Guillemot Press
Small press publisher of beautiful books.
- “Becca Drake explores the very roots of being ... and how nature proceeds in making connections within us and between us. It’s the special journeys she makes that are exciting.” Daljit Nagra on BBC Poetry Extra. Unstill Landscapes is Book of the Month on Poetry Extra. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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- Out now! It's Time, a chronomemoir by @taniahershman.bsky.social is a beautiful book blending memoir, play and poetry, with this glorious cover by CF Sherratt and it's released today. Come and take a look on our website for more information and a few sample pages: www.guillemotpress.co.uk/nonfiction
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- Out now! A new collection on walking and 'not-walking' by @alecfinlay.bsky.social: The Walkative Revolution. This incredible body of work was developed when chronic illness constrained Alec's ability to move through the world. Meditative, inventive, ambitious - read more Guillemotpress.co.uk/poetry
- Guillemot Press has been helping the new Launceston Poetry Festival happening at the end of May in Cornwall. The list of performers is amazing... For more info and to buy tickets visit causleytrust.org/the-launceston-poetry-festival/
- Two celebrations today. Firstly, this new bookling from John F Deane & the artist Tony Martin is out now! Red Gate is beautiful and you can read a few pages or pick up a copy on our website. guillemotpress.co.uk/poetry. Secondly, this is our 100th title. Guillemot Press is a hundred books old today.
- Tomorrow morning, 9am, we'll be talking about some short animations in response to this new Selima Hill title. Part of StAnza Festival. We'll be live online. For links visit byretheatre.com/shows/stanza-25-online-slug-at-midnight-selima-hill-in-animation-2/
- This ought to brighten up the weekend. It's always exciting to introduce new poets with new work, so please welcome Unstill Landscapes & Becca Drake. It's a beautiful little bookling with additional images by the brilliant @katewaltersartist.bsky.social Come see here eguillemotpress.co.uk/poetry
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- Out today. SELIMA HILL, The Blessed Virgin Mary of My Dreams, with artwork by Moby Hill. A little plum-coloured hardback bookling. Available on our website - guillemotpress.co.uk/poetry
- Today Guillemot is with John Kilburn and his team of talented young illustrators making poem animations for StAnza Poetry Festival...
- 'I think I’m probably more of a sort of human vapour, possibly a flammable one...' Second in our interview series is Camille Ralphs talking to Elliot Ruff about the Daydream College for Bards, as well as her new Faber collection, After You Were, I Am. www.guillemotpress.co.uk/journal
- 'I wondered if language could be used in the same way and if I could recreate a spider web using language.' In the coming week or so we'll have a few new interviews on our Journal, beginning with this chat with Ceda Parkinson by Elliot Ruff: www.guillemotpress.co.uk/journal
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- Okay, take a look at this marvel. Almost 300 pages of new and selected poetry by Eleanor Rees, wrapped up as a gorgeous hardback with cover art by Rebecca Freeman. Portents and Portals is quite something and it's out now. See more, including new poems by Eleanor, here www.guillemotpress.co.uk/poetry
- Congratulations to Nadira Wallace for the shortlisting and reading this evening @michaelmarksawards. And congratulations to all the winners. Flying for the last train back to Cornwall now...
- While at the printers yesterday we found boxes of our dies for foiling. Love these little bits and pieces. Here's the die for Michael Marks Award Best Poetry Pamphlet shortlisted poet Nadira Wallace. Congratulations on the shortlisting Nadira. See you at the British Legion Library.
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- Spiders! Our latest bookling is this beautiful spiderly essay by Ceda Parkinson, with illustrative details by Martha Harris. THREADWORKS is Ceda's debut and is out now. Available guillemotpress.co.uk/nonfiction
- We'll be packing up more Christmas orders this weekend. We've had a huge year of amazing books, poetry and non-fiction, featuring Maia Elsner, David Harsent, Prerana Kumar, Dorothy Lehane, Astra Papachristodou, Susie Campbell, Selima Hill and lots more. See it all guillemotpress.co.uk
- A little poetry Christmas gift. The next ten orders of Nine will be signed by David Harsent. Available at guillemotpress.co.uk
- NEW BOOK! Out now - EIGHT SONGS OF [MOTHERING] & [CAPACITY] by Dorothy Lehane. Delving into motherhood and the demanding journey of raising children as a single parent. (Cover art by Chloe Bonfield.) For more information and to pick up a copy please visit www.guillemotpress.co.uk/poetry
- 'dazzling' - Malachi Mukisa reviews Prerana Kumar's debut poetry pamphlet Ixora in the Autumn Poetry Review. Pamphlet available www.guillemotpress.co.uk/poetry. Poetry Review available poetrysociety.org.uk/publications...
- We had a terrific time at the @smallpublishers.bsky.social over the weekend and, now we're back in Cornwall, this morning Luke has written a little account of our trip www.guillemotpress.co.uk/journal/2023...
- Didn't have time to post all our signing photos from the @smallpublishers.bsky.social but just to catch up a few, here's Prerana Kumar, David Harsent, Derek Beauliei and Petals Kalule. So good to see so many Guillemot poets in one place.
- Setting up @smallpublishers.bsky.social. Nearly there. Maybe brought too many books. Lots more under the table to come out later.
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