We are delighted to announce the publication of our eighth edition of the New Contexts anthology. The collection comprises of quality contemporary poetry and fiction, and is made available worldwide in both Paperback and ebook formats via internet retailers and on order from bricks-and-mortar bookshops. Although you might be tempted to group the subjects which [...]
Contextual 36 – 30th April!
The 36th Contextual poetry reading event is on Thursday 30th April, @19:30-20:30 UK-time. To request a link for the event, please complete the form below. This month we will be joined by two headline readers: Simon French who will read from his latest collection, Peephole Extravaganza; John Scarborough who will read from his 2025 debut [...]
Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden and Other Stories – the trailer
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The Labours of Charles E. – the trailer
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Published today! “Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden”
We are delighted to announce the publication of Ian Gouge's latest collection of short stories, Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden and Other Stories, on 14th March 2026 Some say there is but a thin dividing line between tragedy and comedy, victory and defeat. Many of the protagonists in Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden [...]
New books coming this month!
We are delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of Ian Gouge's latest collection of short stories, Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden and Other Stories, on 14th March 2026. Some say there is but a thin dividing line between tragedy and comedy, victory and defeat. Many of the protagonists in Dead-heading Roses in the Museum [...]
“Peephole Extravaganza” – published today!
We are delighted to announce the publication of Simon French's latest collection of poetry, Peephole Extravaganza. "Simon French’s third collection offers its readers a feast of original and sometimes startling imagery in poems ranging from the tenderly insightful to the boldly erotic; poems which allow privileged insights into so many different lives. "Those familiar with [...]
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