Information for Artists!
New DB Anthology
A message for our artists and anyone else who is interested ...
Hello Balloonists!
Jonathan here!
A great big THANK YOU to the artists and illustrators who have very kindly offered to help with our next anthology. Here at the DB we are massively grateful for their kindness in supporting the publication, the profits from which are going to be donated to JUVENILE ARTHRITIS RESEARCH.
When our artists send their illustrations, we’d like the pictures to be in png format (Portable Network Graphics), and at least 1000 pixels wide/long.
As far as deadlines go, we’re hoping to publish later in the year, so anytime in June/July would be lovely but if this isn’t possible, we’ll cope with whatever and whenever you send us your work (thank you!).
We’ve already had our first picture: a beautiful collage from Rachel Burrows to accompany her excellent poem Orcadia.![This picture is copyright (©) Rachel Burrows]()
We have also (at long last) decided on a name (or at least a working title) for our anthology. So as the first anthology was called
Chasing Clouds … Brilliant Adventures in a Poetry Balloon
the next big project at the Dirigible Balloon is going to be called …
Sky Surfing … Excellent Adventures in a Poetry Balloon
What do you think?![Picture by Hamnet Banjuhlo : )]()
Will it do?
Jonathan here!
A great big THANK YOU to the artists and illustrators who have very kindly offered to help with our next anthology. Here at the DB we are massively grateful for their kindness in supporting the publication, the profits from which are going to be donated to JUVENILE ARTHRITIS RESEARCH.
When our artists send their illustrations, we’d like the pictures to be in png format (Portable Network Graphics), and at least 1000 pixels wide/long.
As far as deadlines go, we’re hoping to publish later in the year, so anytime in June/July would be lovely but if this isn’t possible, we’ll cope with whatever and whenever you send us your work (thank you!).
We’ve already had our first picture: a beautiful collage from Rachel Burrows to accompany her excellent poem Orcadia.
This picture is copyright (©) Rachel Burrows
Chasing Clouds … Brilliant Adventures in a Poetry Balloon
the next big project at the Dirigible Balloon is going to be called …
Sky Surfing … Excellent Adventures in a Poetry Balloon
What do you think?
Picture by Hamnet Banjuhlo : )
Will it do?
This poem is copyright (©) Jonathan Humble 2024
About the Writer
Jonathan Humble
Jonathan lives in Cumbria. His work has been published online and in print in a number of magazines and anthologies. His first collection of poetry, My Camel's Name Is Brian, was published by TMB Books in 2015. His second poetry book, Fledge came out in 2020 through Maytree Press. His poems for children have been shortlisted and highly commended in the Caterpillar and Yorkmix poetry competitions and he is the editor of The Dirigible Balloon. His poems Masterclass and This Work is Done were chosen as the Milk House Poem of the Year at the end of 2022 and 2023.
