European Network of Short Fiction Research
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We aim to provide a forum and resources for European-based researchers into the practice, criticism and transmission of short fiction in its diversity of forms and to facilitate collaboration in both critical and practice-led research.
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Remember the Save Our Short Story campaign? Special online event Tuesday 9th December @ensfr.bsky.social. ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/revisi...
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…
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December 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Remember the Save Our Short Story campaign? Special online event Tuesday 9th December @ensfr.bsky.social. ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/revisi...
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.
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.
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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.
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.
Join us tonight form 6:00 Pm for an exclusive interview with Ra Page the founder of Comma Press.
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October 13, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Join us tonight form 6:00 Pm for an exclusive interview with Ra Page the founder of Comma Press.
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Congratulations to them all but especially @cdrose.bsky.social
🚨'COMPLETING THE LIST' is We Live Here Now. 👏Congratulations on being shortlisted for the @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social, @cdrose.bsky.social! 🎉 🎉
Sarah Hall and Charlie Porter among writers on ‘genre-defying’ Goldsmiths prize shortlist
The £10,000 award, whose judges include Mark Haddon and Megan Nolan, recognises ‘mould-breaking’ fiction
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October 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Congratulations to them all but especially @cdrose.bsky.social
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Here's an official thing! Official is good.
We are delighted to announce the #GoldsmithsPrize2025 shortlist.
Congratulations to our six brilliant novelists!
Find out more about the shortlist: www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...
Congratulations to our six brilliant novelists!
Find out more about the shortlist: www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...
October 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Here's an official thing! Official is good.
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.
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.
September 23, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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.
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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Well done all and especially Ed Hogan @ensfr.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to the 5 authors shortlisted for the 2025 #BBCNSSA 🥳📚
Our 2025 finalists are Emily Abdeni-Holman, Colwill Brown, Edward Hogan, Caoilinn Hughes & Andrew Miller 👏✍️
Catch all the stories next week on BBC Radio 4 📻
Find out more: bbc.co.uk/programmes/art…
Our 2025 finalists are Emily Abdeni-Holman, Colwill Brown, Edward Hogan, Caoilinn Hughes & Andrew Miller 👏✍️
Catch all the stories next week on BBC Radio 4 📻
Find out more: bbc.co.uk/programmes/art…
September 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Well done all and especially Ed Hogan @ensfr.bsky.social
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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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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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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...
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July 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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.
www.themanchesterreview.co.uk
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.
www.themanchesterreview.co.uk
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An ill wind: Poppyland, by @djtaylorwriter.bsky.social , reviewed in The Spectator by George Cochrane
‘Norfolk life looks quietly bleak in these carefully worked short stories of broken homes, precarious employment, dwindling expectations and torpor’
‘Norfolk life looks quietly bleak in these carefully worked short stories of broken homes, precarious employment, dwindling expectations and torpor’
An ill wind: Poppyland, by D.J. Taylor, reviewed
As the term refers to the stretch of the north Norfolk coastline between Sheringham and Mundesley, only one of the stories in D.J. Taylor’s engrossing new collection strictly takes place in ‘Poppyland...
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June 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
An ill wind: Poppyland, by @djtaylorwriter.bsky.social , reviewed in The Spectator by George Cochrane
‘Norfolk life looks quietly bleak in these carefully worked short stories of broken homes, precarious employment, dwindling expectations and torpor’
‘Norfolk life looks quietly bleak in these carefully worked short stories of broken homes, precarious employment, dwindling expectations and torpor’
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🌺 New from DJ Taylor – Poppyland 🌺
Published Mon 2nd June, a dazzling collection of short stories explores the murky edges of nostalgia, ambition, and identity in England.
📖 Buy now:
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#Poppyland #DJTaylor #ShortStories #BookSky #IndieBooks #SaltModernStories
Published Mon 2nd June, a dazzling collection of short stories explores the murky edges of nostalgia, ambition, and identity in England.
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#Poppyland #DJTaylor #ShortStories #BookSky #IndieBooks #SaltModernStories
May 29, 2025 at 6:45 AM
🌺 New from DJ Taylor – Poppyland 🌺
Published Mon 2nd June, a dazzling collection of short stories explores the murky edges of nostalgia, ambition, and identity in England.
📖 Buy now:
www.saltpublishing.com/products/pop...
#Poppyland #DJTaylor #ShortStories #BookSky #IndieBooks #SaltModernStories
Published Mon 2nd June, a dazzling collection of short stories explores the murky edges of nostalgia, ambition, and identity in England.
📖 Buy now:
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#Poppyland #DJTaylor #ShortStories #BookSky #IndieBooks #SaltModernStories
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Paul Anthony Knowles Reviews Corinne Fowler's Our Island Stories.
'Fowler unearths the hidden legacies of slavery, capitalism and exploitation that make up contemporary British relationships with the countryside'
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'Fowler unearths the hidden legacies of slavery, capitalism and exploitation that make up contemporary British relationships with the countryside'
www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=12892
Corinne Fowler, Our Island Stories, reviewed by Paul Anthony Knowles - The Manchester Review
Fowler unearths the hidden legacies of slavery, capitalism and exploitation that make up contemporary British relationships with the countryside Corinne Fowler | Our Island Stories: Ten Walks through ...
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May 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Paul Anthony Knowles Reviews Corinne Fowler's Our Island Stories.
'Fowler unearths the hidden legacies of slavery, capitalism and exploitation that make up contemporary British relationships with the countryside'
www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=12892
'Fowler unearths the hidden legacies of slavery, capitalism and exploitation that make up contemporary British relationships with the countryside'
www.themanchesterreview.co.uk?p=12892
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and finally...
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Writing For Life: Outro
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May 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Some of my best PhD experiences @universityofessex.bsky.social included presenting and attending @ensfr.bsky.social conferences.
Here is my spotlight on writing short fiction (thanks Ines Gstrein & Paul Anthony Knowles). The challenge was answering 3 questions in 75 words!
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Here is my spotlight on writing short fiction (thanks Ines Gstrein & Paul Anthony Knowles). The challenge was answering 3 questions in 75 words!
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ENSFR
The European Network for Short Fiction Research was established in 2013 with the aim of fostering and promoting the study of short fiction in European universities and in interaction with short fic…
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May 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Some of my best PhD experiences @universityofessex.bsky.social included presenting and attending @ensfr.bsky.social conferences.
Here is my spotlight on writing short fiction (thanks Ines Gstrein & Paul Anthony Knowles). The challenge was answering 3 questions in 75 words!
ensfr.univ-angers.fr
Here is my spotlight on writing short fiction (thanks Ines Gstrein & Paul Anthony Knowles). The challenge was answering 3 questions in 75 words!
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latest episode here!
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Episode 7 Recovery
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May 19, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Episode 6: Can publishing make you ill?
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Writing for Life
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May 11, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Episode 6: Can publishing make you ill?
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Small Pleasures podcast:
In the latest episode, Livi Michael and Sonya Moor look at two marvels of short fiction – Sarah Hall’s ‘Mrs Fox’ and Jackie Kay’s ‘My Daughter the Fox’.
In the latest episode, Livi Michael and Sonya Moor look at two marvels of short fiction – Sarah Hall’s ‘Mrs Fox’ and Jackie Kay’s ‘My Daughter the Fox’.
May 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Small Pleasures podcast:
In the latest episode, Livi Michael and Sonya Moor look at two marvels of short fiction – Sarah Hall’s ‘Mrs Fox’ and Jackie Kay’s ‘My Daughter the Fox’.
In the latest episode, Livi Michael and Sonya Moor look at two marvels of short fiction – Sarah Hall’s ‘Mrs Fox’ and Jackie Kay’s ‘My Daughter the Fox’.
Short fiction in a flash: a bite-size interview with Vesna Main, by Sonya Moor is now live on the ENSFR website.
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May 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Short fiction in a flash: a bite-size interview with Vesna Main, by Sonya Moor is now live on the ENSFR website.
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New Book: Anthologisation and Short Fiction: Magnitudes of Telling by Paul Delaney
This original new study explores the recent flowering of short fiction in Ireland. Specifically, it discusses the cultural, material, and ideological usages of the short form.
This original new study explores the recent flowering of short fiction in Ireland. Specifically, it discusses the cultural, material, and ideological usages of the short form.
May 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
New Book: Anthologisation and Short Fiction: Magnitudes of Telling by Paul Delaney
This original new study explores the recent flowering of short fiction in Ireland. Specifically, it discusses the cultural, material, and ideological usages of the short form.
This original new study explores the recent flowering of short fiction in Ireland. Specifically, it discusses the cultural, material, and ideological usages of the short form.
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Our new Small Pleasures episode!
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Small Pleasures Episode 19: Sarah Hall 'Mrs Fox' and Jackie Kay 'My Daughter the Fox'
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May 6, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Our new Small Pleasures episode!
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Final day for Papers!
Call for Papers for Ecological Futurity in Short Fiction Conference: 27th of June 2025.
The conference will take place in-person and online at the University of Manchester.
Deadline for abstracts: 2nd May 2025. To be sent to ensfrcg@gmail.com
Call for Papers for Ecological Futurity in Short Fiction Conference: 27th of June 2025.
The conference will take place in-person and online at the University of Manchester.
Deadline for abstracts: 2nd May 2025. To be sent to ensfrcg@gmail.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Final day for Papers!
Call for Papers for Ecological Futurity in Short Fiction Conference: 27th of June 2025.
The conference will take place in-person and online at the University of Manchester.
Deadline for abstracts: 2nd May 2025. To be sent to ensfrcg@gmail.com
Call for Papers for Ecological Futurity in Short Fiction Conference: 27th of June 2025.
The conference will take place in-person and online at the University of Manchester.
Deadline for abstracts: 2nd May 2025. To be sent to ensfrcg@gmail.com
A week to Go for CFP!
Call for Papers for Ecological Futurity in Short Fiction Conference: 27th of June 2025.
The conference will take place in-person and online at the University of Manchester.
Deadline for abstracts: 2nd May 2025. To be sent to ensfrcg@gmail.com
Call for Papers for Ecological Futurity in Short Fiction Conference: 27th of June 2025.
The conference will take place in-person and online at the University of Manchester.
Deadline for abstracts: 2nd May 2025. To be sent to ensfrcg@gmail.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A week to Go for CFP!
Call for Papers for Ecological Futurity in Short Fiction Conference: 27th of June 2025.
The conference will take place in-person and online at the University of Manchester.
Deadline for abstracts: 2nd May 2025. To be sent to ensfrcg@gmail.com
Call for Papers for Ecological Futurity in Short Fiction Conference: 27th of June 2025.
The conference will take place in-person and online at the University of Manchester.
Deadline for abstracts: 2nd May 2025. To be sent to ensfrcg@gmail.com
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Livi Michael reviews Albertina Sarrazin, The Crib and Other Stories, translated by Sonya Moor.
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Livi Michael reviews Albertina Sarrazin, The Crib and Other Stories, translated by Sonya Moor.
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Albertine Sarrazin, The Crib and Other Stories, trans. Sonya Moor, reviewed by Livi Michael - The Manchester Review
Fine new translation of a wonderful writer who lived an extraordinary life Albertine Sarrazin | The Crib and Other Stories, trans. Sonya Moor | Confingo: £10.00 (available to pre-order)Reviewed by Liv...
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April 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Livi Michael reviews Albertina Sarrazin, The Crib and Other Stories, translated by Sonya Moor.
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Livi Michael reviews Albertina Sarrazin, The Crib and Other Stories, translated by Sonya Moor.
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The Northern Publishers' Fair returns this Saturday! 📚📣
📍Manchester Central Library
📅Sat, April 26th
🕚Starts 11am
🎟️FREE FOR ALL!
RSVP at: fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/71509...
📍Manchester Central Library
📅Sat, April 26th
🕚Starts 11am
🎟️FREE FOR ALL!
RSVP at: fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/71509...
April 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Northern Publishers' Fair returns this Saturday! 📚📣
📍Manchester Central Library
📅Sat, April 26th
🕚Starts 11am
🎟️FREE FOR ALL!
RSVP at: fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/71509...
📍Manchester Central Library
📅Sat, April 26th
🕚Starts 11am
🎟️FREE FOR ALL!
RSVP at: fly-on-the-wall-press.eventcube.io/events/71509...