NOTTINGHAM LAUNCH OF THE THIRD SCRIPT
We welcome you to join us for our first event in an International City of Literature, Nottingham, the UK launch of The Third Script, stories from Iran, Tasmania and the UK.
We have the pleasure of being launched by thrice BAFTA nominated Billy Ivory, at the legendary Rough Trade, with readings from the dynamic Shreya Sen Handley, Matt G Turpin and Lisa Fontaine whose stories ‘Lean on Me,’ ‘Tom’s Eyes,’ and ‘The Punch Line,’ respectively, you will find in The Third Script.
Join us on Sunday, May 22 at Rough Trade in Notts, 5 Broad Street at 5pm.
For more information about our writers keep an eye on the projects page, where Emma Luimes is posting her interviews.
> TASMANIAN LAUNCH OF THE THIRD SCRIPT
We would like to extend an invitation to you to celebrate the Tasmanian launch of The Third Script, stories from Iran, Tasmania & the UK, at Tasmania’s leading independent book retailer, Fullers Bookshop on Tuesday, March 22 at 5.30pm.
In her introduction to the book, award winning novelist and essayist, Amanda Lohrey writes, “The Third Script is a remarkable collection, an unprecedented collaboration between Iranian, English and Tasmanian writers.”
And the stories? What can I say? They are exceptional, delightful and devastating and I look forward to you reading them.
The launch will feature readings from Robbie Arnott, Zane Pinner and Lucinda Shannon, Iranian music from Milad Vaezi, and the fabulous Melanie Tait from ABC Statewide Evenings is officially launching the book.
Launches in London, Nottingham and San Franciscso will follow but to begin with, we would love to see you here.
If you’re coming along, please let Fullers know for catering purposes – rsvp@fullersbookshop.com.au
Rachel Edwards
Editor in Chief
> POCO PEOPLE LOOKING GOOD
Transportation Press are excited to be employing Hobart based firm, Poco People to design the cover for our next collection of short stories, The Third Script, stories from Iran, Tasmania & the UK. Kelly Eijdenberg is one talented lady and the results are looking incredible. We can’t wait to share the results with you, plus the launch of our new Transportation Press logo. Thank you again to the generosity of our pledgers, and core team whose support has helped to make this possible. Stay tuned to our Facebook and twitter feeds for details on our upcoming launches.
> THE THIRD SCRIPT: PROJECT LAUNCH
Transportation Press will be launching its latest project – The Third Script – an Iranian-Tasmanian collaboration as Transportation Press illuminates Tasmanian literature. Writers Robbie Arnott and Zane Pinner will be reading from their work on the evening.
The most delicious Pagan Cider will be back on board for this event.
PLUS…for a great literary evening, head to to Fullers Bookshop at 7.30pm forThe Story Behind the Story with Cate Kennedy and Kathryn Lomer!
> SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR OUR NEXT COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES
Transportation Press publish a collection of short stories every year. Our second collaborative publication will be The Third Script. Click the flyer below for submission details.
> WELCOME IRAN
Issue one is now in readers’ hands and in shops around Australia and London, 
if you can’t make it into a shop you can order it on our website (we post everywhere in the world).
While Transportation, islands and cities burbles away, we are delighted to announce that we will be working with writers from the UK and Tasmania as well as writers from Iran – and to announce that Shirindokht Nourmanesh has come on board as editor of the Iranian content for the next issue. Shirin is a scholar of poetry and prose, a creative writer, and artist and a translator, proficient in English and Persian. She has published two compilations of short stories in Persian and is currently working on a novel. She is a lecturer at San Jose University and Northwestern Polytechnic in California. She was the last director of the Associate of Iranian American writers and is one of three jurists for the No to Censorship Contest by Siamak Pourzand Foundation and she is pursuing a PhD in transpersonal psychology.
We look forward to working with Shirin to publish new short stories from Iranian writers.
> UK LAUNCHES ISLANDS AND CITIES: A COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES FROM LONDON AND TASMANIA
RRP: £9.00
UK Launch: Rough Trade, Nottingham February 8th
London Launch: London, Brick Lane, February 12th
Featuring readings from the book by Islands and Cities writers
The UK launch of Transportation’s premiere publication,
Islands
and
Cities: A Collection of Short Stories from London and Tasmania will be happening at
Rough
Trade
in
Nottingham,
and Brick
Lane
Bookshop
in
East
London.
This follows hot on the heels of an incredibly successful launch in Hobart, Tasmania at Fuller’s Bookshop, where ‘the yellow book’ is ranking as its number 1 best seller, ahead of Booker Prize winner, Richard Flanagan.
The book features some of the best new writing from London and Tasmania, short stories, many voices, covering wide range of styles. They are challenging, beautiful, funny and slightly rude stories, alongside the laconic and the sad.
Short Story devotee and editor of Open Pen Magazine, Sean Preston, is launching the book and he will be accompanied by UK writers Will Ashon (author of Clear Water, The Heritage - Faber), N Quentin Woolf (author of The Death of the Poet – Serpent’s Tail), Ian Green (BBC Radio 4’s ‘Opening Lines’), Kate Ellis, Martin Cornwell, Darren Lee, as well as Tadhg Muller, the London-based writer and founding father of Transportation. Green, Ellis, Cornwell, and Lee were all selected from a submissions process that saw hundreds of writers apply to be a part of the collection.
The book, which began through discussions amongst writers, readers and literary folk in London and Tasmania just a year ago, raised over $12, 000 through crowdfunding to bring the book to print and to pay the writers. Transportation has also published new work, regularly on the website, Transportationbook.com
This book is already generating a good deal of attention, interest and readership in Tasmania, mainland Australia, and now London.
Launch parties at Rough Trade in conjunction with the Nottingham Writers’ Studio and Brick Lane Books in London are coming up in the next week. For more details about attending please contact transportationalmanac@gmail.com
Nottingham is recognised by UNESCO as an international city of literature and the Writers’ Studio is a fantastic partner for Transportation to have on board, as is the legendary Rough Trade. On that note, what is happening with the Tasmanian Literature Prizes?
Peter Conrad, respected expat Tasmanian (Glenorchy boy), writer and Professor of English at Oxford has written an erudite introduction and illustrator Tony Thorne offered ink drawings he had done of people on the London tube. These drawings provide strange book ends for the various stories.
If you would like a review copy, please contact us and specify if you would prefer electronic or print.
transportationalmanac@gmail.com
For further information, or to organise an interview with London-based writers/editor contact Transportation’s creative strategist (and writer), Tadhg Muller, or Tasmanian writers or Editor in chief, Rachel Edwards
> ISLANDS AND CITIES LAUNCH: TASMANIA – 15th JANUARY, 2015
Transportation Press is pleased to announce its premiere publication, Islands and Cities: A Collection of Short Stories from Tasmania and London will be launched at Fuller’s Bookshop, 131 Collins St, Hobart at 5.30pm, Thursday 15 January 2015.
We thank our kind friends at Pagan Cider who will share their excellent ciders with us.
The evening will also feature a performance by The Dead Maggies and readings from authors.
A year after the notion of an international literary exchange was mooted, and high calibre short stories from two disparate yet similar places, an active online presence and a book were discussed, Islands and Cities, is launching at Fullers Bookshop, 5.30 this Thursday night.
The book features some of the best new writing from London and Tasmania, short stories, many voices, covering wide range of styles. There are challenging, beautiful, funny and slightly rude stories alongside the laconic and the sad.
Well known Tasmanian raconteur, and editor of Tasmanian Times, Lindsay Tuffin is launching the book and he will be accompanied by convict punk band, The Dead Maggies and readings from three of the featured writers, Oliver Mestitz, Emma L Waters, and Erin Hortle
The book, which began through discussions amongst writers, readers and literary folk in London and Tasmania, raised over $12 000 through crowdfunding to bring the book to print and to pay the writers. Transportation has also published new work, regularly on the website, transportationbook.com
This book is already generating a good deal of attention, interest and readership in Tasmania, London and even the mainland.
Launch parties at Rough Trade in conjunction with the Nottingham Writers’ Studio and Brick Lane Books in London are to follow, as well as Launceston in February at new bookshop Volume 2(the old Fullers).
Nottingham is recognised by UNESCO as an international city of literature and the Writers’ Studio is a fantastic partner for Transportation to have on board, as is the legendary Rough Trade. On that note, what is happening with the Tasmanian Literature Prizes?
Peter Conrad, respected expat Tasmanian (Glenorchy boy), writer and Professor of English at Oxford has written an erudite introduction and illustrator Tony Thorne offered ink drawings he had done of people on the London tube. These drawings provide strange book ends for the various stories.
transportationpress.net 