Unleashing Crypto Chaos in Groundbreaking Novella

Hollywood meets literature in a pulse-pounding narrative that will make your heart race faster than Bitcoin

A very happy Friday Scribblers,

This weekend we were a winner winner (and genuinely had a chicken dinner) at the Manchester Culture Awards - we won this almost see through and very swanky trophy for Promotion of Environmental Responsibility! I visited schools, colleges and universities around Greater Manchester to give workshops and talks on climate anxiety and finding a vocabulary for it through creative writing ✍️ 😀

I then hopped on a train to the FutureBook awards and conference in London where I was one of a handful of northerners… (someone needs to represent northern publishing!!)

We did promise to reveal a cover and preorder launch today - with a cheeky 20% off for subscribers (scroll down for code).

Proud to introduce you to novella Get Rich Quick by award-winning cinematographer, director, screenwriter and author, Steven Bernstein, due out June 2025!

This intense, one-day narrative explores themes of financial desperation, family dynamics, and the allure of high-risk investments in the crypto world. Set against the backdrop of an earthquake-stricken Los Angeles, it promises to be a thought-provoking and timely read that mirrors the volatility of both the financial markets and life itself.

GRQ The Movie has already been adapted: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18260078/  and has a worldwide Netflix release in May 2025, starring Greg Germann (Ally McBeal, Ned & Stacey), Mena Suvari (American Beauty, American Pie) and Tom Walker (Jonathan Pie).

You can pre-order here and subscribers your discount code is at the bottom of this email!

Today I wanted to share some poems from Morag Anderson’s Aryamati award-winning pamphlet, ‘And I Will Make of You a Vowel Sound’.

The first reminds me that the festive period places pressure on us all to purchase gifts, when some are already struggling to provide basics for their families. The second gives me a physical feeling of chill, deep in my bones!

The Shoplifter

Flaccid light and piss-reek

seep in from the communal hall.

It takes both cold hands to form a grip,

turn the key, unlock the door.