Paradise Press
Fine writing by lesbians and
gay men since 1999
Welcome
Paradise Press is a collective of LGBT+ writers and editors which has published over forty titles since 1990. Gay Authors Workshop is an association of LGBT+ creative writers – poets, dramatists, essayists, fiction and non-fiction writers.
The Gay Authors Workshop is an association of LGBT+ creative writers – poets, dramatists, essayists, fiction and non-fiction writers. Their aim is to support writers by providing opportunities for them to meet, to read, discuss and develop their work. Read More
Paradise Press produces novels, short stories, poetry, memoirs and non-fiction. All our authors are members of the Gay Authors Workshop.
Some of our titles are no longer available but you will see from the Books section there is a wide range, from the wit of Mike Harth and John Dixon to memories of lost queer spaces (Lost Places) to serious pioneering history in Amiable Warriors. There is also passionate women's writing, e.g. We Want to Tell You How.
Upcoming Events
Come and explore your creative side by joining another series of Creative Writing Workshops.
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GAW member Patrick Notchtree has been shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize 2024 for his novel Maxym.
This is a major American award for 'independent salient writing as well as the independent spirit of small publishers'.
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We've discovered there's real talent and appetite for what is called micro-fiction; stories even shorter than flash fiction.
Forty for Forty will award a £40 prize for the best story under 40 words.
Read MoreHaving finished two series of Flash Fiction workshops, we have five new members all eager to learn the craft of writing.
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