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About Me

Greetings. This is the Succour MySpace page.Succour is a biannual arts journal that promotes new fiction, poetry and artwork. Featuring new work from Ray Robinson, HP Tinker and Joolz Denby, the current issue is out now at Waterstone's, Blackwell's and independent bookshops across the country, and available to buy on-line at www.succour.org.“Literary journals are so often staid and boring, concentrating solely on the work of some clique-or-other,” says Succour’s managing editor Anthony Banks. “With Succour, we want to put a journal out there that people can pick up, and know that they’re getting a true representation of the best new writing from around the country.”Currently we're editing issue 7, 'Animals', which will be out on May 1. The deadline for submissions has now closed - but watch this space.This page is run by myself, Max Dunbar. I'm a Manchester-based writer and regional editor of Succour. I've recently finished a full-length novel and sometimes contribute short stories and articles to various print and web journals. I'll talk to anyone who has talent and takes pleasure in and has a commitment to reading and writing.

My Interests

Contemporary fiction, poetry and artwork and left-wing politics.

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

Currently I'm listening to REM, Aim and the Doors.

Movies:

I've been going to Manchester's Cornerhouse bar/cinema for almost three years, and have seen two films there. This should tell you something.

Television:

I watch no television except for classic comedy - South Park, Red Dwarf, Green Wing, Peep Show.

Books:

I'm an avid book lover and can't endure so much as twenty-minute train journey without a novel to read.My favourite writers are probably Stephen King, Martin Amis, Irvine Welsh, Carl Hiaasen and Michel Houellebecq. These five have been an enduring pleasure and influence during my writing life, and I don't think there are any others that come close in terms of story and language. I'm also into the great American writers: Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulkner, Charles Bukowski and Hunter S. Thompson, plus William Blake and the Romantic poets.I am a political junkie, and read a lot of nonfiction by left writers like George Orwell, Christopher Hitchens and Nick Cohen - 'muscular liberals', to use Madeliene Bunting's classic phrase. I'm also a fan of the recent explosion in secularist thought led by Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris.

Heroes:

Off the top of my head: Thom Paine, Kanan Makiya, Aayan Hirsi Ali, Maryam Namazie, Hunter S Thompson, Irvine Welsh.

My Blog

Succour Launch - Manchester

At last Succour does a Manchester night. Held at the Briton's Protection, this evening will mark the release of issue 7, 'Animals,' with readings from Nicholas Royle (Antwerp, Mortality) and special g...
Posted by Succour Magazine on Sun, 25 May 2008 11:16:00 PST

Max Dunbar Reading/Tight Lip

I've been asked to do a reading on Thursday - at the launch for issue 2 of Stargazy Pie. This will be at Fuel Cafe in Withington, Manchester - about half eight. Also, my Succour colleague Jay is doing...
Posted by Succour Magazine on Tue, 20 May 2008 05:56:00 PST

Succour 7: ’Animals’ available/Succour 8 ’Icons’ call for submissions

ISSUE 7 - 'ANIMALS,' AVAILABLE ONLINEYes, you can now buy this online- the print edition should be hitting the streets in a week or so.http://www.succour.org/products/succour-7-animals The Spring/Summ...
Posted by Succour Magazine on Thu, 15 May 2008 11:41:00 PST

Moving

As of now, I'm moving this blog to http://maxdunbar.wordpress.com/. This MySpace site will be only be updated with magazine-related material such as calls for submissions. Thanks to everyone who's rea...
Posted by Succour Magazine on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:16:00 PST

The Cliche That Wont Die

My article of this name is up on Butterflies and Wheels now....
Posted by Succour Magazine on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:07:00 PST

Ann Coulter: An Apology

Notorious right-wing lunatic Ann Coulter has written a public apology on her website: Dear Readers   I've been participating in a charade for nearly eleven years now. Quite frankly, I'm sick...
Posted by Succour Magazine on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:10:00 PST

Yes!

Finally! I have learned how to do hyperlinks. Oh, the sky's the limit now... (This first one just goes to our magazine site)....
Posted by Succour Magazine on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:15:00 PST

Pride and Shame

It's official: immigration is a good thing. This is a useful report to have at your disposal next time you're listening to some chip-on-the-shoulder native Brit go on about how Polish bus drivers are ...
Posted by Succour Magazine on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:55:00 PST

Hazardous Policies

This week my roving satirical eye has noticed this little moral panic about middle-class alcohol consumption. Drinkers in middle-class areas are more likely routinely to consume "hazardous" amounts of...
Posted by Succour Magazine on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:33:00 PST

St Ann’s Podcast

In case anyone missed it, there's a podcast of Martin Amis's inaugural lecture for Manchester University here: http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/newwriting/news/C21Literatu re/ The evening is ...
Posted by Succour Magazine on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:48:00 PST