Welcome to Offa’s Press
Offa’s Press is dedicated to publishing and promoting the best in contemporary West Midland poetry and poets. It will do this through a series of publications and performances where the watchword will be ‘good on the page and good on stage’.
Offa’s Press is eclectic in range. It receives some development funding from Arts Council England and is run as a co-operative by a number of regional writers and poets with Simon Fletcher the Editor / Manager.
For information about current submissions please go to the submissions page for further details. Please browse this website for further news and events and please support Offa’s Press by buying its products and attending events.
Rebecca Swift Foundation Success
It has been announced that Kuli has been selected as the Rebecca Swift Creative Associate for Wolverhampton. Congratulations, Kuli!
“This is great news for Kuli and for Offa’s Press,” commented manager Simon Fletcher. “This is another step up the ladder for Kuli and we are all delighted.”
There are two other associates, one based in Newcastle, and the other in London. The full story can be found here…
New Titles Available Now
The Taste of Rain
by Cherry Doyle
Away with the Birds
edited by Simon Fletcher and Kuli Kohli
The Bridge
by Jane Salmons
Earth Walker
by Ros Woolner
Emma Purshouse talks to the Black Country Arts Foundry about editing The Poetry of the Black Country.
Read the interview here…
Emma Purshouse interviews Win Saha
Read the interview here…
The view from Offa’s Dyke, photo by Dave Finchett.
Why the name Offa’s Press?
Offa was king of the Mercians back in the late 8th century and forged what we call the West Midlands from his power-base at Tamworth. He ruled over much of England and was known as Rex Anglorum or king of the English. Offa’s Dyke he had built as a border with the Welsh. Offa was also an internationalist having friendly ties to the French king Charlemagne.
