About the Author

Nick Manning Portrait

Nick Manning

Nick is a British/American man, living with his husband Ron and their dog Mary in Washington DC and New York. He retired from the World Bank some years ago.

Nick’s earlier career was as a social worker and researcher in London.

His short fiction is published in Unleash Lit, the Baltimore Review, Unleash Press, and America’s Future by Washington Writers’ Publishing House. His first novel will be published on November 2, 2026, by New Meridian, part of the non-profit organization New Meridian Arts, 2026.

Nick was born and raised in the English Fens.

Twenty Foot River, near March in the English Fens.

By kind permission of Nick Tearle

New Novel Coming Soon!

Other Publications

Upcoming Readings & Events

Events in the US (Washington DC and New York) and the UK are planned. Details soon.

“With razor-sharp prose and a biting wit, Manning gifts us with a moving and unforgettable meditation on family, loss, and the ties that bind.”

-Len Kruger

“Wickedly funny and quietly devastating, this debut announces a novelist of rare political intelligence and genuine heart...”

-Varun Gauri

author of For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus, an NPR Books We Love Selection