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 [...]
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, [...]
We are aiming for the second issue of our on-line poetry anthology, Line Breaks, to be published in March 2022. As with Line Breaks: 1, the second collection will have its own dedicated page on this site and will be available free to read - though obviously subject to all the usual copyright rules! We [...]
The first issue of our on-line poetry anthology, Line Breaks, is now live on the website here. The collection, containing twenty poems from twelve poets, is available free to read - though obviously subject to all the usual copyright rules! We are delighted to have made this new work public, and hope it will be [...]
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 [...]
Our first 'Contextual' poetry reading, held last night, was unanimously agreed a great success! This was, of course, thanks to our super readers and the contributions of all who attended the virtual event. Our main reader was Simon French whose collection Joyriding Down Utopia Avenue was published by Coverstory books earlier this year. He was [...]
The first issue of our on-line poetry anthology, Line Breaks, will be published on 1st December 2021. The collection, containing twenty poems from twelve poets, will have its own dedicated page on this site and will be available free to read - though obviously subject to all the usual copyright rules! We are very much [...]
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 [...]
I am indebted to Helen Johnson for permission to use her original artwork as the visual theme behind Line Breaks. Not only is there an inventive freshness about Helen's work, she has found a way to incorporate single-use plastic into her paintings, thereby 'recycling' the non-recyclable. Although I have chosen trees as the broad theme [...]
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 [...]
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