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Green Bottle Press

Judges' Comments

Some publishers aim for a 'house style'. Green Bottle Press, intriguingly, does the opposite: you're never quite sure what you'll get from their pamphlets, but you can always be confident the work will be carefully edited, seemingly without a single misjudged word, and presented with care. We were impressed by the confidence and polish of these debut pamphlets, as well as the diversity of styles and subject-matter: from Will Pittam's beautiful, grounded and wryly wistful poems of male friendship in Well Done, Lads, to Shakeema Edwards's reflections on family and culture in the lush and light-footed Recipe for Leaving, to Clíodhna Bhreatnach's deadpan, distractible and utterly modern-feeling Pink roses, green.

 

 

About Green Bottle Press, a message from the publisher

 

Green Bottle Press was founded in London in 2014 to publish debut pamphlets for poets writing in English. Three or four pamphlets are published each year, chosen from over one hundred submissions. The pamphlets are beautifully designed and typeset. I hope that they are lovely objects for their readers as well as being a stepping stone for poets of any age and background to advance in their poetry careers. Submission guidelines, books for sale and a bit about what Green Bottle is looking for can be found on the website.
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