Sidekick Books
@sidekickbooks.bsky.social
📚 UK publisher of collaborative/hybrid poetry books since 2010, based in London and Cambridge. Editors: Kirsten Irving (@kirstenirving.bsky.social) and Jon Stone (@shotscarecrow.bsky.social).
https://linktr.ee/sidekickbooks
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Two days to go! If you're near Cambridge, drop by our book launch to chat with the writers and editors, knock back a tot of rum or wine, and listen to some very weird poems.
Details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Two days to go! If you're near Cambridge, drop by our book launch to chat with the writers and editors, knock back a tot of rum or wine, and listen to some very weird poems.
Details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Can you host? We're peering round the castle door at the queer history of fictional #vampires and their hideouts, over on Substack.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Can you host? We're peering round the castle door at the queer history of fictional #vampires and their hideouts, over on Substack.
sidekickbooks.substack.com/p/can-you-ho...
sidekickbooks.substack.com/p/can-you-ho...
We're launching our two new 10 Poets books on 28th November at ARU, in a hybrid event you can join in-person or via Zoom! For more details, and to book ahead: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
#poetry #gothic #pirates!
#poetry #gothic #pirates!
November 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We're launching our two new 10 Poets books on 28th November at ARU, in a hybrid event you can join in-person or via Zoom! For more details, and to book ahead: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
#poetry #gothic #pirates!
#poetry #gothic #pirates!
Clawbear is our Halloween mascot!
October 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Clawbear is our Halloween mascot!
... and here, up temporarily in PDF form, is 'Oh! The Sweet Trade', a dicing, coin-flipping, pirating game we added to the appendix of Ten Poets Prowl the Seas in Search of Plunder:
sidekickbooks.com/playpoems/sw...
sidekickbooks.com/playpoems/sw...
October 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
... and here, up temporarily in PDF form, is 'Oh! The Sweet Trade', a dicing, coin-flipping, pirating game we added to the appendix of Ten Poets Prowl the Seas in Search of Plunder:
sidekickbooks.com/playpoems/sw...
sidekickbooks.com/playpoems/sw...
Don't they look pretty together? Soon to be joined by a dark sister ...
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September 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Don't they look pretty together? Soon to be joined by a dark sister ...
sidekickbooks.com/booklab/prod...
sidekickbooks.com/booklab/prod...
And here she is in the flesh! Ain't she a sight for sore eyes, mateys!
September 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
And here she is in the flesh! Ain't she a sight for sore eyes, mateys!
You can now pre-order Ten Poets Prowl the Seas in Searc of Plunder, out next week, from our website!: sidekickbooks.com/booklab/book...
September 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
You can now pre-order Ten Poets Prowl the Seas in Searc of Plunder, out next week, from our website!: sidekickbooks.com/booklab/book...
New sticker for our sand martin microbooks ...
August 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
New sticker for our sand martin microbooks ...
On the Sidekick blog today, we talk speculative fiction, a forthcoming #folklore anthology and creative riches in the north-east with @nathanielspain.bsky.social, founder of new micropress @carnyxpress.co.uk. Link to interview in bio!
#sciencefiction #speculativefiction #indiepublishing
#sciencefiction #speculativefiction #indiepublishing
June 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
On the Sidekick blog today, we talk speculative fiction, a forthcoming #folklore anthology and creative riches in the north-east with @nathanielspain.bsky.social, founder of new micropress @carnyxpress.co.uk. Link to interview in bio!
#sciencefiction #speculativefiction #indiepublishing
#sciencefiction #speculativefiction #indiepublishing
Last day for your Ten Poets submissions! We're seeking brave souls willing to spend a night with the soulless... 1/2
June 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Last day for your Ten Poets submissions! We're seeking brave souls willing to spend a night with the soulless... 1/2
Call #2: Step into the darkness with Ten Poets Spend the Night in a Vampire's Castle!
May 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Call #2: Step into the darkness with Ten Poets Spend the Night in a Vampire's Castle!
Submissions open till 18 June for two new books! First up: channel your inner pirate with Ten Poets Prowl the Seas in Search of Plunder!
May 30, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Submissions open till 18 June for two new books! First up: channel your inner pirate with Ten Poets Prowl the Seas in Search of Plunder!
All the fun of the (National Writing Centre / City of Literature Publishers) Fair!
May 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
All the fun of the (National Writing Centre / City of Literature Publishers) Fair!
People at book fairs keep asking us for business cards, so we finally got some more printed up!
May 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
People at book fairs keep asking us for business cards, so we finally got some more printed up!
Experimenting with new ebook versions of the books. Would you want to collect Sidekick titles on Kobo or Kindle?
May 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Experimenting with new ebook versions of the books. Would you want to collect Sidekick titles on Kobo or Kindle?
Thank you to the awesome Dr Briony Hughes, guest readers Estella & Nicola, & our bold #poetry crew for LAUNCH #1 of Ten Poets Travel to the Dark Side of the Moon! In Cambridge this Tues (6 May)? Get to Waterstones for LAUNCH #2 w/ Jon, Emma Reay, Richard Price, Freya Sacksen & more! Info in bio!
May 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Thank you to the awesome Dr Briony Hughes, guest readers Estella & Nicola, & our bold #poetry crew for LAUNCH #1 of Ten Poets Travel to the Dark Side of the Moon! In Cambridge this Tues (6 May)? Get to Waterstones for LAUNCH #2 w/ Jon, Emma Reay, Richard Price, Freya Sacksen & more! Info in bio!
The countdown begins! We're setting off for the Moon TONIGHT @senatehouselib.bsky.social with @brihughespoet.bsky.social and @llc-rhul.bsky.social ! Our crew: @abbieday.bsky.social, @dixonkat.bsky.social, Al Crow, @grizonne.bsky.social, Giles Goodland, Andy Jackson, Freya Sacksen & Jerrold Yam. 🌔🚀👩🚀
April 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The countdown begins! We're setting off for the Moon TONIGHT @senatehouselib.bsky.social with @brihughespoet.bsky.social and @llc-rhul.bsky.social ! Our crew: @abbieday.bsky.social, @dixonkat.bsky.social, Al Crow, @grizonne.bsky.social, Giles Goodland, Andy Jackson, Freya Sacksen & Jerrold Yam. 🌔🚀👩🚀
Just had an exciting delivery, in time for the Free Verse Poetry Book & Magazine Fair @poetrysociety.bsky.social 12-6.30pm (+bookable quiet hr), Sat 26 April at St Columba's, London! Panels, readings, bargains! We'll be bringing new treasures, little gifts & the £10 kilo sale! bit.ly/FreeVerseFair25
April 19, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Just had an exciting delivery, in time for the Free Verse Poetry Book & Magazine Fair @poetrysociety.bsky.social 12-6.30pm (+bookable quiet hr), Sat 26 April at St Columba's, London! Panels, readings, bargains! We'll be bringing new treasures, little gifts & the £10 kilo sale! bit.ly/FreeVerseFair25
Did you hear that? Sounds like a new SUBMISSIONS CALL is coming. What sweet music it makes… 🐺
But look! Is that… a SECOND call on the horizon? I don't know if we can take on two of them… 🏴☠️
Announcement very soon! Follow us or join our mailing list to learn more.
But look! Is that… a SECOND call on the horizon? I don't know if we can take on two of them… 🏴☠️
Announcement very soon! Follow us or join our mailing list to learn more.
April 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Did you hear that? Sounds like a new SUBMISSIONS CALL is coming. What sweet music it makes… 🐺
But look! Is that… a SECOND call on the horizon? I don't know if we can take on two of them… 🏴☠️
Announcement very soon! Follow us or join our mailing list to learn more.
But look! Is that… a SECOND call on the horizon? I don't know if we can take on two of them… 🏴☠️
Announcement very soon! Follow us or join our mailing list to learn more.
Kirsty and Jon will be hosting -- online *and* in-person -- tonight's Future Karaoke: Memories and Dreams, an evening of poems and stories based on time travel tales. bit.ly/futurekaraok... to book your free Zoom tickets, or just come along to the Recital Hall in ARU if you're in Cambridge!
March 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Kirsty and Jon will be hosting -- online *and* in-person -- tonight's Future Karaoke: Memories and Dreams, an evening of poems and stories based on time travel tales. bit.ly/futurekaraok... to book your free Zoom tickets, or just come along to the Recital Hall in ARU if you're in Cambridge!
What is love without a little loathing? This #ValentinesDay, step back in time & squabble with our £10 #LoveHate bundle, feat. 'You Again: A Book of Love-Hate Stories' and 'Ten Poets Charm the Pants off Ten Historical Figures'. ❤️💔🌹🥀🥰😡 sidekickbooks.com/booklab/prod...
#erotica #HistoricalRomance
#erotica #HistoricalRomance
February 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What is love without a little loathing? This #ValentinesDay, step back in time & squabble with our £10 #LoveHate bundle, feat. 'You Again: A Book of Love-Hate Stories' and 'Ten Poets Charm the Pants off Ten Historical Figures'. ❤️💔🌹🥀🥰😡 sidekickbooks.com/booklab/prod...
#erotica #HistoricalRomance
#erotica #HistoricalRomance
Holy Saltpetre, Sidekick is (nearly) 15 years old! Before we get too spotty & awkward, we're throwing a great big Birthday Megabundle Sale! Grab a load of beasties, #poetry games, science/ #sci-fi or collabs for £15! Thank you all for years of play & curiosity!
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sidekickbooks.com/booklab/prod...
December 9, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Holy Saltpetre, Sidekick is (nearly) 15 years old! Before we get too spotty & awkward, we're throwing a great big Birthday Megabundle Sale! Grab a load of beasties, #poetry games, science/ #sci-fi or collabs for £15! Thank you all for years of play & curiosity!
sidekickbooks.com/booklab/prod...
sidekickbooks.com/booklab/prod...
Books, beams and new buddies over at the City of Lit fair today. Thanks to @writerscentre.bsky.social and the team at Dragon Hall!
December 7, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Books, beams and new buddies over at the City of Lit fair today. Thanks to @writerscentre.bsky.social and the team at Dragon Hall!
Fat King Ghidorah is helping out on the book stall today!
December 7, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Fat King Ghidorah is helping out on the book stall today!