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[[File:Pp.png|thumb|Paradise Press logo]]'''Paradise Press''' is a British gay and lesbian publishing company, devoted to "fine writing by lesbians and gay men". | [[File:Pp.png|thumb|Paradise Press logo]]'''Paradise Press''' is a British gay and lesbian publishing company, devoted to "fine writing by lesbians and gay men". | ||
| − | It is the imprint of | + | It is the imprint of [[Gay Authors Workshop]] (GAW) and is run by a collective within GAW. , a publishing collective that produces a wide range of literature by lesbians and gay men. |
Authors submit their books to the collective; if the book is approved, the author can then join the collective and benefit from and contribute to Paradise Press services. | Authors submit their books to the collective; if the book is approved, the author can then join the collective and benefit from and contribute to Paradise Press services. | ||
| − | Paradise Press was founded in 1999 and | + | Paradise Press was founded in 1999 and was originally the imprint of GASPS ([[Gay Authors Self-Publishing Society]]). |
The majority of the Paradise Press output has been fiction and poetry, plus a small number of autobiographies. The non-fiction list includes ''[[Diverse Performances]]'' by [[David Haldane Lawrence]] and ''[[Amiable Warriors]]'' by [[Peter Scott-Presland]]. | The majority of the Paradise Press output has been fiction and poetry, plus a small number of autobiographies. The non-fiction list includes ''[[Diverse Performances]]'' by [[David Haldane Lawrence]] and ''[[Amiable Warriors]]'' by [[Peter Scott-Presland]]. | ||
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*[[G Abel-Watters]]: ''[[People your Mother Warned You About]]'' (editor), ''[[Queer Haunts]]'' (editor) | *[[G Abel-Watters]]: ''[[People your Mother Warned You About]]'' (editor), ''[[Queer Haunts]]'' (editor) | ||
*[[Rex Batten]]: ''[[Rid England of this Plague]]'' | *[[Rex Batten]]: ''[[Rid England of this Plague]]'' | ||
| + | *[[Ross Burgess]]: editor of ''[[Diverse Performances]]'' by [[David Haldane Lawrence]] | ||
| + | *[[Andrew Cooper]]: ''Two Lives'' | ||
*[[John Dixon]]: ''The Carrier Bag and other stories'', ''Seeking, Finding, Losing'' | *[[John Dixon]]: ''The Carrier Bag and other stories'', ''Seeking, Finding, Losing'' | ||
*[[Martin Foreman]]: ''Weekend'', ''A Sense of Loss and other stories'', ''First and Fiftieth and other stories'' | *[[Martin Foreman]]: ''Weekend'', ''A Sense of Loss and other stories'', ''First and Fiftieth and other stories'' | ||
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*[[Timothy Graves]]: ''Homo Jihad'', ''Pharmakeia'' | *[[Timothy Graves]]: ''Homo Jihad'', ''Pharmakeia'' | ||
*[[Winston Green]]: ''Behind the Mask'' | *[[Winston Green]]: ''Behind the Mask'' | ||
| − | *[[Michael Harth]]: ''[[Guru on Hire]]'', ''A Little Chat and other stories'', ''The Physent and other stories'', ''The Picnic and other stories'', ''[[Eros at Large]]'' (editor), ''[[The Best of Gazebo]]'' (editor) | + | *[[Michael Harth]]: ''[[Guru on Hire]]'', ''A Little Chat and other stories'', ''The Physent and other stories'', ''The Picnic and other stories'', ''[[Eros at Large]]'' (editor), ''[[The Best of Gazebo]]'' (editor). ''Selected Stories''; ''Selected Lyrics'' (both edited by John Dixon and Jeff Doorn) |
*[[Joseph Hucknall]], ''A Life’s Tales'' | *[[Joseph Hucknall]], ''A Life’s Tales'' | ||
*[[Alan Keslian]]: ''Goodmans Hotel''<ref name=oop>Out of print; listed at the [http://web.archive.org/web/20030409144714/http://www.paradisepress.org.uk/ April 2003 version] of the Paradise Press website, archived by the Internet Archive.</ref> | *[[Alan Keslian]]: ''Goodmans Hotel''<ref name=oop>Out of print; listed at the [http://web.archive.org/web/20030409144714/http://www.paradisepress.org.uk/ April 2003 version] of the Paradise Press website, archived by the Internet Archive.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[Jeremy Kingston]]: ''Risking It'' | ||
*[[David Haldane Lawrence]]: ''[[Diverse Performances]]'' (edited by [[Ross Burgess]]) | *[[David Haldane Lawrence]]: ''[[Diverse Performances]]'' (edited by [[Ross Burgess]]) | ||
*[[Elizabeth J Lister]]: ''Prisoner 537'', ''My Life Outside'', ''Nothing Stays the Same'', ''Tracy Manners'', ''Consequences'' | *[[Elizabeth J Lister]]: ''Prisoner 537'', ''My Life Outside'', ''Nothing Stays the Same'', ''Tracy Manners'', ''Consequences'' | ||
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*[[Elsa Wallace]]: ''A Short History of Lord Hyaena'', ''Ghosts and Gargoyles'', ''The Monkey Mirror'', ''Kissyface and Others'' | *[[Elsa Wallace]]: ''A Short History of Lord Hyaena'', ''Ghosts and Gargoyles'', ''The Monkey Mirror'', ''Kissyface and Others'' | ||
*[[Donald West]]: ''Gay Life, Straight Work'' | *[[Donald West]]: ''Gay Life, Straight Work'' | ||
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===Joint editors=== | ===Joint editors=== | ||
| + | *[[Stephanie Dickinson]] and [[Pat Dungey]]: ''[[We want to tell you how...]]'' | ||
*[[John Dixon]] and [[Jeffrey Doorn]] (editors): ''[[Coming Clean]]'', ''[[A Boxful of Ideas]]'' | *[[John Dixon]] and [[Jeffrey Doorn]] (editors): ''[[Coming Clean]]'', ''[[A Boxful of Ideas]]'' | ||
*[[Jeffrey Doorn]] and [[Adrian Risdon]] (editors): ''[[Oysters and Pearls]]'', ''[[Slivers of Silver]]''<ref name=oop2>Out of print; listed at the [http://web.archive.org/web/20120703105336/http://paradisepress.org.uk/pages/silver.htm July 2012 version] of the Paradise Press website, archived by the Internet Archive.</ref> | *[[Jeffrey Doorn]] and [[Adrian Risdon]] (editors): ''[[Oysters and Pearls]]'', ''[[Slivers of Silver]]''<ref name=oop2>Out of print; listed at the [http://web.archive.org/web/20120703105336/http://paradisepress.org.uk/pages/silver.htm July 2012 version] of the Paradise Press website, archived by the Internet Archive.</ref> | ||
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File:Diverse cover 4 front.jpg|''[[Diverse Performances]]'' | File:Diverse cover 4 front.jpg|''[[Diverse Performances]]'' | ||
File:Amiable Warriors Volume One.png|''[[Amiable Warriors]] Volume One'' | File:Amiable Warriors Volume One.png|''[[Amiable Warriors]] Volume One'' | ||
| + | File:BoxfulOfIdeasFront.png|''[[A Boxful of Ideas]]'' | ||
| + | File:Harth Stories Cover Scan.jpg|''Selected Stories'' by [[Michael Harth]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 14:04, 8 August 2022
Paradise Press is a British gay and lesbian publishing company, devoted to "fine writing by lesbians and gay men".
It is the imprint of Gay Authors Workshop (GAW) and is run by a collective within GAW. , a publishing collective that produces a wide range of literature by lesbians and gay men. Authors submit their books to the collective; if the book is approved, the author can then join the collective and benefit from and contribute to Paradise Press services. Paradise Press was founded in 1999 and was originally the imprint of GASPS (Gay Authors Self-Publishing Society).
The majority of the Paradise Press output has been fiction and poetry, plus a small number of autobiographies. The non-fiction list includes Diverse Performances by David Haldane Lawrence and Amiable Warriors by Peter Scott-Presland.
Contents
Authors
Paradise Press authors and their books include[1][2]
Single authors / editors
- G Abel-Watters: People your Mother Warned You About (editor), Queer Haunts (editor)
- Rex Batten: Rid England of this Plague
- Ross Burgess: editor of Diverse Performances by David Haldane Lawrence
- Andrew Cooper: Two Lives
- John Dixon: The Carrier Bag and other stories, Seeking, Finding, Losing
- Martin Foreman: Weekend, A Sense of Loss and other stories, First and Fiftieth and other stories
- David Gee: The Bexhill Missile Crisis, The Dropout
- Timothy Graves: Homo Jihad, Pharmakeia
- Winston Green: Behind the Mask
- Michael Harth: Guru on Hire, A Little Chat and other stories, The Physent and other stories, The Picnic and other stories, Eros at Large (editor), The Best of Gazebo (editor). Selected Stories; Selected Lyrics (both edited by John Dixon and Jeff Doorn)
- Joseph Hucknall, A Life’s Tales
- Alan Keslian: Goodmans Hotel[3]
- Jeremy Kingston: Risking It
- David Haldane Lawrence: Diverse Performances (edited by Ross Burgess)
- Elizabeth J Lister: Prisoner 537, My Life Outside, Nothing Stays the Same, Tracy Manners, Consequences
- Paul Mann: The Queer Commando[3]
- Christopher Preston: Twenty-Two Eighty-Four
- Graham Robertson: A New Man in Old Steine[3]
- Peter Scott-Presland: Amiable Warriors
- Rod Shelton: Bokassa’s Last Apostle
- Ian Stewart: Cocksuckery
- Ivor Treby: Poems 2007–2012 (edited by John Dixon)
- Elsa Wallace: A Short History of Lord Hyaena, Ghosts and Gargoyles, The Monkey Mirror, Kissyface and Others
- Donald West: Gay Life, Straight Work
Joint editors
- Stephanie Dickinson and Pat Dungey: We want to tell you how...
- John Dixon and Jeffrey Doorn (editors): Coming Clean, A Boxful of Ideas
- Jeffrey Doorn and Adrian Risdon (editors): Oysters and Pearls, Slivers of Silver[4]
- Colin Graham and Mark Coton (editors): Gawp and Gaze
Contributors to anthologies
See Paradise Press contributors.
Other Paradise Presses
There have been a number of other organisations with similar names.[5]
External links
Gallery
Amiable Warriors Volume One
Selected Stories by Michael Harth
References
- ↑ Paradise Press: Authors. Accessed: 2015-09-21. (Archived by WebCite®).
- ↑ Paradise Press Catalogue February 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Out of print; listed at the April 2003 version of the Paradise Press website, archived by the Internet Archive.
- ↑ Out of print; listed at the July 2012 version of the Paradise Press website, archived by the Internet Archive.
- ↑ Rod Shelton, "The other Paradise Presses". (archived at 2016-12-27 by WebCite®).
