#Nibbies: Small Press of the Year Regional and Country finalist

Lovely news on a wet Wednesday morning…

It is time to announce our incredible Small Press of the Year Regional and Country finalists 

A huge congratulations to our 55 finalists who "have ridden out the pandemic peaks and troughs, and have emerged into the new age stronger than ever"

Meet our finalists  and find out more: bit.ly/42NolOC #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards

Congratulations to all the finalists… the finalists from Wales are Parthian Books, Lucent Dreaming, Firefly Press, Rily Publications and Graffeg 

Read more about our finalists, here: bit.ly/42NolOC #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards

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THE STAGE REVIEW | DIARY OF A MADMAN

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