Submissions are invited
for number 5 of morphrog, the Frogmore Press online journal – ‘poetry in
the extreme’. We aim to publish
excellent work located at the extremes of both experiment and tradition. morphrog 5 will go live on 1 July and
the deadline for submissions – in a single Word file to morphrog@gmail.com
– is Friday 8 June.
If you have any work
that can be classified as ‘poetry in the
extreme’ lurking in your files, morhprog may prove to be the perfect
home for it.
Friday, 11 May 2012
Thursday, 3 May 2012
New anthology 'Languages of Colour' to be published 31st of May 2012
Languages of Colour
Edited by Alexandra Loske
A collection of writings and artwork on the subject of
colour and colour theory.
Contributors include Graham Dean, Clare Best, Liz Rideal, Julian Bell,
Tania Hershman, Rachel Playforth, Aprilia Zank, Niki Fulton, Robert Hamberger, Jeremy Page, Tamar Yoseloff,
Roy Osborne, Ros Barber, Catherine Smith, Mario Petrucci, Kay Syrad, and many others.
Date of publication: 31 May 2012
ISBN 978-0-9570688-0-3
To order a copy with free p&p please send a cheque for
£10, payable to The Frogmore Press, at 21 Mildmay Road , Lewes BN7 1PJ
Cover art by David J Markham
A limited edition of twelve lithographic prints of the
artwork, produced by the Curwen Studio and signed by both artist and editor, is
available from The Frogmore Press at £95 per print, plus p&p.
To order a print or request a review copy please contact Alexbythesea@hotmail.com
Sunday, 15 April 2012
Call for submissions: Frogmore Poetry Prize 2012
31 May is the deadline for entries to this year’s (26th) Frogmore Poetry Prize, adjudicated by Janet Sutherland. Full details at www.frogmorepress.co.uk
Previous winners of the Prize include Katy Darby, whose debut novel The Whore’s Asylum was recently published by Penguin; Tobias Hill, author of four collections of poetry, whose most recent novel is The Hidden (2009); Sharon Black, whose debut collection To Know Bedrock was published by Pindrop Press last year; Ann Alexander, who has gone on to publish three collections of poems; Mario Petrucci, author of numerous volumes, most recently the waltz in my blood (2011); Gill Andrews, who was subsequently shortlisted for the inaugural Picador Prize; Howard Wright, whose debut collection King of Country was published by Blackstaff Press; Julie-ann Rowell, author of Letters North (Brodie Press), whose short fiction was longlisted for the Asham Award in 2006; Gina Wilson, who went on to win the Lace Open Poetry Competition in 1999; John Latham, who has published four collections of poems with Peterloo; and Caroline Price, whose third collection Wishbone was published by Shoestring Press.
This year’s winner will receive a cheque for 200 guineas, a two-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers and publication in the celebratory 80th issue of the magazine and on the Frogmore Press website.
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Previous winners of the Prize include Katy Darby, whose debut novel The Whore’s Asylum was recently published by Penguin; Tobias Hill, author of four collections of poetry, whose most recent novel is The Hidden (2009); Sharon Black, whose debut collection To Know Bedrock was published by Pindrop Press last year; Ann Alexander, who has gone on to publish three collections of poems; Mario Petrucci, author of numerous volumes, most recently the waltz in my blood (2011); Gill Andrews, who was subsequently shortlisted for the inaugural Picador Prize; Howard Wright, whose debut collection King of Country was published by Blackstaff Press; Julie-ann Rowell, author of Letters North (Brodie Press), whose short fiction was longlisted for the Asham Award in 2006; Gina Wilson, who went on to win the Lace Open Poetry Competition in 1999; John Latham, who has published four collections of poems with Peterloo; and Caroline Price, whose third collection Wishbone was published by Shoestring Press.
This year’s winner will receive a cheque for 200 guineas, a two-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers and publication in the celebratory 80th issue of the magazine and on the Frogmore Press website.
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Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Frogmore Papers number 79 is out now!
We are happy to announce the arrival of the latest issue of The Frogmore Papers, with another splendid cover by Lewes-based artist Michael Munday.
The issue will be available from Skylark bookshop at the Needlemakers in Lewes from Saturday 10th March. Subscribers and contributors can expect their copies in the next 10 days.
Here are the contributors to this issue:
John Arnold, Will Buckingham, Laura Chalar, John Daniel, Patricia Debney, Clive Eastwood, Martin Edwards, Robert Etty, Andrew Fentham, Sam Gardiner, Desmond Graham, Richard Hughes, Terry Jones, Judith Kazantzis, David King, Noel King, Liz Lefroy, Mórag McCarron, Edward Mackay, Theresa Muñoz, Michael Newman, Wolf Orff, Peter Phillips, Wendy Pratt, Martin Reed, Michaela Ridgway, Alex Smith, Michael Swan, Alexei Talimonov, James Turner, Tony Turner, Selwyn Veater, Irving Weinman, Hamish Whyte, F J Williams, Richard Wotton, Howard Wright.
The next issue (number 80) will be a retrospective issue, so please note that new work cannot be considered for publication until September 2012. In May the Frogmore Press will publish Languages of Colour, a collection of poetry, prose and artwork on the theme of colour, edited by Alexandra Loske. Contributors include Catherine Smith, Ros Barber, Julian Bell, Graham Dean and Jeremy Worman.
The issue will be available from Skylark bookshop at the Needlemakers in Lewes from Saturday 10th March. Subscribers and contributors can expect their copies in the next 10 days.
John Arnold, Will Buckingham, Laura Chalar, John Daniel, Patricia Debney, Clive Eastwood, Martin Edwards, Robert Etty, Andrew Fentham, Sam Gardiner, Desmond Graham, Richard Hughes, Terry Jones, Judith Kazantzis, David King, Noel King, Liz Lefroy, Mórag McCarron, Edward Mackay, Theresa Muñoz, Michael Newman, Wolf Orff, Peter Phillips, Wendy Pratt, Martin Reed, Michaela Ridgway, Alex Smith, Michael Swan, Alexei Talimonov, James Turner, Tony Turner, Selwyn Veater, Irving Weinman, Hamish Whyte, F J Williams, Richard Wotton, Howard Wright.
The next issue (number 80) will be a retrospective issue, so please note that new work cannot be considered for publication until September 2012. In May the Frogmore Press will publish Languages of Colour, a collection of poetry, prose and artwork on the theme of colour, edited by Alexandra Loske. Contributors include Catherine Smith, Ros Barber, Julian Bell, Graham Dean and Jeremy Worman.
Friday, 13 January 2012
The Frogmore Press now on Twitter: @FrogmorePress
Find us, follow us, re-tweet us under @FrogmorePress
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Best, Gann, Page, Smith and Thorpe read in Brighton
Clare Best, Charlotte Gann, Catherine Smith and Lorna Thorpe will all be reading at the Pigbaby Festival in Brighton this week:
The 2011 Brighton Poetry Festival
Tuesday 22 – Sunday 26 November
Following the fun of 2010's rural Pigbaby party, this year the Alice-inspired event is coming to town, as Pighog runs the 2011 Brighton Poetry Festival. Its talent-packed programme features free 6pm events at Three and Ten, Brighton and ticketed 8pm events just over the road at the Redroaster Coffee House.
Friday 25 November
18.00 Launch of Clare Best's Breastless, in the Pighog Documentary Series
20.00 Launch of Lorna Thorpe’s new collection Sweet Torture of Breathing from Arc with Charlotte Gann
Saturday 26 November
20.50 - 21.40 Peter & Ann Sansom (with Q&A) from the Poetry Business and Smith/Doorstop
22.00 - 22.30 Catherine Smith
All 18.00 events are free. All other events £5. Saturday evening £10 (Concs £3/£6). FESTIVAL SEASON TICKET £16 (£10 concs)
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Jeremy Page will be reading at the the last StoryStudio event at the Komedia Brighton on Sunday 11 December:
StoryStudio
Parlour Games
From mind games to board games, expect to be heartened and horrified by short stories, playlets, monologues and live graphic fiction from established writers and upcoming literary talent.
This will be our last night at the Komedia, so come along and help us give it a fiendishly good send-off.
ENTRY:
£6 / £4.50 concs (please bring proof) on the door.
Time: t.b.c. (evening)
Komedia Studio Bar
Gardner Street
Brighton, BN1 1UN
Tuesday 22 – Sunday 26 November
Following the fun of 2010's rural Pigbaby party, this year the Alice-inspired event is coming to town, as Pighog runs the 2011 Brighton Poetry Festival. Its talent-packed programme features free 6pm events at Three and Ten, Brighton and ticketed 8pm events just over the road at the Redroaster Coffee House.
Friday 25 November
18.00 Launch of Clare Best's Breastless, in the Pighog Documentary Series
20.00 Launch of Lorna Thorpe’s new collection Sweet Torture of Breathing from Arc with Charlotte Gann
Saturday 26 November
20.50 - 21.40 Peter & Ann Sansom (with Q&A) from the Poetry Business and Smith/Doorstop
22.00 - 22.30 Catherine Smith
All 18.00 events are free. All other events £5. Saturday evening £10 (Concs £3/£6). FESTIVAL SEASON TICKET £16 (£10 concs)
_____________________
Jeremy Page will be reading at the the last StoryStudio event at the Komedia Brighton on Sunday 11 December:
StoryStudio
Parlour Games
From mind games to board games, expect to be heartened and horrified by short stories, playlets, monologues and live graphic fiction from established writers and upcoming literary talent.
This will be our last night at the Komedia, so come along and help us give it a fiendishly good send-off.
ENTRY:
£6 / £4.50 concs (please bring proof) on the door.
Time: t.b.c. (evening)
Komedia Studio Bar
Gardner Street
Brighton, BN1 1UN
Sunday, 6 November 2011
Not Only the Dark, featuring Jeremy Page, Clare Best, Maria McCarthy and Catherine Smith
The new WordAid anthology Not Only the Dark will be published next month and launched at the University of Kent on 6th December 2011. It features poems by Frogmore poets Jeremy Page, Clare Best, Maria McCarthy and Catherine Smith. For more details see http://www.wordaid.org.uk/ and below.
All profits from this anthology will be donated to ShelterBox.
Launch event
Tuesday 6 December 6pm
Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NZ
“Here is a volume of poetry which asks the questions it shouldn’t. Exploring the small and the big things we do, need, and make to survive in a world that is crying out for change against the push to reduce us to the bare minimum.”
John Siddique, author of Full Blood.
All profits from this anthology will be donated to ShelterBox.
Launch event
Tuesday 6 December 6pm
Keynes College, University of Kent, Canterbury CT2 7NZ
“Here is a volume of poetry which asks the questions it shouldn’t. Exploring the small and the big things we do, need, and make to survive in a world that is crying out for change against the push to reduce us to the bare minimum.”
John Siddique, author of Full Blood.
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