We are pleased to outline Coverstory books' current plans for publishing opportunities over the next few months. Excluding books where we are working with individual writers, the public timetable is currently envisaged as follows: International Poetry competition Currently open for submissions via Submittable; closing date 4th July [see here] Submission period - May-JuneJudging period - [...]
Category: Short Stories
Published Today! – “New Contexts: 3”
Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication of the third in our "New Contexts" series of poetry / short prose anthologies. Back in 2020, when the idea for New Contexts was first born, who would have thought that two years later we would be onto our third volume? Achieving such a milestone seems proof [...]
Line Breaks: 2 – live today!
Coverstory books' Line Breaks: 2 is live on our website today. Image reproduced with the kind permission of the artist, Helen Johnson - http://www.helenjohnsonartist.com
Coming soon: “New Contexts: 3”
Coverstory books is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of the third in our "New Contexts" series of poetry / short prose anthologies. Back in 2020, when the idea for New Contexts was first born, who would have thought that two years later we would be onto our third volume? Achieving such a milestone seems [...]
Line Breaks: 2 – submission deadline today!
Coverstory books' open submission for Line Breaks: 2 closes today: Line Breaks: 2 - an on-line poetry anthology which should be published at http://www.line-breaks.com in April Information on all this opportunity can be found on Submittable - just search for 'coverstory' in the Discover section of their website.
New Contexts: 3 – submission deadline tomorrow!
New Contexts: 3 - a poetry / prose anthology which should be publishing in May (submission deadline 1st March). For information on previous anthologies see New Contexts: 1 and New Contexts: 2. Information on all this - and our other opportunities - can be found on Submittable - just search for 'coverstory' in the Discover [...]
Writers’ Retreat UK – Mentoring Feedback
Absolutely delighted to have received this feedback from mentoring at a Writers' Retreat last weekend: Ian joined us as our guest writer for our February retreat. It was clear that he had carefully thought out the creative exercises for the retreat and, although they were optional sessions for our writers, they were extremely popular. Ian [...]
Submissions Reminder
Coverstory books currently has three open submission calls: New Contexts: 3 - a poetry / prose anthology which will be publishing hopefully in May (submission deadline 1st March)Line Breaks: 2 - an on-line poetry anthology which should be published at http://www.line-breaks.com in April (submission deadline 28th February)An open call for book-length fiction, either a novel [...]
Published today: “Making Marks in the Sand”
Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication 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 futures. The British and [...]
“New Contexts: 3” – Submission reminder
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 [...]
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