Penned in the Margins – Sabotage

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Witch by Rebecca Tamas

June 7, 2019 Karen Goodwin Isabelle Kenyon, Penned in the Margins, Rebecca Tamás

-Reviewed by Isabelle Kenyon- The representation of witches and the struggle to define the ‘otherworldly’ have played a part in

Announcement Saboteur Awards

Editor’s Choices at the Saboteur Awards 2018: Why We Picked What We Picked

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 Editor Affleck's Creative Space, Aquanauts, Art Allen, Ben Connors, Daisy Lafarge, Dancing Words, Dean Atta, Dizraeli, Eley Williams, Fair Field, Fire and Dust, Guante, Hera Lindsay Bird, Here Comes Everyone, Jackie Hagan, Jade Cuttle, Jennifer Copley, Joanna Walsh, Joy France, Kate Tempest, Laudanum Press, Malcolm Devlin, MINERVA Platform, Natalie Teitler, Penned in the Margins, Rakhshan Rizwan, Riggwelter, Sad Press, Sidekick Books, Singing Apple Press, Tate Britain, Tyrone Lewis, Vanessa Kisuule, Will Harris, zarf

Now that the results of the Saboteur Awards have long been released, we think it’s safe to let you know

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On the Page vs On the Stage – Frankie Vah by Luke Wright

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 websterpoet Frankie Vah, James Webster, John Cooper Clarke, Luke Wright, page poet, Penned in the Margins, stage poet

– reviewed by James Webster – What it is? It’s a one-poet show by Luke Wright, capturing a heady mix

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Saboteur Awards 2017 – The Results

May 14, 2017May 14, 2017 Editor Butcher's Dog, Dead ink, Dominic Berry, Elisabeth Sennitt Clough, Emma Hammond, Evidently, Freya McClements, Hollie McNish, I am not a silent poet, Indigo Dreams Publishing, Interrobang?!, Into the Void, Irish Writers Centre, Jenn Ashworth, Jessica Traynor, Maria Ferguson, Maudlin House, OWF Press, Paper Swans Press, Penned in the Margins, Peter A. White, Poetry on the Picket Line, Remembering Oluwale, Reuben Woolley, Richard Hirst, Rose Condo, Ross McCleary, saboteur awards 2017, SJ Bradley, Valley Press, Women Aloud NI, WomenXBorders, Zimzalla

It’s been another incredible year, with nearly 4,300 people voting in the second round in the hopes that their favourite

Saboteur Awards

Saboteur Awards: Spotlight on the Most Innovative Publisher

April 27, 2017May 1, 2017 Editor Burning Eye Books, Clive Birnie, Indigo Dreams Publishing, Penned in the Margins, Unthank Books, Zimzalla

Only a few more spotlights to go before voting closes at the end of the month. Next up is the

Announcement Saboteur Awards

Saboteur Awards 2017 – The Shortlist and Longlist

April 3, 2017August 25, 2017 Editor Adam Craig, Aliya Whiteley, And Other Stories, Blast Theory, Bunbury magazine, Burning Eye Books, Butcher's Dog, Caleb Femi, César Aira, Cinnamon Press, Dave Coates, Dead ink, Dominic Bury, Duncan P. Bradshaw, Eley Williams, Elisabeth Sennitt Clough, Emma Hammond, Emma van Woerkom, Evidently, EyeCue, Fay Roberts, For Books' Sake, Freya McClements, Greg Freeman, Harry Man, Hollie McNish, Influx Press, Interrobang?!, Into the Void, Irenosen Okojie, J.R. Carpenter, Jacaranda Books, James Giddings, Jenn Ashworth, Jessica Traynor, Kevin Bateman, Lisa Luxx, Lucy Durneen, Maria Ferguson, Maudlin House, MidnightSun Publishing, OWF Press, Paper Swans Press, Paula Varjack, Penned in the Margins, Poetry Business, Reach Magazine, Read Fox Books, Richard Hirst, Rose Condo, Ross McCleary, Saboteur Awards, saboteur awards 2017, saboteur awards shortlist, Salena Godden, Scott Manley Hadley, Sidekick Books, Silhouette Press, Sophie Gainsley, Stephanie Conn, Templar, The Lonely Crowd, Tony White, Unity Words, Unsung Stories, Unthank Books, Valley Press, WORD!, Zimzalla

Nearly 2,200 people nominated in this year’s Saboteur Awards, and once again we are in awe at the variety of

Cain by Luke Kennard

September 17, 2016September 15, 2016 Becky Varley-Winter Cain, Humphrey Astley, Luke Kennard, Penned in the Margins

– Reviewed by Humphrey Astley – Luke Kennard’s Cain ought to establish him as the Stewart Lee of poetry: he’s an arch-ironist

Poetry Spoken Word

What I Learned from Johnny Bevan by Luke Wright

July 31, 2016July 30, 2016 Becky Varley-Winter John Davies, Luke Wright, Oof, Penned in the Margins, What I Learned from Johnny Bevan

– Reviewed by John Davies – I’m not a lover of Pope or Clive James’ rhyming couplets, however clever they

Spacecraft by John McCullough

July 31, 2016July 30, 2016 Becky Varley-Winter John McCullough, Penned in the Margins, Penny Boxall, Spacecraft

– Reviewed by Penny Boxall – Spacecraft is John McCullough’s second collection, following his lauded The Frost Fairs in 2012. This is a

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Spotlight on the Most Innovative Publisher Shortlist

May 13, 2016May 25, 2016 Editor Burning Eye Books, Eyewear Publishing, Indigo Dreams Publishing, Penned in the Margins, The Emma Press

The spotlight on each shortlists at the Saboteur Awards continues! Don’t forget to vote here, and buy tickets here. Burning