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Flapjack Press publishes poetry, poetry-theatre, plays and art collections for adults and children, and coordinates Word Central in association with Manchester Libraries

Exploring the synergy between performance and the page

New Titles for 2020:

Read 'em and Weep: DoP 26 Oct
Thick Richard

The People's Republic of Mancunia: DoP 21 Sept
Rik Jundi

Jumping into Waterfall: DoP 14 Sept
Anna Percy

The Beauty Within Shadow: DoP 01 Sept
Henry Normal

The Escape Plan: DoP 16 Mar
Henry Normal

No Tigers [revised edition]: DoP 06 Jan
Dominic Berry

For Adults:

The Anthology of Tomorrow by Flapjack Press Poets
The Anthology of Tomorrow

Strikingly Invisible by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

The Big J vs The Big C by Janine Booth
Janine Booth

Swallowing the Entire Ocean by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

Extraño by Steve O'Connor
Steve O'Connor

I Meet Myself Returning by John Darwin
John Darwin

The Department of Lost Wishes by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

Manchester Isn't the Greatest City in the World by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

This Phantom Breath by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

Fault Lines by Laura Taylor
Laura Taylor

Staring Directly at the Eclipse by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

Selected Moments of Machine Life by Pete Ramskill
Pete Ramskill

Raining Upwards by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

Vaudavillain by Thick Richard
Thick Richard

Accidental Spendour of the Splash by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Travelling Second Class Through Hope by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

The Dance of a Thousand Losers by Geneviève L. Walsh
Geneviève L. Walsh

As in Judy by Rosie Garland
Rosie Garland

Chuang Tse's Caterpillar by Dave Morgan
Dave Morgan

The Story Chair by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Kaleidoscope by Laura Taylor
Laura Taylor

Lustful Feminist Killjoys by Anna Percy & Rebecca Audra Smith
Lustful Feminist Killjoys

Chloe Poems's Li'l Book o' Manchester
Chloe Poems [aka Gerry Potter]

Some People Have Too Many Legs by Jackie Hagan
Jackie Hagan

Poetic Off Licence by Hovis Presley
Hovis Presley

A Poet Called Dave by Dave Viney
Dave Viney

Selkie Singing at the Passing Place by Sarah Miller & Melanie Rees
Selkie Singing at the Passing Place

Beside the See-Side by Cathy Crabb
Cathy Crabb

The Chronicles of Folly Butler by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Livid Among the Ghostings by Anna Percy
Anna Percy

Strange World Odd Person by Rod Tame
Rod Tame

On Euclid Ave by J. Fergus Evans
J. Fergus Evans

Tall Tales for Tall Men Who Fall Well Short by Tony Curry
Tony Curry

The Prequel to the Sequel by Working Verse Collective
Working Verse Collective

The Men Pomes (Because Men Don't Say Poems) by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Anthems and Album Tracks by Dermot Glennon
Dermot Glennon

Light Made Solid by Ben Mellor
Ben Mellor

Planet Middle Age by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Things I Did While I Was Dead by Rosie Garland
Rosie Garland

The Wisdom of the Jumble Sale by Jackie Hagan
Jackie Hagan

Planet Young by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Tomorrow, I Will Go Dancing by Dominic Berry
Dominic Berry

The Noble Savage by Tony Curry
Tony Curry

For Children:

Aaaaaaaaaaaaagh! Dinosaurs! by Dommy B
Dommy B

When Trolls Try to Eat Your Goldfish
Dommy B

I Can Draw My Alphabet by Tony Walsh
Tony Walsh

We Are Poets by Helên Thomas
Helên Thomas

Colourquest by A.K. McAllister
A.K. McAllister

Art Collections:

The People's Republic of Mancunia by Rik Jundi
Rik Jundi

Art by Johnny by Johnny Carroll-Pell
Johnny Carroll-Pell

Anthologies & Multi-Author Collections:

The People's Republic of Mancunia by Rik Jundi
The People's Republic of Mancunia

The Prequel to the Sequel by Working Verse Collective
Working Verse Collective: Kieren King, Dave Viney & Benny-jo Zahl

Coming Soon:

New titles from Dommy B, Paul Cookson, Geneviève L. Walsh, Tony Curry, Robert Steventon, Laura Taylor, Cherry B, Gerry Potter & Dave Viney.

Latest News

Book Launch: After the Storm by Rose Condo, 9th November

15th Oct 2020

Book Launch: Read 'em and Weep by Thick Richard, 2nd November

12th Oct 2020

Word Central October 7th - celebrate National Libraries Week

28th Sep 2020

Book launch: The People’s Republic of Mancunia at the Virtual Chorlton Book Festival

15th Sep 2020

Book Launch: Fighting Talk by Paul Cookson, 19th October

10th Oct 2020

New Titles this September from Flapjack Press

28th Sep 2020

The Beauty Within Shadow Audiobook Out Now

21st Sep 2020

To view recordings of our recent book launch live streams during the COVID-19 lockdown, please visit our Facebook group page.
To relive our open mic night live streams, visit Word Central on Facebook.

Distribution is by Central Books and Representation by Signature Books (UK) Ltd
Flapjack Press also designs and formats paperbacks, pamphlets and brochures for school workshops, writing groups and community projects
For all enquiries please contact mail@flapjackpress.co.uk