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 [...]
Today - Sunday 31st October - is the official closing date for our Spring 2022 Short Story collection. Although we already have a number of submissions, there is always room for more competition! Consequently, at this late stage we are prepared to be a little more flexible on the lower word count limit for your [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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