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How to buy:

You can order UK postage free copies of paperbacks from the Book Shop on this site.        

Mobipocket format ebooks can be ordered when available from Mobi Ebookbase where you can try a free download to ensure the reader software is suitable for your operating system before you buy the Mobi Ebook. It is not suitable for Macs.

If you prefer not to order paperbacks online, request then at your local bookshop who will be able to order them through Booknet. If this proves difficult, just email us for details of how to order by post.

What we want to publish:

Weathervane press is looking for contemporary adult literary fiction of novel length (around a hundred thousand words.) We do not have a specific genre requirement. Our criteria are well observed prose, convincing dialogue, engaging characters and a sound plot.

We do not have the funds to offer advances and can only consider finished work. We deal directly with writers and our objective is to support the East Midlands region but submissions will be considered from anywhere as long as the work is in English.

If you have something suitable please email a brief synopsis and an approximate word count to mail@weathervanepress.co.uk . We will request the first two chapters if it looks promising and ask to see the entire work if they seem to fit the bill.

Contacts and Events:

INDEPENDENT PRESS DAY March 20th in Leicester.

Join Weathervane writers Megan Taylor and Nigel Pickard from 3pm at Clephan Building, De Montfort University, Oxford Street, Leicester for a talk with readings. Full details on: www.statesofindependence.co.uk

To read the interview in ezine 'The View from Here' with The Dawning author Megan Taylor click here. Megan's website address is www.megantaylor.info

Congratulations to Left Lion for winning the Publishing section of Nottingham Creative Business Awards. Issue 31 of left Lion Magazine has a feature by James Walker on Nottingham's indie publishers, including an interview with Weathervane Press. Click on the links below to read this: http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/id/2697 and for a listing of all the publishers click here: http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/id/2699

Special thanks to The Art Cafe, top music and spoken word venue for hosting the launch of 'I love Samuel Taylor' on Tuesday June 23rd see www.myspace.com/theartcafe

And to Left Lion for reviewing I love Samuel Taylor in the May issue of the mag and for two excellent podcasts on the Left Lion website: www.leftlion.co.uk

And to Nottingham Writers' Studio for hosting recent Weathervane book launches and supporting local writers. See www.nottinghamwritersstudio.co.uk for more.

Thanks to Dave Severn for the cover photo on 'I love Samnuel Taylor'. See his work at www.davidjsevernphotography.com

Thanks also to The Bookcase at Lowdham for selling our books and for organising the excellent Lowdham Book Festival along with publisher Five Leaves.

Our printer, and big sista company can be found via www.parkerandcollinson.co.uk.

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