Dear ENSFR members, We are excited to announce that the ENSFR is launching a new writing group in September (all welcome to join). To celebrate we have an organized a writers of the ENSFR event to showcase the brilliant work that writers in the network are producing. The writers speaking at the event are Ed...

Manchester Central Library (Performance Space) 11am - 3.30pm Join readers and writers alike at this free event celebrating independent publishing. Peruse books from 16 publishers (and agents) across genres including literary fiction, genre fiction, middle-grade and children's, non-fiction, poetry and memoir. Come ready to discover your next favourite book! Meet your favourite authors during book...

During the meeting, we will be discussing Maddie’s reading suggestion: the short story “A Song for Sleep” by Bora Chung. The text can be accessed from this link. Our conversation will focus on the following key questions/themes that Maddie has selected: The first-person narration of the short story The use of language / the “language”...

Lynne Tillman discusses her newly curated collection of short stories with Brian Dillon

The next Reading Group meeting will take place (via Zoom) next week, on Monday 27th October at 5pm (UK time). During the meeting, we will be discussing Elena’s reading suggestion: the short story “Theatre 6” by Sarah Hall. The text can be accessed from this link. Our conversation will focus on the following key questions...