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Oversteps Books publishes some of the best in contemporary poetry, covering a wide range of established and new poets. There is a rigorous editorial policy (see submissions page), and the books are produced to the highest standards both in terms of editorial accuracy and the beauty of the finished books. Oversteps poets also give regular poetry readings at festivals and other events.

Oversteps Books was founded in 1992 by the poet and translator, Anne Born (1924 – 2011). The poet and lecturer, Alwyn Marriage, became Managing Editor in 2008.



A C ClarkeDana Littlepage SmithMarianne LarsenDavid OlsenMandy PannettW H PettyJenny HockeyChristopher NorthSue ProffittRose FlintHelen OverellMichael ThomasGlen PhillipsDavid GrubbMark TotterdellJames TurnerOz HardwickMaggie ButtSusan JordanAnne Lewis-SmithPatricia LeightonChristopher CookAlwyn MarriageSue DaviesCaroline CarverAnthony WattsMichael BayleyIan Royce ChamberlainGiles GoodlandGraham HighMary RobinsonKen HeadRichard SkinnerRobert ColeJohn StuartR V BaileyAntony MairElisabeth RoweDiane TangAnn SegraveGenista LewesRon ScowcroftJane SpiroAnne BornDoreen HinchliffeRebecca GethinDenise McSheehySue BoyleJohn DanielChris ConsidineRoss CoganCarol DeVaughnLynn RobertsJean AtkinAnn KelleyAnne StewartCharles BennettSimon RicheyMelanie BrantonJennie OsborneSimon WilliamsAngela StonerSally FestingSusan TaylorCora GreenhillRobert SteinJenny HopePaul SurmanFokkina McDonnellJames ColeWendy KleinJanet LoverseedKathleen KummerJoan McGavinChristine WhittemoreJohn TorranceRebecca BilkauCharles HadfieldMiriam DarlingtonJan Harris