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Something Strange, Something Startling at New Isles Press
New Isles Press Issue 5 brings together vibrant voices in poems and short stories, featuring contributions from legendary playwright Dermot Bolger and introducing the debut short story collection Anything Strange or Startling by Tony Black. Edited by Dr Artur Broomfield, this anthology celebrates contemporary writing in English, Irish, and Ulster Scots.
Anything Strange or Startling
Tony Black’s debut collection, Anything Strange or Startling (Yellow House Publishing, October 2025), brings together fifteen years of acclaimed short fiction and micro fictions. With sharp wit, lyrical prose, and deep compassion, these stories explore love, loss, friendship, morality, and art, set everywhere from 1950s Belfast jazz clubs to medieval villages and the Glens of Antrim. A bold, humane, and imaginative debut from a vital Northern Irish voice.
NEW ISLES PRESS ISSUE 3
We are still breaking barriers in Irish publishing with New Isles Press issue 3. Our featured author and novelist are Billy O'Callaghan. We are also featuring local flash-fiction and short story writer Tony Black and poet Stephen Knox, both of whom will have their debut collections published by Yellow House Publishing. Cover photo is by Belfast photographer Sean Allan. With over thirty contributing authors and artists from across the Island of Ireland and the United Kingdom... issue three is a lived celebration our rich literature heritage. Our successful contributing writers in issue three are...