I'm very excited to be publishing a debut chapbook by a new young poet, Nina Powles. You can read more about the book and the author here, and do come along to the launch on Thursday 11 December, at 6 pm, and Matchbox Studios, which is the gorgeous wee shop and gallery at 166 Cuba Street. And yes, this is the brightest cover of any book I've ever published.

Invitation below, and if you're a Facebooker, join the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/554416031368860/.

All welcome, and see you there!

We had a really wonderful 10th anniversary event for Seraph Press at LitCrawl a few weeks ago. Lots of people came along to hear the Seraph Press poets who were able to make it. Each poet who read also read a poem from a poet who wasn't able to make it, which meant every Seraph Press book was represented. I was really moved by the whole thing, and especially when the audience sang an impromptu 'Happy Birthday' to Seraph Press at the end. 

We also launched a very special little volume, Words that Matter: 10 Years of Seraph Press, which we hand-bound only days before the event. Each is hand-numbered too, and the first edition is limited to 100. If you want to get your hands on the rather attractive book (if I do say so myself), you can order one through me, visit Vic Books (who have stock), or order it through your local bookshop. Its RRP is $20.

Also, congratulations to the organisers of LitCrawl. All the events were well-attended, bringing out much more than the usual literary audience. I was delighted to hear that they're planning to follow it up with another one in the future.