Doomed Spanish poet Federico Lorca, ill-fated Tudor battleship the Mary Rose, a Ming dynasty porcelain flask, a sawing horse: in a collection spanning almost 40 years, Tom Furniss’s poetry ranges far and wide, forging connections between past and present, sculpting fresh images from the global and historical, and from the domestic and mundane. Several early [...]
Kathleen was brought up in rural Cumbria and now lives in North Yorkshire. She spent her working life in the NHS and, since her retirement, is now able to concentrate on her family, gardening, studying, and writing poetry. This collection embraces relationships with family and friends and reflects a love of rural life and [...]
The response to our call for submissions to Coverstory books' inaugural edition of "New Contexts" has been tremendous. Over 200 pieces of poetry and prose have been received - enough to produce three volumes! Shortlisting work now begins. Our goal is complete this by the end of October / early November with the target of [...]
The deadline for submissions to Coverstory books' upcoming poetry and prose anthology, "New Contexts", is being extended by one week to 7th October. This is to allow a little extra time to a group of invitees who received notice of the project later than intended; it is not a reflection on a poor response. At [...]
Coverstory books invites submissions for a literary compendium aiming to publish in January 2021. The volume - working title “New Contexts” - seeks to showcase contemporary work, both poetry and fiction, and will be made available in both Paperback and ebook formats. Submissions. Poetry: please submit up to two unpublished pieces, limited to 80 lines [...]
Coverstory books invites submissions for a literary compendium aiming to publish in January 2021. The volume - working title “New Contexts” - seeks to showcase contemporary work, both poetry and fiction, and will be made available in both Paperback and ebook formats. Submissions. Poetry: please submit up to two unpublished pieces, limited to 80 lines [...]
Coverstory books invites submissions for a literary compendium aiming to publish in January 2021. The volume - working title “New Contexts” - seeks to showcase contemporary work, both poetry and fiction, and will be made available in both Paperback and ebook formats. Submissions. Poetry: please submit up to two unpublished pieces, limited to 80 lines [...]
Coverstory books is pleased to announce we have today published a collection of poetry by the late Berta Lawrence. The hill country of West Somerset is famous for its association with the Romantic poets, Coleridge and Wordsworth, whose Lyrical Ballads (1798) emerged out of their experience of the area and revolutionised English poetry. It was [...]
Coverstory books is pleased to announce that on the 1st June 2020 we will be publishing a collection of poetry by the late Berta Lawrence. The hill country of West Somerset is famous for its association with the Romantic poets, Coleridge and Wordsworth, whose Lyrical Ballads (1798) emerged out of their experience of the area [...]
Welcome Welcome to Coverstory books! We are an embryonic UK-based indie publisher aiming to offer a channel for high-quality writing to make the journey from manuscript to published work. There's no feeling quite like holding your new book in your hands for the first time; a real book, your words, your name on the cover! [...]
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