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2021 catalogue

Welcome to the 2021 catalogue of The Book Project’s Bookselling page.

Each year, Creative Writing students at Kent write, produce, and publish a book for their final-year project.

Our authors’ books reflect the great range of taste, expertise and interest among Kent’s Literature and Creative Writing students and staff: from cutting-edge visual poetry to surrealist tales; from gothic-realist summers on the Kent and Sussex coastline to poetic and photographic explorations of life in those coastal tourist towns; from mental health and mothering to mental health and being a child.

These books are available to preview and buy through this page. Explore, by author or by book, some of the finest writing coming out of Kent.

Books

Browse our selection of books which have been written, produced and published by final year Creative Writing students at the University of Kent.

Orange Eyes and Other Tales by Tímea Koppándi

Orange Eyes and Other Tales’ encapsulates the power of feelings, of colours and individuality.

Greenhouse Lullabies by Martha Grogan

Greenhouse Lullabies is a collection of prose poetry, following the story of a mother and their child living and growing in their apartment.

Comfort Creatures by Blue-Belle Kulpa

The first book by author Blue-Belle Kulpa which is a collection of short stories and poetry exploring the reality of the creatures that surround us in our everyday lives.

Overheard and Unsaid: A Collection of Poems by Charlotte Marsh

Overheard and Unsaid occupies a unique space in the poetic canon, in which recorded speech is recalled and unsaid thoughts are spoken aloud.

Conspiracy by Sophia Paton

Conspiracy is all about authority: who should we listen to and who should we trust? All Liv cares about is protecting Alex but who will Alex decide to follow?

Sandcastle Walls and Sea Glass Windows by Rebecca Smith

In her first book, Rebecca explores the realities of life for the fictional seaside town’s residents in comparison to how the town is advertised to the tourists it wishes to attract.

Lost and Found by Frederick Holt

Set against the landscape of Southern England these short stories contemplate loneliness, desire and violence through small everyday actions.

Murmurings of a Broken Heart by Laura Romain

Murmurings of a Broken Heart is a heartfelt collection of poetry traversing grief, loneliness and illness.

The Nowhere Man by Daryl Sookun

Benjamin Porter has been treated differently all his life. After years of unexplained trauma, he finally finds his answer in a mysterious report.

Dreaming of Yesterday by Katinka Pim

Inspired by Joe Brainard's 'I remember', this work depicts the 'golden hazy glow' of reminiscence, rediscovering the simplicity and innocence of youth in the process.

Escaping the Incubator by Olivia Wing

Escaping The Incubator follows a narrator who has discovered her true identity while travelling. She hasn't told anyone.

Invisible Steel by Maria Climent

Invisible steel is a compilation of poetry and flash fiction that portrays various situations and feelings of different characters that suffer from mental illnesses

Blue Candour by Freya Fumic

In a world where honesty is sometimes painful, and telling a lie can be easier than telling the truth, we allow ourselves to become wrapped up in the artificial.

Talking Heads by Rhea Lempert

Talking Heads is a poetic experiment observing the human nature of conversation, interaction, memories and stories.