BellowsPress

Bellows Press is an independent publisher championing unagented writers of queer speculative & historical fiction. A LADY TO TREASURE finalist for 2024 Lammy.

[BellowsPress @BellowsPress]

We are very sad to announce that Bellows Press will cease trading at the end of June 2025. Unfortunately, the costs of publishing have proved to be too high for us to keep Bellows running as we'd like to, so we’ve taken the difficult decision to close down. 🧵— please read

[Marianne Ratcliffe🌈 @ratcliffe_mj]

What can you buy for £1.89??

A paperback copy of lambda literary finalist A Lady to Treasure, described as "irresistibly romantic" "deeply felt and satisfying" and "quite fabulous".

Yes, you read it right. A paperback for less than a cup of coffee. #regencyromance

[Marianne Ratcliffe🌈 @ratcliffe_mj]

Obviously, this is very sad for those of us involved, but if you are looking for a bargain, you can the Lammy shortlisted A Lady to Treasure paperback for a fiver until end of June - https://t.co/iWxJ1P7Uzy are a fabulous independent bookstore, so you'd be supporting them too.

[BellowsPress @BellowsPress]

All our paperbacks are half off all month at https://t.co/uflcqCZuSh — and discounted on Amazon as well. This is your last chance to own these amazing books by @ratcliffe_mj, Jools Warner, and @kuuhulluutta; we’re shutting down at the end of the month.

[BellowsPress @BellowsPress]

@AndrewrOkey Thanks so much for your support. Reading submissions like yours was one of the joys of this work.

[BellowsPress @BellowsPress]

We are very sad to announce that Bellows Press will cease trading at the end of June 2025. Unfortunately, the costs of publishing have proved to be too high for us to keep Bellows running as we'd like to, so we’ve taken the difficult decision to close down. 🧵— please read

[BellowsPress @BellowsPress]

@WaterstonesMacc @ratcliffe_mj @Ink84Books @kuuhulluutta @LambdaLiterary @PortalBookshop @Foyles Our first foray into fantasy was the funny, deeply felt Ernie and the Mage-Killer, and the sold-out crowd at welcoming @junobookssheff loved the Q&A with Jools Warner after her reading

[BellowsPress @BellowsPress]

@WaterstonesMacc @ratcliffe_mj @Ink84Books @kuuhulluutta A Lady to Treasure by @ratcliffe_mj received its flowers many times over — a finalist for the prestigious @LambdaLiterary Awards, and featured in bookstores across the country, from beloved York indie @PortalBookshop to the flagship @Foyles in London

[Tregolls lodge book club Truro @TregollsC]

These 2 beauties arrived ahead of schedule !
@ratcliffe_mj (check our February newsletter there’s a surprise in there for you!)
#Cornwall @HistWriters

[BellowsPress @BellowsPress]

This is tomorrow!

[Tregolls lodge book club Truro @TregollsC]

Next up at the lodge @ratcliffe_mj #Cornwall @WaterstonesTRU @TraceyT80651091 @HistWriters
Please call to ensure your seat @BBCCornwall

[Marianne Ratcliffe🌈 @ratcliffe_mj]

Reposting for the early morning crowd (my people!).

[Marianne Ratcliffe🌈 @ratcliffe_mj]

To thank everyone who supported me and my writing over the past few years, "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained" is #FREE for the holiday period. It's a short story sequel to A Lady to Treasure. With our heroines desperate for investment, Sarah has a plan...

https://t.co/AeTwEVRz8w

[BellowsPress @BellowsPress]

You still have time to enter for a free copy of the Ernie and the Mage-Killer ebook! Head to the excellent @thestorygraph app to sign up for your chance to win this wry, clever book about friendship, magic, and talking bureaucratic cats. 🐈‍⬛