Urban Pigs Press
@urbanpigspress.bsky.social
A new indie press and lit mag focusing on starting small and building a good foundation.
Editors @jamesjenkins.bsky.social & @bambarrow.bsky.social
https://urbanpigspress.co.uk/
Editors @jamesjenkins.bsky.social & @bambarrow.bsky.social
https://urbanpigspress.co.uk/
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January 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Release date for the HUNGER anthology!
It's coming ⌛ Put this one in your diary. 7th March.
We can not wait to share this with you all and help make a difference for FIND-Families in Need.
#WritingCommunity #charity #foodbank
It's coming ⌛ Put this one in your diary. 7th March.
We can not wait to share this with you all and help make a difference for FIND-Families in Need.
#WritingCommunity #charity #foodbank
Release date for the HUNGER anthology!
We have good news! The release date for the HUNGER anthology is set for the 7th March. Initial release will be through Amazon and Kindle but we hope to have physical copies in local book shops soon af...
urbanpigspress.co.uk
February 22, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Release date for the HUNGER anthology!
It's coming ⌛ Put this one in your diary. 7th March.
We can not wait to share this with you all and help make a difference for FIND-Families in Need.
#WritingCommunity #charity #foodbank
It's coming ⌛ Put this one in your diary. 7th March.
We can not wait to share this with you all and help make a difference for FIND-Families in Need.
#WritingCommunity #charity #foodbank
Urban Pigs Press reviews...
And it's a bloody good one!
Check out our thoughts on "All the Sweet Prettiness of Life" by Cody Sexton
And it's a bloody good one!
Check out our thoughts on "All the Sweet Prettiness of Life" by Cody Sexton
Urban Pigs Press reviews…
All the Sweet Prettiness of Life by Cody Sexton The past is never as dead as it looks. Colin's review I whizzed through this graphic short story from the mind of Cody sexton, in about 40 minutes. A ve...
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February 21, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Urban Pigs Press reviews...
And it's a bloody good one!
Check out our thoughts on "All the Sweet Prettiness of Life" by Cody Sexton
And it's a bloody good one!
Check out our thoughts on "All the Sweet Prettiness of Life" by Cody Sexton
Cover reveal!
We're really digging this banging art work from Jo Andrews (Mojo Art)
Release date coming soon!
We're really digging this banging art work from Jo Andrews (Mojo Art)
Release date coming soon!
February 15, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Cover reveal!
We're really digging this banging art work from Jo Andrews (Mojo Art)
Release date coming soon!
We're really digging this banging art work from Jo Andrews (Mojo Art)
Release date coming soon!
Thank you to everyone who submitted to the HUNGER anthology. It really was tough turning some of you down. The sheer amount of quality was unbelievable. We would love to hear from you again on future projects.
For now, we have some work to do!
For now, we have some work to do!
Thank you!
Here at Urban Pigs Press we just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who sent us their writing for the HUNGER anthology. It is incredible what people’s minds can conjure with a one-word promp...
urbanpigspress.co.uk
February 2, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Thank you to everyone who submitted to the HUNGER anthology. It really was tough turning some of you down. The sheer amount of quality was unbelievable. We would love to hear from you again on future projects.
For now, we have some work to do!
For now, we have some work to do!
Less than week to go until the HUNGER deadline slams shut. In the meantime, how about some Monday fiction from @poliziotturner
Living on credit - Marek Z. Turner
Living on credit - Marek Z. Turner
Living on credit – Marek Z. Turner
The guy burned quicker than his wife. That surprised Frank. Although, it shouldn’t have. He had taken them from a room that stank of sweat, cheap liquor and even cheaper aftershave. The type from a ...
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January 15, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Less than week to go until the HUNGER deadline slams shut. In the meantime, how about some Monday fiction from @poliziotturner
Living on credit - Marek Z. Turner
Living on credit - Marek Z. Turner
Submit to your cravings! - The Hunger Anthology in aid of FIND - Helping families in need.
Send us your darkest weirdest stories for our first ever charity anthology. We are seeking Crime, Horror, Gritty realism and more.
For more information see below.
Send us your darkest weirdest stories for our first ever charity anthology. We are seeking Crime, Horror, Gritty realism and more.
For more information see below.
Submit to your cravings! – The Hunger Anthology
Urban Pigs Press is still open for submissions for our first ever charity anthology. We have had some great stories coming through already but we want you to make our job even harder by sending us mor...
urbanpigspress.co.uk
January 4, 2024 at 12:19 PM
Submit to your cravings! - The Hunger Anthology in aid of FIND - Helping families in need.
Send us your darkest weirdest stories for our first ever charity anthology. We are seeking Crime, Horror, Gritty realism and more.
For more information see below.
Send us your darkest weirdest stories for our first ever charity anthology. We are seeking Crime, Horror, Gritty realism and more.
For more information see below.
Closing out 2023 by reading some of the submissions for the HUNGER anthology (in aid of FIND). Fire is on, beer is flowing and I'm feeling blessed to be surrounded by so much quality writing. Going to have to make some tough calls in 2024. #HappyNewYear
Submissions
The Hunger Anthology Urban Pigs Press is now open for submissions for our first ever charity anthology! We have decided to donate all profits from this collection to FIND -Families in Need. This Suffo...
urbanpigspress.co.uk
December 31, 2023 at 6:10 PM
Closing out 2023 by reading some of the submissions for the HUNGER anthology (in aid of FIND). Fire is on, beer is flowing and I'm feeling blessed to be surrounded by so much quality writing. Going to have to make some tough calls in 2024. #HappyNewYear
Closing us out for our Life in Dirt call. Out of Sight. Out of Mind - @MatGost
It's been an absolute privilege to read and publish the brilliant stories this past month or so. A big thank you to each and everyone who has trusted us with their work.
It's been an absolute privilege to read and publish the brilliant stories this past month or so. A big thank you to each and everyone who has trusted us with their work.
Out of Sight. Out of Mind – Mathew Gostelow
“You'll find it easier if you don't think about them. Forget they're here.” * The apartment shone bright white. Smooth, curved lines. Pristine surfaces. Soothing lights. Safe. Spacious. Anything w...
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December 17, 2023 at 5:41 PM
Closing us out for our Life in Dirt call. Out of Sight. Out of Mind - @MatGost
It's been an absolute privilege to read and publish the brilliant stories this past month or so. A big thank you to each and everyone who has trusted us with their work.
It's been an absolute privilege to read and publish the brilliant stories this past month or so. A big thank you to each and everyone who has trusted us with their work.
Friday Fiction!
We're coming to the end of our Life in Dirt window. I feel it's only fitting to release this filthy stomach churner, compliments of @ConorD_owling
We're coming to the end of our Life in Dirt window. I feel it's only fitting to release this filthy stomach churner, compliments of @ConorD_owling
Take Out – Conor Dowling
Sticky tiles clutched my soles. Nobody should have to stay here longer than five minutes. But how was it fast food if they took this long? What was even the point beyond ten minutes? The impulse was d...
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December 15, 2023 at 6:17 PM
Friday Fiction!
We're coming to the end of our Life in Dirt window. I feel it's only fitting to release this filthy stomach churner, compliments of @ConorD_owling
We're coming to the end of our Life in Dirt window. I feel it's only fitting to release this filthy stomach churner, compliments of @ConorD_owling
Go With God by Joel Nedecky for our Life in Dirt call! "My brain shivered with pleasure as the drug seeped into my blood and life made sense, like each event was meant to be"
@JoelNedecky
@JoelNedecky
Go With God – Joel Nedecky
Grandpa asked me to sit with him on the front porch. He fingered a dip out of the tin and stuffed it in his lower lip. The sun flared in the dark blue sky as a hawk soared overhead. It was too hot, an...
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December 13, 2023 at 7:15 PM
Go With God by Joel Nedecky for our Life in Dirt call! "My brain shivered with pleasure as the drug seeped into my blood and life made sense, like each event was meant to be"
@JoelNedecky
@JoelNedecky
Urban Pigs Press are delighted to announce the release of our second book Arcanum Fabulas by Bam Barrow.
This delightfully twisted collection will stretch your imaginations wider than you believed possible with Barrow’s trademark style. @bambarrow.bsky.social
urbanpigspress.co.uk/2023/12/12/i...
This delightfully twisted collection will stretch your imaginations wider than you believed possible with Barrow’s trademark style. @bambarrow.bsky.social
urbanpigspress.co.uk/2023/12/12/i...
It’s Pub Day!
Arcanum Fabulas: Tales Both Strange & Absurd - Bam Barrow Urban Pigs Press are delighted to announce the release of our second book Arcanum Fabulas by our very own Bam Barrow. This delightfully twiste...
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December 12, 2023 at 9:18 PM
Urban Pigs Press are delighted to announce the release of our second book Arcanum Fabulas by Bam Barrow.
This delightfully twisted collection will stretch your imaginations wider than you believed possible with Barrow’s trademark style. @bambarrow.bsky.social
urbanpigspress.co.uk/2023/12/12/i...
This delightfully twisted collection will stretch your imaginations wider than you believed possible with Barrow’s trademark style. @bambarrow.bsky.social
urbanpigspress.co.uk/2023/12/12/i...
HUGE announcement!
#WritingCommunity the HUNGER anthology wants you!
Submissions open tomorrow! All profits will go to the fantastic Ipswich based Charity FIND.
Please see the guidelines for more info.
#WritingCommunity the HUNGER anthology wants you!
Submissions open tomorrow! All profits will go to the fantastic Ipswich based Charity FIND.
Please see the guidelines for more info.
The Hunger Anthology
Urban Pigs Press is now open for submissions for our first ever charity anthology! We have decided to donate all profits from this collection to FIND -Families in Need. This Suffolk based charity is...
urbanpigspress.co.uk
December 9, 2023 at 8:39 PM
HUGE announcement!
#WritingCommunity the HUNGER anthology wants you!
Submissions open tomorrow! All profits will go to the fantastic Ipswich based Charity FIND.
Please see the guidelines for more info.
#WritingCommunity the HUNGER anthology wants you!
Submissions open tomorrow! All profits will go to the fantastic Ipswich based Charity FIND.
Please see the guidelines for more info.
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Thank you very much for publishing @urbanpigspress.bsky.social
Friday Life in Dirt fiction! Not Doreen - Heather Haigh
"You’ve already searched her hiding places, her private places. Invaded them. Taken ownership of. She’s yours."
@heatherbooknook.bsky.social has defined the urban pig in this one!
"You’ve already searched her hiding places, her private places. Invaded them. Taken ownership of. She’s yours."
@heatherbooknook.bsky.social has defined the urban pig in this one!
Not Doreen – Heather Haigh
Pausing on the doorstep, breath held, keys jangling, bold as brass in the afternoon sun, she’s here. The woman too stupid not to be. The woman who isn't Doreen. Her natural inclination is to slide t...
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December 8, 2023 at 10:47 PM
Thank you very much for publishing @urbanpigspress.bsky.social
Saturday's fiction of betrayal for Life in Dirt!
@tom_milani
"You remember how easy the digging was, the ground soft, no tree roots or rocks. You scattered the excess dirt at the edge of the woods and raked the soil with branches."
@tom_milani
"You remember how easy the digging was, the ground soft, no tree roots or rocks. You scattered the excess dirt at the edge of the woods and raked the soil with branches."
Ballad of a Dead Man – Tom Milani
You walk into the bar to meet your friend. You’ve known each other for twenty years, been best men at each other’s weddings, helped each other through your divorces, never gone more than a week wi...
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December 9, 2023 at 1:38 PM
Saturday's fiction of betrayal for Life in Dirt!
@tom_milani
"You remember how easy the digging was, the ground soft, no tree roots or rocks. You scattered the excess dirt at the edge of the woods and raked the soil with branches."
@tom_milani
"You remember how easy the digging was, the ground soft, no tree roots or rocks. You scattered the excess dirt at the edge of the woods and raked the soil with branches."
Friday Life in Dirt fiction! Not Doreen - Heather Haigh
"You’ve already searched her hiding places, her private places. Invaded them. Taken ownership of. She’s yours."
@heatherbooknook.bsky.social has defined the urban pig in this one!
"You’ve already searched her hiding places, her private places. Invaded them. Taken ownership of. She’s yours."
@heatherbooknook.bsky.social has defined the urban pig in this one!
Not Doreen – Heather Haigh
Pausing on the doorstep, breath held, keys jangling, bold as brass in the afternoon sun, she’s here. The woman too stupid not to be. The woman who isn't Doreen. Her natural inclination is to slide t...
urbanpigspress.co.uk
December 8, 2023 at 7:02 PM
Friday Life in Dirt fiction! Not Doreen - Heather Haigh
"You’ve already searched her hiding places, her private places. Invaded them. Taken ownership of. She’s yours."
@heatherbooknook.bsky.social has defined the urban pig in this one!
"You’ve already searched her hiding places, her private places. Invaded them. Taken ownership of. She’s yours."
@heatherbooknook.bsky.social has defined the urban pig in this one!
Some Thursday fiction for our LIFE IN DIRT call by @AWOAMM
The Last Party at the Death Rattle - James Maxwell
"Just a rusty bathtub bolted to the floor, a single light bulb hanging above it, and chains piled around the room."
The Last Party at the Death Rattle - James Maxwell
"Just a rusty bathtub bolted to the floor, a single light bulb hanging above it, and chains piled around the room."
The Last Party at the Death Rattle – James Maxwell
There was a strange club in the hills around Santa Cruz just a few years back. Not strange in the sense of a horrific backstory or any sightings of stray souls. Ordinarily strange. You know, the locat...
urbanpigspress.co.uk
December 7, 2023 at 5:49 PM
Some Thursday fiction for our LIFE IN DIRT call by @AWOAMM
The Last Party at the Death Rattle - James Maxwell
"Just a rusty bathtub bolted to the floor, a single light bulb hanging above it, and chains piled around the room."
The Last Party at the Death Rattle - James Maxwell
"Just a rusty bathtub bolted to the floor, a single light bulb hanging above it, and chains piled around the room."
How's this for a bit of Monday fiction for ya?
"An edgelord editor is the first to blow, a string of come cast over the muffin like a mucus lasso"
This is definitely a bit of us right here, thanks @doughboywrites
"An edgelord editor is the first to blow, a string of come cast over the muffin like a mucus lasso"
This is definitely a bit of us right here, thanks @doughboywrites
Tastemakers – Jon Doughboy
The writer crouches in a dumpster in a nondescript alley in Brooklyn, hunkering beneath a hot and sticky and seeping mound of used condoms, eggshells, grapefruit rinds, syringes, coffee filters full o...
urbanpigspress.co.uk
December 4, 2023 at 6:14 PM
How's this for a bit of Monday fiction for ya?
"An edgelord editor is the first to blow, a string of come cast over the muffin like a mucus lasso"
This is definitely a bit of us right here, thanks @doughboywrites
"An edgelord editor is the first to blow, a string of come cast over the muffin like a mucus lasso"
This is definitely a bit of us right here, thanks @doughboywrites
Brand new Friday fiction from @davidcook.bsky.social
Thank you so much for sharing this one with us David! Everyone knows you don't mess with a swan.
Enjoy 👇
Thank you so much for sharing this one with us David! Everyone knows you don't mess with a swan.
Enjoy 👇
Squadron – David Cook
Samuel’s television replayed the shaky mobile phone footage that had, by now, been seen across the world. It showed a sunny part of the English countryside, earlier that day. A young man, later iden...
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December 1, 2023 at 7:17 PM
Brand new Friday fiction from @davidcook.bsky.social
Thank you so much for sharing this one with us David! Everyone knows you don't mess with a swan.
Enjoy 👇
Thank you so much for sharing this one with us David! Everyone knows you don't mess with a swan.
Enjoy 👇
This filthy tale is a perfect fit for our LIFE IN DIRT call!
Enjoy some Monday reading from @EdHagelstein
"I thought I was doing well by calling him the exterminator. Everyone else called him the bug man."
Prim and Proper - Edward Hagelstein
Enjoy some Monday reading from @EdHagelstein
"I thought I was doing well by calling him the exterminator. Everyone else called him the bug man."
Prim and Proper - Edward Hagelstein
Prim and Proper – Edward Hagelstein
The arrangement regarding domestic chores had always been this: I took care of the outside and my wife, fondly known as Cheeky by most, was responsible for the inside. And that worked for years, until...
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November 27, 2023 at 6:38 PM
This filthy tale is a perfect fit for our LIFE IN DIRT call!
Enjoy some Monday reading from @EdHagelstein
"I thought I was doing well by calling him the exterminator. Everyone else called him the bug man."
Prim and Proper - Edward Hagelstein
Enjoy some Monday reading from @EdHagelstein
"I thought I was doing well by calling him the exterminator. Everyone else called him the bug man."
Prim and Proper - Edward Hagelstein
Our first offering for the "Life in Dirt" call. It's a bloody good one from
@terryholland.bsky.social
“Go the fuck home, have a beer, forget this whole thing ever happened.”
@terryholland.bsky.social
“Go the fuck home, have a beer, forget this whole thing ever happened.”
The Knowledge – Terry Holland
‘The Instructor’ sizes me up: big, sallow face incongruous behind a pair of bright blue eyes that are grotesquely enlarged by the thick lenses of a pair of heavy framed spectacles. Twin TV screens...
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November 17, 2023 at 1:04 PM
Our first offering for the "Life in Dirt" call. It's a bloody good one from
@terryholland.bsky.social
“Go the fuck home, have a beer, forget this whole thing ever happened.”
@terryholland.bsky.social
“Go the fuck home, have a beer, forget this whole thing ever happened.”
Urban Pigs Press reviews...
We will be choosing books for our in house book reviewer Colin Woodgate to read and give us his thoughts.
First up, a true great of the indie community. Weston-super-Nightmare by John Bowie
We will be choosing books for our in house book reviewer Colin Woodgate to read and give us his thoughts.
First up, a true great of the indie community. Weston-super-Nightmare by John Bowie
Urban Pigs Press reviews…
Weston-super-Nightmare: A Hellbent Riff Raff Thriller by John Bowie ‘Bristol builders, sparkies, carpet fitters and plumbers face-off London gangsters in a Wild West showdown…’ A Classic Crime P...
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November 15, 2023 at 7:06 PM
Urban Pigs Press reviews...
We will be choosing books for our in house book reviewer Colin Woodgate to read and give us his thoughts.
First up, a true great of the indie community. Weston-super-Nightmare by John Bowie
We will be choosing books for our in house book reviewer Colin Woodgate to read and give us his thoughts.
First up, a true great of the indie community. Weston-super-Nightmare by John Bowie
Submission time! Our theme for November is LIFE IN DIRT! All the information you need is in the link provided, looking forward to reading your pieces! Crime, horror and gritty realism shorts please, up to 2,500 words to celebrate our first book release!
Submissions
Urban Pigs Press is now open for submissions in short and flash fiction ranging from 500 words to 2500 max. To celebrate our first book release we are looking for stories relating to the above call "L...
urbanpigspress.co.uk
November 9, 2023 at 7:52 PM
Submission time! Our theme for November is LIFE IN DIRT! All the information you need is in the link provided, looking forward to reading your pieces! Crime, horror and gritty realism shorts please, up to 2,500 words to celebrate our first book release!