As well as running an annual Book & Pamphlet Competition, The Poetry Business also holds regular Saturday Writing Days, 10.15 to 4.15 at our premises in Huddersfield. If you're local contact us for details, or to be put on the mailing list. We will put you on the email list for mailings, but we would also appreciate your postal address, for our records.

The Poetry Business is funded by Arts Council England.

BOOK & PAMPHLET COMPETITION 2008 IS NOW LAUNCHED.

Judge: Michael Longley

GREAT CHANGES AFOOT
This summer we are relocating to Sheffield. Janet and Anita are both retiring, though Janet will retain some links with the company. Ann Sansom is joining the Board.

NEW POST
We have appointed a new Company Manager. More details will follow.

The North issue 41 Now available. Click on the image on the right.

2007 Competition
Winners: Julia Deakin, The half-mile-high club; Yvonne Green, Boukhara; Padraig O'Morain, You've been great; Ann Pilling, Growing Pains
Click here for more details.

2006 Competition
The winning book, The Night Trotsky Came to Stay, is now available, and can be orderd from us, or online.
The winning pamphlets are also still available: Andrea Holland, Borrowed, Judith Lal, The Flageolets at the Bazaar. Patrick McGuinness, 19th Century Blues

New Books 2007
As well as Allison McVety's winning book, we published Peter Sansom's wonderful collection of poems for children The Ice Cream Carpet and Catherine Smith's exciting collection Lip.