Example books

New Books

Poetry

Cover for Balloons and Stripey Trousers

Balloons and Stripey Trousers by Rennie Parker

Price: £10.00

Language: English

Size: 135x210mm

Poetry

Cover for Undisclosed

Undisclosed by Ruth O'Callaghan

Price: £10.00

Language: English

Size: 156x234mm

Poetry

Cover for Selected Poems

Selected Poems by Hubert Moore

Price: £15.00

Language: English

Size: 135x210mm

Poetry

Cover for Marbled in Foam

Marbled in Foam by Clare Brant

Price: £10.00

Language: English

Size: 135x210mm

Poetry

Cover for A Word With Bede

A Word With Bede by Neil Curry

Price: £9.00

Language: English

Size: 135x210mm

Poetry

Cover for The Breath of Time

The Breath of Time by Christine McNeill

Price: £10.00

Language: English

Size: 135x210mm

Poetry

Cover for On Balance

On Balance by John Harvey

Price: £7.50

Language: English

Size: 135x210mm

Poetry

Cover for Opus 1

Opus 1 by W. D. Jackson

Price: £15.00

Language: English

Size: 175x236mm

Poetry

Cover for What To Do Next

What To Do Next by Sue Dymoke

Price: £10.00

Language: English

Size: 135x210mm

Poetry

Cover for Look to the Crocus

Look to the Crocus by Marion McCready

Price: £10.00

Language: English

Size: 135x210mm

Poetry

Cover for A Slippery Slope

A Slippery Slope by Toon Tellegen, translated by Judith Wilkinson

Price: £10.00

Language: English (translated from the Dutch)

Size: 135x210mm

Poetry

Cover for Two Ceremonies at the Border

Two Ceremonies at the Border by Peter Armstrong

Price: £10.00

Language: English

Size: 135x210mm

Social and cultural history

Cover for The King’s Lynn Literature Festivals

The King’s Lynn Literature Festivals: A Brief History by John Lucas

Price: £6.00

Language: English

Size: 156x234mm

Poetry

Cover for Losing Ithaca

Losing Ithaca by Christopher Southgate

Price: £10.00

Language: English

Size: 135x210mm

Poetry

Cover for Mindful

Mindful by John Weston

Price: £5.00

Language: English

Size: 148x210mm

Poetry

Cover for Dead Letters

Dead Letters by Carole Coates

Price: £8.00

Language: English

Size: 156x234mm

Poetry

Cover for After Hastings

After Hastings by Merryn Williams

Price: £7.50

Language: English

Size: 135x210mm

About Shoestring Press

Shoestring Press is an independent publisher based in Nottinghamshire.

We specialise in publishing poetry sequences and collections, usually by:

We pay particular attention to layout and illustrative material which is legitimately part of the verbal text or vigorously enhances it.

As well as publishing works by UK poets, we have a selection of poetry and ficton by Greek and Australian authors.

Shoestring Press regrets that it is unable to consider unsolicited TSS for the foreseeable future.

To view our full catalogue and purchase our books online, visit Central Books.

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Contact Details

Shoestring Press
FAO: John Lucas
19 Devonshire Avenue
Beeston
Nottingham
NG9 1BS
England, UK

+44 (0) 115 925 1827*

*Please note, unless in an emergency, John Lucas is not able to take or return calls before 1pm.

info@shoestring-press.co.uk**

**Please note, contacting John Lucas directly via email is not possible. This email address is used for correspondence regarding the website only. All other queries should be undertaken by post or telephone in the first instance.

All our publications are available through our distributors:

Central Books Limited
Freshwater Road
Dagenham
RM8 1RX

+ 44 (0) 20 8525 8800