Issue 7 coming soon

Content for issue 7, due out in April, is firming up and looking exciting. If you have anything to send us, please do. We read submissions year round. Our submissions guidelines are here: http://www.prolebooks.co.uk/page3.html

There are only nine days left to enter our Prole Laureate poetry competition. Get polishing and have a go. First prize is £130 and publication. Details here: http://www.prolebooks.co.uk/page6.html

Dead Poets' Society #1

Welsh poet RS Thomas (1913 - 2000) enjoying a public reading of Prole 6 in Porthmadog.
At least he did not state otherwise.
Where do you read yours?

Award winning issue 6!

We're very pleased to have two poets from issue 5 win a Poetry Kit Award. Judi Sutherland's An Exercise in Subtraction and Menu by Rafael Miguel Montes were selected by an independent publishing agent. Many and well deserved congratualations. Our thanks to Poetry Kit. A full list of winners can be seen here: http://www.poetrykit.org/awards2011.htm
Our second Prole Laureate open poetry competion has just 24 days to go before submissions close on March 1st. If you were thinking of trying your luck, get polishing and submitting. There are cash prizes and publication for the winner. Full details here: http://www.prolebooks.co.uk/page6.html

Reprint!

Really good news: we've sold out of issue 6. As there's still over two months until the launch of issue 7, we've decided to go for a short reprint run. Thank you for all your support. Please spread the word that Prole is still available and a fantastic read.

Anti-Slavery International

We're pleased to be working with Anti-Slavery International. Prole will be aiming to help raise their profile with our readers and raise some money to support their work. Watch this space. In the meantime, why not check out their site: http://www.antislavery.org/english/

Reviews for Nan Hardwicke Turns into a Hare and Merlin's Lane

London Grip have been kind enough to review two of our pamphlets: Nan Hardwicke Turns into a Hare by Wendy Pratt and Merlin's Lane by Robert Nisbet. Read the reviews here: http://londongrip.co.uk/2012/01/poetry-review-winter-2011-pratt-nisbett/
The pamphlets can be purchased here: http://www.prolebooks.co.uk/page10.html

Almost sold out

Only a few copies of issue 6 remaining. If you fancy one and have been putting it off, get your skates on before they all go. Click here.