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Locked down but looking out
A moment of reflection before we push on towards the publication of our next book(s). Since we set up Dunlin Press a handful of years ago, almost 80 writers have contributed words to our books. Poems, memoir, psychogeography, journalism, local histories and more have all been part of the broad range of content we’ve published…
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Poetry in Aldeburgh: Port book launch
Aldeburgh in Suffolk was the setting for the East Anglia launch of Port, our new anthology of ‘words from the edge of land’. We were delighted to be invited to launch the book at the Poetry in Aldeburgh festival, and to share our launch event with Coast to Coast to Coast, whose special Aldeburgh edition…
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Port – new book launch
“A port is never over … A harbour is where voices call back” Port, the new anthology of writing from Dunlin Press, launches in November at the Poetry in Aldeburgh festival in Suffolk and at the Small Publishers Fair in London. The 274-page book includes specially commissioned poetry and prose from 38 contributors, and features 20…
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New handmade book: ‘Out-siders/’
‘pioneers / as plants / even to relate / memory as resist- ance / points the compass / cease / human-initiated / currents /’ Out-siders/, a handmade chapbook, is the latest work to be published by Dunlin Press. The limited edition concertina-format pamphlet, printed on textured gesso and archival papers, is a continued exploration of…
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Port: an update, and a thank you
Thank you to everyone who has sent in submissions for our upcoming book, Port. We’re in the thick of reading through them all and can honestly say that the response has been fantastic. We will be able to let you know whether we’ve accepted your writing very soon. The selection process for a book like…
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Exhibition: Off the Rails, Wivenhoe
Dunlin Press has created an exhibition of artworks that are currently on view at the train station in Wivenhoe, Essex. The project is part of the town’s ongoing Off the Rail project, which sees a continuing series of artworks being displayed at the station. Railways have often featured in Dunlin Press’s books and, of course,…
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Writing from East Anglia: the box set
Take a closer look at our Tales from the East box set, which celebrates writing from East Anglia. Since the launch of our first book, Est, Collected Reports from East Anglia, in 2015, Dunlin Press has been a champion of writing from East Anglia. Our commitment to publishing fresh and original writing from the region has continued…
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New book! Lessons for an Apprentice Eel Catcher
Dunlin Press are delighted to launch Alex Toms’ debut poetry collection, Lessons for an Apprentice Eel Catcher, at The Wivenhoe Bookshop on Thursday 11th October 2018. In this stunning, otherworldly collection of poetry, Alex Toms introduces us to a troupe of curious characters to explore themes of love, womanhood and sex. At the centre of…
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The Orphaned Spaces: Still Lives
Our latest book, The Orphaned Spaces, collates a number of different styles of photography and illustration, in different sections detailing the flora and fauna discovered on real areas of edgeland, brownfield sites and waste ground. Still Lives is one such section. Yarrow, ragwort, plantain, mallow… these are the plants we often overlook, but do much…
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The Orphaned Spaces Box Set
The Orphaned Spaces box set is one of those wonderful examples of how a very basic idea can grow into a full-blown all-consuming project. Our original idea for The Orphaned Spaces was to have a plain paper bag containing fragments of writing, the odd drawing and some landscape photography, all loosely themed around ‘waste ground’.…
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