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Great LGBT writing since 1999. PP publishes works by GAY AUTHORS WORKSHOP. Join us for readings & discussion! Visit website for details of all our books. www.paradisepress.org.uk https://linktr.ee/paradisepress
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Paradise Press@paradisepress.bsky.social · 6d agoLAUNCH EVENT :: OUT IN OXFORD Scot Douglas' debut novel + HOT FLASHES LGBTQ+ anthology Paradise Press+HomoPromos with writers from Europe, USA, Nigeria, India AT London LGBTQ+ Centre @LdnLGBTQCentre 60 Hopton St SE1 9JH Sat 17 Oct 4pm FREE BOOK HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Hugely successful LAUNCH EVENT for our new anthology **HOT FLASHES** Thanks to everyone !! THE RISING PUB SE1 plus: HORSEMONGER EVENT Before the launch party we paid tribute to the gay martyrs hanged for sodomy at Horsemonger Gaol, now demolished. paradisepress.org.uk/events.html#...
Paradise Press@paradisepress.bsky.social · 2mo agoHOT FLASHES LAUNCH PARTY Our new Flash Fiction anthology & most substantial yet! Sun. 27 Sept. 3-6pm @ THE RISING 98 Harper Rd SE1 6AQ JOIN US to celebrate, listen to readings, eat & drink & meet up! FULL INFORMATION HERE: paradisepress.org.uk/events.html#...
LAUNCH EVENT :: OUT IN OXFORD Scot Douglas' debut novel + HOT FLASHES LGBTQ+ anthology Paradise Press+HomoPromos with writers from Europe, USA, Nigeria, India AT London LGBTQ+ Centre @LdnLGBTQCentre 60 Hopton St SE1 9JH Sat 17 Oct 4pm FREE BOOK HERE: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
PROTEST Meta and X silenced Kaos GL, SPoD, and other Turkish LGBT+ rights defenders the moment the government asked – without any pushback. Sign to demand they restore the accounts. action.allout.org/en/a/turkiye...
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Paradise Press@paradisepress.bsky.social · last mo.FIVE MONDAYS IN AUTUMN PARADISE PRESS+HOMOPROMOS PRESENT: LGBTQ+ FREE CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS AUTUMN'26 EDITION! Kings Arms, 23 Poland St, Soho, London 5.45 to 9.45pm FIVE Mondays : September 21, 28 October 5, 12, 26 FULL INFORMATION HERE: www.outsavvy.com/event/39376/...
Still Switched On is our 50th Anniversary Fundraising Gala, landing at Palm Court on Brighton Pier on Wednesday 25 November. Expect sparkle, comedy, cabaret, good food and a proper Switchboard celebration - all raising money for the support our LGBTQ+ communities rely on.
Why Black queer history belongs in Britain's classrooms www.wearequeeraf.com/why-black-qu...
Why Black queer history belongs in Britain's classrooms
Our landmark scheme for underrepresented or emerging creatives to share their perspective and get journalism and strategic communication skills sessions. This week, for our Black History Month series, it’s Declan Dadzie.
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Your writing matters, even (especially!) if it's silly or sad or weird or angry or funny or fierce or wild or... whatever you are feeling. Join us at www.writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com #writingabtwriting #booksky #authorsky #writingcommunity
Update: This is now the most signed petition on Senedd site petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24... Keep signing & sharing - I know petitions don't fix everything but we need to use all the tools we have to address this If they can remove healthcare for one group, they could remove it for anyone
Petition: Immediately unfreeze gender-affirming surgeries and protect NHS Welsh Gender Service patients.
We call on the Senedd and Welsh Government to direct the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) to: Immediately unfreeze scheduled and approved gender-affirming surgeries for patients who ha...
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Heather Paterson@heatherpaterson.co.uk · last mo.In just two days this petition has surpassed the 10,000 signatures required to be considered for a debate in the Senedd. It is currently the second largest petition on the Senedd Cymru Welsh Government site Keep signing and sharing petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...
OUR FEATURED AUTHORS John Dixon PUSH HARDER MUMMY I WANT TO COME OUT Novel Still bound by the umbilical cord, unable to establish his identity or settle in a job: in his adventures our hero seems the prime mover - until he meets his match... BUY IT HERE: paradisepress.org.uk/books-pp.htm...
FIVE MONDAYS IN AUTUMN PARADISE PRESS+HOMOPROMOS PRESENT: LGBTQ+ FREE CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS AUTUMN'26 EDITION! Kings Arms, 23 Poland St, Soho, London 5.45 to 9.45pm FIVE Mondays : September 21, 28 October 5, 12, 26 FULL INFORMATION HERE: www.outsavvy.com/event/39376/...
Best sellers: OLYMPIA HEIGHTS by LEIGH V TWERSY, our FLASH anthologies and THE CRADLE AND THE CAGE by HASTIE SALIH
Paradise Press@paradisepress.bsky.social · last mo.A fine day a diverting entertainment interesting networking and good to see everyone to catch up our various hilarious lives! paradisepress.org.uk/events.html#...
A fine day a diverting entertainment interesting networking and good to see everyone to catch up our various hilarious lives! paradisepress.org.uk/events.html#...
Paradise Press@paradisepress.bsky.social · last mo.SEE YOU THERE TODAY!!
Sunday 27 Sept 2026 we are looking for someone to video our REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY 2pm NEWINGTON GARDENS SE1 6PP PLUS that same day, still pictures of our HOT FLASHES BOOK LAUNCH 3pm, The Rising PH, 98 Harper Rd SE1 6AQ paradisepress.org.uk/events.html#...
Paradise Press@paradisepress.bsky.social · 2mo agoWe always need people able to photograph and video our events. If you'd like to help, please contact us. Thanks ParadisePress
SEE YOU THERE TODAY!!
Paradise Press@paradisepress.bsky.social · 2mo agoJOIN US: 2026 MULTICULTURAL BOOK & POETRY FAIR Conway Hall Red Lion Square WC1R 4RL Saurday 5th Sept 11am-5pm All day readings & talks Publishers & Booksellers We'll be there with our books! Info & Free Tickets www.eventbrite.com/e/multicultu...
FEATURED AUTHORS David Godolphin: SOAP-STUD & BLUE-MOVIE GIRL 2 HIGH-OCTAINE TALES OF HOLLYWOOD: SOAP-STUD Jason: California beach to raunchy TV extra to internet sensation! BLUE-MOVIE GIRL Joylene: Adult-Movie Queen yearns for a serious acting career. www.amazon.co.uk/Soap-Stud-Bl...
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Excited that my short story, Closet, has been published by Open Book this month, and intriguing to hear it read and discussed on their podcast. It's about love and caring, and an older woman's experience of social care. openbookreading.com/wp-content/u...
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We always need people able to photograph and video our events. If you'd like to help, please contact us. Thanks ParadisePress
A website well worth visiting: Gay History and Literature: Writings by Rictor Norton rictornorton.co.uk
HOT FLASHES LAUNCH PARTY Our new Flash Fiction anthology & most substantial yet! Sun. 27 Sept. 3-6pm @ THE RISING 98 Harper Rd SE1 6AQ JOIN US to celebrate, listen to readings, eat & drink & meet up! FULL INFORMATION HERE: paradisepress.org.uk/events.html#...
OUT NOW!! FLASH ppINK 4 Proud to present the latest edition of our in-house, on-line e-mag HERE: www.paradisepress.org.uk/e-mag-4-summ... 17 stories & poems by GAW members Edited by Peter Scott-Presland Also featuring: D Flybury P Notchtree J Dixon on hippo poo & a creepy story by C Fletcher
JOIN US: 2026 MULTICULTURAL BOOK & POETRY FAIR Conway Hall Red Lion Square WC1R 4RL Saurday 5th Sept 11am-5pm All day readings & talks Publishers & Booksellers We'll be there with our books! Info & Free Tickets www.eventbrite.com/e/multicultu...
30 May ROVING DEMO 29 of 56 Commonwealth states still criminalise homosexual activity @PeterTatchell organised GAW's Peter Scott-Presland was there: My choice to publish as an openly queer writer is an act of defiance & of self-preservation. paradisepress.org.uk/news.html
PRIDE FROM PREJUDICE FREE AUTHOR TALK Sat 20 June 2.30 Chesham Library Elgiva Lane Chesham HP5 2JD Author Peter Scott-Presland on his new History of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality and the courage of local LGBTQ+ pioneers! INFO AND BOOKING: cheshammuseum.org.uk/event/pride-from-prejudice/
