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57 Effingham Road, Lee Green, London, SE12 8NT
Anvil Press Poetry is England's longest standing independent poetry publisher and though it is small, is surely perfectly formed.
www.anvilpresspoetry.com
Arc Publications has a good reputation for publishing high quality poetry, but be warned - they do not take kindly to submissions by unpublished poets.
www.arcpublications.co.uk
Biscuit Publishing is a publisher of new writing, particularly short fiction and poetry. See website for competitions and local events.
www.biscuitpublishing.com
Blackstaff Press Ltd is a long-term publisher of mainly Irish interest books, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry and humour. It is well-recognised for opening doors to local new talent.
www.blackstaffpress.com
Bloodaxe Books is a very well regarded contemporary poetry publisher with a brave attitude towards producing quality books. The website explains their submissions details and gives you some useful tips for getting published too.
www.bloodaxebooks.com
bluechrome publishes literary or experimental fiction and poetry. They are not currently accepting submissions, but keep checking their website as this is likely to change in the near future.
www.bluechrome.co.uk
Calder Publications Ltd is renowned for championing anti-establishment and eccentric writers according to the taste and whim of the famous John Calder. Publishes literary fiction and criticism, poetry, drama, biography, politics.
www.calderpublications.com
Carcanet Press Ltd has a solid reputation for new and classic poetry in English and in translation, as well as the occasional fiction and literary criticism. Have a look at the website to get an idea of the kind of material they look for.
www.carcanet.co.uk
Chapman Publishing Scotland's leading literary magazine says it looks for 'controversial, influential, outspoken and intelligent' works. Submissions of poetry, short fiction and critical essays are welcomed, as long as they come by post.
www.chapman-pub.co.uk
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Diamond Twig is a small non-profit press which exclusively publishes new writing by women in the north of England - see their website for further submission guidelines.
www.diamondtwig.co.uk
Enitharmon Press publishes both new poetry and that of unduly neglected writers. They are currently warning off submissions as their intake is full for the moment, but still keep an eye out for this respected publisher.
www.enitharmon.co.uk
Etruscan Books prints poetry in the English language from the UK and the US, as well as Gaelic works. Their particular interests are sound and visual poetry, lyric poetry and works of a Modernist bent.
28 Fowler's Court, Fore Street, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0AA
Flambard is a small independent publisher in the north of England. It prints poetry, novels and short stories, with slight but not exclusive preference to local writers. See website for submission guidelines, they do accept unsolicited mss
www.flambardpress.co.uk
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The Gallery Press was founded in 1970 to provide a home for publishing contemporary Irish writers in Ireland. It publishes poems, plays and prose.
www.gallerypress.com
Gomer is Wales' largest independent press, publishing works in English and Welsh for adults and children. The family-run business has over 100 years of experience.
www.gomer.co.uk
Gwasg Carreg Gwalch publishes Welsh books and books in English of Welsh interest, including folklore, cooking, walking and poetry anthologies.
www.carreg-gwalch.co.uk
Headland Publications is one of the north west's leading poetry publishers with a particular interest in anthologies. They work with established names in British poetry as well as new, unknown and local poets.
38 York Avenue, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 3JF
Honno Welsh Women's Press was set up in 1986 by a women's collective to create opportunities for Welsh female writers. They publish fiction, poetry, children's autobiography and classics by and for the women of Wales. The website shows Calls for Submissions.
www.honno.co.uk
Iron Press serves as an antidote to all those slick corporate publishers. Believing that literature should be both serious and fun, it champions new exciting writing.
www.ironpress.co.uk
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Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd are interested in a wide variety of non-fiction genres, including biography, philosophy, psychology, sociology, women's studies and more. They also accept fiction and poetry submissions, but from agents only.
www.marionboyars.co.uk
Only Women Press is the proud publisher of women's - and by priority, lesbian - writing. It publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and short stories (although is currently at its limit for poetry), see the website for submission guidelines.
www.onlywomenpress.com
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Parthian Books publishes poetry, fiction and drama by Welsh writers in the English language, as well as Welsh writing in translation. We particularly like them for the line, 'Books are a celebration and are launched with a few glasses of wine and some welsh cakes.'
www.parthianbooks.co.uk
Peepal Tree specialises in Caribbean, Black British and South Asian writing and is a truly independent press, doing everything from typesetting and designing their books, to packing them into boxes. They primarily publish fiction and poetry, but are developing their non-fiction and academic capacities.
www.peepaltreepress.com
Peterloo Poets publishes the work of poets both new and neglected, including the late starters amonst us. They describe their range as 'without frills, without fuss, and most definitely without the avant-garde.'
www.peterloopoets.co.uk
Polygon is now under the ownership of Birlinn since 2002. They still welcome unsolicited mss, ideas, synopses for literary fiction and poetry titles.
www.birlinn.co.uk
Reality Street Editions was formed in 1993 as an amalgamation of 2 existing independent presses, Reality Studios and Street Editions. They publish contemporary British poetry as well as international poets in translation. They do not accept unsolicited manuscripts.
http://freespace.virgin.net/reality.street/
Redbeck Press is a small but productive publisher, bringing out several poetry collections and anthologies a year, as well as works in translation.
24 Airville Road, Frizinghall, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 4HH
The Rialto is one of Britain's major poetry magazines that has recently branched out into publishing books also, mainly first collections by up and coming poets. For more details see their website or read the magazine for a good idea of their style and interests.
www.therialto.co.uk

Rockingham Press

 is based in Hertfordshire, and along with local-interest books it publishes poetry (including Persian, Turkish, Jewish); also history and biography.
www.rockpress.freeserve.co.uk
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Salmon Publishing is a long-standing press with a particular interest in works of Irish origin, although high quality work can tempt them to look further afield. For advice and more have a look at their useful website.
www.salmonpoetry.com
Saqi Books is an off-shoot of the Al-Saqi bookshop, Britain's largest Middle Eastern bookseller. As publishers, they work with writers of fiction, non-fiction and poetry with the aim of bridging the divide between the Middle East and Western cultures.
www.saqibooks.com
Shoestring Press has moved on from its self-publishing days and now concentrates on breathing new life into currently neglected poetry books.
www.shoestringpress.co.uk
Smith/ Doorstop publish books, pamphlets and audio recordings of contemporary poetry. It is an imprint of Poetry Business - see their website for more details.
www.poetrybusiness.co.uk
Stride say they 'inhabit the divide between the avant-garde and the traditional, the secular and the sacred, the mysterious and the everyday, the modern and the postmodern.' So far so good, but check their stringent submissions policy before you send in your beloved manuscript - you have been warned!
www.stridebooks.co.uk
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Vane Women Press is a writer's collective in the north east of England, including a press, writing workshops and performance.
www.vanewomen.co.uk
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