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To send comments to the Editor email editor@localvoices.org.uk
Telephone 0113 2590569 or 0113 2307608
Following publication of Doorways in the Night in 2004 and the subsequent publication of Mind Machine in 2006, several of the contributors to both of these works have met as the Local Voices Writing Group to create prose and poetry, and to discuss the world of writing – with a special emphasis on mental health. It is my hope that "Local Voices" and its philosophy of expression, in prose or poetry, for those who have experienced mental distress, continues and grows.
I therefore warmly invite anyone who writes – on the topic of mental health or associated themes – to submit short works or poetry for publication on the Local Voices Website. Any work submitted will show copyright indication (please follow the link to view a note about copyright rules with regard to the internet) and email me if you have queries about this.
Intervoice are planning a book on people's experience of hearing voices.
You are invited to submit your personal story
David Beck - Winter (February) 2009
You can obtain copies of Doorway in the night by phoning the numbers above
or you can download the order form here
Doorways in the Night is a collection of personal true life stories of what it is like to live with emotional distress in its many forms and yet through all the weaknesses and darkness, find ways of recovery towards integrity and regained life
You can obtain copies of The Mind Machine by phoning the numbers above
or you can download the order form here
The Mind Machine is a collection of short stories and poems, all of which develop from the theme of mental health survival. The stories are fictional but based largely on true life experiences.