Published today: “Shrapnel from a Writing Life”

Published today: “Shrapnel from a Writing Life”

Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication of Ian Gouge's latest work "Shrapnel from a Writing Life". Above all else, this is the story of a journey.Over the last thirty-seven years or so, across a number of hand-written books, I have been keeping what might be termed a record; although on reflection, even the [...]

“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 [...]

Coming soon: “Shrapnel from a Writing Life”

Coming soon: “Shrapnel from a Writing Life”

Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication in January of Ian Gouge's latest work "Shrapnel from a Writing Life". Above all else, this is the story of a journey.Over the last thirty-seven years or so, across a number of hand-written books, I have been keeping what might be termed a record; although on reflection, [...]

“Only Rumour Survives” – published today!

“Only Rumour Survives” – published today!

Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication of David Smith's fourth poetry collection "Only Rumour Survives". This eclectic collection sings with melancholy, humour, wistful reflection and evocative insight. Written in a concise style that makes for rare accessibility to inner meaning, this is a thought-provoking and original collection of poems. David Smith is also [...]

Coming soon: “Only Rumour Survives”

Coming soon: “Only Rumour Survives”

Coverstory books is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of David Smith's fourth poetry collection "Only Rumour Survives". This eclectic collection sings with melancholy, humour, wistful reflection and evocative insight. Written in a concise style that makes for rare accessibility to inner meaning, this is a thought-provoking and original collection of poems. David Smith is [...]

Introducing “Line Breaks”

Coverstory books is pleased to launch Line Breaks, a new e-anthology initiative. Approximately four or five times per year, Line Breaks will publish a collection of poetry on its dedicated website, http://www.line-breaks.com. Submission of candidate pieces for Line Breaks will be via Submittable, and you can find the submission guidelines here. The initial submission window [...]

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 [...]

We’ve published some great poetry this year!

"The ride may be occasionally bumpy but French has a firm grasp of his wheel. His forms are spare, pared down, and his sensuous descriptive skills and playful wit excite the ear. He has a beady eye for focussing on details that make his places and subjects become vividly present. Happiness may be rare, hard-won, [...]

“New Contexts: 2” – Publication date confirmed

“New Contexts: 2” – Publication date confirmed

Coverstory books is delighted to confirm that its latest anthology of poetry and prose, “New Contexts: 2”, will be published on 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 [...]