August 20, 2015

Switzerland

A short story by Dave Wakely, first published in MIR11. Dave’s stories have appeared in MIR10, MIR11 and MIR12.
August 20, 2015

Our First Lesbians

A short story by Rebecca Rouillard, first published in MIR11. Rebecca’s story ‘The Window’ is featured in MIR12.
August 20, 2015

People Watching

A short story by Julia Gray, which was first published in MIR11.
August 20, 2015

Olivia in 4 Parts

A short story by Jacquelyn Shreeves-Lee, first published in MIR11.
August 20, 2015

The Authenticity of Ash Creek

A short story by James Mitchell, first published in MIR11.
November 2, 2015

Red Meat by Kate Whiteside

‘Red Meat’, by Kate Whiteside, was first published in MIR11, Kate also has a story in MIR12.
October 3, 2016

Pretty in Pink: MIR13 Launch Party

On Tuesday we celebrated the launch of our thirteenth anthology in the Keynes Library at Birkbeck.
October 9, 2016

Sowing Seeds by Melanie Jones

A short story by Melanie Jones first published in MIR11
December 1, 2016

MIR14 Call For Submissions

January 4, 2017

Stag by Louise Lee

An extract from  In The Name Of Love by Louise Lee. This extract was originally published in The Mechanics’ Institute Review: Issue 12. The Mechanics’ Institute Review is an annual collection of fiction now open for submissions to all UK authors. While submissions are open, we will be posting some of favourite […]
January 11, 2017

Creative Writing by Maggie Womersley

Short fiction by Maggie Womersley. This story was originally published in The Mechanics’ Institute Review: Issue 10. The Mechanics’ Institute Review is an annual collection of fiction now open for submissions to all UK authors. While submissions are open, we will be posting some of favourite work from past collections. Creative Writing was selected by […]
February 20, 2017

Saturday’s Soup by S.A. Edward

Short Fiction by S.A. Edward
March 6, 2017

Weekend in the Cairngorms by Odette Brady

Short Fiction by Odette Brady
March 13, 2017

Waterstones, Piccadilly Circus by Shaniqua Harris

Short Fiction by Shaniqua Harris
March 15, 2017

The Mechanics of MIR14 – #1: Sifting

Things that made me say “yes” – or “no”, by SJ Bradley
April 4, 2017

The Mechanics of MIR14 – #2: Longlisting

To the Longlist – a whittling challenge, by Tamara Pollock
May 30, 2017

The Mechanics of MIR14 – #3: Final List

Final Selection – Championing the Story, by Rebecca Rouillard
June 25, 2017

The Mechanics of MIR14 – #4: Editing

The Edit – things are shaping up, by Sarah Alexander
September 4, 2017

The Mechanics of MIR14 – #5: Copy-editing

A final plane and polish, by Sue Tyley
September 4, 2017

The Mechanics of MIR14 – #6: Being Edited

Refining the Story, by Reshma Ruia