Manchester Review

Of Monsters and Men @ Albert Hall Manchester, reviewed by Paul Knowles and Sam Cassells - The Manchester Review Haunting and lyrical: Of Monsters and Men make a triumphant return to Manchester Of Monsters and Men @ Albert Hall Manchester | 15th Febuary 2026 Reviewed by Paul Knowles and Sam Cassells The faded gr...

Paul Knowles and Sam Cassells Review Monsters and Men at the Albert Hall in Manchester

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Rob Doyle, Cameo, reviewed by Edward Heathman - The Manchester Review Shirking the moral constraints of autofiction, this novel provides ecstatic multiple narrative planes that wrestle instead with the uncanny Rob Doyle | Cameo | Wieden & Nicholson: £20Reviewed by Edwar...

Edward Heathman reviews Rob Doyle's Cameo

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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (dir. Nia DaCosta), reviewed by Joseph Hunter - The Manchester Review A haunting, revelatory, and satisfying continuation of the apocalyptic world Danny Boyle has created. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple | dir. Nia DaCosta | Reviewed by Joseph Hunter  Danny Boyle has ma...

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (dir. Nia DaCosta), reviewed by Joseph Hunter

A haunting, revelatory, and satisfying continuation of the apocalyptic world Danny Boyle has created.

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Submission Window Open!

The Manchester Review is looking for prose, poetry and art in response to these themes for our upcoming special issue Displacement.

We will welcome submissions between 1st-28th February.

Tony Tulathimutte, Rejection, reviewed by Devarya Singhania - The Manchester Review Rejection provides in-depth case studies of performative males, cuckolding, finance bros, and LLMs, while leaving it to the reader, much like the internet, to make their own interpretations Tony Tulat...

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Devarya Singhania reviews Tony Tulathimutte's Rejection

Sarah Ghazal Ali, Theophanies, reviewed by Ian Pople - The Manchester Review Sarah Ghazal Ali | Theophanies | 87 Press: £14.99Reviewed by Ian Pople  Ghazal Ali’s book discusses what visible manifestations of God – or a ‘theophany’ – might mean in a feminist context. She draws ...

Ian Pople reviews Sarah Ghazal: Theophanies.

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If you belong to the #poetrycommunity but aren’t familiar with The Manchester Review @manchesterreview.bsky.social, their latest post about issue 28 is below, with links to their site, where you can find the current & back issues, reviews, articles & info on submission opportunities #poetsonbluesky

Issue 28 - The Manchester Review Image: © Courtesy of Manchester City Galleries Editorial Luke Buffini, ‘Damilola’ Joe Bedford, ‘Mating Habits’ Lillith Pollock, ‘On Wanting’ Lavanya Arora, 3 poems Thomas Storey, ‘Windwatt’ Gary Dunca...

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

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Peter Wild Reviews The Chameleons' Artic Moon Tour

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Event: Revisiting the ‘Save Our Short Story’ Campaign: A Retrospective Gathering The ENSFR invites you to a special event commemorating the legacy of the Save Our Short Story campaign — a landmark movement that rallied writers, scholars, and readers in defence of the short stor…

Remember the Save Our Short Story campaign? Special online event Tuesday 9th December @ensfr.bsky.social. ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/revisi...

THE CLIMATE ISSUE 🌊

Our Winter 2025-26 issue is out next week!

Join us as we celebrate the launch in The Digital Depot, Dublin 8 next Thursday 27th November from 7pm 🎉

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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.

Marina Abramović, Balkan Erotic Epic, Reviewed by Joseph Hunter - The Manchester Review Abramović’s epic reminds you that much of life is itself a performance – that the boundaries we draw between art and ‘real’ life are, in many ways, arbitrary. Marina Abramović | Balkan Erotic Epic @ A...

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Joseph Hunter reviews Marina Abramović's Balkan Erotic Epic

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Join conversation

Join us tonight form 6:00 Pm for an exclusive interview with Ra Page the founder of Comma Press.

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Best British Short Stories 2025, edited by Nicholas Royle, reviewed by Paul Anthony Knowles and Sam Cassells

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Join us for this exclusive interview with the founder of Comma Press.

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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.

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Submission Open

15th September to 15th of October 2025

Submissions are now open for issue 28 of The Manchester Review. The Editors are looking forward to reading the best of your poetry, fiction, and non fiction.

Nathan Kernan, A Day Like Any Other: The Life of James Schuyler, reviewed by Ian Pople - The Manchester Review A complete and compelling account of a masterful American poet Nathan Kernan | Day Like Any Other: The Life of James Schuyler | FSG: £25.00Reviewed by Ian Pople James Schuyler’s poetry contains extrao...

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Nathan Kernan, A Day Like Any Other: The Life of James Schuyler, reviewed by Ian Pople

Henri Cole, The Other Love, reviewed by Ian Pople - The Manchester Review A complex and rewarding collection that observes the fragility of love and nature in an increasingly delicate world.  Henri Cole| The Other Love | Farrar, Straus and Giroux: £12.00Reviewed by Ian Popl...

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Ian Pople reviews Henri Cole's The Other Love

Issue 27 - The Manchester Review Image: © Courtesy of Manchester City Galleries Editorial Róisín Leggett Bohan, 3 poems Livi Michael, ‘Signs’ Immanuel Misfud, ‘Rue Garenne’ (trans. Ruth Ward) Cormac Culkeen, ‘My Dog Ate the Sun’ Laur...

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.

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Gastón Fernández, Apparent Breviary, reviewed by Astrid Meyer - The Manchester Review A quietly striking collection where readers are left to meditate upon the enigmatic traces of Fernández’s words, and where they might point. Gastón Fernández | Apparent Breviary (trans. KM Cascia) | W...

Astrid Meyer reviews Apparent Breviary by Gastón Fernández

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Witold Wirpsza, Apotheosis of Music, reviewed by Dylan Stewart - The Manchester Review Wipsza’s dream-like poems are absurd, but if you pay attention to the material from which these dreams are made, you’ll find them lingering with you in unexpected ways. Witold Wirpsza | Apotheosis of ...

Dylan Stewart reviews Apotheosis of Music by Witold Wirpsza

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Ethel Cain, Nettles, reviewed by Edith Powell - The Manchester Review Ethel Cain’s preview single delivers everything steadfast listeners were hoping for; creating a spellbinding, bittersweet world of catharsis, melancholy, and reluctant hope. A masterful addition to a ...

Edith Powell reviews Nettles by Ethel Cain

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Stuart Maconie, With A Little Help From Their Friends, reviewed by Chris Connor - The Manchester Review Maconie dives into the lives that shaped the Fab Four, bringing fresh perspectives to the infamous legends Stuart Maconie | With A Little Help From Their Friends: The Beatles Changed the World. But Wh...

Delighted to continue to dip my toes into literature, making my debut for @manchesterreview.bsky.social reviewing Stuart Maconie's Beatles, With a Little Help From Their Friends. A must read for fans.

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