Cover artwork change 30.8.2022

 As part of Penny Authors growth and also achieving core values of "championing the spirits," the new cover is visualised from 2023. This new cover of poets photos will replace imagery it has used in the past.

Design will be unveiled in 2023

In reverse order, here are the covers and the art used from different artists over the years:

Volume 8, features Roger Lowry's painting. 

Volume 7, features Adrian Smith's painting

Volume 6, features Peter Fox's print 

Volume 5, feature Jeremy Lovelady's pencil/charcoal drawing

Volume 4, features photo by Mayar Akash

Volume 3, features photo by MayarAkash

Volume 2, features a computer aided design by Mayar Akash

Volume 1, features a photo by Mayar Akash

For more information

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https://pennyauthors.blogspot.com/

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Book Tickets for Penny Authors V8 Book Launch

 Free Ticket Booking

Book Ticket Here

It is super exciting to have our launch this year since the first one in 2019, it wasn't possible due to the "Lockdown.  We want to showcase and share our journey with All Penny Authors and our supporters and well wishers and strengthen our "Championing the spirit within."

It is free and there is limited places, so first come first served, booking is essential due to Covid and the venue's requirement.  A voluntary donation is welcomed to cover the costs.

There is a bar provided by the church for refreshments.  There is street parking surrounding the church.

The event is paid for by Mayar & Julie Akash

Book Ticket Here

If you would like to order a copy of the anthology, ready for the event.

Order copy here 

(it takes up to 14 working days to arrive)

Here is a look at how PA has performed since its beginning

Stats

 "Championing the spirits within."

If you like a chance to get your work published, submit your poems for publishing at: pennyauthors@yahoo.co.uk

If you would like to know more and see what else PA does for its poets, here are its links.

http://www.pennyauthors.org.uk

https://pennyauthors.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Penny-Authors-447900985380025/

https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/mayarakash3bb00494/

Submission for 2022

 We have come to the point to start putting together the next volume of the antholo

Check out our Website

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Check out the Catalogue

  

More Books

V8 Book of Lived

I am very happy to announce that volume 8 of the Book of lived is now launched. 

The Anthology is now available to buy on-line

Order your copy

To all Penny Authors please bring your copy along to the launch.

Official Launch - 8th September 2022

We are having our official launch on the 8th of September 2022, 6-8pm at St Mary's Church, off Chapel Street, Penzance, where the Mayor of Penzance will be joining us to celebrate with us.  

Shortly we will have the event set up on Eventbrite and the Penlee Cluster booking site so that you can register and book your tickets.

 "Championing the spirits within."

If you like a chance to get your work published, submit your poems for publishing at: pennyauthors@yahoo.co.uk

If you would like to know more and see what else PA does for its poets, here are its links.

http://www.pennyauthors.org.uk

https://pennyauthors.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Penny-Authors-447900985380025/

https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/mayarakash3bb00494/

Penny Authors - How we've done so far?

Poetry in Penny Author's opinion is an open field and both genders are making their mark.  Penny Authors is also open to everyone of all races who write poetry in the English language. Five years on and was reflecting back reviewing PA's journey, where we have published 8 anthologies.  We look at book by book to plot our journey, our progress and growth.  We begin with the overall average for the 8 anthologies.

Diversity

I started this project off in London and then moved over to Cornwall, where the project is now run from; as a result there are more local people from west Cornwall then anywhere else in the country.  The means of connecting with people are through face to face and word of mouth, via WhatsApp, email and Facebook. I have managed to get people involved from various communities, which are listed in the table.  PA's target is to widen the ethnic groups over the course of future issues.

It is clear that PA has done well in reaching out to the local Cornish community; Cornwall is known for its  artist community nationwide and the world.  There is the ethnic groups that I came over with, whom I've been working closely to keep them on-board. The Bangladeshi and the Indian as well as the Back community members are from London, where I started the project from.  In the pie chart you can see the percentage as it stands today in 2022.

Gender

It is also the task for Penny Authors to do its best to keep and maintain a balance, but inadvertently, it is working itself out. Females 48% and males 52% - a healthy balance, while I understand not and equal balance.

Now we look at the above stats per book published to see how we faired through each publication.

Volume 1.

Volume 2

 

Volume 3

 

Volume 4
 

Volume 5
 

Volume 6

 

Volume 7

 

Volume 8

 

Volume 8 is due to come out after this blog, v8 is the latest and the most poets to date.  This year we also accomplished our own website with lifelong website and hosting allowing us to fulfil PA's original vision to "Champion the spirits within."

This years volume and is going to have is launch on the 8th of September 2022 @ St Mary's church hall in Penzance, Cornwall, from 6pm - 8pm.

 "Championing the spirits within."

If you like a chance to get your work published, submit your poems for publishing at: pennyauthors@yahoo.co.uk

If you would like to know more and see what else PA does for its poets, here are its links.

http://www.pennyauthors.org.uk

https://pennyauthors.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Penny-Authors-447900985380025/

https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/mayarakash3bb00494/

Paul Harvey

                                                                         Paul Harvey

Came in on our maiden voyage with this Penny Authors Anthology venture. He was one of the first three poets sharing the first volume. He came in with 5 poems:

1. Kids Can Rule

2. The Ring

3. Imbalance

4. The Three Ways of Being

5. Forbidden Fruit

Another promo

If you like a chance to get your work published, submit your poems for publishing at: pennyauthors@yahoo.co.uk

If you would like to know more and see what else PA does for its poets, here are its links.

http://www.pennyauthors.org.uk

https://pennyauthors.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Penny-Authors-447900985380025/

https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/mayarakash3bb00494/

Check out the other Penny Authors (Poets)

1. Mayar Akash (Founder) [1-8]

2. Zainab Khan [1]

3. Paul Harvey [1]

4. Isaac Harvey [2]

5. Ellis-Dixon King [2] 

6. Muhammad Nurul Huque [2] 

7. Rebekah Vaughan [2, 3]

8. Tamanna Parveen [3, 4] 

9. Rabia Mehmood [3, 5] 

10. Liam Newton [3 - 5] 

11. Kalam Choudhury [4]

12. Akik Miah [4]

13. Nirmul Kaur [4]

14. Julie Archbold [4]

15. Lora Ashman [4] 

16. Rashma Mehta [4-8] 

17. Mathew Saunders Whiting [4,6]

18. Late John Robert Gordon [5]

19. Late Joan Hodge [5]

20. Ruth Lewarne [5] 

21. Bhupendra M. Gandhi [5,8] 

22. Nicki & Laura Ellis [5] 

23. Julie Ann Wheeler [5-6]

24. Lyla Byrne [5-6] 

25. Jeremy John Lovelady (Artist & poet) [5-7] 

26. Alga Statham [6]

27. Peter Fox - (Artist) [6]

28. Jamal Hasan [6]

29. Stephen Goldsmith [6]

30. Clare Saunders Whiting [6]

31. Sally Walker [6]

32. Elsa Kiernanfox [6]

33. Jaida Begum [6]

34. Abdul Mannan [6]

35. Coral Dodsworth (Artist) [6] 

36. John (Dillon) Cynddylan [6-8]

37. Suzette Reed [6-8]

38. Sandra Sanjeet Green [6, 7]

39. Amitrajit Raajan [6, 7]

40. Chris York [6, 7]

41. Ossian Hughes [7]

42. Stuart Cooper [7]

43. Mustak Ahmed Mustafa [7]

44. Samiul Fox [7]

45. Ayesha Chowdhury [7]

46. Ferdous Rahman [7]

47. Abu Maryam Gous [7]

48. Steve Willoughby [7]

49. Abul Hussain [7]

50. Libby Pentreath [7-8]

51. Paul Peters [7]

52. Adrian Smith (Artist) [7]

53. Paul Crump [8]

54. Roger Lowry (Artist) [8]

55. Moriom Chaudhury [8]

56. David Harley [8]

57. John Wallis [8]

58. Michael Ashton [8]

59. Sabina Begum [8]

60. Mary F Fletcher [8]

61. Rob Kersley [8]

62. Tyrone M Warren [8]

63. Alison Norton [8]

64. Andrew Harry [8]

65. Janey Bryson [8]

66. Paul Keating [8]

67. Res John Burman [8]

68. Robyn Harry [8]

69. Jade Carter-Bennet [8]

70. Opu Islam [8]

First Penny Authors

Paul Harvey was the first Penny Author who took a leap of faith with me.  He gave me the courage to proceed with the vision.  Paul was a retired Professional Boxer and he was exploring his creative side.

I was inspired and humbled that he was a Professional Boxer, I wanted to know more and pay my respect.

After his work was published in the Penny Authors Anthology we did some promotional photoshoots and here he gets an exclusivity of the 1st Penny Authors.  

                                                        

"It was clear he wasn't afraid of the spotlight"

We are now going into our 8th volume which is due out later in the year around August 2022.  I will never forget the leap of faith that we individually took.