We’re All in This Together

In October 2012 Offa’s Press is publishing its first anthology of poetry from the West Midlands. It is supported by Arts Council England and will be edited by Jane Seabourne and Nick Pearson. You may submit up to 4 poems of no more than 40 lines each.

We’re All in This Together is an anthology of poems on the theme of the environment and environmental awareness. The theme can be interpreted as broadly as you wish – from global warming to personal celebrations of a place or a community.

Poetry writing workshops will take place around the region to support this creativity from October 2011 so please look out for these on our events page.

There is no fee for submission, but please ensure the following information is included on every poem: your name and address and other helpful contact details.

Submissions should be by post to Offa’s Press, 2, Ferndale, Pant, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 9QD or by email to info@offaspress.co.uk. We shall be accepting submissions from January 1st 2012 and the closing date for submissions will be June 30th. No correspondence will be entered into but those whose work is selected will be contacted no later than the end of July 2012.

Contributors must come from the West Midlands region (which includes the urban areas of Birmingham, Wolverhampton and so forth as well as the rural counties) or have strong links to the region.