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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.



Anne Lewis-SmithDavid OlsenDana Littlepage SmithOz HardwickJames ColeJenny HopeSue DaviesGlen PhillipsChristopher CookHelen OverellDenise McSheehyJenny HockeyMichael ThomasRoss CoganJanet LoverseedRose FlintCora GreenhillGenista LewesSusan TaylorR V BaileySusan JordanChris ConsidineAnthony WattsJoan McGavinCarol DeVaughnCharles HadfieldJohn DanielRobert ColeMaggie ButtAnn SegraveCaroline CarverRobert SteinMandy PannettDavid GrubbSimon RicheyJane SpiroFokkina McDonnellIan Royce ChamberlainJean AtkinAntony MairKen HeadJames TurnerMiriam DarlingtonAnne BornMark TotterdellSue BoyleMarianne LarsenSally FestingW H PettyJohn StuartRon ScowcroftPaul SurmanAlwyn MarriageRichard SkinnerWendy KleinDoreen HinchliffeLynn RobertsMelanie BrantonChristopher NorthElisabeth RoweRebecca GethinPatricia LeightonRebecca BilkauAngela StonerSue ProffittGraham HighAnn KelleyAnne StewartGiles GoodlandMary RobinsonSimon WilliamsDiane TangJohn TorranceKathleen KummerJan HarrisA C ClarkeCharles BennettChristine WhittemoreMichael BayleyJennie Osborne