In Short
Hello! My name is Isabelle Kenyon and I'm a freelance editor and publisher in the North of the UK. I'm passionate about poetry and believe that socially conscious work has the power to change opinion. I publish high quality anthologies on pressing issues, chapbooks and poetry products, from exceptional poets around the globe.
What I Need & What You Will Get!
The funds will be used for making Fly on the Wall Poetry a sustainable press - it will ensure that submissions are forever free, and that I can pay my contributors with both royalties and free books! https://www.flyonthewallpoetry.co.uk
The funds will be specifically used for the following:
- Artist fees for 2 chapbooks
- Website fees for this year.
- Author copies and postage
- Marketing my press effectively via print, online and facebook advertising
- Keeping the webzine and submissions going forward forever free!
You will be able to access the following, based on your lovely donations:
- Arts Marketing consultancy including an hour Skype call and 3 month customised marketing plan. I specialise in books, but have great experience in press coverage and online marketing.
- Manuscript editing and proofreading - for free! I edit both poetry and prose.
- Individual poem/short story feedback.
- Free anthologies - Please Hear What I'm Not Saying or Persona Non Grata, delivered to your door.
- Free chapbooks - I can currently offer my own work, Digging Holes To Another Continent, or This is not a Spectacle
The Impact
- My anthologies are valuable worldwide for their power to change opinion and fundraise - I have raised over £548 for UK mental health charity, Mind so far with the press' first anthology, 'Please Hear What I'm Not Saying'. I believe words have the power to evoke change and your funding will allow me to make a difference.
Chapbooks will be launched next year, and with a large scale anthology being announced at the start of next year, your support will be greatly appreciated. It will mean I can continue to publish high quality books which respect the talent of the poets and artists who have contributed to them.
Any extra funds raised will be used to sustain the press for the future, and will mean I can commission poets and artists, ensuring they are paid for their high quality work!
- I started the press as a simple blog last year, and now I'm looking at making this a part time job!
Risks & Challenges
My press has focused on working with charities for these fantastic anthologies, which means that the profit margin for the press is next to none. The future will keep up this brilliant fundraising work, but focus on campaigning.
- Publishing chapbooks will ensure the press has a focus on individual talent, rather than solely revolving on charity work.
- I am developing my editing and marketing services to ensure the press is sustainable!
Other Ways You Can Help
If you can't contribute, that doesn't mean you can't help: