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Welcome to the 'hatchings' blog @ egg box publishing, a poetry publisher based in Norwich, Norfolk, run by the poet Nathan Hamilton. These are the beginnings of our new site and we'll be adding things as we go. This will still be where we talk about and sell egg box books, but there'll eventually be a few other things to do, centred on 'The Egg Box' section. In the meantime, have a browse and get acquainted, sign up to leave any comments and get added to our contacts database, buy some books (we honestly wouldn't be upset...) and subscribe to our RSS feed. Don't forget to add your email to our mailing list to one day receive updates, information and offers.

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UEA Anthology 2009 Videos

We have uploaded the videos of the Norwich reading for the UEA Creative Writing Anthologies 2009 for you to enjoy. We video-ed the Norwich reading because agents and publishers are perhaps less likely to make the long trek to Norfolk from London -- or elsewhere -- and who can blame them, given that National Express East Anglia makes it so difficult to visit or leave the area.

Anyway, we wouldn't want to deprive said agents of the opportunity to sample UEA's fine crop of students this year, so here is a playlist for you to enjoy of the evening's readings, along with a witty intro and outro from Andrew Cowan and then George Szirtes. Click 'more' to view.

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UEA Anthologies 2009

You are cordially invited to the launch of the UEA CREATIVE WRITING ANTHOLOGY, 2009: tomorrow's best writers today. Attend and get your copy at a reduced price ahead of the official release on OCT 31st.

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Undraining Sea by Vahni Capildeo

New from Egg Box Publishing in September is Vahni Capildeo's remarkable _Undraining Sea_. A poem, 'From first to last...', in this collection has already been highly commended in the Forward Prize 2009 and Vahni is due to appear in a number of anthologies over the next couple of years. In short, she is one of the finest and most exciting young poets around. Please check our store to buy your copy -- available now -- or read more about Vahni in our authors section.

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Stop Sharpening Your Knives 3

The new Stop Sharpening Your Knives anthology, _Stop Sharpening Your Knives 3_, is out now from Egg Box Publishing. It was launched at events in Norwich and London to an audience of over 150. It features work from some of the finest young poets in the country alongside illustrations from a number of excellent young artists. You can buy your copy from us at the special direct order price of 6 pounds (RRP 8.99) here. Stay tuned for information about further readings, or you can visit the website here.

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Daniel Kane in LRB

Daniel Kane has had two poems from _Ostentation of Peacocks_ published in the _London Review of Books_. You can view the relevant issue online. You might even like to order one, to reward the fine people of the LRB for their good taste. You can buy your copy of the book from us here at the special direct order price of 10 pounds (RRP 12.99) -- the author and publisher make more from a sale this way.

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Recent Hatchings

The egg box has been quietly incubating some pretty tasty prospects over the last few months. We've just checked politely under mother hen's feathery underside and they've already hatched. They are: _Budapest to Babel_ by Agnes Lehoczky, _Ostentation of Peacocks_ by Daniel Kane, and the _UEA Creative Writing Anthology, 2008_. They line up chirping, feathery and new, for you to buy here.

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