Twenty Seven

09/11/2021

‘I kind of went, ‘I don’t want it to have pink on it, I don’t want it to have naked female form shapes or anything,’ because as a nonbinary person, that always puts me off, because I am nonbinary, I would really like this book to appeal to everyone who identifies as a woman, no matter what –‘ said Valentine Carter in their interview with Lucy Writers Platform.

‘I want everyone to find a home in there but for nobody to feel excluded. A bit of an ask for a cover, but I feel like we got there!”’

Read the full article at https://lucywritersplatform.com/2021/10/06/interview-with-author-valentine-carter-we-know-who-we-are-because-we-know-where-weve-come-from/

Find a copy in your local bookshop, or purchase online at imprint27.com/shop/these-great-athenians

Georgia Poplett talks to author and visual artist, Valentine Carter, about their new book, These Great Athenians, the materiality of texts, breaking the genre of mythology as a non-binary writer, the sense of belonging that resides in myths, writing as a form of weaving and much more. At Felbrigg Ha...

19/08/2021

⚡️ COVER REVEAL ⚡️

Pauline Campbell was brought up on Rice and Peas and Fish and Chips after her parents crossed thousands of miles, leaving the warm shores of the Caribbean, to settle in Britain.

Set against the historical, political and social climate of twentieth-century Britain to the present day, Campbell reflects on race, racism, identity and belonging in her part-memoir, part-commentary: Rice & Peas And Fish & Chips.

What does it mean to be British as a first-generation immigrant child of Caribbean parents? And how does it feel to be part of a generation who witnessed political events taking place through their young and adult lives swell into a tsunami of inequality? Campbell explores how immigrants became pawns in a horrifying game used to secure votes for Labour, Conservatives and rightwing groups, and were denied the right to equality.

Rice & Peas And Fish & Chips is available to pre-order from imprint27.com now ⚡️ You can also pre-order from retailers like bookshop.org, or ask your local bookshop to order it in for you.

Cover art by Daniel Clarke, graphic design by Justin Moore.

19/08/2021

19/08/2021

19/08/2021

⚡️ COVER REVEAL ⚡️

Faithful Penelope waits for her husband’s return as she weaves a shroud that foretells her doom, Scylla once a beautiful nymph turned monster prowls the seas hungry for flesh, while the witch Circe falls for a man who will leave her.

THESE GREAT ATHENIANS is a fierce debut from Valentine Carter giving voice to the mostly forgotten and maligned female characters of Homer’s epic The Odyssey. It is a celebratory ode to those who survive within and outside of gender norms. Weaving together their stories and poetic voices, this subtly moving and playful verse novel questions - how do those without a voice find freedom within the world of men?

These Great Athenians is available to pre-order from Imprint27.com, where you’ll receive your order two weeks before the release date. The book can be pre-ordered from online retailers like bookshop.org, too, or you can ask your local bookshop to order it in for you.

Cover illustration by Avalon Nuovo & design by Emily Sear