Fiction

  • 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…

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  • We are delighted to announce the publication of Ian Gouge‘s latest novel, The Labours of Charles E.. Charles E. is not well. A ‘man of letters’ and regarded by some as a ‘National Treasure’, there are elements in his past which surely disqualify such an accolade — even if his somewhat unconventional beginning adds a…

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  • We are delighted to announce the publication of The Labours of Charles E. on the 4th October 2025. Charles E. is not well. A ‘man of letters’ and regarded by some as a ‘National Treasure’, there are elements in his past which surely disqualify such an accolade — even if his somewhat unconventional beginning adds…

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  • We are delighted to be able to announce John Scarborough’s debut poetry collection, In The Blue Hour, will be published on 1st June, 2025. John Scarborough takes time and care to observe, reflect, and select the right word and poetic form. His poems reveal a perceptive eye for the features of the real world, and…

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  • We are delighted to be able to announce John Scarborough’s debut poetry collection, In The Blue Hour, will be published in late May, 2025. John Scarborough takes time and care to observe, reflect, and select the right word and poetic form. His poems reveal a perceptive eye for the features of the real world, and…

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  • ‘And, now I do this,’ said the gateau. ‘It’s my job. Sitting here, talking to guys like you. Mostly guys, anyway. I can’t understand women, you know? I always try and leave the women to Maurice, he’s better at it.’ ‘Maurice?’ ‘Yeah, the croissant.’ Guided by Samuel, an aged coach driver (in his equally aged…

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  • Coverstory books invites submissions for the seventh edition of our New Contexts anthology which we are aiming to publish around the end of the first quarter 2025. CLOSING DATE: JANUARY 5th As with the previous six editions, New Contexts: 7 will seek to showcase quality contemporary poetry and fiction, and will be made available worldwide…

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