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 [...]
Category: Writing
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”
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 [...]
Spring 2022 Short Story collection – One month to submission closing date!
Coverstory books invites submissions for mid-length stories / short novellas to contribute towards a collection which we are aiming to publish in the first quarter of 2022. The volume - as yet untitled - seeks to showcase quality contemporary fiction, and will be made available worldwide in both Paperback and ebook formats via internet retailers [...]
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 [...]
Spring 2022 Short Story collection – Submission reminder
Coverstorybooks invites submissions for mid-length stories / short novellas to contribute towards a collection which we are aiming to publish in the first quarter of 2022. The volume - as yet untitled - seeks to showcase quality contemporary fiction, and will be made available worldwide in both Paperback and ebook formats via internet retailers and [...]
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, [...]
Spring 2022 Short Story collection – Open for Submissions
Coverstorybooks invites submissions for mid-length stories / short novellas to contribute towards a collection which we are aiming to publish in the first quarter of 2022. The volume - as yet untitled - seeks to showcase quality contemporary fiction, and will be made available worldwide in both Paperback and ebook formats via internet retailers and [...]
“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 [...]
“New Contexts: 2” – Final day to submit!
Coverstory books invites submissions for a literary compendium aiming to publish in the Autumn 2021. The volume - “New Contexts: 2” - seeks to showcase contemporary work, both poetry and fiction, and will be made available in both Paperback and ebook formats. The first volume in the series - “New Contexts: 1” - was published [...]
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