Call for Book ManuscriptsThe window for sending in manuscripts has now ended. Thanks to everyone who sent in their work and I'll try to get back to you as soon as...
Edinburgh/Leith Launch of 'LIMBO' and 'Pale Hairs Reach Between Us'The launch of two new Blue Diode Press books promises to be a very special evening. We'll be launching LIMBO by Georgi Gill and Pale...
Publications that Review UK Poetry BooksBelow is a list of publications which currently review UK poetry collections, as suggested by Twitter users who happened to reply to a...
My Books of 2019Here is yet another Book of the Year list! Clearly, Blue Diode Press published its first ever individual poetry collections this year -...
Publication Day: Split and Bitten HairToday is publication day! Tomorrow (4 October) is the Edinburgh launch in the Lighthouse Bookshop. It's also National Poetry Day, which I...
Two Blue Diode 2019 PublicationsThanks to everyone who submitted poems to Blue Diode Press over the last fortnight. The submission window for the 2020 list is now closed...
Two London Readings: Spark Poetry AnthologyMuriel Spark’s centenary year may be over but her novels still exist and, more than ever, ought to be more widely read. She is a...
'Spark' - The Glasgow LaunchThe Glasgow launch of Spark: Poetry and Art Inspired by the Novels of Muriel Spark, an anthology of terrific poets and artists, edited by...
Spark - Publication and LaunchSpark, an anthology of 44 poems written in response to Muriel Spark's 22 novels (i.e. two to each novel) will be published on 15 October...