UK writer-owned publishing co-op Gritstone plans new releases to mark 10th anniversary #coops
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Gritstone Publishing, still the only author-run co-operative publisher in Britain, is turning 10 years old in 2026
What a good idea! Calder Valley Community Land Trust is raising investment funds from within its community to ensure a house in Heptonstall village is rented to young people and doesn't end as a Airbnb. And there's music in the local pub tonight to get the share issue over the line!
In #Halifax amazing @thepiecehall.bsky.social for 10th birthday of @gritstonebooks.bsky.social. @cumbriapr.bsky.social @windhovering.bsky.social @andrewmccloy.bsky.social @chrisgoddardmap.bsky.social
Well done @societyofauthors.bsky.social . Plenty of us authors whereabouts.
A lovely piece from @hannahalothman.bsky.social in @theguardian.com on the #Halifax Urban Trail race coming up on Monday. We have filled all 500 places and had to turn people away. #running @thepiecehall.bsky.social @calderdale.bsky.social
Apparently Xmas is coming. I'm out today with the xmas bookstall from @gritstone publ co-op, UK's only author-run publisher. @windhovering.bsky.social @andrewmccloy.bsky.social @cumbriapr.bsky.social @chrisgoddardmap.bsky.social
A beautiful Spring day in #Halifax showing @theguardian.com journalist @hannahalothman.bsky.social where she'll be running in the inaugural Halifax Urban Trail halifaxurbantrail.org.uk on Easter Monday. 500 runners running through @thepiecehall.bsky.social, Hx Minster, Hx Town Hall, Dean Clough...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Joint birthday party in #HebdenBridge tonight to celebrate 40 years of #indybookshop The Bookcase and the ever excellent indy publisher @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social. Congrats to both. @thebookseller.com
