@OkapiBooks

Independent press | Sheffield | #okapibooks short stories, fiction & anthologies

 Sheffield, England
okapibooks.com/
Joined July 2019
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In good company @site_gallery x @OkapiBooks
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BBWaSA@BBWaSA_UK23 Jun 2024
The Storm by Akeem Balogun published by @OkapiBooks (2020). @writtengallery received a @Soc_of_Authors Somerset Maugham Award for his debut collection of 13 short stories. The audiobook has a few sound effects! Kate Tyte review for @TSSPublishing (2020): theshortstory.co.uk/intervie…

AN INTERVIEW WITH OKAPI BOOKS - TSS Publishing

  Okapi Books is a new independent press, based in Sheffield. Okapi’s first book, The Storm – a collection of short stories by Somerset Maugham award-winner Akeem Balogun – was published in October...

theshortstory.co.uk
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Still a few reprints left of my debut collection, The Storm: · the first work of @OkapiBooks · features the brilliant artwork of @Arza_Pardo · Somerset Maugham Award winning (@Soc_of_Authors) And new work from myself pending... okapibooks.com/books/the-sto… – at Sheffield, England
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Perfect timing. Get it at okapibooks.com/books/the-sto…, published by @OkapiBooks
Off the Shelf Festival of Words@otsfestival2 Nov 2023
Perfect day to read this …from Somerset Maugham Award winning author and Off the Shelf curator Akeem Balogun @writtengallery
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Cannot wait. It'll be taking place at 18:00 and 19:30. Get your tickets early here offtheshelf.org.uk/event/wyn…
Off the Shelf Festival of Words@otsfestival29 Sep 2023
🤩Award-winning writer Akeem Balogun (@writtengallery) creates a world around a researcher whose controversial paper sparks national outrage. This #OTSfest event - supported by @MattLariv, Marius Covalciuc, Christina Ramsey & Wodwo - takes daring fiction into exhibition space.
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Okapi Books@OkapiBooks20 Nov 2022
‘The Storm creates an effective mosaic of a deeply uncomfortable future across its thirteen pieces... It is an effectively written portrait of despair without resolution.' — Duncan Lawie, Strange Horizons The Storm by Akeem Balogun, reprints now available okapibooks.com/books/the-sto…
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Okapi Books@OkapiBooks22 Oct 2021
A short clip of the conversation between @charlieres and @writtengallery about The Storm from our party on 19/10/21 – at Sheffield, England
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Thanks to everyone who visited the Longbarrow stall at @SmallPublishers; our tablemates @intergraphiabks & @GordianProjects, and all the publishers / stallholders; the @ConwayHall staff; and a very special thanks to @tothefields & team for making it such a memorable event!
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Words, Vision & Sound: 3 stories projected around audiences, accompanied w/ narrations and sound Ft. Zaron, Laura Bui, @SelmaDabbagh, James Giddings, Commodo, @_DSLOFFICIAL_, Utah?, Rider Shafique & Georgia Williams 4PM & 6PM Sat 22 Oct Event Central £5 offtheshelf.org.uk/event/wor…
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Small Publishers Fair 2022 Fri 28 & Sat 29 October, Conway Hall, London WC1R 4RL 69 UK and international publishers, special exhibition, readings and talks. FREE buff.ly/2zuFob9
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"All roads lead back to Sheffield..." Thanks to @johnypitts for this enjoyably varied and illuminating audio tour of the city's literary landscapes, with contributions from @HelenMort @KatyaTaylor @DavidSForrest and @desreereynolds. Well worth a listen. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00193…
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Shreem@theshreem25 Feb 2022
To mark the end of the week, we have released a new interview! We spoke to Brian Lewis (Editor of @LongbarrowPress) about the importance of poetry during stressful times and how Longbarrow Press have helped support new talent. blog.theshreem.co/post/inter…
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Would you like to join the board of a phenomenal publishing house? @andothertweets is looking!
And Other Stories@andothertweets9 Feb 2022
ICYMI: you have six days left to throw that beautiful hat of yours in the ring! We want to do better for our authors and we need your help. Big plus: all board members are a delight to work with. (Incl @CalebANelson, @danielhahn02, @steven_norton, @lmtaylor222, @sarahrusso)
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@plotsandpoints' review of The Storm. Thank you so much, man. Watch below. youtube.com/watch?v=C54nowMU…
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What a launch! 📖📖📖 We’re so happy to see our good friend @writtengallery launch his book ‘The Storm’ last night! We’ve known Akeem since his business, @OkapiBooks and ours were both finalists at the @EnterpriseSHU Awards! 🏅 #booklaunch #book #sheffield
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Our party for one year of The Storm takes place tomorrow. Free event w/ @OkapiBooks at @sidneymatilda, creative line up w/ @RiderShafique, @_DSLOFFICIAL_, @UtahUK and Dan G and a discussion w/ me and @charlieres about the collection. Book or simply turn up eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-storm…
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It'd be delightful to see everyone's faces at this one. Don't miss yourself.
Okapi Books@OkapiBooks4 Oct 2021
We’re throwing a party at @sidneymatilda on Tues Oct 19th to celebrate our first publication, the award-winning collection by @AkeemWrites. Expect performances from @RiderShafique, @UtahUK, @_DSLOFFICIAL_ and Dan G, while the author will be in conversation about the book. Come!
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I’m making it up as they go along. Almost nothing demonstrated, almost everything inferred. 'The European Eel', Steve Ely (@JohonSchepe) Published today by @LongbarrowPress Free UK delivery until 14 July Order here: longbarrowpress.com/current-…
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A showcase of northern talent: Test Signal (@BloomsburyBooks) featuring @desreereynolds @AdamJFarrer @Amy_Stewart @Kalamene @jane_bradley @JennaIsherwooo @Kit_Fan_ @ConcreteKraken @NaomiBooth @redwardwilliams @SamuelWright78 @sarasherwood @sharontelfer @itsmetawseef #TestSignal
Bloomsbury Books UK@BloomsburyBooks8 Jul 2021
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📶 Test Signal With ground-breaking new authors, a thriving independent publishing scene and vibrant grass-roots networks, the North is driving a revolution in new literature. This anthology showcases the best of its talent. Read more: bloomsbury.com/uk/test-signa…
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'Because so much of the lifecycle and ecological context of the European eel is unknown or merely hypothesised—that is, as much defined by absence as by presence—it leaves lots of space in which the imagination can roam.' @JohonSchepe, 'Body of Dark' longbarrowblog.wordpress.com…
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