About the Press

Acid Bath Publishing is an independent publishing house founded in Sheffield in May 2020, currently run from York. We are dedicated to publishing fiction and poetry that is clear, candid, and corrosive. Contact us by email at acidbathpublishing@gmail.com.


We are run on a voluntary basis with all funds raised through sales or by the publisher. Support our future work by ordering an anthology or poetry collection today! Every order helps keep the small press running. We hope to bring you plenty more Corrosive Fiction & Poetry titles over the years to come.


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Paul Whelan, Editor & Publisher

Paul Whelan is a poet and fiction writer turned publisher. He has lived in Sheffield, York, and London, where he studied MA Publishing. Since 2020, he has edited and published four anthologies and three poetry collections through the small press.

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James Rance, Guest Editor & Cover Artist

James Rance is a poet, novelist, and collage artist based in York, North Yorkshire. Influenced by surrealism, imagism, psychedelia, and the slightly absurd, his work aims to give the reader strange sensations and vivid emotion. His poetry and artwork have appeared in Forge ZineLiving Artists, and The Moon and the Echo (Pilot Press, 2021). His debut pamphlet, Bagworm (Greenteeth Press), was released in February 2020, followed by his first collection, Wheel of Light, in July 2023.

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Errol-Graham Harsley, Fiction & Poetry Reader

Errol-Graham is a North Yorkshire-based freelance writer, spending his days writing both fiction and non-fiction works; often in the company of two clingy terriers. He has a special interest in food history and aims to make the history of food as accessible as possible. His zine, Errol's History of Food: Midwinter Feasts, is published by Greenteeth Press.

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Mike Ayre, Editorial Assistant

Mike has recently joined Acid Bath Publishing on a placement alongside his MA in Publishing at York St John University. Alongside this project, he is currently organising three events for the York Literature Festival - bringing writers Andrew McMillan, David Almond, and Emma Morgan to York this March. He is also working on the York Literary Review 2025 anthology, an annual international publication that platforms writers from all walks of life, with a specific interest in championing the Northern writing community.

Publications

Wage Slaves: An Anthology of the Underemployed (October 2020)


The Worst Best Years: A Student Life Anthology (September 2021)


Travels & Tribulations, anthology (February 2022)


Welcome Back, Frank, poetry collection by N.J. Foley (September 2022)


A Pocket Anthology of Addiction & Recovery (June 2023)


Wheel of Light, poetry collection by James Rance (July 2023)


Poor Substitute, poetry collection by Brianna Ferguson (June 2024)

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