Latest News
Writing Masterclass 2
Due to an overwhelming response to our first Writing Masterclass we've scheduled a second information-packed seminar for Saturday 9th October 2010.
SilverWood has moved!
SilverWood Books has relocated to Queen Charlotte Street in central Bristol, where the water laps against the dockside and gulls wheel in the summer sky.
Book signing at Blackwell's, Bristol
Novelist, prize-winning short story writer and Creative Writing tutor Carolyn Lewis signed copies of her new book and chatted to writers at Blackwell's Bookshop, Bristol on Saturday 26th June 2010.
'North of Watford Gap' author's sales success!
SilverWood author John Brown sold his entire first print run of North of Watford Gap even before publication, and we've ordered a further 250 copies to keep up with the orders that are flooding in!
Bristol Short Story Prize
Twenty fantastic stories have been short listed for the Bristol Short Story Prize's third anthology.
Get that novel written... and polished to perfection
Are you working on a novel? Need 'A Perfect Recipe' for success? You can get your hands on a copy of The Novel: A Perfect Recipe for £3 less than the RRP!
Poetry Reading in Oswestry
Lcpl Alex Roissetter and Jan Hedger held a hugely successful poetry reading event at Booka Bookshop, 26-28 Church St, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2SP on Saturday 24th April.
A voice for the Afghanistan generation of our Armed Forces
Voices of the Poppies is a unique anthology of poetry written by, and dedicated to, Service men and women and their families.
Mining Memories Launch
Cumbrian poet Jenny Martin will launch her new book Mining Memories on the centenary of Cumbria's worst pit disaster, which took place at Wellington Pit on 11th May 1910.
Dame Vera Lynn at The Grand Hotel
On Saturday 27th March 2010, the Forces Literary Organisation Worldwide (FLOW for All) and SilverWood Books hosted a poetry reading and book signing with special guest DAME VERA LYNN.
BOOK BUNDLES FOR READING GROUPS
From January 2010 we're offering 'book bundle' deals to Reading Groups who want to take advantage of a discounted price on fiction paperbacks.
SILVERWOOD WEBSITE CHANGES
Our design partners Redwing are currently working on a redevelopment of the SilverWood Books website and online bookshop.
NEW BOOK PROMOTION TOOL
We're delighted to introduce a new 'see inside' function using BookBuzzr, courtesy of fReado.com.
Books available to buy online
Our Latest Book
Open Window
by Joyce Williams
A new collection of poetry which evokes Somerset and its people. Cover painting by Cath Read.
Recently Published
Corvette Racing – The GT1 Years
by Nigel S Dobbie
A comprehensive history of the GT1 Corvettes from 1999 to 2009.
Getting it Right at Redland High
by Redland High School for Girls
Everything a Year 7 girl needs to know when she starts at Redland High School.
Mining Memories
by Jenny Martin
A collection of poems marking the centenary of Cumbria's worst coal-mining disaster in Wellington Pit, Whitehaven in 1910.
North of Watford Gap
by John Brown
An amusing close up view of 'the North' from the laconic author of 'Which Way Next' and the acclaimed 'Return to Oz'.
Other Imprints
The Abandoned Soldier
by Mark Christmas
A collection of contemporary war poetry published to support The Abandoned Soldier Project.
The Novel: A Perfect Recipe
by Carolyn Lewis
A SILVERWOOD ORIGINAL TITLE. All the tools you need to polish your novel to perfection.