If you like any of the recent books below – it would be great if you would vote. It will help the book sales, opportunities for the writers, and potentially help Fair Acre Press raise funding for future publications and projects Thanks, Nadia x Don’t forget to register first (very quick – just your email address […]
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Could our books win The People’s Book Prize?
The answer is a resounding YES – but only with the help of those who are ready to champion it. It’s a voting popularity contest – to encourage reading of the books and championing small publishers. Click on here to quickly register on their website and then you can vote VOTING IS OPEN UNTIL 31 AUGUST. They will […]
Let’s celebrate together!!
Emma Purshouse on stage with Carol Ann Duffy, Manchester Childrens Book festival
I am very excited to be able to announce that Emma Purshouse will be sharing the stage with Carol Ann Duffy, Mandy Coe and guests at the Manchester Children’s Book Festival on June 16th. The event is sold out – but they are running a waiting list. Plus the festival runs from 23rd June […]
While we look forward to putting our feet up this weekend…
Louis Munro sets off to Uganda ahead of one of the world’s most gruelling marathons on 5th June; and he will be carrying our children’s poetry book with him! Here’s a photo of him, immediately after finishing one of his regular training runs Good luck Louis! Rather you than me!! And thanks Louis – for sharing I […]
Waterstones Birmingham stocks our books!
If you walk a short way from New Street Station in Birmingham to 24-26 High Street – you will find a gorgeous bookshop: Waterstones I was so surprised and delighted by it – no wonder they have over twenty thousand people visiting the shop EVERY week. (This branch opened a year ago) It has six […]
Marathon Man hands our Children’s Poetry book to Ugandan children
Isn’t it funny how some things work out?Jill Munro was one of our two Poetry Pamphlet winners this year.She wrote to tell me how pleased she is with the pamphlet The Quilted Universe, and to say she is giving a copy to anyone who donates £5 or over to her son’s Marathon running in Uganda […]
I Once Knew a Poem who Wore a Hat Launches
Catherine Pascall Moore was at the Publishers Space of Wenlock Poetry Festival 2016 with a giant cardboard ‘Figgy’, postcards, bookmarks, and gorgeous framed original pictures from the book I Once Knew a Poem who Wore a Hat. Later she joined Emma Purshouse for the official launch of the book – in the Wenlock Poetry Festival’s Children’s Tent – […]
I once knew a poem who wore a Hat reviews
REVIEWS It is stunning. I’d seen draft pages, but they didn’t prepare me for the impact of the colour and the pics and the poems – a real knockout. Hope it does well in schools – could bring them a little shaft of light amid the gloom. Paul Francis – Poet and Retired Teacher It […]
Book News here at Fair Acre Press
Sitting Ducks by Lisa Blower should arrive by courier at both Lisa, and Fair Acre Press’ door on 26th February Its official publication date is not until April 28th 2016 but it can be pre-ordered at Wenlock Books (go here) It is a wonderful novel of a family at the time of the 2010 election, […]
