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Fox and Star Books
@foxandstarbooks.bsky.social
We publish poetry and fiction chapbooks by UK debut authors with an emphasis on global majority writers. Founder/editor: @carrieetter.bsky.social; co-editor: Kaycee Hill
The second winner of our debut poetry chapbook competition is June Wentland! Congratulations, June!
September 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The first winner of our debut poetry chapbook competition is Soledad Santana! Congratulations, Soledad!
September 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Drumroll, please! We'll be announcing the first winners of our debut poetry chapbook competition later today! Watch this space!
September 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Delighted to have been shortlisted by @foxandstarbooks.bsky.social for their debut chapbook competition 🙏🏻🦊⭐️
We have our first list of shortlistees for our debut chapbook competition! Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to Bridgette James, @cerimair.bsky.social, Nick Currass, @mrirwin.bsky.social, Angela Cheveau, @racheljeffcoat.bsky.social, June Wentland, Nadia Yahlom, Victoria Punch...
July 25, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Beyond delighted!
We have our first list of shortlistees for our debut chapbook competition! Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to Bridgette James, @cerimair.bsky.social, Nick Currass, @mrirwin.bsky.social, Angela Cheveau, @racheljeffcoat.bsky.social, June Wentland, Nadia Yahlom, Victoria Punch...
July 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We have our first list of shortlistees for our debut chapbook competition! Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to Bridgette James, @cerimair.bsky.social, Nick Currass, @mrirwin.bsky.social, Angela Cheveau, @racheljeffcoat.bsky.social, June Wentland, Nadia Yahlom, Victoria Punch...
July 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Well, that's a wrap! Our first competition closed at midnight last night, and we'll let everyone know our shortlist next week! Watch this space!
July 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Today's the last day! UK and Irish emerging poets, you have till midnight tonight! Good luck!

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Not long left for UK and Irish debut poets to submit their entries, with some free entries left for global majority poets! Please share! foxandstarbooks.org
July 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Not long left for UK and Irish debut poets to submit their entries, with some free entries left for global majority poets! Please share! foxandstarbooks.org
July 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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July 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
We still wanna know....

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Poets and poetry fans, what font do you love to use most / do you dream in?
July 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Poets and poetry fans, what font do you love to use most / do you dream in?
July 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
What's that, you say? One week left to get in your entries for Fox and Star Books' debut poetry chapbook prize for UK and Irish poets? And there are still free entries available for global majority poets who need them? Please spread the word!

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July 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Not long left for UK and Irish debut poets to submit their entries, with some free entries left for global majority poets! Please share! foxandstarbooks.org
July 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
As of 1 July, our remaining free entries for our debut chapbook competition are reserved for low income, global majority authors. Please spread the word, and see our website for full details: foxandstarbooks.org!
July 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Help @bookhaus.bsky.social, a great Bristol independent and supporter of poetry, survive, and donate what you can! Please share! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bookhaus--...
bookhaus - Bristol's radical home
I have managed bookhaus since the beginning. The owners have decided to retire, and I am raising the funds to buy it and carry on our legacy
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June 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Congratulations to our poetry co-editor, Kaycee Hill, on her Eric Gregory Award, and to all the wonderful winners! @societyofauthors.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
We're taking debut chapbook submissions from UK and RoI poets now, and it's an important part of our mission to champion global majority poets! Please share! Full details: foxandstarbooks.org!
June 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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June 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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June 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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June 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Hello, new followers! Short, contemporary poems you love? Here's a favourite of mine by Rita Dove: poets.org/poem/adolesc...
Adolescence II
Although it is night, I sit in the bathroom, waiting.
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June 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Good morning! We've begun accepting entries for our first debut chapbook competition for UK and RoI poets! We love a wide range of poetries and are eager to find and support new voices, esp those often marginalised in publishing! Full details: foxandstarbooks.org Please share!
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June 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Consulting with some of our Irish connections, we've decided to open eligibility for our debut poetry chapbook competition to RoI writers as well, full details on our website at foxandstarbooks.org! Spread the word! @poetryireland.bsky.social
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June 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM