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“Write. Keep writing.” Dinesh Allirajah Prize 2020 winner JE Rowney talks to Northern Soul
The Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2021
Book Review: Resist – Stories of Uprising
At the time of writing, we’re five days into a new decade and our Prime Minister seems to be missing, we’re teetering on the edge of war and part of the world is literally on fire.
Read the full story..“It’s the job of fiction to be truthful.” David Constantine in conversation at Blackwell’s, Manchester
Literary events are tricky.
Read the full story..Book Review: Refugee Tales III
I would urge anyone with a social conscience to get a copy of Refugee Tales III, published by Comma Press, as quickly as possible.
Read the full story..Truffle by Matt Thomas: Winner of the Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2019
Northern Soul is thrilled to have been the media partner for Comma Press’s Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2019. Comma’s commitment to the short story and its place in today’s literary narrative is second to none, as is its work to blur cultural and social boundaries. We’re incredibly excited to announce – and publish – the winner: Truffle by Matt Thomas.
Read the full story..Shortlist announced for the Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2019
We’re delighted to have teamed up with Comma Press and the University of Central Lancashire as Media Partner for the second annual Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction.
Read the full story..Poetry Review: Where the Road Runs Out by Gaia Holmes
Gaia Holmes is an expert in her field, and this is obvious in her skilled, careful and beautifully strange poetry collection.
Read the full story..Northern Soul heads to the first Northern Fiction Alliance Roadshow
When I lived in that there London, my flat was right around the corner from Penguin Random House (the one on Vauxhall Bridge Road).
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