Category: News!
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Two Crazy Creatures – L. Mazmanian
Two Crazy Creatures Some guy named Damien followed her to the Chanel counter and promised a 2026 fully electric Ferrari SUV if she’d cook him dinner over fire. Late that night they vastly engaged the caviar of highest cost, ever. The boulevards in München show fire from her heels. And…
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The ship has sailed!
A huge thank you to Colin Gee for standing at the helm these past couple of weeks and running an exceptional call! Thank you to everyone who has sent us your brilliant work. As ever, UPP are incredibly grateful to all of you for trusting us with your work. Now…
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Robinson Crusoe Maybe
Colin Gee’s positively insane book is now available in both ebook and paper back! “Avast ye landlubbers and scallywags! This is a fast-paced Caribbean fever dream of a novel which will leave your timbers thoroughly shivered!” – Virginia Betts, author of Burnt Lungs and Bitter Sweets “I’m not quite sure…
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New Release!
Ahoy! Today marks the release of Colin Gee’s Robinson Crusoe Maybe. A crazy, hilarious and delightfully bizarre take on a well known classic. Gee has re-written history and delivered the read of the summer. The book is now available on Kindle but please hold on with orders for the paper…
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Guest Editor – Colin Gee
We’re open for subs! To celebrate the upcoming release of Colin Gee’s Robinson Crusoe Maybe, we have recruited the man himself to run a call for our zine! Colin is eagerly awaiting your short stories and poetry with the prompt Castaways. Please send your offerings of no more than 1000…
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Words don’t belong behind bars
The Pigs Visit Prison Today EDIT – ***This post has been awaiting approval for understandable reasons***, myself and Bam accompanied the newest member of UPP, Virginia Betts to a UK prison. We were asked to run a workshop and talk about indie publishing. All the joys, pitfalls and opportunities it…
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Release date!
Cover art by Jo Andrews Robinson Crusoe Maybe Colin Gee The tide is nigh! C’mon me hearties and all the Pieces of Eight you can think of. That’s right, Colin Gee’s crazy, hilarious and outright brilliant book is upon us. Never has something so unoriginal been so uniquely original. Gee…
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Disulfiram – Zakary Fekete
Each morning, my wife stands by the sink. I place the small white pill on my tongue, swallow two mouthfuls of water, then open my mouth…tongue raised, mouth empty. Some mornings we say nothing. Other mornings, she asks if I slept well. Either way, this quiet ritual has become our…
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Glutton like the Doo-Dah Man – Jon Gluckman
On jobs, I drive because Demetrius, Sal, and Vinny say I’m too fat to run. I’d weigh them down. They gotta point, but it hurts. I wait in the Charger. Don’t go into the paymaster’s office. Sit behind the wheel. Miss out, and get Twinkie all over my balaclava, waiting.…
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The Creation of Adam – Tabitha Bast
If you don’t know Etchy, you’ll know someone like him. He’s in the corner of the pub when we enter, and I put on a smile that’s tight around the edges. Etchy’s a couple of pints in already, though whatever he used to buy those will inevitably dry up on…
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