Penned in the Margins

London Quarterly: a new literary salon brings high-profile authors to the city in 2015

Photograph of Kei Miller by Erico Hiller

An exciting new literary salon arrives in the capital in 2015, offering Londoners the opportunity to hear their favourite writers and be part of a growing trend in book readings with a difference. Produced by award-winning arts producer Penned in the Margins, London Quarterly will feature celebrated novelists, cult poets and rising stars of the [...]

The 2014 Year Review

Hello and welcome to the Penned in the Margins 2014 year review. This is our chance to look back on what has been a big year for this small company, with more productions than ever before and some very exciting news for the future. We started the year deep in the back office, preparing for [...]

Judging a book by its cover: an interview with Ben Anslow

Book jackets designed by Ben Anslow

The adage goes ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ – though if you did, you’d think that any tome wrapped in one of Ben Anslow’s covers was a masterwork. Early this year, Ben joined the Penned in the Margins team as go-to cover designer. Having previously produced striking images for publishing companies such as [...]

Ross Sutherland shortlisted for major spoken word award

Ross Sutherland

We could not be more delighted for our dear friend Ross Sutherland, who has been shortlisted for an Arts Foundation Fellowship. Ross is an Associate Artist of Penned in the Margins, having published four books of poetry with us since 2009, as well as being involved in many of our events and performance projects, including [...]

New titles Autumn-Winter 2014

It’s not all dark evenings and surprise showers this autumn. November also marks the start of our latest season of publications, which are all perfect reading while sheltering from the billowy night. How authors celebrate their books is often varied and unexpected. Just take a look at the photograph above to see how our very [...]