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Help support creativity at the University of Stirling by picking up one of our student anthologies. Find out more about each edition on the team pages.
Sonder
Sonder is the seventh annual release from the Stryvling Press. It is a collection of short stories and poetry written by the University of Stirling’s MLitt Creative Writing cohort and Published by students from MLitt Publishing Studies cohort. It celebrates the work of emerging authors as they weave together the contradictions of life. Sonder is an exploration of the various contradictions of the human condition. Touching on the areas of human nature that have depth and grit as well as joy and love. This anthology reminds us that every person embodies something dark, vibrant, and completely unique.
Visceral and ethereal, this anthology shines a light on what makes each human unique.
In The Flesh
This vibrant anthology is Stryvling Press’s sixth offering. The 2023 edition also celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Stirling Centre for International Publishing and Book Cultures. In the Flesh is a sensory dive into lives lived in all their visceral glory. A wild and wonderful tapestry of grief, despair, violence, but also the promise of hope, it is threaded through with reflections on relationships, community, nature, motherhood, identity, and love in its many iterations. Raw and corporeal, this collection of prose and poetry is a call to feeling.
Released in 2023.
eBook Bundle
To celebrate the five-year anniversary of Stryvling Press we are offering five of our e-books for a bundle price! Purchase and enjoy the following anthologies:
Inklings, Circling the Point, Time and Tide, Pharos, Solas
Solas
Solas is Stryvling Press’s fifth anthology. Featuring stories and poems about modern love, the first dog in space, the forests of Scotland, and so much more, Solas takes us on a journey through the hard winter and into the promised warmth of spring. In this collection of both poetry and prose, we see a reflection of ourselves as we battle through grief and hold on to love. With beautiful imagery and hard-hitting honesty, the anthology brings us into post-pandemic life with a renewed sense of hope.
Released in 2022.
Pharos
Pharos is the fourth publication from Stryvling Press, with contributions from some of the Master’s programme’s finest graduates from the past decade, this anthology is a true showcase of how far the alumni have come as writers. Catering to a diverse range of readers, Pharos has a wide variety of genres from fantasy horror to romantic comedy.
Released in 2021.
Time and Tide
From bears and budgies to backstreet brawls, the third anthology published by Stryvling Press has nature and the Scottish countryside at its heart. Readers are reminded of the unpredictability of time, and the effect that a moment can have in changing a story. Drawing together short stories and poetry, the anthology is made up of international voices with a distinct Scottish flair, creating a collection that will not easily be forgotten.
Released in 2020.
Circling the Point
Authors and poets appear in the second volume of new voices from Scotland and around the world. Showcasing an immense range of life experience, perspectives, and writing styles, this new publication from Stryvling Press will entertain, inspire, and move the reader.
Released in 2019.
Inklings
Graduates from the Creative Writing Masters course at Stirling are featured in the first volume of new voices from Scotland and around the world. Showcasing an immense range of vibrant perspectives and writing styles, this first publication from Stryvling Press will entertain, inspire, and move the reader. Released in 2018.
Reviews
“Recently, I have been thinking that I don’t read enough works by debut authors, who are usually the ones needing more support and reviews when they start publishing. So I decided to look around for books from independent or minor publishers. I received this ebook because I took part to a giveaway.
To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect from it but I have to say I’m positively surprised. I didn’t like all the stories (and poems) of this anthology, but that would have been impossible anyway. Some of the works look more like the first chapter of a novel than actual one-shots and I think that was their biggest weakness. However, many of the ideas were original and interesting and I hope the best for all the authors who wrote in this anthology”
“I was so lucky to have received an advanced copy of Solas presented by @stryvlingpress and to be taking part of this 12 day virtual book tour!
Solas is an anthology of short stories and poems depicting the effects of Covid-19, grief and loss, mental health and a variety of other topics which were incredible to read about.
I loved the way the anthology was split seasonly which made it easy to read but also gave the anthology an extra poetic touch. Despite the harrowing topics of many of the pieces, there was so much beauty within this anthology and I would highly recommend to anyone thinking of giving it a try.
There are many literary works within it however it is not too time consuming to read which is ideal. I greatly enjoyed the mixture of poetry and prose although I am personally more drawn to the poetry and the versatile forms used in each piece.
Overall, I am very pleased to have been given a copy of Solas as it was a beautiful experience that I will be sure to read through again. I would like to thank Stryvling Press once again for this opportunity as I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. Solas was officially released yesterday which means it is available to purchase now so please make sure to treat yourself to a copy of this wondrous anthology of literary art.”
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