The Transformative Power of Tattoo

Edited by:   Guts Publishing
Imprint:   Guts Publishing
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 203mm,  Width: 127mm,  Spine: 10mm
Weight:   192g
ISBN:   9781838471996
ISBN 10:   1838471995
Pages:   166
Publication Date:   21 September 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Established in May 2019, Guts Publishing are an independent publisher in London. The Transformative Power of Tattoo (Sept 2023) is our ninth book. Here are our contributors: Claire Askew's books include the creative writing guide Novelista (John Murray, 2020); the award-winning novel All The Hidden Truths (Hodder, 2018) and the poetry collection How To Burn A Woman (Bloodaxe, 2021).Julian Bishop's first collection of eco poems called We Saw It All Happen was published in 2023 by Fly On The Wall Press. He's worked for many years as both reporter and producer with the BBC and also on ITV's News At Ten. Valerie Bence's first collection, Falling in Love with a Dead Man, was published by Cinnamon Press in 2019. Overlap, her second pamphlet, was published in 2022 by the Emma Press.Harriet Bradshaw is a journalist and camerawoman, known for reporting on climate change and filming on the frontline of the Coronavirus pandemic. She's currently finalising a novel.Maisie Brown composes articles, poems and stories on a range of topics: from nature to mythology; politics to pop culture; working-class history to video games.Meredith MacLeod Davidson's work has been published in The Bookends Review and elsewhere. Meredith is currently pursuing an MLitt in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow.Daniela Esposito has been published in The Pomegranate London, Mono, Tears in the Fence, Bandit Fiction, the Templeman Review, Dream Noir, and Writer's Block magazine. She has been long-listed for the Bridport Prize and Brick Lane Short Story Prize.Callum Henderson was one of the winners of the Scottish Book Trust's coveted 'Young Writers Award.' He has been published in One Magazine (2011), Quotidian (2016), and If Only You Could See Yourself (And Other Stories) (2012).Liam Hogan is an award-winning short story writer, with stories in Best of British Science Fiction and in Best of British Fantasy (NewCon Press). He's been published by Analog, Daily Science Fiction, and Flame Tree Press, among others. Erin Hosfield has been a tattooist in the city of Pittsburgh for nearly two decades. Her debut novel, Lacuna, will be published by Elsewhen Press in 2024.Maria Jastrzebska is a poet, editor and translator who came to the UK from Poland as a child. Her most recent book is Small Odysseys (Waterloo Press 2022). She co-edited Queer in Brighton anthology (New Writing South 2014). Di Lebowitz is the author of The Marks Left On Her, her debut memoir She is also a Krav Maga Self Defense Instructor based in London. Dominic Lyne is a London based writer. His works of transgressive fiction have been published by Rebel Satori Press and HarperCollins.Louisa Mastromarino is the author of several children's books including Spifford Max and the Cycle Pups Go to Washington, and Brizzley Bear Loves Poetry. Karla Linn Merrifield has 16 books to her credit. Her newest poetry collection, My Body the Guitar, was nominated for the 2022 National Book Award. She is a contributor to The Songs of Eretz Poetry Review. Michal Kamil Piotrowski writes experimental, visual, and technology-powered poetry. His interactive book The Cursory Remix (2021, Contraband Books) has been co-written by Google Translate. Emily Ricard was born in Geneva, Switzerland in 1993 to French/British parents. She lives in London with her English bulldog Bianca and is working on her debut novel. Liz Beth Turner started penning poetry as therapy during serious illness in 2021 and now has established poetry therapy workshops. She writes about social injustice, human suffering and mental health inspired by existentialism, science and art.Sabrina Wolfe (she/her) is a writer who lives in London. She has worked as a journalist/editor for many years and been published in Time Out, The Simple Things and The Times, among others.