Five Leaves Publications

13/06/2026

An excellent review of Tony Challis's Rainbow Candles in London Grip. Pleased to see how many poetic references and homages were picked up by the reviewer. Thanks to them and the Grip.

Poetry review – RAINBOW CANDLES: Jennifer Johnson appreciates the originality and positivity in Tony Challis’s debut pamphlet

11/06/2026

18/04/2026

From our dear friends at Five Leaves Publications ⬇️

FIVE LEAVES NEW POETRY - Call for submissions open now! 🌟📖

Five Leaves' respected series of poetry pamphlets provides an outlet for East Midlands-based poets who have yet to be published in book or pamphlet form, recognising the abundant talent in our region. Following our successful open submissions window in 2024 we will again open a submissions window this year for under-represented debut poets.

These include (but are not limited to) poets of colour, LGBT+ poets, poets with disabilities, neurodivergent poets, working-class poets... who live or work in the East Midlands: Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, or Northamptonshire.

Submissions should be complete manuscripts containing between 20 and 44 poems.
The submission window will be open from June 1st to June 30th.
Please ask for full details before submitting - email [email protected] 📩

25/03/2026

We are so excited to welcome the wonderful Caroline Stancer to our March open mic night! ✨
Caroline joins us for a special feature set, bringing her unique voice and perspective to the Fox and Grapes stage. This is one you won't want to miss.
Catch her + open mic + workshop + beats!
🗓️ Sunday, 29th March
📍 Fox and Grapes
⏰ From 5pm
🎟️ Pay What You Can

Caroline Stancer's Full Body Reclaim is published by Five Leaves New Poetry

25/03/2026

Just in case you wanted to be reminded of your Lincolnshire heritage then Friday 1st May @ the Red Lion West Deeping is a definite date for the diary! Rory Waterman will be talking about his books Lincolnshire Folk Tales Reimagined and the Devils in the Details and the Lincolnshire Poachers will bring their own sounds of Lincolnshire - this at the award winning Red Lion In West Deeping - you can't get more Lincolnshire than that! Ticets just £5 from

25/03/2026

Rory Waterman's inaugural professorial lecture, 'Byard's Quantum Leaps: The Origins and Mutations of a Folk Tale', delivered at Nottingham Trent University on 4 March. You can watch it on Substack: rorywaterman.substack.com.
His books on Lincolnshire folktales are published by us, one out, one imminent.
There's some good academic research here, and better jokes

Poetry, folklore, travel, and anything else I find interesting and think you should find interesting too. Click to read Rory’s Substack, by Rory Waterman, a Substack publication. Launched 5 days ago.

23/03/2026

fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/spring-into-poetry-with-lizzie-dunford-and-other-five-leaves-poets/

20/03/2026