@prototypepubs

Creating new possibilities in the publishing of fiction & poetry through a flexible, interdisciplinary approach & the production of unique & beautiful books.

 Hackney, London
prototypepublishing.co.uk
Joined September 2013
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We are delighted to announce the shortlist for our Michael Murphy Poetry Prize. We'll announce the winner on #Nationalpoetryday. COngratulations to all the shortlisted authors! @Carcanet @picadorbooks @prototypepubs @BloodaxeBooks @FaberBooks
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It’s #womenintranslationmonth – here are some fab books that you need on your shelves… indiepressnetwork.com/women-… Feat. @Istros_books @sinoistbooks @renardpress @DeadInkBooks @WeatherglassBks @bullaunpress @CorylusB @3TimesRebel @prototypepubs @SkeinPress @HeloisePress…
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‘It’s very much a life as well as a job’ Indie Press Network’s Will Dady @renardpress talks to Jess Chandler about @prototypepubs, books, the indie-press scene and more on this month’s @spiraclehq’s indie-press Spotlight spiracleaudiobooks.com/artic…
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Delighted to talk to the fantastic Kate Zambreno for @FaneProductions about her haunting & dazzling companion texts, Book of Mutter & Appendix Project, published in the UK by the phenomenal @prototypepubs Book this deep dive conversation for FREE: fane.co.uk/kate-zambreno
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Thank god for @imogen_cassels, whose first full-length book (from @prototypepubs) is just as luminous and brilliant as all her previous work would have promised. Annoyingly good. Buy it
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'Death is what gets poets out of bed in the morning' - my new column about the poetry publishing sector in @bookseller @LisaDMKelly @TATFS @ignitionpress @prototypepubs @NiallMunro @tseliotprize @ForwardPrizes @Carcanet @GinaRozner @abosimian thebookseller.com/comment/ma…

Mags, pamphlets and pioneering prizes

A wry and revealing monthly round-up of news from the poetry publishing sector.

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Ten whole years ago today. My second, and final, book of poems.
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Dark Islands by Tom Chivers is out today! You can order your copy here: testcentre.org.uk/product/da… @thisisyogic
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Video of Sascha Akhtar performing at the @anthonyburgess last weekend @AkhtarSascha @prototypepubs youtu.be/bKiR-SrdirY

Sascha Akhtar reads for Poets & Players at the IABF on 26 April 2025

Sascha Akhtar is a CW lecturer at the University of Greenwich. She ...

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A few places remain on my advanced poetry workshop—10 Zooms Tues., 6:45–8:45pm (BST/GMT), start: 13 May 2025. 🐞 The course is designed to deepen your practice & take your writing to the next level, with a particular focus on translingual approaches. poetryschool.com/courses/int…
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⚡️EXTENDED DEADLINE⚡️for the 2025 Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction You now have until April 30 to send us your stories! desperateliterature/com/prize
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We’re pleased to announce the 2025 Ondaatje Prize longlist, a collection of 15 books that span a multitude of different genres and forms, all united by their excellence in evoking the spirit of a place. The upcoming shortlist will be revealed on Monday 28 April.
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To celebrate the publication of Milo Thesiger-Meacham’s ‘Audible Heat’ on Tenement Press, tomorrow at midday @ResonanceEXTRA broadcasts its audio counterpart, an extended documentary for radio, releasing 12th March on World Service. tenementpress.com/Audible-He…
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Cover(s) reveal and pre-order for my next book FAIR: THE LIFE-ART OF TRANSLATION out 29 May @prototypepubs (our fourth book together) prototypepublishing.co.uk/pr…
Bright blue book with chunky black text saying FAIR turned 90 degrees

ALT Bright blue book with chunky black text saying FAIR turned 90 degrees

Yellow book with chunky alternately blue and red letters saying FAIR turned 90 degrees

ALT Yellow book with chunky alternately blue and red letters saying FAIR turned 90 degrees

4 book covers, one purple, one black and white with a hand illustration, one orange and white, and the first blue cover

ALT 4 book covers, one purple, one black and white with a hand illustration, one orange and white, and the first blue cover

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ALL ABOUT THE PRIZE! Calling writers of innovative fiction under 2k words! Prizes: €2000 or 1000€, residencies @civitellaitaly and (NEW) at DL in Madrid, manuscript assessment w/ @TLCUK, publication, salons, and more... desperateliterature.com/priz…
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This week's Meg's Monday Muse looks forward to LGBT+ History Month, with titles from @fourteenpoems, @prototypepubs, @BloomsburyBooks, @VervePoetryFest and @badbettypress. Click the link to find out more: mailchi.mp/poetrybooksociety…
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EXILED WRITERS INK TOMMORROW NITE: JANUARY 23rd, 2025 Camden People's Theatre, London exiledwriters.co.uk/exiled-c… @ExiledWriters @prototypepubs
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2025 PRIZE NOW OPEN Calling writers of innovative fiction under 2k words! Prizes: €2000 or 1000€, residencies @civitellaitaly and (NEW) at DL in Madrid, manuscript assessment w/ @TLCUK, publication, salons, and more... desperateliterature.com/priz… 1/10
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Have you completed our survey? We're keen to hear your experiences of participating in writer development programmes in the UK, and to understand your perspectives on accessibility. You can complete the survey here: shorturl.at/6SbfN. Open til 3rd February.
White text on red background. Text reads "Do you have experience participating in a writer development programme? We'd love to hear from you in our survey." Logos for New Writing North and Northumbria University, Newcastle.

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🪷Tune into BBC Radio London January 03, 2025 3pm UK time for Poetry Corner with host Jumoké Fashola in conversation with Poet Sascha Akhtar. 🪻🪻🪻 Programme will be online also! bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01n1fl… @BBCRadioLondon

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Crofton Park Library Thursday 19 December Evening PoetiX @prototypepubs
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