• Fiction Writer’s Network April News

    Despite the Easter break, we’ve still got a lot happening this month in FiN! First off, Dr Julia Clayton has made the shortlist for the Observer / Anthony Burgess Arts Writing Prize 2026 (with a reception / ceremony in London on 13th May) with a review of the 150th Anniversary ‘Salon Hang’ exhibition at the…


  • Professor Ailsa Cox’s Book Launch – April 2nd 2025

    The launch of Ailsa Cox’s mini-collection Precipitation will take place at the Saul Hay Gallery in Manchester on Wednesday 2nd April, 7.30pm. Book early to avoid disappointment!


  • Ailsa Cox new short story collection and study of Alice Munro

    Precipitation is a collection of three stories by Ailsa Cox, two of which are published for the first time. It also features images created by the artist Patricia Farrell in response to the stories. The book is the fifth in a series of collaborations between writers and artists published by Manchester-based Cōnfingō Publishing.