Flax to launch new books from three authors

Flax, the publishing inprint of Lancaster LitFest, will be launching chapbooks by Dinesh Allirajah, Sarah Dobbs and Ian Seed on Friday.

With live readings, good company and all the trimmings that make Flax launches a good night out, these latest books offer a triangle creating an uneasy tension and sharp illumination on how we communicate and why we don’t.

Dinesh Allirajah, who is chair of the Black Arts Alliance, is a freelance writer of short stories, articles and  poetry and runs creative writing workshops. 

English and Creative writing lecturer Sarah Dobbs is the author of various genres including crime and horror, as well as stage plays.

Ian Seed, editor of the pioneering web zine Shadowtrain, has worked as a freelance writer since 2004 and run workshops in museums, schools, colleges, hospitals, day centres and prisons.  He now works as a lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Cumbria and as a visiting lecturer in Comparative Literature at the University of Lancaster.

Flax produce both digital and print publications: their digital arm marries traditional book design with online publishing to produce anthologies, available for free downloads from the Flax web site; their print is committed to high quality layout and visual design for the work.

 • Flax Launch, Friday 4th March 2011, 7.00pm the Music Room, The Storey, Lancaster. Free Admission. There is no need to book, but to be assured of a seat, email sarah.hymasATlitfest.org


Web: www.litfest.org/2011/02/04/flax-singles-023-024-025/