Nick Owen Publishing

18/06/2024

fundraising conference at the extolling the virtues of peer support in times of significant leadership .

Come and find out on one of our Boss Bike Rides!

Fundraiser - Do you want to help make social justice a reality for young people? Do you want to help us provide creative experiences for the most under-represented and unheard young people? Do you want to make lasting personal and social change? Our CEO, Dr Nick Owe...

13/06/2024

Just in time for the Euros2024!

73 – nil! Those were the days: moments of glory on the school playing field on a foggy Wednesday afternoon when the final whistle went and your school mates would gather around you, beaming their s…

18/05/2024

Last year I went to a screen night which was celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Wicker Man, one of those iconic films everyone claims to have seen at a critical age. Although of course not Eve…

06/05/2024

“Welcome to my pleasure dome!” Our dad beamed at us as we took our first tentative steps into the emporium that contained – somewhere – the Top Rank Brighton Ice Rink. “We’ve got all manner of ente…

20/04/2024

“Let’s face it, you’re never going to get up to 70mph on a trick board,” asserted the old timer down at the aquadrome today when I asked him about how one might go about get…

31/03/2024

Have you ever fancied yourself as a book reviewer but not keen to spend a shed load of cash on buying books you don’t know whether you’re going to enjoy them or not? Well, here’s …

15/03/2024

With music by Ged McKenna, 'I'll Chase a Drink' is one of a long line of songs inspired by the demon booze!

01/02/2024

Racing Trains is a travelogue of short stories all inspired by the idea of ‘The Foolish Traveller’. You know, the traveller who… … leaves their passport at home because they’d left your laptop bag in the back of a van in Delhi and then not put it back where it belonged and then not check...

29/01/2024

And said, ‘You’re on a pre-war footing chaps, best get ready.’ So what was the talk around the water cooler about, amidst all that sweating and huffing and puffing? You can imagine. What it me…

27/01/2024

Commentating Kevin Coyne’s passing 20 years ago, all this weekend. What’s your fave Coyne moment?

When Paul Warren, the Confessions illustrator and I first met, we soon realised we were both fans of the Derby born musician, Kevin Coyne. I had seen Kevin ...

27/01/2024

Thanks to Juliet Fraser for this neat idea… which I’ve joined up to:

I’m looking for people to participate in a huge book exchange. All you have to do send your fav book (just one) to a stranger. (l’ll send their details in a private message).

You’ll receive a maximum of 36 books back to you, to keep. They’ll be favourite books from strangers all over! If you’re interested in taking part, reply to this message with “IN”.

21/01/2024

Dropping this week; four more rejuvenated and re-illustrated publications which aim to cheerfully guide you out of the winter and into the spring! Thanks to Paul Warren for your ongoing support and inspiration!

19/01/2024

When I was younger, I used to watch the tennis on the TV and especially the guys like McEnroe, Borg and Nastase. Round about Wimbledon time, my brother Alex and I would play a kind of tennis out on our grandfather’s lawn. I would take on the role of John McEnroe and he would enact … Continue rea...

15/01/2024

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Established in 2020, Nick Owen Publishing is a UK based publishing company which aims to bring you inspiring and challenging comedy from across the world. Our logo has been produced by illustrator, Paul Warren, and has been inspired by our first publication, Confessions of an Ageing Tennis Player, p...

09/01/2024

As Molesworth might have said in Down With Skool, ‘any fule kno’ that the impact the Romans have had on us is an unending list of civilising and culture enhancing benefits. Just take ou…

07/01/2024

If you want to find out about London – the real London of Londoners and their high hopes and dashed dreams, their life enhancing delusions and heart crushing realities – then look no fu…

06/01/2024

Here’s a sn**ch of one of our forthcoming publications, Confessions of an Ageing Golfer. If you want to read the next episodes, all you need to do is make a one-off £10 subscription payment and we’ll guarantee to send you all the on-line future episodes of the book; and once the book is fini...

05/01/2024

Here’s a sn**ch of one of our forthcoming publications, Confessions of an Ageing Rugby Player. If you want to read the next episodes, all you need to do is make a one-off £10 subscription payment and we’ll guarantee to send you all the on-line future episodes of the book; and once the book i...

04/01/2024

Here’s a sn**ch of one of our forthcoming publications, Confessions of an Ageing Figure Skater. If you want to read the next episodes, all you need to do is make a one-off £10 subscription payment and we’ll guarantee to send you all the on-line future episodes of the book; and once the book ...

03/01/2024

Here’s a sn**ch of one of our forthcoming publications, Confessions of an Ageing Cyclist. If you want to read the next episodes, all you need to do is make a one-off £10 subscription payment and we’ll guarantee to send you all the on-line future episodes of the book; and once the book is fini...

02/01/2024

Here’s a heads up about our plans in 2024. You may already know about our Confessions of an Ageing Sports Personality series (Tennis Player, Football Player, Basketball Player); but this year…

22/12/2023

Missed that last minute Christmas post?

Try these as a fab alternative!

Donations - If you’re struggling for gift ideas this festive season, why not send one of our e-cards designed and created by our young care-experienced beneficiaries? Your donation will fund our vital award-winning Creative Mentoring service. This means we can cont...

15/12/2023

I’m very pleased my latest book LOOKING FOR JOAN and other stories can NOW be bought direct from Troubadour Books LINK.
https://www.troubador.co.uk/bookshop/poetry-short-stories-and-plays/looking-for-joan-and-other-stories
The official publication date is 28th January 2024, when the book may be ordered from bookshops as well as Troubador etc.
Stories set in the UK, Ireland and USA.
One of the stories Cyril Eyes Full Of Drink has received an Honourable Mention (in top 5) in the prestigious Costa Story Prize. A Day At The Cricket has done very well with the BBC International Story Award.

11/12/2023

Out now, just in time for the next pandemic...

Confessions of an Aspiring Basketball Player