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Magazine of poetry, short fiction, artwork and reviews published three times each year, founded in 1982, and now based in Nottingham.

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Annual subscription (three issues) is £25.00 (UK), £35 (non-UK). Double issue Staple 69/70: The Publishing Issue and Staple 71: The Art Issue are available at £10.00 per copy, single Staple 68: The East Midlands Issue and numbers 66/67 at £5.00 (all prices inc P&P). Sample back-issues (numbers 51 - 65) are £3.50 per copy, though some... (read more)
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Staple Magazine
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Entertainment & Arts - Books & Literature
Description:
Magazine of poetry, short fiction, artwork and reviews published three times each year, founded in 1982, and now based in Nottingham.

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Annual subscription (three issues) is £25.00 (UK), £35 (non-UK). Double issue Staple 69/70: The Publishing Issue and Staple 71: The Art Issue are available at £10.00 per copy, single Staple 68: The East Midlands Issue and numbers 66/67 at £5.00 (all prices inc P&P). Sample back-issues (numbers 51 - 65) are £3.50 per copy, though some... (read more)
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OUT NOW: STAPLE 71 - THE ART ISSUE

To mark the impending opening of Nottingham Contemporary, and to celebrate the long relationship between word and image - from the Book of Kells and William Blake to contemporary cross-overs between art and text - Staple 71 brings together poetry, fiction and articles by artists and writers to see where the common ground might lie. Cornelia Parker talks about her work on subjects as diverse as Noam Chomsky, the Bronte sisters, the leaning tower of Pisa and a burned Florida forest, Mik Godley explains how his painting used online resources to explore questions of war and history in Silesia, and Ellen Bell presents collage works made from dictionaries and shorthand manuals. Meanwhile Mark Czanik's 'The Secret' explores a relationship shaped by a cache of stolen comic books, Mel Fawcett tells the story of a builder turned painter in 'The Gift' and Tim Love enters the mind of a Schiele-obsessed voyeur. Barbara Cumber imagines herself as the 'mad painter' Richard Dadd in her poem 'The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke', while Fawzia Kane looks at Arshile Gorky, Robert Vas Dias recreates cubism at 32,000 feet, Rory Waterman presents three poetic snapshots of the Faroe Islands, and Sophie Mayer explores the work of Kiki Smith. With Myra Schneider, Peter Porter, Shirley Golden, John Hartley Williams, John Saul and Marion Bell drawing on myth, perception and sensory experience elsewhere, we hope this latest issue offers a slice through the fascinating connections between word and image.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS:

STAPLE AT QUAD, OCTOBER 15, 7.30pm, FREE

Jacqueline Gabbitas, Staple and Hello Hubmarine, 7.30pm for 8pm start, Coors Cafe, QUAD, Market Place, Derby.

Staple presents a night of readings in the stylish surroundings of the QUAD cafe in Derby, to launch Staple 71: The Art Issue in the East Midlands. There will be contributions from Hello Hubmarine and past and present Staple contributors, and the night will conclude with a reading from Jacqueline Gabbitas, a Worksop-born, London based poet whose debut collection, Mid-Lands, appeared from Hearing Eye, and whose more recent work includes Harnessing The Power Of Grass, a sequence highly commended and anthologised by this year's Forward Prize judges. http://www.derbyquad.co.uk/

A VERY OPEN EVENING WITH STAPLE MAGAZINE & TLC

Oct 1, Lecture Theatre, The Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Road, London, 6pm - 8.30pm.

PART ONE: 6pm - 7.15pm: Panel discussion: ''Get a grip: thinking about getting published?'
The Literary Consultancy is the UK's leading editorial service. Founded in 1996, it has helped many writers to achieve publication, as well as enabled many more to get a handle on how their work stands in relation to the publishing industry. What does The Literary Consultancy do? How might it help you? What other resources are available for people writing? How does the publishing industry work? A panel of experienced professional writers and industry experts including Simon Trewin of United agents, and Richard Skinner of Goldsmiths and the Faber Academy will aim to answer any questions you bring to this relaxed event. http://www.literaryconsultancy.co.uk

PART TWO: 7.30 - 8.30pm: Readings from The Publishing Issue of Staple Magazine, edited by Wayne Burrows and guest-edited by The Literary Consultancy. There will be an opportunity to read your own work. We will feature a vibrant range of readings from a selection of the contributors, including Terry Darlington, whose witty and captivating Narrow Dog to Carcassone became a best-seller with Transworld; Tim Clare, whose recent publication We Can't All be Astronauts discusses the perils of publication; and Richard Skinner whose ingenious works include The Red Dancer and The Velvet Gentleman (an extract from which is set to appear in Staple 72, Winter 2009). The Publishing Issue of Staple examines the writing industry from multiple view-points and features among others, writers TLC has helped get published, as well as excellent writers whose work yet eludes the industry. Do come armed with your own work if you want to contribute to the liveliness of the evening as we will orchestrate three-minute readings from the audience to wrap up the evening. http://www.freewordonline.com/