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Muswell Press

Muswell Press is a proudly independent publisher of compelling books, publishing an eclectic mixture of excellent writing with the emphasis on contemporary fiction, crime, biography and travel. The Queer Classics list, curated by Matt Bates, republishes forgotten classics as well as new fiction.

Muswell Press has been Shortlisted IPG Best Newcomer 2019 & 2020 and Regional Finalist British Book Awards 2021 and 2022. Titles have been shortlisted for awards including the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Award 2018 & 2022 and the Polari Prize 2021 &2022.

Sarah and Kate Beal bought Muswell Press in 2017 and published their first list in 2018. With over 50 years’ experience between, at board level, in some of the UK’s largest publishing companies, including Bloomsbury, Faber, Harpercollins and Oneworld, they combine big company perspective, ambition and knowledge with small company versatility and focus.
years of life: 2017 – present

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Эдилхан Айманhas quoted21 days ago
Adam and Eve: believe

Aris: from bottle and glass, arse. Shortened to bottle, rhyming with Aristotle, then shortened again to Aris

Barnet: from Barnet Fair – hair

Boat: from boat race – face

Brassic/boracic: from boracic lint - skint

Bristol: from Bristol City – titty/breast

Brown bread: dead

Bugle: nose

Bunny: from rabbit and pork - talk

Buntz: profit (Yiddish)

Claret: blood

Clobber: clothes

Cream crackered: knackered, tired

Crew: gang

Deuce and ace: face

Dog and bone: phone

Drum: abode, home

Farmer Giles: piles

Four-by-two: Jew

Full SP: from bookies’ starting prices - the whole situation

Gaff: building or premises

Gander: from Gander’s hook - look

Gary Glitter: shitter/toilet

Gooner: Gunner, Arsenal fan

Gornisht: nothing (Yiddish)

Gregory Peck: cheque, or neck

Half-inch: to pinch, steal

Hampsteads: from Hampstead Heath - teeth

Hampton: from Hampton Wick – prick

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Edu Joséhas quoted4 months ago
but two large glasses of beer.
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    b3569717521has quoted5 months ago
    had an overwhelming response to the Queer Life, Queer Love call out for this second anthology and, inevitably, have only been able to feature a relatively small number of the works submitted. We thank all of those who submitted for sharing and trusting their words with us. We believe that the stories and poems that are presented here offer a rich, wide and diverse selection of not just the themes and preoccupations of queers today but also different approaches to writing queer words. The anthology reflects the subjectivities of queer lives, wrestles with their construct and marginalisation, and attempts to articulate those spaces –
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