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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.



Jane SpiroJennie OsborneAlwyn MarriageMaggie ButtIan Royce ChamberlainJean AtkinSue ProffittGenista LewesOz HardwickJohn TorranceDenise McSheehyJohn DanielRoss CoganRobert SteinWendy KleinRebecca BilkauDiane TangPaul SurmanMary RobinsonSusan JordanAnne Lewis-SmithLynn RobertsMichael ThomasAnne StewartChristopher CookAnn KelleyAnn SegraveChristine WhittemoreMarianne LarsenDana Littlepage SmithSusan TaylorAnthony WattsCaroline CarverMiriam DarlingtonRichard SkinnerDavid OlsenJoan McGavinSimon WilliamsPatricia LeightonJames TurnerSimon RicheyElisabeth RoweGiles GoodlandKathleen KummerDavid GrubbR V BaileySally FestingAnne BornMark TotterdellJohn StuartAngela StonerCharles HadfieldCora GreenhillRon ScowcroftRobert ColeJenny HockeyJames ColeFokkina McDonnellGraham HighSue BoyleW H PettyDoreen HinchliffeA C ClarkeAntony MairCharles BennettHelen OverellMichael BayleyJanet LoverseedMandy PannettMelanie BrantonSue DaviesGlen PhillipsKen HeadJan HarrisChris ConsidineJenny HopeRose FlintCarol DeVaughnChristopher NorthRebecca Gethin