Egg Box Updates

The Rialto, Younger Poets

Nathan Hamilton — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:59:46 +0000

I've been asked by Michael Mackmin to organise a 'ones to watch' feature for The Rialto's 25th anniversary edition, to be published in May and including poems from Andrew Motion, Carol Ann Duffy and Tomaz Salamun, among many others.

I have been busy soliciting submissions from individuals (ongoing) I'd like to include, if possible, to make sure I can make a certain point or two with it. In the interests of fairness, however -- and to add an element of experimental fun -- I am also now seeking to broaden the catchment beyond my own network biases and peccadilloes with further recommendations and a short-deadline open call.

So: calling all poets, 35 and under! Please send 3-5 poems (no more than 5 sides) to this email address by 31st of March. These should either be previously unpublished or published somewhere of significantly lower profile than The Rialto (where Rialto would act as a greater showcase and validation of your work). Yes, it is a short deadline -- that's part of the challenge. It is also an experiment (for future work) to test or prove that such a submissions process might work well for things...

UEA Anthology 2009 Videos

Nathan Hamilton — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:26:01 +0000

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.

UEA Anthologies 2009

Nathan Hamilton — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:28:59 +0100

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.

NORWICH Launch:
Tuesday October 13th, 7:00pm
UEA Drama Studio
UEA Campus
Norwich
NR4 7TJ

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LONDON Launch:
Thursday October 15th, 7:30pm
Basement Bar
Slug & Lettuce
North Block (1-63)
5 Chicheley Street
Lambeth SE1 7PJ

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Undraining Sea by Vahni Capildeo

Nathan Hamilton — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:55:46 +0100

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.

Stop Sharpening Your Knives 3

Nathan Hamilton — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:25:24 +0100

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.

Daniel Kane in LRB

Nathan Hamilton — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:13:35 +0100

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.

Recent Hatchings

Nathan Hamilton — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:10:28 +0100

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.

Good Times...

Jamie Pirie — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:28:52 +0000

Ben Borek was chosen as one of the top ten literary stars for 2008. The list can be found in full here.

Donjong Heights Update...

Jamie Pirie — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:28:52 +0000

The third print run of Donjong Heights by Ben Borek is finally here! Sorry about the delay. To all those who have been waiting patiently: your copies are on their way. Demand has been much higher than we could have predicted. This was mainly due to the fact that Toby Litt chose the book as one of his Christmas fiction picks for 2007 (alongside Don Delillo and A. L. Kennedy) on Radio4's 'open book'. See here for the list in full and to listen to the broadcast.

To make sure you don't miss out this time, buy your copy now through Paypal from our online store. Remember: we make more money this way. And, if you're the sort who likes to try before you buy, here is a taster for you. You won't find better at a better price this year, if we do say so ourselves. Which we do.

Donjong Heights Review...

Jamie Pirie — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:28:52 +0000

Donjong Heights has been given a rave review in Time Out London. Toby Litt says: "equipped with the kind of verbal chutzpah that Paul Muldoon half-inched from Auden, and Auden nabbed from Byron, Ben Borek has a contemporary flow all his own. At one point he protests 'I know that I'm no Martin Amis', but there's something of London Fields in Borek's mix of the demotic and hieratic. This is a truly fantastic, and wholly unexpected, London book." in this way, Litt clearly reveals himself to be a man possessed of extremely good taste and considerable powers of discernment.