IRON Press

06/07/2024

Come and see us today at Whitley Bay Makers Market at the Big Local. We’re here until 3pm.

05/07/2024

We'll be at the Whitley Bay Big Local tomorrow, Saturday 6th July for the Makers Market. Hope to see you there.

20/12/2023

We're delighted to announce a reprint of our book The IRON Book of Tree Poetry which has proved highly popular with both lovers of good poetry and lovers of trees. Kate Fox, Linda France, Peter Bennet, Jacob Polley and Katrina Porteous are among the 50 poets featured in this wide ranging anthology. Price £9.00, available from our own website, Inpress Books website, Amazon and other online booksellers.

04/11/2023

Many thanks to Greg Freeman for posting this review and photos of Fifty@Fifty on the Write Out Loud performance poetry website.

Twelve hours of poetry, sea shanties, and a message from the laureate: pushing the boat out to celebrate publisher’s 50th anniversary

02/11/2023

Good morning Whitley Bay 🌅

Photo credit: https://instagram.com/alphajphoto?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

31/10/2023

A brilliant occasion! Thanks to the poets, the musicians, the Watch House volunteers, the IRON Press volunteers, the audiences who turned up in great numbers on a cold, rainy and windswept day. And thanks especially to the 50 (approx.) poets who turned up to perform and support. Finally thanks to poet laureate Simon Armitage and the Barnsley Bard Ian Mcmillan for sending their recorded greetings and poems.

31/10/2023

20/10/2023

IRON Press, the North East-based literary publisher, this year celebrates its 50th anniversary, and to mark the occasion, a bonanza twelve-hour poetry marathon is to be held at an historic sea fron…

01/08/2023

Gail of Wild and Free Gallery is hosting a Summer Exhibition and it sounds fab 🏠🎨📸🖋️

The exhibition, the third of its kind is continuing to grow year upon year with a massive 55 exhibits this year.

Gail asked entrants what home meant to them and in turn they produced some fabulous pieces of work.

The artists aged 5 to 85, have displayed their creativity in the form of paintings, models, photos, fabric, drawings, calligraphy and glass.

The exhibits will make you smile, others may tug on your heartstrings, but Gail guarantees you will learn to think about home in very different ways by the time you leave.

The exhibition takes place in St.Mary’s Church on Claremont Gardens is open Friday 10 am to 4pm, Saturday 10 am to 4 pm, Sunday is 2 pm to 5 pm.

There will be live acoustic music on Saturday.

Refreshments are available and there will also be some work for sale. All profits go towards next year's exhibition.

Entry is free and everyone is welcome.

20/07/2023

It has taken the sham complaints handler IPSO over five months for the complaints handler to reach what is a bare minimum decision.

18/07/2023

Thanks to all the poets who have already come forward to read at our FIFTY @ FIFTY day-long poetry celebration on Sunday October 29th at the Watch House on Cullercoats spectacular seafront. Any poet published by IRON Press or IRON Magazine is eligible to apply. If this is you, do get in touch by emailing [email protected], subject FIFTY POETS.

07/07/2023

I’ve just signed the petition demanding rail companies and the Government keep train ticket offices open. Will you join me?

07/07/2023

We can’t miss this opportunity to fix our broken energy market. Sign the petition to demand the Government commits to long term solutions to the energy crisis!

28/06/2022

FREE LAUNCH EVENT Wednesday 29th June 7pm at The Lit & Phil

We're proud to announce the publication of Rain Hare, a first collection of short stories by the Durham novelist Anna Barker.

To book a place at the launch, go to the Lit & Phil website or phone the Library Desk team on 0191 232 0192.