As a Writer…

As a Writer there's nothing quite like seeing your words coalesce, watching characters develop and take on a life of their own, or weaving meaning and narrative into a poem. As an Editor and publisher there's nothing like that frisson of excitement you get when someone submits a piece for a collection or asks you [...]

Redesigned website!

Redesigned website!

We have redesigned the Coverstory books website - why not take a look? There is a new homepage.A page of Testimonials.And we've revamped the pages for our Fiction, Poetry, and Plays/Non-fiction. We hope you'll like the improvements we have made!

“New Contexts: 3” – Open for Submissions

“New Contexts: 3” – Open for Submissions

Coverstory books invites submissions for a literary compendium aiming to publish in the Spring 2022. The volume - “New Contexts: 3” - seeks to showcase contemporary work, both poetry and fiction, and will be made available in both Paperback and ebook formats. The first two volumes in the series were published during 2021. Poetry: please [...]

Coming soon: “Making Marks in the Sand”

Coming soon: “Making Marks in the Sand”

Coverstory books is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication in early 2022 of "Making Marks in the Sand", an anthology of internationally curated short stories. The nature of relationships dominates this collection of contemporary short stories; not just relationships between people, but also between individuals and their pasts and - in consequence - their potential [...]

Spring 2022 Short Story collection – Deadline day!

Today - Sunday 31st October - is the official closing date for our Spring 2022 Short Story collection. Although we already have a number of submissions, there is always room for more competition! Consequently, at this late stage we are prepared to be a little more flexible on the lower word count limit for your [...]

Spring 2022 Short Story collection – only one week to submission closing date!

Coverstory books invites submissions for mid-length stories / short novellas to contribute towards a collection which we are aiming to publish in the first quarter of 2022. The volume - as yet untitled - seeks to showcase quality contemporary fiction, and will be made available worldwide in both Paperback and ebook formats via internet retailers [...]

Spring 2022 Short Story collection – just two weeks to submission closing date!

Coverstory books invites submissions for mid-length stories / short novellas to contribute towards a collection which we are aiming to publish in the first quarter of 2022. The volume - as yet untitled - seeks to showcase quality contemporary fiction, and will be made available worldwide in both Paperback and ebook formats via internet retailers [...]

Published today! – “New Contexts: 2”

Published today! – “New Contexts: 2”

Coverstory books is delighted to confirm that its latest anthology of poetry and prose, “New Contexts: 2”, is published today, 1st October 2021. It is particularly pleasing to be able to bring together the work of forty-seven talented writers - from the UK, the USA, Australia and New Zealand - to create what is a [...]

Spring 2022 Short Story collection – One month to submission closing date!

Coverstory books invites submissions for mid-length stories / short novellas to contribute towards a collection which we are aiming to publish in the first quarter of 2022. The volume - as yet untitled - seeks to showcase quality contemporary fiction, and will be made available worldwide in both Paperback and ebook formats via internet retailers [...]

Spring 2022 Short Story collection – Submission reminder

Coverstorybooks invites submissions for mid-length stories / short novellas to contribute towards a collection which we are aiming to publish in the first quarter of 2022. The volume - as yet untitled - seeks to showcase quality contemporary fiction, and will be made available worldwide in both Paperback and ebook formats via internet retailers and [...]