Manchester Review at the link below. Thank you to our wonder writers and readers who continue to support the review.
The Editors
www.themanchesterreview.co.uk
'The joy is in the journey — and what a joy it is.'
@john-self.bsky.social on @cdrose.bsky.social's We Live here Now.
thecritic.co.uk/issues/decem...
Remember the Save Our Short Story campaign? Special online event Tuesday 9th December @ensfr.bsky.social. ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/revisi...
Dear ENSFR members,
We are delighted to present an exclusive interview with Farhana Shaikh the founder of Dahlia Books, a short story press championing diverse and underrepresented voices.
The event will take place on Monday 24th November, at 6pm (UK time), over Teams.
Join us tonight form 6:00 Pm for an exclusive interview with Ra Page the founder of Comma Press.
@commapress.bsky.social
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Join us for this exclusive interview with the founder of Comma Press.
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Congratulations to them all but especially @cdrose.bsky.social
Here's an official thing! Official is good.
The 8th Annual ENSFR Conference (June 10-12, 2026)
Dear ENSFR Members,
Following the ideas initiated at the Leuven conference in 2017 on the short story, its contexts and co-texts, the 2026 ENSFR conference will be devoted to short forms appearing in magazines and newspapers.
CFP to follow.
Well done all and especially Ed Hogan @ensfr.bsky.social
Issue 27 of The Manchester Review is Now Live!
We aim to bring together the best contemporary writing from a range of voices from across the globe.
We hope you enjoy reading our new issue.
www.themanchesterreview.co.uk
An ill wind: Poppyland, by @djtaylorwriter.bsky.social , reviewed in The Spectator by George Cochrane
‘Norfolk life looks quietly bleak in these carefully worked short stories of broken homes, precarious employment, dwindling expectations and torpor’
🌺 New from DJ Taylor – Poppyland 🌺
Published Mon 2nd June, a dazzling collection of short stories explores the murky edges of nostalgia, ambition, and identity in England.
📖 Buy now:
www.saltpublishing.com/products/pop...
#Poppyland #DJTaylor #ShortStories #BookSky #IndieBooks #SaltModernStories
Paul Anthony Knowles Reviews Corinne Fowler's Our Island Stories.
'Fowler unearths the hidden legacies of slavery, capitalism and exploitation that make up contemporary British relationships with the countryside'
www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=12892
and finally...
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@ailsacox.bsky.social @ensfr.bsky.social @saltpublishing.com
Some of my best PhD experiences @universityofessex.bsky.social included presenting and attending @ensfr.bsky.social conferences.
Here is my spotlight on writing short fiction (thanks Ines Gstrein & Paul Anthony Knowles). The challenge was answering 3 questions in 75 words!
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latest episode here!
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@ailsacox.bsky.social @ensfr.bsky.social @saltpublishing.com
Episode 6: Can publishing make you ill?
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@ailsacox.bsky.social @ensfr.bsky.social
Small Pleasures podcast:
In the latest episode, Livi Michael and Sonya Moor look at two marvels of short fiction – Sarah Hall’s ‘Mrs Fox’ and Jackie Kay’s ‘My Daughter the Fox’.
Short fiction in a flash: a bite-size interview with Vesna Main, by Sonya Moor is now live on the ENSFR website.
ensfr.univ-angers.fr
New Book: Anthologisation and Short Fiction: Magnitudes of Telling by Paul Delaney
This original new study explores the recent flowering of short fiction in Ireland. Specifically, it discusses the cultural, material, and ideological usages of the short form.
Our new Small Pleasures episode!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac0U...
@ensfr.bsky.social @ailsacox.bsky.social
Final day for Papers!
Call for Papers for Ecological Futurity in Short Fiction Conference: 27th of June 2025.
The conference will take place in-person and online at the University of Manchester.
Deadline for abstracts: 2nd May 2025. To be sent to ensfrcg@gmail.com
A week to Go for CFP!
Call for Papers for Ecological Futurity in Short Fiction Conference: 27th of June 2025.
The conference will take place in-person and online at the University of Manchester.
Deadline for abstracts: 2nd May 2025. To be sent to ensfrcg@gmail.com