Novelists, poets, historians and picture-book makers — the voices behind the Inkwell list.
On the list
Six of the writers we publish — and what they write about.

Quiet, funny novels about family and home.
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Clear, curious writing on how ideas travel.
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Short poems that stay with you for years.
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Archive-deep, story-first histories.
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Slow journeys and the people met along the way.
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Picture books with a big heart.
Read moreWhat it is like to publish with a small, hands-on press.
They edited like friends and published like professionals.
My footnotes were treated with respect.
The illustrator and I were in the room for every decision.
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