Submissions advice from a world-famous literary ace

with 50 years of experience, no less!

Oct 15 • 

Jamie McGarry

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September 2025

News from the Valley

A new website, new opportunities, new books – and the passing of a poetry legend

Sep 30 • 

Jamie McGarry

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August 2025

Guest week: Healing poems

Memories of a lifelong friendship, and a literary legacy

Aug 11 • 

Jamie McGarry

11

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June 2025

Guest week: Poetry in prison

"...almost as common an activity in cells as eating and excreting."

Jun 29 • 

Jamie McGarry

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February 2025

Guest week: When Hongwei Met Simon

Queering place and identity, from China to the Isle of Man

Feb 28 • 

Jamie McGarry

3

Lendal Press rides again

Our imprint is back, and it means business

Feb 11 • 

Jamie McGarry

14

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January 2025

Notes from a New Year

What 2025 has in store at Valley Press – plus, 'walkie talkies' with Di Slaney

Jan 29 • 

Jamie McGarry

14

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November 2024

Guest week: Angela Topping

"Poetry has been my life’s pursuit"

Nov 24, 2024 • 

Jamie McGarry

8

Guest week: When Jo Met Susan

'...the corn hasn’t stopped popping...'

Nov 18, 2024 • 

Jamie McGarry

8

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Guest week: Creative Connections

A Scarborough symposium, no less – with ARCADE's Sophie Drury-Bradey

Nov 9, 2024 • 

Jamie McGarry

8

Guest week: Roll away the stone

Here comes everyone!

Nov 6, 2024 • 

Jamie McGarry

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September 2024

On the blink

The publisher who couldn't look at words

Sep 17, 2024 • 

Jamie McGarry

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