Arachne Press
@arachnepress.bsky.social
Small independent, inclusive, award-winning UK publishing house. Mostly poetry and short fiction, with the occasional fantasy/sci-fi novel. Prioritising LGBTQ+, Global Majority, Disabled, geographically isolated and Older Women writers.
so shortlisted poets can spread the love when telling their friends Anyone who wants this book to grace their bookshelves, please preorder your copy via the crowdfund, or pick out one of our more frivolous offerings - cake, poetry pills, guides to reading your poetry in public, badges
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
so shortlisted poets can spread the love when telling their friends Anyone who wants this book to grace their bookshelves, please preorder your copy via the crowdfund, or pick out one of our more frivolous offerings - cake, poetry pills, guides to reading your poetry in public, badges
We have a #shortlist for Up//Roar #Poems of #Queer #Resistance Everyone who submitted has been informed, so now we can tell *you*.
Our shortlisted poets are:
Abhi
Abu Leila
Alyson Hallett
Arun Jeetoo
Carmina Masoliver
Claire Hennessy
Conway Emmett
Cynthia Rodríguez Juárez
David Wakely
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Our shortlisted poets are:
Abhi
Abu Leila
Alyson Hallett
Arun Jeetoo
Carmina Masoliver
Claire Hennessy
Conway Emmett
Cynthia Rodríguez Juárez
David Wakely
continues...
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
We have a #shortlist for Up//Roar #Poems of #Queer #Resistance Everyone who submitted has been informed, so now we can tell *you*.
Our shortlisted poets are:
Abhi
Abu Leila
Alyson Hallett
Arun Jeetoo
Carmina Masoliver
Claire Hennessy
Conway Emmett
Cynthia Rodríguez Juárez
David Wakely
continues...
Our shortlisted poets are:
Abhi
Abu Leila
Alyson Hallett
Arun Jeetoo
Carmina Masoliver
Claire Hennessy
Conway Emmett
Cynthia Rodríguez Juárez
David Wakely
continues...
extended submissions from #GlobalMajority #LGBTQ+ #poets to Up//Roar #Poems of #Queer #Resistance end Wed26thNov 23:59 #Crowdfunding ends 2ndDec. We'd love your help with finding great Global Majority Queer Poets, and with funding this book. Please share and encourage both! links via QRcodes in pic.
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
extended submissions from #GlobalMajority #LGBTQ+ #poets to Up//Roar #Poems of #Queer #Resistance end Wed26thNov 23:59 #Crowdfunding ends 2ndDec. We'd love your help with finding great Global Majority Queer Poets, and with funding this book. Please share and encourage both! links via QRcodes in pic.
Just added to our Up//Roar #poems of #queer resistance #crowdfund rewards, #CAKE home made by Cherry Potts. pics of previous ones made for launches. If you are within reach of London SE23, (not putting them in the post!) you can grab one of the 2 on offer made to your specs. tinyurl.tools/8330fc82
November 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Just added to our Up//Roar #poems of #queer resistance #crowdfund rewards, #CAKE home made by Cherry Potts. pics of previous ones made for launches. If you are within reach of London SE23, (not putting them in the post!) you can grab one of the 2 on offer made to your specs. tinyurl.tools/8330fc82
Want to make some queer poets happy? Our next book is Up//Roar #Poems of #Queer #Resistance which will be stuffed with magnificent #LGBTQ+ poetry.Help get Up//Roar out in the world, please support the #crowdfund
tinyurl.tools/8330fc82 11 days to go 25% funded. We CAN do it with your help
tinyurl.tools/8330fc82 11 days to go 25% funded. We CAN do it with your help
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Want to make some queer poets happy? Our next book is Up//Roar #Poems of #Queer #Resistance which will be stuffed with magnificent #LGBTQ+ poetry.Help get Up//Roar out in the world, please support the #crowdfund
tinyurl.tools/8330fc82 11 days to go 25% funded. We CAN do it with your help
tinyurl.tools/8330fc82 11 days to go 25% funded. We CAN do it with your help
another reward in our #crowdfund for Up//Roar #poems of #Queer Resistance is a joy//us prescription from our friends #poetrypharmacy originally created for our Joy//Us crowdfund A perfect seasonal gift paired with the actual book 12 days left to support this book tinyurl.tools/8330fc82
November 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
another reward in our #crowdfund for Up//Roar #poems of #Queer Resistance is a joy//us prescription from our friends #poetrypharmacy originally created for our Joy//Us crowdfund A perfect seasonal gift paired with the actual book 12 days left to support this book tinyurl.tools/8330fc82
one of the rewards in our #crowdfund for Up//Roar #poems of #Queer Resistance is '9 golden rules for reading poetry in public' a tiny hand-printed guide from co-editor @hazardpressuk.bsky.social find the secrets to successful poetry reading! 13 days left to support this book tinyurl.tools/8330fc82
November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
one of the rewards in our #crowdfund for Up//Roar #poems of #Queer Resistance is '9 golden rules for reading poetry in public' a tiny hand-printed guide from co-editor @hazardpressuk.bsky.social find the secrets to successful poetry reading! 13 days left to support this book tinyurl.tools/8330fc82
#globalmajority #LGBTQ+ #Poets send us your poems of #queer #resistance by 26Nov Everyone else - make sure your global majority queer poet friends know, and if you can, contribute to our Crowdfund by 2Dec please-thankyou links via QRcodes on the tiger picture
pls share w/ anyone suitable
pls share w/ anyone suitable
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
#globalmajority #LGBTQ+ #Poets send us your poems of #queer #resistance by 26Nov Everyone else - make sure your global majority queer poet friends know, and if you can, contribute to our Crowdfund by 2Dec please-thankyou links via QRcodes on the tiger picture
pls share w/ anyone suitable
pls share w/ anyone suitable
We're still #crowdfunding for Up//Roar Poems of Queer Resistance ... but ALSO we've reopened the submissions for about 10 days as we've had suprisingly few submissions from #globalmajority #queerpoets so we are trying again. arachnepress.submittable.com/submit deadline 26thNov tell your friends!
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We're still #crowdfunding for Up//Roar Poems of Queer Resistance ... but ALSO we've reopened the submissions for about 10 days as we've had suprisingly few submissions from #globalmajority #queerpoets so we are trying again. arachnepress.submittable.com/submit deadline 26thNov tell your friends!
support our NEXT #LGBTQ+ #Queer #poetry anthology, Up//Roar poems of Queer Resistance through our Crowdfunder choose from queer books we've already published - poetry, photo portraits, fantasy novel, short stories... make a lesbian publisher happy! tinyurl.tools/8330fc82
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
support our NEXT #LGBTQ+ #Queer #poetry anthology, Up//Roar poems of Queer Resistance through our Crowdfunder choose from queer books we've already published - poetry, photo portraits, fantasy novel, short stories... make a lesbian publisher happy! tinyurl.tools/8330fc82
Support our #crowdfund for Up//Roar #Poems of #Queer Resistance with these dolly #handmade #badges from editors @hazardpressuk.bsky.social and #cherrypotts 2.5cm, safety back, using cover art by #frankduffy from Joy//Us or original designs. longlisting poems on Tuesday tinyurl.tools/8330fc82
November 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Support our #crowdfund for Up//Roar #Poems of #Queer Resistance with these dolly #handmade #badges from editors @hazardpressuk.bsky.social and #cherrypotts 2.5cm, safety back, using cover art by #frankduffy from Joy//Us or original designs. longlisting poems on Tuesday tinyurl.tools/8330fc82
Reminder: LGBTQ+ Poets resident/citizens UK /RoI, 6 days to Submit arachnepress.submittable.com/submit
Supporters/Allies! help by joining our crowdfunders www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/uproar-poe... we need to raise a lot, anthologies are expensive, especially ones as good as Up//Roar is going to be.
Supporters/Allies! help by joining our crowdfunders www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/uproar-poe... we need to raise a lot, anthologies are expensive, especially ones as good as Up//Roar is going to be.
October 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Reminder: LGBTQ+ Poets resident/citizens UK /RoI, 6 days to Submit arachnepress.submittable.com/submit
Supporters/Allies! help by joining our crowdfunders www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/uproar-poe... we need to raise a lot, anthologies are expensive, especially ones as good as Up//Roar is going to be.
Supporters/Allies! help by joining our crowdfunders www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/uproar-poe... we need to raise a lot, anthologies are expensive, especially ones as good as Up//Roar is going to be.
Our crowdfunder for Up//Roar poems of Queer Resistance is live! This anthology of #LGBTQ+ #poems will be edited by Cherry Potts and Jeremy Dixon (Hazard Press). Help get our tiger roaring! submissions (UK/RoI only) still open til 1st nov www.crowdfunder.co.uk/uproar-poems-of-queer-resistance
October 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Our crowdfunder for Up//Roar poems of Queer Resistance is live! This anthology of #LGBTQ+ #poems will be edited by Cherry Potts and Jeremy Dixon (Hazard Press). Help get our tiger roaring! submissions (UK/RoI only) still open til 1st nov www.crowdfunder.co.uk/uproar-poems-of-queer-resistance
Hannah Hull talking about Home is a place that visits me at @indiepressnetwork.bsky.social poetry salon last Saturday in #museuminthepark #stroud. Thanks to #dialectpress for organising .
Up next free online launch this Thursday 6thOct 7pm www.outsavvy.com/event/29667/... @inpressbooks.bsky.social
Up next free online launch this Thursday 6thOct 7pm www.outsavvy.com/event/29667/... @inpressbooks.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Hannah Hull talking about Home is a place that visits me at @indiepressnetwork.bsky.social poetry salon last Saturday in #museuminthepark #stroud. Thanks to #dialectpress for organising .
Up next free online launch this Thursday 6thOct 7pm www.outsavvy.com/event/29667/... @inpressbooks.bsky.social
Up next free online launch this Thursday 6thOct 7pm www.outsavvy.com/event/29667/... @inpressbooks.bsky.social
we are #CROWDFUNDING! in Meeting #JohnClare at #HighBeach #poet Michael Shann writes of the trees, history & people of ancient #EppingForest from #Boudicca to #AlfredHitchcock. Help us bring this book to fruition. www.kickstarter.com/projects/147...
we are #CROWDFUNDING! in Meeting #JohnClare at #HighBeach #poet Michael Shann writes of the trees, history & people of ancient #EppingForest from #Boudicca to #AlfredHitchcock. Help us bring this book to fruition. www.kickstarter.com/projects/147...
October 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
we are #CROWDFUNDING! in Meeting #JohnClare at #HighBeach #poet Michael Shann writes of the trees, history & people of ancient #EppingForest from #Boudicca to #AlfredHitchcock. Help us bring this book to fruition. www.kickstarter.com/projects/147...
we are #CROWDFUNDING! in Meeting #JohnClare at #HighBeach #poet Michael Shann writes of the trees, history & people of ancient #EppingForest from #Boudicca to #AlfredHitchcock. Help us bring this book to fruition. www.kickstarter.com/projects/147...
Saturday 04/10/2026
10:30-12:00
Wirral Poetry Festival hosts Afonydd poets Sian Northey, Siôn Aled Owen, & Robbie Burton at Bebington Library, Civic Way Bebington Wirral CH63 7PN
free, no booking required
10:30-12:00
Wirral Poetry Festival hosts Afonydd poets Sian Northey, Siôn Aled Owen, & Robbie Burton at Bebington Library, Civic Way Bebington Wirral CH63 7PN
free, no booking required
September 19, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Saturday 04/10/2026
10:30-12:00
Wirral Poetry Festival hosts Afonydd poets Sian Northey, Siôn Aled Owen, & Robbie Burton at Bebington Library, Civic Way Bebington Wirral CH63 7PN
free, no booking required
10:30-12:00
Wirral Poetry Festival hosts Afonydd poets Sian Northey, Siôn Aled Owen, & Robbie Burton at Bebington Library, Civic Way Bebington Wirral CH63 7PN
free, no booking required
online #booklaunch Home is a place that visits me Debut #poetry by #hannahhull 9thOct 7pm FREE but PLEASE book to get the link www.outsavvy.com/event/29667/...
part poetry, part graphic novel, part autofiction. free music download with books purchased at this event
part poetry, part graphic novel, part autofiction. free music download with books purchased at this event
September 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
online #booklaunch Home is a place that visits me Debut #poetry by #hannahhull 9thOct 7pm FREE but PLEASE book to get the link www.outsavvy.com/event/29667/...
part poetry, part graphic novel, part autofiction. free music download with books purchased at this event
part poetry, part graphic novel, part autofiction. free music download with books purchased at this event
We are preparing a new UK/RoI #queerpoetry anthology. Up//Roar: Poems of Queer Resistance.
call out is live until 1st Nov. arachnepress.submittable.com/submit/33689...
pls share with any #queerpoets you know
@hazardpressuk.bsky.social is editing with me
@mxfrankduffy.bsky.social is doing cover
call out is live until 1st Nov. arachnepress.submittable.com/submit/33689...
pls share with any #queerpoets you know
@hazardpressuk.bsky.social is editing with me
@mxfrankduffy.bsky.social is doing cover
September 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We are preparing a new UK/RoI #queerpoetry anthology. Up//Roar: Poems of Queer Resistance.
call out is live until 1st Nov. arachnepress.submittable.com/submit/33689...
pls share with any #queerpoets you know
@hazardpressuk.bsky.social is editing with me
@mxfrankduffy.bsky.social is doing cover
call out is live until 1st Nov. arachnepress.submittable.com/submit/33689...
pls share with any #queerpoets you know
@hazardpressuk.bsky.social is editing with me
@mxfrankduffy.bsky.social is doing cover
Heads up! an unusual #booklaunch for Hannah Hunter Hull's Home is a place that visits me - with an #Artistfilm and #Q&A with @clareshawpoet.bsky.social at
Workshop 21 Water Street Todmorden OL14 5AB
FRIDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 7-9pm Tix £8/£5 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/home-is-a-...
Workshop 21 Water Street Todmorden OL14 5AB
FRIDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 7-9pm Tix £8/£5 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/home-is-a-...
August 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Heads up! an unusual #booklaunch for Hannah Hunter Hull's Home is a place that visits me - with an #Artistfilm and #Q&A with @clareshawpoet.bsky.social at
Workshop 21 Water Street Todmorden OL14 5AB
FRIDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 7-9pm Tix £8/£5 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/home-is-a-...
Workshop 21 Water Street Todmorden OL14 5AB
FRIDAY 26th SEPTEMBER 7-9pm Tix £8/£5 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/home-is-a-...
Our Hot Weather Sales is still on - until the end of August. we live in hope the weather will buck up a bit, wearing a jumper while typing this!
If you are doing the #thesealeychallenge over August, grab some poetry books half price! arachnepress.com/Hot-Weather-... use code HOT at checkout
If you are doing the #thesealeychallenge over August, grab some poetry books half price! arachnepress.com/Hot-Weather-... use code HOT at checkout
July 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Our Hot Weather Sales is still on - until the end of August. we live in hope the weather will buck up a bit, wearing a jumper while typing this!
If you are doing the #thesealeychallenge over August, grab some poetry books half price! arachnepress.com/Hot-Weather-... use code HOT at checkout
If you are doing the #thesealeychallenge over August, grab some poetry books half price! arachnepress.com/Hot-Weather-... use code HOT at checkout
Don't forget our Hot Weather Sale 50% off with the code HOT 'cool books for hot weather' (Liam Hogan) arachnepress.com/Hot-Weather-... Pride in London yesterday, so let's highlight LGBTQ+ authors with books in the sale: #JaneAldous #KateFoley #cherrypotts #tomdingley #cathythomasbryant #JoyHoward
July 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Don't forget our Hot Weather Sale 50% off with the code HOT 'cool books for hot weather' (Liam Hogan) arachnepress.com/Hot-Weather-... Pride in London yesterday, so let's highlight LGBTQ+ authors with books in the sale: #JaneAldous #KateFoley #cherrypotts #tomdingley #cathythomasbryant #JoyHoward
Spend the hot weather with a #book...
We are putting 33 backlist titles (for the temperature) on sale. Choose from anything from #poetry anthologies to #childrensbooks!
pick some titles from THE HOT WEATHER SALE arachnepress.com/Hot-Weather-... and use the code HOT at the checkout for 50% off
We are putting 33 backlist titles (for the temperature) on sale. Choose from anything from #poetry anthologies to #childrensbooks!
pick some titles from THE HOT WEATHER SALE arachnepress.com/Hot-Weather-... and use the code HOT at the checkout for 50% off
July 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Spend the hot weather with a #book...
We are putting 33 backlist titles (for the temperature) on sale. Choose from anything from #poetry anthologies to #childrensbooks!
pick some titles from THE HOT WEATHER SALE arachnepress.com/Hot-Weather-... and use the code HOT at the checkout for 50% off
We are putting 33 backlist titles (for the temperature) on sale. Choose from anything from #poetry anthologies to #childrensbooks!
pick some titles from THE HOT WEATHER SALE arachnepress.com/Hot-Weather-... and use the code HOT at the checkout for 50% off
My article in PoetryNews about Ecopoetry.
June 23, 2025 at 3:32 PM
My article in PoetryNews about Ecopoetry.
And finally! #SianNorthey and #LesleyJames
June 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
And finally! #SianNorthey and #LesleyJames
And some more TigerBayPoetry Afonydd readers ... tigerbaynatasha.bsky.social Tazrahman.bsky.social #ElunedSmith #ZohrahEvans
June 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
And some more TigerBayPoetry Afonydd readers ... tigerbaynatasha.bsky.social Tazrahman.bsky.social #ElunedSmith #ZohrahEvans