H20 by Farrah Akbik
March 8, 2021
Short Fiction: My father left Damascus like a lover creeping from his mistress’ bed in the dark of night.
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Review: Madam by Phoebe Wynne
March 5, 2021
Review: …Wynne has the well-deserved confidence of her publisher which likens her work to that of Margaret Atwood, Naomi Alderman and Madeleine Miller…
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H20 by Farrah Akbik
March 8, 2021
Short Fiction: My father left Damascus like a lover creeping from his mistress’ bed in the dark of night.
CUPID’S CHAPTER by Lucy Cundill
March 3, 2021
Poetry:
hello, my name is cupid and i eat
the heartache — out of people for a living
LOSING MY GRIP by clare e. potter
February 24, 2021
Poetry: Lately I’ve let my hands go weak, I’m not responding / to emails
We Are Johnny Pulp by Liam Konemann
February 22, 2021
Short Fiction: Johnny Pulp used to be a girl. It’s not his favourite thing about himself, but that’s the deal.
FLIGHT RISK by Robert Sheppard
February 17, 2021
Poetry: i text you about all my meals so you know what’s inside of me when it’s not you.
The Opposite of Attraction by Lucy Yates
February 15, 2021
Short Fiction: This morning I imagined breaking up with Alice.
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Review: Madam by Phoebe Wynne
March 5, 2021
Review: …Wynne has the well-deserved confidence of her publisher which likens her work to that of Margaret Atwood, Naomi Alderman and Madeleine Miller…
Blog: Meet Our New Creative Non-fiction Editor
March 1, 2021
Blog: Creative nonfiction demands a balance between factual information and literary technique.
Blog: Landing Smiles (Pt. 3)
February 25, 2021
Continuing her series, Lizzie Hubbard writes about studying a creative writing degree remotely during a pandemic.
Review: Living with Annie by Simon Christmas
February 19, 2021
If some people were biological machines operated by a fungus that had infiltrated their nervous systems—looking, behaving, and to an observer’s eye displaying emotions like any sentient human being—how would anyone know? This concept of ‘Cartesian scepticism’ is central to the story of Living with Annie, the first novel written
Interview: Nydia Hetherington
February 11, 2021
Alexia Sereti interviews author of ‘A Girl Made of Air’ Nydia Hetherington
10 Things…with Charlotte Levin
February 1, 2021
Feature: Debut author Charlotte Levin, whose novel If I Can’t Have You is now out in paperback, answers our questions.
Interview: Marina Benjamin
January 28, 2021
Alice-Louise MacGillivray interviews writer and editor Marina Benjamin.
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Author Not Present: The Entertainer
February 26, 2021
Author Not Present is a podcast in which Louise Hare, Christina Carè, and Peter J Coles critique anonymous submitted pieces. In the sixth episode, Louise, Christina, and Peter discuss ‘The Entertainer’. Listen to find out what they liked and what they thought could be improved as they deal with structure
Podcast: Alice Haworth-Booth and Kate Ellis
January 22, 2021
In the fourteenth episode of the MIR Podcast, Peter J Coles talks with the winner of the Bricklane Bookshop short story prize, 2020 Alice Haworth-Booth, and the head of the prize, Kate Ellis. They discuss writing climate change and what it takes to run a big prize. Show Notes: Bricklane Bookshop
Author Not Present: The Woman in the Street
April 10, 2020
This episode was recorded before the outbreak of the current crisis so we apologise for any inaccuracies! Author Not Present is a podcast in which Louise Hare, Christina Carè, and Peter J Coles critique anonymous submitted pieces. In the third episode, Christina and Peter are joined by author Jarred McGinnis
Author Not Present: Magrit
March 27, 2020
This episode was recorded before the outbreak of the current crisis so we apologise for any inaccuracies! Author Not Present is a podcast in which Louise Hare, Christina Carè, and Peter J Coles critique anonymous submitted pieces. In the third episode, they discuss ‘Magrit’ – a quirky story of a
Author Not Present: Of Sprites and Spirits
March 13, 2020
Author Not Present is a podcast in which Louise Hare, Christina Carè, and Peter J Coles critique anonymous submitted pieces. In the second episode, they discuss ‘Of Sprites and Spirits’ – a magical realist story of a young boy’s search for connection. Listen to find out what they liked and