We are delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of Ian Gouge‘s latest collection of short stories, Writing to Gisella and Other Stories, due out on the 3rd October, 2026. The collection opens with an updated version of the 2017 novella, Writing to Gisella. Writing to GisellaIn many ways it was the perfect summer break: taken on impulse, and [...]
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New Contexts: 9 – submissions close in four days!
Coverstory books invites submissions for the ninth edition of our New Contexts anthology which we are aiming to publish in the third quarter of 2026. The volume seeks to showcase quality contemporary poetry and fiction, and will be made available worldwide in Paperback via internet retailers and on order from bricks-and-mortar bookshops. SUBMISSIONS CLOSE IN [...]
New Contexts: 9 – submissions open!
Coverstory books invites submissions for the ninth edition of our New Contexts anthology which we are aiming to publish in the third quarter of 2026. The volume seeks to showcase quality contemporary poetry and fiction, and will be made available worldwide in Paperback via internet retailers and on order from bricks-and-mortar bookshops. Partly in response [...]
Published today! “New Contexts: 8”
We are delighted to announce the publication of our eighth edition of the New Contexts anthology. The collection comprises of quality contemporary poetry and fiction, and is made available worldwide in both Paperback and ebook formats via internet retailers and on order from bricks-and-mortar bookshops. Although you might be tempted to group the subjects which [...]
Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden and Other Stories – the trailer
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Published today! “Dead-heading Roses in the Museum Garden”
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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