I have great pleasure in previewing the draft cover for the next volume in our Anthology series, New Contexts. New Contexts: 6 will publish around the end of February, 2024. The submission window is open until the end of December, and you can find details by clicking here. New Contexts: 5 New Contexts: 4 New [...]
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Should I use Eventbrite?
I'm thinking of using Eventbrite for Contextual virtual poetry reading event ticket management. I'm sure having access to tickets/Zoom links automated rather than the current very manual process I employ would benefit not only me but attendees too... The only question is whether it's worth the modest cost or not. Mind you, it would also [...]
New Contexts: 6 – submission window news
The submission window for the sixth edition of our New Contexts poetry and short prose anthologies will open on 1st October and run until 31st December. New Contexts: 6 will publish by the end of March 2024. Once again entries will be managed via Submittable (it simplifies administration so much!), and so for New Contexts: [...]
Short Story submission call
We are delighted to announce that the submission window is now open for short story collection which will be published early in 2024. For submission details please go to Submittable. This new collection follows on from the well-received Making Marks in the Sand which we published in 2022. We look forward to reading your submissions!
New submission calls coming soon!
I am delighted to announce that we will be announcing the opening of submission windows for new publications very soon! Last year I published a collection of short stories, Making Marks in the Sand. Long overdue, I now plan to produce a follow-up (as yet untitled) for prose pieces of 2,000-5,000 words. This should be [...]
New Contexts: 5 – publication date
The selection process for the fifth edition of our New Contexts anthology is now complete and the authors of works being included in the book are being contacted. We currently are assuming that publication of New Contexts: 5 will occur at some point during August 2023.
New Contexts: 5 – FREE submissions window still open!
Coverstory books invites submissions for the fifth edition of our New Contexts anthology which we are aiming to publish early in the fourth quarter of 2023. The volume seeks to showcase quality contemporary poetry and fiction, and will be made available worldwide in both Paperback and ebook formats via internet retailers and on order from [...]
New books – ebooks now available
Coverstory books is delighted to announce that ebook versions of our new edition are now available here: Praise for Once Significant Others: “Sally Rooney meets Henry James” – Jim Friedman “this honest exploration of human nature helped me understand myself better” – Ann Pelletier-Topping “a story that questions the whole idea of friendship and the [...]
New books published today!
Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication of these books: There will also be a virtual launch event on 22nd May. For details and to request a link to the event, please click here. Praise for Once Significant Others: “Sally Rooney meets Henry James” – Jim Friedman “this honest exploration of human nature helped [...]
New books coming soon!
Coverstory books is delighted to announce these publications for 21st May: There will also be a virtual launch event on 22nd May. For details and to request a link to the event, please click here. Praise for Once Significant Others: “Sally Rooney meets Henry James” – Jim Friedman “this honest exploration of human nature helped [...]
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