Now more than ever we must amplify Iranian voices. Come to our event with The Nowruz Festival to hear from three Iranian creatives on the past, present and future of their country through their contributions to 'Iran + 100', an anthology of Iranian stories set in 2053
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Tune into to Radio 4 tonight for the second reading from Jane Rogersโ brilliant second collection, Fire Ready. 10.45pm tonight. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Set your reminders! ๐ The first of five readings from Jane Rogers' Fire Ready will be TONIGHT 22.45 on BBC Radio 4 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Includes #SFinTranslation
from @commapress.bsky.social
commapress.co.uk/books/iran100
...longer extract in The Book of Bratislava, forthcoming in the very near future from @commapress.bsky.social !
HAPPY PANCAKE DAY FROM COMMA PRESS! ๐ฎ๐
What are your go-to toppings? We've discovered a strong preference for lemon and sugar in the Comma office, but a strong disagreement on the validity of savoury pancakes on #pancakeday ๐
Spaces are filling up for @cdelull.bsky.social's Queer Fiction writing course starting next month at SEESAW! ๐๏ธ๐ฅ
We have a number of discounted places available to underrepresented writers & those on low income
๐ง commapublishing(at)yahoo.com to apply
๐๏ธ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-fict...
โTimeless additions to a growing canon as much as calls to action in the present moment.โ @MarkazReview on the stories of Palestine Minus One commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
how exciting is this! looking forward to meeting everyone ๐
Just 9 places left at our FREE Queer Fiction Writers' Day at Chorlton Library - ft @cdelull.bsky.social, @adambeyoncelowe.bsky.social & Emma Hinds โ๏ธ
๐๏ธ RSVP now before it's too late!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-fict...
The Book of Shanghai, A City in Short Fiction. The characters in this literary exploration of one of the worldโs biggest cities are all on a mission. Whether it is responding to events around them, or following some impulse of their own, they are defined by their determination โ a refusal to lose themselves in a city that might otherwise leave them anonymous, disconnected, alone. From the neglected mother whose side-hustle in collecting sellable waste becomes an obsession, to the schoolboy determined to end a long-standing feud between his family and another, these characters show a defiance that reminds us why Shanghai โ despite its hurtling economic growth โremains an epicentre for individual creativity. The Book of Tokyo, A City in Short Fiction. At first, Tokyo appears in these stories as it does to many outsiders: a city of bewildering scale, awe-inspiring modernity, peculiar rules, unknowable secrets and, to some extent, danger. Characters observe their fellow citizens from afar, hesitant to stray from their daily routines to engage with them. But Tokyo being the city it is, random encounters inevitably take place - a naive book collector is mistaken for a French speaker and is drawn into a world he never knew existed; a woman putting off a visit to a psychiatrist finds herself in a taxi with an older man who shares his own revelations about the nature of loneliness; a depressed divorcee accepts a lunch invitation from a co-worker to try Thai food for the very first time... The result in each story is a small but crucial change in perspective, a sampling of the unexpected yet simple pleasure of other's company. As one character puts it, 'The world is full of delicious things, you know."
2021 #15 & #16
Two excellent volumes in the Cities in Short Fiction series from @commapress.bsky.social . As with all this series, they give a great introduction to writing from and about the cities as well to the cities themselves. There's blurb for both in the alt text.
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#booksky
So grateful to English PEN for their support, and for everything they do to champion international literature ๐
My translation of Rania Mamounโs UNDER THE NEEM TREE is coming to you next year from @commapress.bsky.social in the UK & @thenewpress.bsky.social in the US!
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Ever wondered how a literary translator brings a story into a whole new language? Come along to Manchester in Translation 2026 for practical workshops on literary translation, with a focus on Chinese.
Non-speakers or Chinese welcome!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
QUEER FICTION SHORT STORY COURSE โ๏ธ
๐ซ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-fict...
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6-8pm Wed:
Mar 25, Apr 22, May 20,
Jun 17, Jul 15, Aug 19
๐ SEESAW - M1 6NG
Learn to write short stories & explore the world of queer fiction in an inclusive writing group lead by @cdelull.bsky.social.
QUEER FICTION WRITERS' DAY โ๏ธ
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MAR 1 (11-2pm)
๐ Chorlton Library, M21 9PN
๐ซ FREE ENTRY www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-fict...
Join us for a Queer Fiction workshop led by @cdelull.bsky.social, followed by a panel, readings & Q&A w/ @adambeyoncelowe.bsky.social & another writer TBA.
This is a companion to our full Queer Fiction course.
The course will teach the craft of short stories & explore queer fiction through exercises & analysis of queer texts.
Writers will develop 2-3 stories with their best work published in a Comma eBook.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-fict...
QUEER FICTION WRITERS' DAY โ๏ธ
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MAR 1 (11-2pm)
๐ Chorlton Library, M21 9PN
๐ซ FREE ENTRY www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-fict...
Join us for a Queer Fiction workshop led by @cdelull.bsky.social, followed by a panel, readings & Q&A w/ @adambeyoncelowe.bsky.social & another writer TBA.
TICKETS GOING FAST!๐๏ธ๐ฅ
Book your place for Voices of Resilience: Diaries & Poetry from Gaza at Leeds playhouse on Feb 5th๐
๐๏ธ www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/book-online/...
Jane Rogers examines the connection between life & fiction in today's issue of The Morning Star โ
๐ป 5 stories from Fire Ready will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from March 2-6 from 10:45pm
๐ FIRE READY: commapress.co.uk/books/fire-r...
QUEER FICTION SHORT STORY COURSE โ๏ธ
๐ซ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-fict...
๐
6-8pm Wed:
Mar 25, Apr 22, May 20,
Jun 17, Jul 15, Aug 19
๐ SEESAW - M1 6NG
Learn to write short stories & explore the world of queer fiction in an inclusive writing group lead by @cdelull.bsky.social.
Ever wondered how a literary translator brings a story into a whole new language? Come along to Manchester in Translation 2026 for practical workshops on literary translation, with a focus on Chinese.
Non-speakers or Chinese welcome!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
MANCHESTER IN TRANSLATION 2026 ๐ฃ๏ธ
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FEB 23 @ 5:30pm
๐ Club Academy
Uni of Manchester Students Union
Oxford Road M13 9PR
Come to Manchester in Translation '26 for talks & Chinese translation workshops - no experience necessary!
๐ซ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
TICKETS GOING FAST!๐๏ธ๐ฅ
Book your place for Voices of Resilience: Diaries & Poetry from Gaza at Leeds playhouse on Feb 5th๐
๐๏ธ www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/book-online/...
MICRO MARKETS, MAJOR VOICES:
Strengthening Malta's Small-Island Publishing
We're thrilled to be taking part in the National Book Council's seminar on small-island publishing at The London Book Fair 2026.
Info & Registration ๐๐
www.londonbookfair.co.uk/en-gb/confer...
MANCHESTER IN TRANSLATION 2026 ๐ฃ๏ธ
๐
FEB 23 @ 5:30pm
๐ Club Academy
Uni of Manchester Students Union
Oxford Road M13 9PR
Come to Manchester in Translation '26 for talks & Chinese translation workshops - no experience necessary!
๐ซ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
โSome things should never be written, some things need to be writtenโฆ [a] remarkable collection of Palestinian writing.โ - @irishtimes.com
PALESTINE - 1 ๐
commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
Join us 5 Feb @LeedsPlayhouse for Voices of Resilience, an evening of diaries and poetry from Gaza. Ft Batool Abu Akleen, Sondos Sabra, Nahil Mohana, Ala'a Obaid, Daeema Najjar. Read by Julie Hesmondhalgh, Dani Abulhawa, Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan and many more
www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/voices...
๐THE BOOK OF BRATISLAVA - Pub Feb 12
Eds. @juliasherwood.bsky.social & Radoslav Passia
Ft. Lajos Grendel, Igor Hochel, Barbora Hrรญnovรก, Jana Jurรกลovรก, Lucia Piussi, Richard Pupala, Jรกn Rozner, Rudolf Sloboda, Alta Vรกลกovรก & Eva Vozรกrovรก.
commapress.co.uk/books/the-bo...
