Honourable Mentions

J.S. is exceedingly chuffed to have had a poem shortlisted in this year's Bridport Poetry Prize and a poetry pamphlet long listed in this year's Overton Poetry Prize.

Of the Overton pamphlet, the judges said, "The level of observation and description is intense and focussed."

Frogmore at Ninety

The 90th edition of The Frogmore Papers (Autumn 2017) is a very fine object. It also contains a brand new poem by J.S.Watts, "Maybe Almost Winter".

Essex Poetry Festival 2017

This Wednesday, 4th October, as part of Essex Poetry Festival, come and hear Katy-Evans Bush and J.S. Watts read from their poetry collections.

Southend Poetry Group
Naval and Military Club, 20 Royal Terrace, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. SS1 1DU

Wednesday 4th October at 8pm
£2 admission

Cover Reveal - Ink Stains Vol. 6 Crossing The Line

Guest edited by J.S. Watts and due out from Vagabondage Press (Dark Alley Press Imprint) on 24th October 2017

Sawbo Writers' - October Event

White Noise and Ouija Boards

To celebrate the first day of autumn and the slide towards the waiting October darkness of Samhain, Three Drops Press has published its ghostly anthology, White Noise and Ouija Boards.

Amongst the very many fine stories and poems that haunt its pages, you can find The House That Silence Built, a dark new poem by J.S.Watts.

Be excited and a little scared.

To buy your copy in time for Halloween click here

Fiction in Peterborough

J.S. Watts is one of the guest readers at October's Fiction Fix. Come and hear her read from her acclaimed novel, Witchlight.