Saddened to read of the death of writer Don Jennings (aka Randy Lowens, aka Prole Cat) who we were proud to publish in our very first issue. Our thoughts go to his family and friends.
http://anarchistnews.org/content/randy-lowens-don-jennings-prole-cat-rip

 

New Anti-Slavery campaign

New campaign from Anti-Slavery International: sign the Slavery free London pledge. http://www.antislavery.org/english/campaigns/slavery_free_london/default.aspx
Please do take time to visit the Anti-Slavery international site and see if you can support their work.

Review for Prole 6

Prole 6 has received a great review in The Crack, a fantastic arts and events magazine for the North East.

Click on the link and scroll down a little to read.  http://www.thecrackmagazine.com/index.php?section=2&category=17

Thank you to all at The Crack.

To tweet or not to tweet...

If some of you prefer to tweet, we're now live and tweeting over on twitter -https://twitter.com/#!/Prolebooks

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