Drunk Muse Press

20/11/2024

Great to see Northwords Now back in the fray. And big thanks to the magazine and Cáit O'Neill McCullagh for this generous interview with our publisher Neil Young

Forty years ago, in a Chapman article in which he argues the need for a Scottish Writers’ Coop...

12/11/2024

Submissions are invited from Nov 15-Jan 1 for Issue 12 of The Poets' Republic. To coincide, we're delighted to announce Lydia McMillan as editor of our new Young Republic section, and Elissa Hunter-Dorans as our new Gaelic editor. Please see drunkmusepress.com for guidelines . . .
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Lydia is a twenty-two year-old poet from Dumfries, a graduate in Philosophy from Edinburgh University. She was selected as a ‘Scottish Poetry Library Young Makar’ in 2022 and has performed her work in many places including Stanza, the Wigtown Book Festival, the Kirkcudbright Fringe, the Wee Gaitherin and the Dandelion Festival.
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Elissa is a writer and artist from the Highlands. Named the Scottish Poetry Library’s first ‘Next Generation Young Makar’ for Gàidhlig poetry, she has performed at the Dandelion Festival, StAnza, and the Edinburgh Fringe. Elissa has contributed to many Gàidhlig literary and cultural projects, and was recently awarded the Julia Budenz Commemorative Prize for Gàidhlig poetry. She is the President of Edinburgh University’s Folk and Traditional Music Society, where she is currently studying History of Art.

08/11/2024

For those who missed out on the exhibition during summer 2024’s poetry festival (the most successful to date), the tour will provide another wonderful opportunity to view it! Northeast poets will celebrate the work of acclaimed writers living and dead at the launch of our literary Heritage Exhibit...

07/11/2024

Newsflash . . . Drunk Muse Press invites submissions from female poets for two new book publications (60-80 pages) next summer. In the first instance, please send a sample of 12-15 poems in A5 word.doc format - along with a brief biographical note - to drunkmusepoems@hotmail before January 1st . . . And here's a snapshot of the superb women poets we've already published or will be publishing soon.

21/10/2024

Still up for the scrap! 😎

Wee bit of news . . .

20/10/2024

Wee bit of news . . .

06/10/2024

Stop press . . . We're now sending out newsletters by email with updates on our publications and poets, and will be expanding this in future to include blogs, news, views and a round-up of poetry-related matters. Sign up at the link on our website

Wildly good poetry books Early shout . . . Drunk Muse Press are delighted to announce our provisional list of poets, from near and far, for 2025. We'll be publishing books by: Nazaret Ranea – Spain via Edinburgh; Eleanor Tennyson – London; Brett Evans – Wales; John Atkinson – Yorkshire via G...

06/10/2024

Stop press . . . We're now sending out newsletters by email with updates on our publications and poets, and will be expanding this in future to include blogs, news, views and a round-up of poetry-related matters. Sign up at the link on our website

Wildly good poetry books Early shout . . . Drunk Muse Press are delighted to announce our provisional list of poets, from near and far, for 2025. We'll be publishing books by: Nazaret Ranea – Spain via Edinburgh; Eleanor Tennyson – London; Brett Evans – Wales; John Atkinson – Yorkshire via G...

04/10/2024

October sale . . . We must be daft to do this, but . . . we’re selling these superb volumes of poetry by some of the best contemporary poets - Mohammed Moussa, Alistair Lawrie, Dareen Tatour & Clare Phillips - for just £8.50 each. Offer only available while limited stocks last. Please visit out shop at drunkmusepress.com to place your order.

16/09/2024

Good to see more recognition and praise for Bob Beagrie's superb volume of poems, 'Romanceros', in tribute to the International Brigaders. Copies still available from drunkmusepress.com

Jim Jump reviews Dr Bob Beagrie’s collection Romanceros in their latest magazine

13/09/2024

Edinburgh folk . . . tonight’s book launch will be in a revised format as unfortunately - due to illness - Cáit O'Neill McCullagh cannot be there in person (though she will very much be there in spirit). The poetry and music go on.

Join Martin MacIntyre and Cáit O’Neill McCullagh as they launch their new poetry titles by Drunk Muse Press.