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A message from nthposition.com's Val Stevenson:

I'm very pleased to announce that nthposition's first anthology of poetry and fiction will come out at the end of October. An Arts Council grant will cover the print bill; a rather fine cover has been commissioned from Belgian illustrator Alex Severin (a thumbnail image is attached); the content is, I think, wonderful (there's a list of contributors below); the first back-cover blurb is en route; and it goes to press at the beginning of September.

Unless the book is properly publicised, though, it won't reach much of its potential audience, and marketing and publicity cost money. nthposition hasn't covered its running costs over the two and a bit years it's been going. Nobody involved in the site has made a cent out of it, so thank God it's been interesting! Which is why I'm asking for help...

...and revisiting an 18th century publishing model. Many publishers asked patrons to buy their copies in advance. The publisher had funds to print it (or publicise it, in this instance), and the patrons were listed, with thanks, in books they had helped bring to fruition.

Please consider buying your copy (or copies) now. You will get your book as soon as it comes back from the printer, weeks before the late-October publication date. You will be listed as a patron. And nthposition will be able to give a fine book the push it deserves - it would be a shocking waste for poetry and fiction of this calibre to go unnoticed.

The book goes to press on 3 September, so I'll need to know by 31 AUGUST whether you would like an advance copy. You can order by cheque or online: -

>>> BY CHEQUE
'In the criminal's cabinet' costs £10.99 plus a contribution to postage & packing at the following rates:
* UK: £1.50
* EU: £2.50
* USA & rest of world: £3.80
Please send a cheque (sorry, but UK sterling only) to:
VAL STEVENSON
IN THE CRIMINAL'S CABINET
38 ALLCROFT ROAD
LONDON NW5 4NE
UK.
Remember to include your name and address, and make cheques payable to VAL STEVENSON. If you think your cheque may not arrive in time but you would like to be listed as a subscriber to the book, please email me (val@nthposition.com)

>>> ONLINE
I am setting up a PayPal account on the site (see below for information if you haven't used it before), but I am still ironing out a couple of technical queries. If you KNOW you want to buy a pre-publication copy and will be paying by PayPal, please email me (val@nthposition.com) so I have the details in time, and I can then let you know when the damn thing is up and running. 'In the criminal's cabinet' costs £10.99 plus a contribution to postage & packing at the following rates:
* UK: £1.50
* EU: £2.50
* USA & rest of world: £3.80

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