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 [...]

Artwork on “Line Breaks”

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 [...]

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 [...]

Welcome to “Line Breaks”

Line Breaks is a new e-anthology of poetry which will launch early in 2022. We anticipate curating these poems from international submissions, and aspire not to be bound by form - ancient or modern! - nor theme, genre, or style. We hope to bring together quality poetry in the English language that has a distinctive [...]

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 [...]

Published today! “On Parliament Hill” by Ian Gouge

Published today!  “On Parliament Hill” by Ian Gouge

Coverstory books is pleased to announce the publication of Ian Gouge's latest novel, On Parliament Hill. Her voice is a trigger; a voice which forces Neil to relive the crises and failures of his past, and which offers him the possibility of a positive new future. But before he can decide on what he wants [...]

Published today! “The Homelessness of a Child”

Published today! “The Homelessness of a Child”

Coverstory books is delighted to announce the publication of Ian Gouge's latest poetry collection "The Homelessness of a Child". By the time Ian Gouge went to university he had already lived in seventeen different places - houses, pre-fabs, flats, rooms of one sort or another - and all within the environs of the same two [...]

A productive four months!

It has been a very productive four months for Coverstory books with a new publication just about every four or five weeks: December: Pins and Feathers - a collection of plays by Kate MillerJanuary: New Contexts: 1 - an anthology from various authorsFebruary: She Who Sings Is Not Always Happy - a debut poetry collection [...]