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Truth Serum Press is very happy to announce the publication of Decennia, fifty years in verse (new and selected poems) by Jan Chronister, out now in paperback. "Jan Chronister pulls us deftly through her world by rebuilding images that lead us deep into all seasons of life and place. Her ability to ground us in …
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Submissions for Birth Vol. 1 have now opened. They close November 16th 2020. For submission info, click here.
The Ephemera Higgins Convention has been cancelled. Sorry ...
Submissions are now open for The Ephemera Higgins Convention Truth Serum Vol. 7. The set-up for this prose-fiction only anthology is unique, so please read the complete info page by clicking here. You can find the story that will begin the book - Two Letters - by clicking here. If you have any queries about …
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Submissions for Glow Truth Serum Vol. 6 have now closed. We expect to release the book in September 2020. Submissions for The Ephemera Higgins Convention Truth Serum Vol. 7 open 15th August 2020.
Peter Michal reads from his very, very funny tell-all about small town politics and big time corruption in sunny Australia, How to Catch Flathead. For the You Tube clip, click here. For all paperback and eBook purchasing options, click here. For tasty snippets of How to Catch Flathead, click here.
“The people in Woolston’s stories are not worried about paying their bills, losing their jobs, earning good grades, or managing a complicated network of relationships. This is because the social and institutional systems that are prevalent in big cities apply almost no pressure on them in their everyday lives.” From another intriguing review of The …
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Verdant Truth Serum Vol. 5 - where 89 poets take on the theme of green - is the second in our series of 'colour' poetry anthologies. To purchase the paperback, click here. For a taste of Verdant, click here The book features the work of Joseph Allison, David Atkinson, Shawn Aveningo-Sanders, Linda Barrett, Dev Berger, …
Matt Potter reads the story 'Build' from his novella On the Bitch (published by Truth Serum Press in 2018) for National Flash Fiction Day NZ. Find the reading by clicking here. You can purchase On the Bitch in various formats by clicking here.
Nod Ghosh, author of Filthy Sucre and The Crazed Wind (both published by Truth Serum Press), is the guest judge of the July - October 2020 Bath Flash Fiction Award. Here she talks about flash, being judgy (but in a good way), and her attitudes to 'What's-the-Pointism', 'Don't-Be-Too-Hard-on-Yourself-itis' and 'Open-a-packet-of-Crisps-and-Bottle-of-Wine-Instead Syndrome'. https://bathflashfictionaward.com/2020/07/interview-with-nod-ghosh-judge-for-16th-award-july-october-2020/?fbclid=IwAR2T-5jdDkSHtUlRFaXx9ahlUIADr-2nvkMtMb0HQ_YzltzOeHkLt1ZsJLc
