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Independent publishers of new poetry, run by @amyacrepoet and @jakewildhall. Winners of the 2022 Michael Marks Publishers’ Award. Mama to @littlebettybbp

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@badbettypress
Bad Betty Press
8 months
Sunday 4th May, 6pm @peggysskylight@LukeKennard ✨Cara Thompson ✨@berkavitch@amyacrepoet ✨Robbert van Dongen ✨Bridie Squires https://t.co/7P8jF5G2QD
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@mattabbottpoet
Matt Abbott | Poet
10 days
Eyup, Leeds! Don't miss the annual @LIVEwirePoetry x @badbettypress collab event at @HPBCLeeds on Monday 24th. Four stunning acts at the top of their games. Tickets are available for £8/6, and no proof is required for the concession rate 🎟️ https://t.co/6Gsfg9z8PF
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@brihughespoet
Dr Briony Hellon-Hughes (I'm on Bluesky)
9 days
In today’s workshop, the MA poets will be discussing publications from @brokensleep and @badbettypress - Vik Shirley, Matthew Haigh, Natalie Whittaker, and Helen Bowell🧡
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@brokensleep
Broken Sleep Books
21 days
Alanis Morissette by Jake Wild Hall is a sprawling, tender, and formally inventive collection that weaves fatherhood, friendship, grief, and masculinity into a shifting, polyphonic tapestry. https://t.co/5NWNt7e2qg
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@rowanlyster
Rowan
25 days
In a massive writing milestone for me, my first full poetry pamphlet is being published by @badbettypress on the 20th Nov! I'm doing an online reading with 3 other poets on the 25th to celebrate - get your tickets here if you'd like to join :)
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Join us for a book launch featuring readings and Q&A from Bristol-based poets Suzannah V. Evans, Rowan Lyster, Lauren Mason, and Fran Pope
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@perlakantarjian
🦪 purrrla
27 days
good morning from your friendly neighborhood writer accidentally joining the hemingway/plath/murakami wake-up-and-write cult (they were right😭)
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@CarolineBirdUK
Caroline Bird
28 days
Happy launch day to @antoshwojcik Here’s one of my favourite poems from his new collection ‘Suburban Locust’ @badbettypress
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@PoetryBookSoc
PoetryBookSoc
1 month
“Every predator is prey to what swallows them” - And now Desree with our recent recommendation Altar @ForwardPrizes @badbettypress > https://t.co/FU9GjonmMU
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@mattabbottpoet
Matt Abbott | Poet
1 month
Eyup! @LIVEwirePoetry has joined forces with @badbettypress once again, to present an evening of stellar live poetry in Leeds. We're at @HPBCLeeds on Monday 24 November, and tickets are on sale below for £8/6. https://t.co/6Gsfg9z8PF It'd be lovely to see you there…
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@PoetryBookSoc
PoetryBookSoc
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This week's Meg's Monday Muse looks *forward* (get it?) to this weekend's @ForwardPrizes awards ceremony, featuring our amazing shortlisted books bundle and a review of some of the shortlisted titles, from @FaberBooks, @Carcanet and @badbettypress. Find out more here:
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@perlakantarjian
🦪 purrrla
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mama i made it🤎🧸 my debut poetry collection’s forthcoming with @badbettypress in 2026!! “…Kantarjian braids Armenian genocide's long aftermath with the urgent present: Lebanon's economic collapse, the Beirut port explosion's glass rain, Artsakh's exodus, war in Lebanon…”
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The Bookseller
1 month
Midlands-based publishing house @badbettypress has signed three new works of poetry for 2026: Crow, Pirate, Fly by Hannah Silva, Hide Me Under the Blood and I Shall Be Satisfied by Keith Jarrett, and debut You Must Become Field by Perla Kantarjian 👇
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@thebookseller
The Bookseller
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Midlands-based publishing house @badbettypress has signed three new works of poetry for 2026: Crow, Pirate, Fly by Hannah Silva, Hide Me Under the Blood and I Shall Be Satisfied by Keith Jarrett, and debut You Must Become Field by Perla Kantarjian 👇
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Midlands-based publishing house Bad Betty Press has signed three new works of poetry for 2026: Crow, Pirate, Fly by Hannah Silva (My Child the Algorithm), Hide Me Under the Blood and I Shall Be...
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@strangeexiles
Strange Exiles
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👻 NEW EPISODE! 👻 Poet and theorist @AlexzanderMazey author of 'Sad Boy Aesthetics' from @brokensleep, 'Ghost Lives' from @badbettypress and 'Rival Streamer' from @TrickhousePress on Baudrillard, Fisher, books, video games and Lil Peep 🎧 https://t.co/La7cJvRxVR
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@PoetryBookSoc
PoetryBookSoc
2 months
This week's Meg's Monday Muse celebrated #BlackHistoryMonth with powerful titles from @NosyCrow , @OutSpokenLDN , @badbettypress , @peepaltreepress and @wnbooks. Click the link to find out more: https://t.co/34XvlXobb5
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@DerbyPoetryFes
Derby Poetry Festival
2 months
#nationalpoetryday tomorrow! We have a Derby Poetry Festival x @badbettypress NPD Special taking place at The Old Bell Hotel. DM us to sign up to the #openmic and share a poem/5-minute Thurs 2nd Oct 7 pm - 9:30 pm  £6 / £10 / £14  Tickets:  https://t.co/rGXutNgENt
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@IMcMillan
Ian McMillan
2 months
Such a good collection!
@badbettypress
Bad Betty Press
2 months
@IMcMillan Thank you for sharing!
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@DerbyPoetryFes
Derby Poetry Festival
2 months
🚨🎤OPEN MIC We're back for a @badbettypress 📚collab on #nationalpoetryday, so how better to celebrate than with an #openmic? We'll offer a combination of advance sign-up & on-the-door registration, with a few slots available Let us know if you want to perform! #poetry
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@DerbyPoetryFes
Derby Poetry Festival
2 months
Have you met our featured poets for the #nationalpoetryday DPF x @badbettypress collab? 👋Antosh, Agata & Desree! 👋 They'll be performing at The Old Bell Hotel on the 2nd October from 7 pm. There will be an open mic, making this a night not to miss! https://t.co/rAgGkDCqWA
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@ForwardPrizes
Forward Prizes
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Next in our Meet The Poets series: Altar by Desree (@badbettypress), a powerful debut exploring sacrifice, identity & resilience through vivid, raw vignettes on Black British identity, queer joy, family & more. Read the full interview via this link: https://t.co/kKEMuz7ZBT
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