One of my favourite moments in the book production process – running sheets.
An Outbreak of Peace our response to the up coming centenary of the end of WWI is in shops on 8th November, and launches at Housmans, London on Wednesday 14th, and Blackwells, Manchester on the 30th November, with readings, cake and liquid refreshments.
You can pre-order a copy direct from us NOW, we should have our advance copies by the end of next week, or early the following week, for those of you who can’t wait.
As our authors are spread all over the globe, we are trying to give as many of them as possible an opportunity to celebrate the launch in person. We can’t afford to jaunt off to the US and Australia, or even Germany or France, but we can manage Manchester!
Northern fans of poetry and short fiction are invited to join us at Blackwells, Manchester. on 30th November at 6.30pm
There will be readings from
Mantz Yorke, and Valerie Bence, 
and cake and liquid refreshment.
There’s an element of mystery about this though: will we be the very first event at the new premises at University Green, 146 Oxford Road, M13 9GP?
or will Blackwells still be in their old premises at the lovely portacabin near Arthur Lewis Building, The University of Manchester Bridgeford Street, M13 9PL??
We don’t know and neither do they, it depends on the builders, so please note both addresses and we’ll confirm nearer the time. Either will be delightful and they are quite close, on opposite sides of Oxford Road, if you get confused!
To celebrate National Poetry Day, here are some more poems from the Vindication Launch on September 26th.
(you can buy the book direct from us, or from your favourite bookshop
Carrie Cohen reading Sarah Lawson‘s Driving up to Renfrew
Anne Macaulay reading the title poem, Vindication
Carrie Cohen reading Sarah James‘ Waking Woman
Elinor Brooks reads Consulto et Audacter
Jill Sharp reads Installation
Adrienne Silcock reads Bees
Jill Sharp reads Vlad the Impala
Elinor Brooks reads Mathew Trewella and the Mermaid of Zennor
Anne Macaulay reads part of Identification
The official publication date for this anthology of new short stories and poems in response to the end of WWI, An Outbreak of Peace is the 8th November, but we are having the launch party on
Wednesday 14th, at Housmans radical bookshop, 5 Caledonian Road, N1 9DX,
with readings from Clare Owen, CB Droege, Katy Darby, Chantal Heaven (fiction); Karen Ankers, Valerie Bence, Peter Kenny, Sarah Tait (poetry). There will also be a poppy-seed cake, and other, liquid, refreshments.
£3 on the door, redeemable against purchase of the book.
There will be an event in Manchester at Blackwells on 30th November, more details on that soon.
You can preorder a copy from our webshop here
It’s publication day, and here are some of the readings from last night’s launch at the Poetry Cafe
Jill Sharp reading The Dogs of Delhi
Adrienne Silcock reading Drought, Winter 1929
Carrie Cohen reading Sarah Lawson’s Leda
Anne Macaulay reading two flamenco inspired poems, Traje de Lunares and Palmas Return
Carrie Cohen reading Sarah James’ Ye Olde Tavern
Elinor Brooks What Country, Friends…
Another poem from Sarah Lawson which features in Vindication,
the third of our #Womenvote100 books, which we are publishing NEXT WEEK
Launch info join us on Wednesday at the Poetry Cafe (RSVP) or pick a copy up tomorrow (Saturday) at Free Verse or order a copy from our webshop
This version was recorded at The Story Sessions a while back.
I am pleased to announce that we have actor Carrie Cohen coming along to the launch (Next Wednesday, Poetry Cafe) to read a couple of poems apiece for Sarah Lawson and Sarah James, so that the audience gets a feel for the breadth of style in the book.
Carrie Cohen
From our 2016 Midsummer festival, Saul Reichlin reading Sarah Lawson‘s poem, Next Door to the Capulets, which we are publishing NEXT WEEK in Vindication.
Launch info join us on Wednesday at the Poetry Cafe (RSVP)
or pick a copy up at Free Verse this saturday
or order a copy from our webshop
Here they are in all their glory – videos of the readings from Thursday’s launch of We/She
Smoking Ban by Jennifer Rickard read by Carrie Cohen
A Crowing Hen by Arike Oke
Comeback Special by Katy Darby (this one is pieced together – the camera battery died…but our belts have braces so all’s well)
The Real McCoy by Cherry Potts read by Carrie Cohen
Destiny’s Children by Rosalind Stopps
Some Carpets to Remain by Carolyn Eden
Ugly Duchess by Fiona Salter
Cages by Joan L M Williams
The Dead Wives’ Club by Ilora Choudhury
One Beautiful Day by Elizabeth Stott
