Welcome to
the home page of the Flux Gallery Press
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The idea for the Press
grew organically out of a series of occasional poetry
readings which took place at the Flux Gallery.
As these events became more popular we decided to publish an
anthology representing the work of some of the poets
who
had read at the gallery. This book was called "The Great
Refusal" and was published in June 2005. The launch was very
lively
and the anthology sold very
well. Encouraged by this success we have since gone on to
publish a further 6 titles with another
three due for publication in the spring and early summer of
2008.
We aim to promote and publish
good quality poetry offering a platform for established and
emerging poets. Because we are
both a performance venue and a publishing and design house
we can offer a uniquely comprehensive service to our
writers.
We take a very personal interest in all aspects of the
publishing process from the editing through to the design
and layout.
All the work is done in-house by our small team which
includes a designer, an editor, a photographer and a
bookbinder, all of
whom give their time for free. Because we are entirely self
funded we have a high degree of creative autonomy.
Since October 2007 we have
hosted our Poetry Cafe on the
last Saturday of every month. These open evenings have
proved extremely
popular with local poets and musicians. If you wish to
perform please turn up early to put your name on the list.
At our last event
in January there were 20 readers. It was an exciting event
and everybody had a good time.
Periodically we have screenings
at our Flux Film Club. Please check the
films page for further details.
On the 29th of March we are
hosting our first poetry workshop run by Ian Parks. This
will start at 11am and run until 5pm.
For more information please go
to the events page. As places are
limited if you wish to reserve a place fill out the form on
the contact page.
The workshop costs £10 and
includes a free lunch and admission to the Poetry Cafe in
the evening. This gives participants the opportunity
to perform the poems they have
written during the day in front of a live audience.
If you have any queries or would
like to be put on our mailing list please fill out the form
on the contact page. We will get back to
you with regular updates on the variety of events that
happen at the Flux Gallery. For a comprehensive list please
go to the
events page. A list of our previous publications can be
found on the publications page. We offer an online sales
facility via Pay Pal.
All books purchased online will normally be dispatched
within 48 hours. We look forward to hearing from you.
Click on the
book covers below for more information about our publications